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Home My WebLink AboutMinutes - City Council - Special - 4/28/1971April 28, 1971 SPECIAL CALLED CITY COUNCIL MEETING The City Council of the City of Lubbock, Texas, met at 1:30 o'clock p.m. in the regular meeting place in the City Hall, the following members thereof being present to -wit: Mayor J. H. Granberry and Councilmen Deaton Rigsby and John E. Baker, City Manager W. R. Black- well, Assistant City Manager Robert Wilson, City Attorney Fred 0. Senter, Jr., and City Secretary - Treasurer Lavenia Lowe. Absent: Councilmen Lonnie F. Hollingsworth and Morris W. Turner. 71-30-160-406 The invocation was given by Wayne Sherrell, Director of Traffic. (1) 71-30-160-407 The Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag was given in unison by those present in the Council Chamber. (2) 71-30-160-408 Motion was made by Councilman Rigsby, seconded by Councilman Baker, motion carried, Mayor (3) Granberry and Councilmen Rigsby, and Baker voting Yea, none voting Nay that the following Resolution be passed. RESOLUTION RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING FILING OF APPLICATION FOR GRANT TO ACQUIRE AND DEVELOP OPEN -SPACE LAND. 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,, theCity of Lubbock (herein sometimes referred to as "Applicant") desires to acquire and develop park and recreation facilities to certain land designated locally as the Canyon Lakes Project, which land is to be held and used for permanent open -space land for park and recreation facilities; 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 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 will be $1,019,074.00; and WHEREAS, it is estimated that the cost of development of said land will be $1,072,926.00; and, NOW THEREFORE: BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LUBBOCK: 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 $1,046,000.00 and that the applicant will pay the balance of the cost from other funds available to it. 2. That the Mayor is hereby authorized and directed to execute and to file such applica- tion with the Department of Housing and Urban Development and to execute such contracts as are required by said Department. That the Director of Planning is hereby authorized and directed 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 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, develop, 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. Passed by the Council this 28nd day of April, 1971. . CRANBERRY, OR ATTE TZVI r Sec etary-Treasurer Lavenia Lowe, City APPROVED: /s/ Fred 0. Senter, Jr. Fred 0. Senter, Jr., CityAttorney 71-30-161-409 Motion was made b Councilman Baker, seconded b Councilman Rigsby, Y � y g y, motion carried, Mayor i (4) Granberry and Councilmen Rigsby and Baker voting Yea, none voting Nay, to pass Ordinance No. 6084 on first reading. i, ORDINANCE NO. 6084 AN APPROPRIATION ORDINANCE WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Lubbock finds it is necessary to appropriate _._,..w certain specific funds out of bond funds for an approved project; ii I NOW THEREFORE, j BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LUBBOCK: li There is hereby appropriated out of the following described bond fund, to -wit: Canyon Lakes Bonds i The sum $15,000.00 ! r For the following purpose: Two(2) appraisals each on twenty -nine (29) separate sites. (See original ordinance for legal descriptions of these sites) 71-30-161-410 Motion was made by Councilman Rigsby, seconded by Councilman Baker, motion carried, Mayor (5) Granberry and Councilmen Rigsby and Baker voting Yea, none voting Nay, that the fallowing Resolution be passed. i t RESOLUTION `! 4 WHEREAS, the City of Lubbock desires to acquire and develop park and recreation facilities l as a part of it's Canyon Lakes Project and has made application to the Department of Housing and! Urban Development for a Grant to assist in such program, NOW THEREFORE, a BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LUBBOCK: !� r THAT the City Council of the City of Lubbock does hereby adapt the following as its land acquisition policy: In the acquisition of real property assisted by the Open Space Land Grant Program it shall be the policy of the City of Lubbock to make every reasonable effort to acquire the property C by negotiated purchase before instituting iminent domain proceedings (including administra- tive takings and similar proceedings for the compulsory acquisition of real property). It shall also be the policy of said applicant not to require any owner to surrender possession' of the property until the applicant pays, or causes to be paid, to the owner the agreed it purchase price arrived at by negotiation, or in any case where only the amount of the payment to the owner is in dispute, not less than 75 per cent of the appraised fair value ii as approved by the applicant or, if subsequent to HUD concurrence in the acquisition price EI 1 for the property, as concurred in by HUD. The applicant shall not require any person lawfully occupying property to surrender possession without at least 90 days written notice from�the applicant of the date an which q pp possession will be required. o� E Passed by the Council this 28th day of April, 1971. IE f k I � J. H. GRANBERRY, YOR ATTEST* i Lave is Lowe Ci ary-Treasurer APPROVED AS TO FORM: ls/ Fred 0. Senter Jr. gl Fred O. Senter, Jr., City Attorney #° it '1 NO FURTHER BUSINESS COMING UP FOR CONSIDERATION, THE CITY COUNCIL A 0 ED FROM REGULAR MEETING, April 28, 1971. G GRANBE Y, OR j ATTEST: �E3 t j Laven a Lowe, City Secretary -Treasurer al 162 READ AND APPROVED THIS 13TH DAY OF MAY,1971. ATTEST: Lave6ia Lowe, City--Secretary-Treasurer J . GRANBERRY, MAYOR