HomeMy Public PortalAboutR1300 R E S O L U T I O N NO. 1300
RESOLUTION authorizing filing of application with the
Department of Housing and Urban Development, United States of
America, for a grant under Title VII of the Housing Act of 1961,
as amended.
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 for carrying out a unified or officially coordinated
program for the provision and development of open-space land as
part of the comprehensively planned development of the urban area;
and
WHEREAS, The Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District
(herein sometimes referred to as "Applicant") desires to acquire
title to certain land known as:
An irregularly shaped tract of land located between
Union Road and Green Park Road adjacent to and southeast of the
Missouri Pacific Railroad Right of Way and lying on either side of
Gravois Creek in St. Louis County, Missouri.
Said tract of land totaling 65.11 acres is made up of
the following undeveloped smaller parcels is to be held and used
for permanent open space land for passive type recreation and
preservation of the natural state of the tract:
1) 28.49 Acres now or formerly owned by Vescovo
Building and Realty Company by Deed Book 4225, Page 534 and Deed
Book 4831, Page 171 of the St. Louis County Records.
2) 26.03 Acres now or formerly owned by Joseph A.
Goecke and Company by Deed Book 6481, Page 312 of the St. Louis
County Records.
3) 9.79 Acres now or formerly owned by William W.
Hentchel & wife by Deed Book 6586, Page 839 of the St. Louis
County Records.
4) 0.80 Acre now or formerly owned by Rosemary Larkin
by Deed Book 4615, Page 6 of the St. Louis County Records.
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 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 (1) assurances
that families and individuals displaced as a result of the open-
space land project are offered decent, safe, and sanitary housing,
(2) compliance with Federal labor standards, and (3) compliance
with Federal requirements relating to equal employment
opportunity; and
WHEREAS, it is estimated that the cost of acquiring
said interest(s) will be Two Hundred Ninety-four Thousand
($294,000.00) Dollars;
1. That an application be made to the Department of
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Housing and Urban Development for a grant in an amount authorized
by Title VII of the Housing Act of 1961, as amended, which amount
is presently estimated to be One Hundred Forty-seven Thousand
($147,000.00) Dollars, and the Applicant will pay the balance of
the cost from other funds available to it.
2. That the Executive Director is hereby authorized
and directed to execute and to file such application with the
Department of Housing and Urban Development, to provide additional
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
Applicant.
3. That the proposed acquisition 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, and
retain said land for the use(s) designated in said application and
approved by the Department of Housing and Urban Development.
4. 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 Applicant with regulations
of the Department of Housing and Urban Development effectuating
Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
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The foregoing Resolution was adopted October 18, 1972.