title
RESOLUTION TO AUTHORIZE APPLICATION TO THE DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT FOR FEDERAL FUNDS TO BE USED FOR THE PATRICK STREET COMMUNITY CENTER
body
WHEREAS, Section 703 of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1965 authorizes the making of grants of federal funds to any local public body or agency to assist in financing the development cost of neighborhood facilities necessary for carrying out programs of community service; and
WHEREAS, the City of Jonesboro, Ark., deems it to be necessary and the public interest to provide certain facilities of the type contemplated in said Section 703 and to undertake a project with federal grant assistance described as Patrick Street Community Center; and
WHEREAS, it is recognized that the federal contract for such financial assistance pursuant to said Section 703 will impose certain obligations and responsibilities upon the application and will require among other things: 1. The provision of the local share of the cost of the neighborhood facilities project, 2. Assurances that families or individuals displaced as a result of the development of the neighborhood facilities project will be offered decent, safe and sanitary housing within their means, 3. The making of relocation payment in accordance with the regulations of the Department of Housing and Urban Development; 4. Compliance with federal labor standards, and 5. Compliance with federal requirements relating to equal employment opportunity; 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, provide that no person shall on the ground of race, color or national original be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination in the undertaking and carrying out of projects receiving federal financial assistance.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF JONESBORO, ARKANSAS, RESOLVES:
1. That an applicati...
Click here for full text