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FEBRUARY 28, 1972
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RESOLUTION NO. 4449
RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO
FILE AN APPLICATION FOR A FEDERAL GRANT TO
ACQUIRE OPEN SPACE LAND (PLAN "B")
WHEREAS, Title VII of the Housir_z 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 City of St. Louis Park (herein sometimes referred to as
"Applicant") desires to acquire Fee Simple Title to certain lands known as
Parcel A-1, 4.509 acres, the West Half of Lot 9, also Lots 10, 11, 12, 13,
14 and 15, all in Block 2, MURRI-MAC INDUSTRIAL PARK ADDITION-REPLAT,
according to the recorded plat thereof on file or of record in the office of
the Register of Deeds, Hennepin County, Minnesota; Pareel A-2, 6.547 acres,
Lots 3, 4,5,6,7 and 8 and the East Half of Lot 9, Block 2, MURRI-MAC INDUSTRIAL
PARK ADDITION-REPIAT, according to the recorded plat thereof on file or of
record in the office of the Register of Deeds, Hennepin County, Minnesota;
Parcel A-3, 3.034 acres, that part of Lot 2, Block 2, MURRI-MAC INDUSTRIAL
PARK ADDITION-REPLAT, according to the recorded plat thereof on file or of
record in the office of the Register of Deeds, Hennepin County, Minnesota
lying southerly of the following described line: Beginning at the southeast
corner of Lot 1 of said Block 2; thence South 12°09'47" East, assumed bearing,
along the westerly line of said Lot 2 a distance of 84.39 feet to the point
of beginning of the line to be described; thence bearing East a distance
of 274.67 feet; the.North S1°04'53" East a distance of 310.28 feet; thence
bearing East a distance of 354.22 feet to the east line of said Lot 2, Block 2,
and said line there terminating; Parcel A-4, 2.252 acres, the south 325.61
feet, measured at right angles to and parallel with the south line of the
following described property: Beginning at the southwest corner of SE 1/4
of NE 1/4; thence easterly along the south line of said SE 1/4 of the NE 1/4
395.5 feet, more or less, to a point 790 feet west of southeast corner of
said NE 1/4; thence northwesterly at an angle to the left of 116°02' to
the west line of said SE 1/4 of NE 1/4; thence south along said west line
to the point of beginning; Parcel B-1, 6.709 acres, Outlot 3, WESTWOOD ESTATES
2ND ADDITION, according to the recorded plat thereof on file or of record
in the office of the Register of Deeds, Hennepin County, Minnesota; and
Parcel B-2, 8.853 acres, Outlot 1, WESTWOOD ESTATES 2ND ADDITION, according
to the recorded plat thereof on file or of record in the office of the
Register of Deeds, Hennepin County, Minnesota, which land is to be held and
used for permanent open -space land for Park and Recreation, and
WHEREAS, Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, and the regulations
of the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development effectuating that Title,
proved 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 will be relocated into
decent, safe and sanitary housing, (2) compliance with Federal labor
standards, and (3) compliance with Federal requirements relating to actual
employment opportunity; and
WHEREAS, it is estimated that the cost of acquiring said interest(s)
will be $385,754, and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
ST. LOUIS PARK, MINNESOTA:
1. That an application be made to the Department of 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
$192,C77 and that the Applicant will pay the balance of the cost from other
funds available to it.
2. That the City Manager 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 act as the authorized
correspondent of the Applicant and the City Manager and the Mayor are
hereby authorized to execute such contracts as are required by said Department.
3. 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 and retain said
land for the uses 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, ani 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.
5. 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 the Federal labor standards imposed under Title VII of the Housing
Act of 1961, as amended.
Adopted by the CitT�!!'-+�1 Fe,ruary 28 1972.
City Clerk
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