HomeMy WebLinkAbout1752 RESOLUTION NO. 1752
A RESOLUTION APPROVING APPLICATION FOR
PRELIMINARY LOAN FOR LOW-RENT PUBLIC
HOUSING
WHEREAS, it is the policy of this locality to eliminate substandard and
other inadequate housing, to prevent the spread of slums and blight, and
to realize as soon as feasible the goal of a decent home in a suitable
living envinmm~ent for all of its citizens; and
WHEREAS, under the provisions of the United SLates Housing Act of 1937,
as amended, the United States of America, acting through the Secretary
of Housing and Urban Development (herein called the "Government"),
is authorized to provide financial assistance to local public housing
agencies for undertaking and carrying out preliminary planning of low-
rent housing projects that will assist in meeting this goal; and
WHEREAS, the Act provides that there shall be local determination of
need for low-rent housing to meet needs not being adequately met by
private enterprise and that the Government shall not make any contract
with a public housing agency for preliminary loans for surveys and
planning in respect to any low-rent housing projects unless the governing
body of the locality involved has by resolution approved the application
of the public housing agency for such preliminary loan; and
WHEREAS, the Housing Authority of the City of Brementon (herein called
the "Local Authority") is a public housing agency and is applying to the
Government for a preliminary loan to cover the costs of surveys and
planning in connection with the development of low-rent housing;
NOW, THEREFORE, be it resolved by the City Commissioners of the City
of Bremerton, Washington as follows:
1. That there exists in the City of Brementon a need for such
low-rent housing which is not being met by private enterprise;
2. That the application of the Local Authority to the Government
for a preliminary loan in an amount not to exceed $15,000.00 for surveys
and planning in connection with low-rent housing projects of not to exceed
approximately seventh-five (75) dwelling units is hereby approved.
PASSED BY City Commissioners this 28th day of February 1978.
GLENN K. JARSTAD, Mayor
ATTEST:
KATItLEEN L. MANDIO, City Clerk