HomeMy WebLinkAbout1503 RESOLUTION NO. 1~03
A RESOLUTION authorizing application for funding
assistance for a community park on Kitsap Lake
in the western part of the city
Whereas Title VII of the Housing Act of 1961, as amended, ~
provides for the making of grants by the Secretary of Housing and Urban
Development to states and local public bodies to assist them in the
acquisition 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 development of the urban area~
and
W~REAS the City of Bremerton desires to acquire fee simple
certain land known as South Kitsap Lake Park, which land is to be held
and used for permanent open-space land for a community park; and
WHEREAS Title VI 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 national origin in the use of the
land acquired; and
WHEREAS it is 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 will be relocated into decent, safe and sanitary housing, (2)
compliance with Federal labor standards, and (3) compliance with Federal
requirements relating to equal employment opportunity; and
WHEREAS it is estimated that the cost of acquiring said
interest will be $139,700;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF BREMERTON, WASHINGTON:
1. 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 1961, as amended, which amount is presently estimated to be
$69,860, and that the Applicant will pay the balance of the cost from
other' funds available to it.
2. That the Mayor is hereby authorized and directed to execute and
to file such application with the Department of Housing and Urban
Development, to provide additional information and to furnish such
documents as may be required by said Agency, to execute such contracts
as are required by said Department, and to act as the authorized
correspondent of the Applicant.
3. That the proposed acquisition is in accordance with plans for
the allocation of land for open-space uses, and that, should said
grant be made, the Applicant will acquire, develop, and retain said
land for the use(s) designated in said application and approved by
the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.
4. That the United States of America and the Security of Housing
and Urban Development Administrator 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.
ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Bremerton, signed by
the Mayor and attested by the City Clerk in authentication of such
adoption this //~/~ day of~/~/~/ , 1971.
GLENN K. JARSTAD, MAYOR
ATTEST:
G. C. Y~, SR., CITY CLERK