Resolution 07879321
CITY OF ALAMEDA RESOLUTION NO, 7879
AUTHORIZING APPLICATION TO UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF
HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT FOR GRANT TO DEVELOP OPEN-
SPACE LAND (LINCOLN PARK)
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 City of Alameda, a municipal corporation of the state of California (herein
sometimes referred to as 'Applicant"), desires to develop certain land owned by it known generally as
the Eastern One-half of Lincoln Park, by (1) grading, installation of irrigation, and returfing; (2)
redesigning the baseball diamond; (3) redeveloping the roadway and extending a pathway; (4) installing
new public facilities and a parking area; and (5) installing softball lights, which said land is to be
held and used for permanent open-space land for park and recreation purposes; 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, provide that no person shall be discriminated
against because of race, color, or national origin in the use of the land 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) compliance with Federal
labor standards and (2) compliance with Federal requirements relating to equal employment opportunity,
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ALAMEDA:
1. That an application he 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 $20,000.00, and that the applicant will pay the balance of the cost from other
funds available to it.
2. That the Director of Recreation and Parks 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, and to act as the
authorized correspondent of the Applicant.
3. That the proposed 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 develop, and retain said land
for the use designated in said application and approved uy the Department of Housing and Urban Develop-
ment.
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 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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I, the undersigned, hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution was duly and regularly
introduced and adopted by the Council of the City of Alameda in regular meeting assembled on the
1st day of February, 1972, by the following vote, to wit:
AYES: Councilmen Fore, Levy, Longaker, McCall and President La Croix, Jr., (5).
NOES: None.
ABSENT: None.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the official seal of said
City this 2nd day of February, 1972.
(SEAL) IRMA L. NELSON
City Clerk of the City of Alameda
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I hereby certify that the foregoing is a full, true and correct copy of "City of Alameda
Resolution No. 7879, AUTHORIZING APPLICATION TO UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN
DEVELOPMENT FOR GRANT TO DEVELOP OPEN-SPACE LAND (LINCOLN PARK)," introduced and adopted by the
Council of the City of Alameda on the lot day of February, 1972.
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Grit/ Clerk of the City of Alameda