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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