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Resolution 12289 RESOLUTION NO. 12289 WHEREAS Section 703 of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1965 authorizes the making of grants of Federal funds to any local public body or agency to assist in financing the development cost of neighborhood facilities necessary for carrying out programs of community service; and WHEREAS the CITY ,OF MIAMI, BEACH (herein sometimes referred to as "Applicant") deems it to be necessary and in the public interest to provide certain facilities of the type contemplated in said Section 703 and to undertake a project (here- inafter called the "Neighborhood Facilities Pro- ject") with Federal grant assistance, described as the SOUTH SHORE COMMUNITY CENTER: and WHEREAS it is recognized that the Federal contract for such financial assistance pursuant to said Section 703 will impose certain obli- gations and responsibilities upon the Applicant and will require among other things (1) the provision of the local share of the cost of the Neighborhood Facilities Project, (2) assurances that families or individuals displaced as a re- sult of the development of the Neighborhood Facilities Project will be offered decent, safe, and sanitary housing within their means, (3) the making of relocation payments in accordance with the regulations of the Department of Housing and Urban Development, (4) compliance with Federal labor standards, and (5) compliance with Federal requirements relating to equal employment opportunity; 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, on the ground of race, color, or natural orgin, be ex- cluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination in the undertaking and carrying out of projects receiving Federal financial assistance: NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH RESOLVES: 1 . That an application on behalf of the City of Miami Beach be made to the Department of Housing and Urban Development for a grant under Section 703 of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1965, in an amount equal to two-thirds of the development cost of the Neighborhood Facilities Project. -1- 2 . That the Neighborhood Facilities Project (2) is necessary for carrying out a program of health, recreational, social, or similar community service in the area, (b) is consistent with comprehensive planning for the development of the community, and (c) will be available for use by a significant number of the area's low- or moderate-income residents. 3. That J.C. Duffield, City Manager, is hereby autho- rized and directed to execute and file such application, to execute such contract or contracts as may be necessary for the grant applied for, to provide such information and fur- nish such documents as may be required by the Department of Housing and Urban Development, and to act as the authorized representative of the Applicant in the accomplishment of the Neighborhood Facilities Project. 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 the regula- tions of the Department of Housing and Urban Development effectuating Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. 5. That the Neighborhood Facilities Project will be carried out in full compliance with applicable Federal sta- tutes and regulations of the Secretary of Labor pertaining to the employment of laborers and mechanics on projects assisted with Federal funds. 6. That there exists in the locality an adequate amount of decent, safe, and sanitary housing which will be available to individuals and families displaced as a result of the Neighborhood Facilities Project, at prices within their financial means, and that all displacees will be offered such housing in accordance with applicable regulations of the Department of Housing and Urban Development. PASSED and ADOPTED this 6th day of December 1967. 1� May �._ May ATTEST: City Clerk and Finance Director -H O C7 E -1 O U 0 N N O W � (i) Z z 4 Z HKi H - - -1 � 0 a u 0 •H ua U