HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC RESO 9808RESOLUTION NO. 9808
RESOLUTION OF APPLICANT AUTHORIZING FILING
OF APPLICATION FOR URBAN BEAUTIFICATION AND
IMPROVEMENT GRANT
WHEREAS, Title IX of the Housing and Urban Develop-
ment Act of 1965 amends Title VII of the Housing Act of 1961
and provides for the making of grants by the Department of
Housing and Urban Development to States and local public
bodies to assist them in the beautification and improvement
of open -space and other public urban land where such assist-
ance is needed for carrying out a local program which is im-
portant to the comprehensively planned development of the
locality; and
WHEREAS, the City of National City desires to beau-
tify and improve open -space and other public urban land to
facilitate their increased use and enjoyment; 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 prohibit discrimination
on the basis of race, color, or national origin in the use of
all facilities and improvements provided by Federal assistance;
and
WHEREAS, the City of National City is cognizant of
the conditions that are imposed in the undertaking and carry-
ing out of programs assisted under Title VII of the Housing
Act of 1961, as amended, including those relating to labor
standards and equal employment opportunity; and
WHEREAS, it is estimated that the cost of the ac-
tivities proposed to be carried out in performance of beauti-
fication and improvement of open -space and other public land
exceeds the usual expenditures of the City of National City
for comparable activities by $103,820.00.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY €3OUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF NATIONAL CITY.
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 amend-
ed, for urban beautification and improvement of open -space
and other public urban land, which amount is presently es-
timated to be $41,919.00, and that the City of National City
will provide the balance of the cost.
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 ad-
ditional 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 City of National City.
3. That the proposed urban beautification activi-
ties are in accordance with the beautification program pre-
pared by City of National City, of importance to the compre-
hensively planned development of the locality, and that,
should said grant application be approved, the City of
National City will undertake, carry out, and complete said
urban beautification activities designated in said applica-
tion and approved by the Department of Housing and Urban
Development.
4. That the United States of America and the Sec-
retary of Housing and Urban Development be, and they hereby
are, assured of full compliance by the City of National City
with regulations of the Department of Housing and Urban
Development effectuating Title VI of the Civil Rights Act
of 1964.
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 City of
National City with the Federal labor standards imposed un-
der Title VII of the Housing Act of 1961, as amended.
ATTEST:
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 22nd day of April 1969.
CITY CLERK