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RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, the City of Lubbock desires to acquire and develop park and recr4
.on facilities as a part of it's Canyon Lakes Project and has made application to
.1e Department of Housing and Urban Development for a Grant to assist in such
rogram, NOW THEREFORE
E IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LUBBOCK-
THAT the City Council of the City of Lubbock does hereby adopt the -following
s 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 by negotiated purchase before
instituting iminent domain proceedings (including administrative 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 purchase price arrived at by negotia-
tion, 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 as approv
by the applicant or, if subsequent to HUD concurrence in the acquisition
price 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 on
which possession will be required.
assed by the City Council this _2At3day of
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