HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution 72-54· 788-9221
CITY OF COLUMBIA HEIGHTS
ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES
· COLUMBIA HEIGHTS, MINNESOTA 55421
RESOLUTION #72-54
SETTING FORTH THE ACCEPTANCE BY THE CITY
OF COLUMBIA HEIGHTS OF THE SEVERAL
REQUIREMENTS SET FORTH BY THE CIVIL RIGHTS
ACT, THE FEDERAL LABOR STANDARDS, EQUAL
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY, AND AGREEING TO
UTILIZE SAID REQUIREMENTS ON PROJECTS ON WHICH
GRANTS ARE. REQUESTED.
WHEREAS, T~tle VII of the Housing Act of 1961, as amended,
provide~ for the making of grants by the Secretary of
Housing and Urban Development to states and ]ocal
public bodies to assts, t teem in the acquisition and
development of permanent interests in land for open
space uses where such assistance is needed for carrying
out a unified or officially coordinated program for the
provision and development of open space land as part
of the comprehensively planned deveiopment of the urban
area~; and
WHEREAS, the City of Columbia Heights, Minnesota [herein
sometimes referred to as "ApplicantTM) desires to acquire
and develop fee simple interests to certain lands 'known
as LaBelle Park, ~hich land is to be held and used for
permanent open-space land for park and recreational uses;
and
WHEREAS, Title Vt of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, and
the regulations of the Department of Housing and Urban
Development effectuating that Title, provide that no
person shall be discriminated against because of race,
color, or nati'onal origin in the use of the land acquired
and/or developed; and
WHEREAS, [t ts recognized that the contract for Federal
grant will impose certain obligations and responsibilities
upon the Applicant and will require among other things
[1) assurances that families and individuals displaced
as a result of the open-space land project are offered
decent, safe and sanitary housing, C2) compliance ~ith
Federal labor standards, and C3) compliance with Federal
requirements relat~ngto equal employment opportunity; and
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WHEREAS, it is estimated that the cost of acquiring said
interests will be $230,000;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the
City of ColumBia Heights, M~nnesota;
That an application Be made to the Department of Housing
and UrBan Development for a grant in an amount
authorized By Title VII of the Housing Act of 198,
as amended, which amount is presently estimated to be
$115,000, and that the applicant will pay the balance
of the cost from other funds avai'lable to ~t.
That the City Manager is hereby authorized and directed
to execute and to file such application with the
Department of Housing and Ur~n Development, to provide
additional information and to furnish such documents
as may be required by said Department, to execute
such contracts as are required by said Department, and
to act as the authorized correspondent of the
Applicant.
That the proposed acquisition and development is
accordance with plans for the atlocati, on of land for
open-space uses, and that, should said grant be made,
the Appl [cant wil I acquire, develop, and retain said
land for the uses designated in said application and
approved By the Department of Housing and Urban Development.
That the United States of America and the Secretary of
Housing and Urban Development be, and they hereby are,
assured of full compliance By the Applicant with
regulations of the Department of Housing and UrBan
Development effectuating Title VI of the Civil Rights
Act of 1964.
5. That the United States of America and the Secretary of
Housing and UrBan Development be, and they hereby are
assurred of full compliance by the Applicant with the
Federal labor standards imposed under Title VII of the
Housing Act of 1961, as amended.
Passed this 14thday of
August,
1972
Offered by:
Seconded by:
ROll Call:
Norberg
Connor
A11 Ayes
"~-e-creta-r¥ to the Council
Bruce G. Nawrocki, Mayor
CITY OF COLUMBIA HEIGHTS
ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES
· COLUMBIA HEIGHTS, MINNESOTA 55421
I hereby certify that the attached and foregoing resolution
#72-54 is a true and correct copy of a resolution
adopted by the City Council of the City of Columbia
Heights at its regular meeting on Monday, August 14, 1972
as the same is recorded in the minutes of the meeting of
such Council for said date, on file and of record
in my office.
C. P. Nielsen, City Clerk
City of Columbia Heights
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