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• � CITY OF ST. PAUL FIOENCIL NO.
OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK
,. COUNCIL RESOLUTION-GENERAL FORM
PRESENTED BY
COMMISSIONE ` � DA� __
This resolution rescinds and supersedes Council File 237846 which was approved
Apri12, 1968:
WHEREAS, Title VII of the Housing A.ct 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 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 development of the urban area; and
WHEREAS the City of St. Paul desires to acquire,in fee simple, title to certain land
known as Collins and Burr (DeSoto) Street Recreation Area, which land is to be held
and used for perm�n.ent open-space land for recreata.on purposes; and
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WHEREAS Title VI of the Civil Rights A.ct of 1964, and the regulations of the Depart-
ment of Housing and Urban Development effectuating that Title, provide that no person
shall be discriminated against bccause of race, color, or national origin in the use of
the �and acquired and/or developed; and
WHEREA.S it is recognized that the cont ract 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
�pportunity; and
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e� � WHEREAS it is estimated that the cost of acquiring said interest will be $101, 200; and
� u � WHEREAS it is estimated that the cost of necessary demolition and removal of im-
� oprovements on said land will be $4, 800; and '
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� � WHEREA.5 it is estimated that the total amount of relocation payments to be made
� to eligible site occupants displaced from property to be acquired will be $?, 920,
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NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of St. Paul:
1. That an application be made to the Department of�Housing and Urban Development
COUNCILMEN Ado (continued)
pted by the Council 19_
Yeas Nays
Carlson
Dalglish Approved 19._
Holland
Tn Favor
Meredith
Peterson Mayor
Tedesco Ag$�t
Mr. President, Byrne
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PAUL FOENCIL NO.
OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK
COUNCIL RESOLUTION—GENERAL �ORM.
PRESENTED BY
COMM1S51ONEa DA� _
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for a grant in an amount authorized by Title VII of the Housing A.ct of 1961, as amended,
which amount is presently estimated to be $60, 920, and that the A.pplicant will pay the
balance of the cost from other funds avai.lable to it.
2. That adequate open-space land for the locality cannot effectively be provided through
the use of existing undeveloped or predominantly undeveloped land.
3. That the Commissioner of Parks and Recreation and Public Buildings 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, and to act as the authorized c orres-
pondent of the A.pplicant, and that the Mayor, Thomas R. Byrne, is authorized to exe-
cute contracts with the federal government on behalf of the City of St. Paul.
4. That the proposed acquisition and development is in accordance with plans for the
allocation of land for open-space uses, and that, should said grant to made, the A.pplicant
will acquire, develop, and retain said land for the use designated in said application and
approved by the Department of Housing and Urban Development.
5. That the United States of America and the Secretary of Housing and Urban Develop-
ment be, and they hereby are, assured of full compliance by the A.pplicant with regula-
tions of the Department of Housing and Urban Development effectuating Title VI of
the Civil Rights A.ct of 1964.
6. That there exists in the locality an adequate amount of decent, safe, and sanitary
housing which is available to persons displaced as a result of the open�space land
project, at prices which are within their financial means, and which are not genErally
less desirable in regard to public utilities and public and commercial facilitiea 't�,an the
dwellings of the displaced individuals and families, and it is the sense of this �od�r that
such displacees, if any, will be relocated in accordance with applicable regulattons of
the Department of Housing and Urban Development.
7. That the United States of America and the Secretary of Housing and Urban Develop-
ment be, and they hereby are, assured of full complia.nce by the A.pplicant with the
federal labor standards imposed under Title VII of the Housing A.ct of 1961, as am�ended.
COUNCILMEN Adopted by the Council A�� g I968 9_
Yeas Nays
Carlson ������ � ����
Dalglish � Approve 19—
Holland
in Favor
Meredith
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Tedesco A8'��t
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Bdr. Vice Presidcant (Yeter�r�n)
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