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HomeMy WebLinkAbout10607 RES - 11/08/197111/30/71:e i• A RESOLUTION EXPRESSING THE WILLINGNESS OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI TO MAKE APPLICATION UNDER TITLE VII OF THE HOUSING ACT OF 1961, AS AMENDED, FOR A FEDERAL GRANT TO ACQUIRE A CERTAIN`° - 16 -ACRE TRACT OF LAND ADJACENT TO GREENWOOD PARK, AS MORE FULLY DESCRIBED IN THE APPLICATION FOR SAID GRANT; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. 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 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 acquisition of open -space land as a part of the comprehensively planned development of the urban area; and WHEREAS, the City of Corpus Christi (herein sometimes referred to as "Applicant ") desires to acquire a certain 16 -acre tract of land adjacent to Greenwood Park, which land is to be held and used for permanent open -space land for park and recreation uses; and WHEREAS, Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, and the regulations of the Department of Housing and Urban Develop- ment 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 /or developed; 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 are offered 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 acquisition of said land will be $33,000.00: 10607 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS: SECTION 1. That an application be made to the Depart- ment 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 $16,500,. and that the Applicant will pay the balance of the cost from other funds available to it. SECTION 2. That the City Manager 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 department, to execute such contracts as are required by said department, and to act as the authorized correspondent of the Applicant. SECTION 3. That the proposed acquisition is in accord- ance with plans for the allocation of land for open -space uses, and that, should said grant be made, the Applicant will acquire, and retain said land for the use designated in said application and approved by the Department of Housing and Urban Development. SECTION 4. That the United States of America and the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development be, and they are hereby, assured of full compliance by the Applicant with regula- tions of the Department of Housing and Urban Development effec- tuating Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. SECTION 5. That the United States of America and the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development be, and they are hereby, assured of full compliance by the Applicant with the Federal labor standards imposed under Title VII of the Housing Act of 1961, as amended. SECTION 6. The necessity to authorize the City Manager to promptly make application for federal funds for the above purposes, creates a public emergency and an imperative public -2- necessity requiring the suspension of the Charter rule that no ordinance or resolution shall be passed finally on the date of its introduction and that such ordinance or resolution shall be read at three several meetings of the City Council, and the Mayor having declared such emergency and necessity to exist, and having requested the suspension of the Charter rule and that this resolution shall be passed finally on the date of its intro- duction and take effect and be in full force and effect from and after its passage, IT IS ACCORDINGLY SO RESOLVED, this the d day of December, 1971. AT;1171V*C�____e Ci y Se c et y CVE &]AY�CEMBER, 1971: City Attorney • Z MAYOR THE CITY OF S CHRISTI, TEXAS n r CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS _DAY OF L'19� TO THE MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS FOR THE REASONS SET FORTH IN THE EMERGENCY'CLAUSE OF THE FOREGOING ORDINANCE, A PUBLIC EMERGENCY AND IMPERATIVE NECESSITY EXIST FOR THE SUSPEN- SION OF THE CHARTER RULE OR REQUIREMENT THAT NO ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION SHALL BE PASSED FINALLY ON THE DATE IT IS INTRODUCED, AND THAT SUCH ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION SHALL BE READ AT THREE MEETINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL; I, THEREFORE, REQUEST THAT YOU SUSPEND SAID CHARTER RULE OR REQUIREMENT AND PASS THIS ORDI- NANCE FINALLY ON THE DATE IT IS INTRODUCED, OR AT THE PRESENT MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL. •RE- CT-FU L•Y-, YOR THE CITY OF CO CHRISTI, TEXAS THE CHARTER RULE WAS SUSPENDED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE: RONNIE SIZEMORE ) CHARLES A. BONNIWELL ROBERTO BOSQUEZ REV. HAROLD T. BRANCH THOMAS V. GONZALES GAGE LO ZA NO, SR. J.:-HOWARD STARK THE ABOVE ORDINANCE WAS PASSED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE: RDNN I E $ I ZEMORE CHARLES A. BONNIWELL - - -�•!� . ROBE RTb BOSQUEZ _ REV. HAROLD T. BRANCH - - -�� THOMAS V. GONZALES GABE LOZANO, SR. J. HOWARD STARK