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A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO FILE AN APPLICATION FOR AN
URBAN BEAUTIFICATION AND IMPROVEMENT GRANT WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING
AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
WHEREAS, Title IX of the Housing and Urban Development 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 improve-
ment of open space and other public urban land where such assistance is
needed for carrying out a local program which is important to the com-
prehensively planned development of the locality; and
WHEREAS, the City of Paducah, Kentucky desires to beautify and
improve open space and other public urban land to facilitate their in-
creased 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 assist-
ance; and
WHEREAS, the City of Paducah, Kentucky is cognizant of the conditions
that are imposed in the undertaking and carrying 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 activities proposed to
be carried out in the performance of beautification and improvement of
open space and other public land exceeds the usual expenditures of the
City of Paducah, Kentucky for comparable activities by $35,587.00.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF THE
CITY OF PADUCAH, KENTUCKY:
SECTION 1. That an application be made to the Department of Housing
and Urban Development for a grant in an amount autl}orized by Title VII of
the Housing Act of 1961, as amended, for urban beautification and im-
provement for open space and other public urban land which amount is
presently estimated to be $18,043.00 and that the City of Paducah, Kentucky,
will provide the balance of the cost.
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SECTION 2. That the Mayor is hereby authorized and directed to
execute and file such application with the Department of Housing and
Urban Development, to provide additional information and furnish such
documents as may be required by said department, execute such contracts
as are required by said department, and to act as the authorized corres-
pondent of the City of Paducah, Kentucky.
SECTION 3. That the proposed Urban Beautification activities are
in accordance with the beautification program prepared by the City of
Paducah, Kentucky, of i portance to the comprehensively planned develop-
ment of the locality, and that, should such grant application be approved,
the City of Paducah, Kentucky will undertake, carry out and complete
said urban beautification activities designated in said application and
approved by the Department of Housing and Urban Development.
SECTION 4. That the United States of America and the Secretary
of Housing and Urban Development be, and they are hereby, assured of
full compliance by the City of Paducah, Kentucky with regulations of the
Department of Housing and Urban Development effectuating Title VI of the
Civil Rights Act of 1964.
SECTION 5. That the United States of America and the Secretary of
Housing and Urban Development be, and they are hereby, assured of full
compliance by the City of Paducah, Kentucky with the federal labor
standards imposed under Title VII of the Housing Act of 1961, as amended.
SECTION 6. This Resolution shall be in full force and effect from
and after its adoption.
Mayor
Passed by the Board.of Commissioners December 19, 1969
Recorded by Sarah Thurman, City Clerk, December 19-1969.