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FEBRUARY 23, 1972
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RESOLUTION NO. 4450
RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO
FILE AN APPLICATION FOR A FEDERAL GRANT TO
ACQUIRE OPEN SPACE LAND (PLAN "C")
WHEREAS, Title VII of the Housing Act of 1961, as amended, provides
for the making of grants by the Secretary or Ilousin: 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 ?'est 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; Parcel A-2, 6.547 acres,
Lots 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 3 and the East Half of Lot 9, 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; Parcel A-3, 3.034 acres, that part of Lot 2, Block 2, MURaI-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 34.39 feet to the point
of beginning of the line to be described; thence bearing East a distance of
274.67 feet; the North 01004'53" East a distance of 310.23 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; and 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 the NE 1/4 of Section 6, Township 117, Range 21,
Hennepin County, Minnesota; 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, 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 $241,196, 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
$120,598 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, 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.
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.
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Adopted by the City Council February 28, 19 2.
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Mayor
App oved as to form and legality:
City%ttorney