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RESOLUTION NO. 16 ~~~~-' SERIES OF 1972
RESOLllrION Alll'llORIZING THE FILING OF THE APPLICATION FOR A GRAN!' TO ACQUIRE AND
DEVEWP OPEN SPACE FOR A "GREENBELT-PARK" (WEST HARVARD GUI.CH) WITHIN THE CITY OF ENGLEWOOD,
COLORADO.
WHEREAS, Title VII of the Housing Act of 1961 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 in carrying out a unified or off icielly coordinated
p.rogram f o r th e provision and development of open space land as part of the comprehensively
planned land development of the urban areas; and
Wlll-~RE.l\.S, the City of Enylewood, Co lorado, a municipal corporation, hereinafter
scmetimes referred to as Applicant, desires to acquire and develop the full fee simple interest
to certain land known as the Greenbelt-Park in Northwest Englewood (West Harvard Gulch),
which land is to be held and used for permanent open space land for parks; and
WHERE~, 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 be discriminated 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;
(l) assurances that families and individuals displaced as a result of the open space land
project are offered decent, safe and sanitary housing, (2) canpliance with Federal labor
standards, and (3) compliance with Federal requirements relating to equal employment opportunities;
and
WHERE~, it is estimated that t;he cost of acquiring full fee simple interest in said
land will be $103,950.00; and
WlmRl;.:AS , it i s e s timated that the cost of development of said land will be $106,850.00;
and
WllEl<l ·:l\."-j , il j:; c:;t jm..ited Lh.1L thl' co:;L of ncc.:e : .. wary demolition aud removal of improve-
ments on said land will be $3,000.00; and
WltEREAS, it is estimated that the total amount of relocation payments be made to
eligible site occupants displaced from property to be acquired will be $66,000.00.
NCM, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ENGLEWOOD, COLORADO,
as follows:
1. That an applicatio11 be made to the Department of Housing and Urban Development
for a grant in an amount authorized by the Title VII of the Housing Act of 1961 as amended,
which amount is presently estimated to be $106,900.00, plus costs of relocation, and 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 predominantly undeveloped land.
3. That the City Manager of the City of Englewood, Colorado is hereby authorized
and directed to execute and to file such application with the Department of Housing and
Urban DevelopMUlt, to provide additional information and to furnish such documents as may be
required by said Department, and to execute such contracts as are required by said Department,
and to act aa 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 uses designated in said application and
approved by the Department of ll o u siny .:and Urban Development.
5. That the United States of America and the Secretary of Housing and Urban Develop-
aent be, and they hereby are, assured of full compliance by the Applicant with regulations of
the Department of Housing and Urban Development effectuating Title VI of the Civil Rights Act
of 1964.
6. That there exists in the locality an adequate amount of decent, safe, and sanitary
housing which is available to persons displaced as a result of the open-space land project, at
prices which are within their financial means, and which are not generally less desirable in
regard to public utilities and public and conunercial facilities than the dwellings of the
displaced individuals and families, and it is the intent of this body that such displacees,
will be relocated in accordance with the applicable regulations of the Department of Housing
and Urban Development.
7. That the United States of America and the Secretary of Housing and Urban Develop-
ment be, and they hereby are, assured of full compliance by the Applicant with the Federal
labor standards imposed under Title VII of the Housing Act of 1961, as amended.
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Mayor
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'l'h c unrl<'r s iqnC'd hereby C"C'rt i f i f':: th.it:
1 . lie is a duly qualified and acting Director of Finance, ex officio City Clerk of
the City of Englewood, Colorado , a municipal corporation, h e reinafter ca 11 ('n t-J,.-, /\ppl h :a n t a n d
th" k1i <'p1~1 o f II :: 1r ·•·••td::.
2. The attached Resolution is a true and
doptcd .:il J mcctin':J of the Applicant held on the
recorded in this office.
orrcct copy of a Resolution as f inally
20th day of March , 1972, duly
3. The meeting was duly convened and held in all respects in accordance with law
and to the extent required by law. Due and proper notice of the meeting was given. A legal
quorum was present throughout the meeting and a legally sufficient number of members of the
Applicant voted in the proper manner for the adoption of the Resolution. All of the require-
ments and proceedings under law incident to the proper adoption or passage of the Resolution
have been duly fulfilled, carried out and otherwise observed.
4. If the impression of the seal has been affixed below it constitutes official
seal of the Applicant and this Certificate is hereby executed under the official seal.
of
5 . The undersigned is duly authorized to execute this Certificate.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his hand this 20th
March , 1972.
Director of Finance
ex officio City Clerk
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