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WHEREAS Title VII of the Housing Act of i961, 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 comprehsively
planned development of the urban area; and
WHEREAS the City of Evanston (hereinsombtimes:rEFfe'red
to as "Applicant") desires to acquire and develop a fee simple
interest -to certain land known.as 722-726 (even numbers) Wash-
ington Street and 719-727 (odd numbers) Madison Street, which
land is to be held and used for permanent open -space land for
park and recreation use; and
WHEREAS Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, and
the regulationsai'the Department of Housing and Urban Development
effectuating that Title, provide that no person shall be discrim-
inated 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) assurance
that families and individuals displaced as a result of the open -
space land project are offered decent, safe, and sanitary housing
within the'City of Evanston, (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 and
developing said,interest-will-be $301.,850 as itemized in the
application; and
Wi1EREAS.- it is estimated that the cost of necessary de-
molition and removal of improvement on the land will' be $111,500;
and
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WHEREAS it is estimated that the total amount of reloc-
ation payments to be made to -eligible site occupants displaced from' -
the property to be acquired will be $20,050:
NOWT THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF EVANSTON:
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 $175,850, and that the Applicant
will pay the balance of the cost from other funds available to it.
2. That adequate open -space land for the locality cannot
effectively be provided through the use.of existing undeveloped or
predominately undeveloped land.
3. 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.
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 be made, the Applicant will acquire,
develop; and retain said land for the use designated in said appli-
cation and approved by the Department of Housing and Urban Devel-
opment.
5. 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 Depart-
ment of Housing and Urban Development effectuating Title VI of the
Civil Rights Act of 1964.
6. That there exists in the locality an adequate a:-7:ount of
cde.c.ent,,, safe and sanitary housin- which is available to persons dis-
placed as a result of the open -space land project, at prices v.hich
are within their financial means, and which are not generally less
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desirable in regard to public utilities.and public and commercial
facilities than the dwellings of the displaced individuals and
families, and it is the sense of -this body that such displacees,
if any, will be relocated, in accordance with applicable- regul-
ations of the Department of Housing and Urban Development.
7. 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 the Federal labor stan-
dards imposed under Title VII of the Housirig Act of 1961, as
amended.
APPROVED /
Mayor . .
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C. C_ity Clerk
Adopted 04v a <yCq h ® 1969
Recorded 1969
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Corporation Counsel
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