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RESOLUTION AU~HORIZ~-~G Th~ FILING OF AN APPLICATION ~OR A G~,~ TO ACQIYiRE ~J~D DE~LOP LA~qD I~D~R ~ PARK~IT~.S PROGR.~ OF THE OPEN-SPACE LAND PROGRAM. _ WHEREAS, Title ~q[I of vhe Housing Act of 1961, as amended, provides for the making of grants by the 'Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to States s_nd local public bodies to assist them in the acq~isition and develop- ment of permanent interests in land for open-space uses where such assistance is needed for carrying out a unified or officially coox~tinated program for the provision and development of open-space land as part of the comprehen- sively planned development of the urban ~rea; ~nd ~S, the City of Ports~muth (herein sametZmes referred ~o as "Applicant") desires to acquire the fee simple interest to certain lands and to develop them u~,der the Special Park,-in-Cities Program, said lands being locate~, generally, as fotlo,¢~: Southside (two sites), Green Street P~entis Park, Cottage Place, and Car~er Apartments; ~nd W1~2~7~_~, said parcels of land will be held and used for permanent open-space land for recreational and park purposes; and ~{F~REAS, Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, and the rega- latimas of the Department of Housing ~nd Urban Deve!ooment effectuating that Title, provide that no person shall be discri~ir~ted ~gainst because of race, color, or national origin in the use of the land acquired; and ~ _~, it is recogp~ized that the contract for Federal gr~nt will i~po.se certain obligatiopm ~nd responsibilities upon the Applicant ~nd v~_ll requmre among other tb~ir~s (1) assurances that fs~ilies and individuals dis- placed as a result of the open-space l~nd project will be relocated into decent, ss_~e, and s~itary housirg, .(2) complismce with Federal labor sts~nd- ards, ~nd (3) compliance ~,~th Federal req~uiraments relating to equal employ- merit opporto~nity; and ~, it is esti~ated that the cost of acquirio4 said interest ~ill be $91~714.00; ~,nd I~2~AS, it is estimated that the cost of development of said land will be $74,750.00; ~_~RS, it is estimated that the cost of necessary demolition and removal of J=~rovements on said land m%ll be $t,600.00; and