HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - 1968.04.09 - 18859April 9, 1968
RESOLUTION NO,
RE: AUTHC.-TY TO REQUEST FEDERAL
BY: WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE- Mr. LevartHm
TO THE OAKLAND COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
MR. CHAF:P-LAI";, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN:
iREAS, 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 acquisition where such assistance is needed for carrying
out a uniform or officially coordinated program for the provision and
development of open-space land as part of the comprehensively planned
,kroelopment of the urban area; and
V1S, thC9unty of 01 .And, a Michigan Constitutinal Corpora-
(herein sometimes referro to as "Applicant") desires to acquire
and develop fee title to certain lands known as:
"situated in the Township of Groveland, County of Oakland and
State of Michigan, to-wit:
Parcel 1: East 1/2 of Southwest 1/4, Section 20, T 5 N, R 8 E,
Groveland Township, Oakland County, Michigan, excepting right-of-
way granted to Consumers Power Company as recorded December 19,
1941 in Liber 61 of Miscellaneous Records, page 601, Oakland
County Records;
Parcel 2: Part of West 1/2 of Southwest 1/4, Section 20, T 5 N,
R 8 E, Groveland Township, Oakland County, Michigan, beginning
on East line of said West half 1018 feet North of South Section
line, thence South 59 . degrees, 40 minutes West 1154 feet, thence
South 55 degrees, 30 minutes West, 149 feet to the center line of
US-10 Highway, thence Northwest along center line US-10 Highway
to the West Section line; thence North along Section line to 1/4
Section line, thence Est along 1/4 Section line to East line of
said West 1/2, thence South to beginning; excepting riahts-of-way
to State of Michigan as recorded September 17, 1931 in [Aber 32 of
Miscellaneous Records, page 504, Oakland County Records, and as
recorded November 10, 1925 in Liber 8 of Miscellaneous Records,
page 596 respectively; and
Parcel 3: Part of West 1/2 of Southwest 1/4, Section 20,
Town 5 North, Range 8 East, Gzoveland Township, Oakland
County, Michigan, beginning on the South section line in
center line of US-10 Highway, 586 feet East of the Southwest
corner of said Section, thence North 46 degrees, 20 minutes
West along said Center line 511 feet, thence North 55 degrees,
30 minutes East, 149 feet, thence North 59 degrees 40 minutes,
East 1154 feet, thence South 1018 feet to South Section line,
thence West 744 feet to beginning; excepting right of way to
State of Michigan as recorded in Liber8 of Miscellaneous
Records, page 596;and except Easement granted to State of Mich-
igan by Highway Easement Release as recorded August 27, 1945 in
Liber 1800, page 81, Oakland County Records. Also excepting
right of way granted to Consumers Power Company as recorded
July 17, 1941, in Liber 69 of Miscellaneous Records, page 269,
Oakland County Records";
which lands are to be used for conservation of land and other material
resources and parks and recreation programs; and
WHEREAS, Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, and the reg-
ulations of the Department of Housing and Urban Development effectuating
that Title, provide that no person shall be discriminated against be-
cause of race, color or national origin in theuse 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 otherthings:
(1) Assurances that families and individuals displaced as a
result of the opern.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 interests
will be $364,114.00; and
WHEREAS, it is estimated that the cost of necessary demolition and
removal of improvements on said land will be "none"; and
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WHEREAS, it is estimated that the total amount of relocation
payments to be made to eligible site occupants displaced from property
to be acquired will be "none";
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF THE
COUNTY OF OAKLAND;
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 $182,057.00 and that the Applicant will pay the balance of the
cost from other funds available to it;
2. That the Chairman of the Board of Auditors of the County of
Oakland 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 execute such contracts as are required by
said Department, and to act as the authorized correspondent of the
Applicant;
3. That the proposed acquisition and development is in accord-
ance 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 Civl 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
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of the Housing Act of 1961, as amended
MR. CHAIRMAN, on behalf of the Ways and Means Committee, I
move the adoption of the foregoing resolution.
WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE
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David Levinson, Chairman
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Moved by Levinson supported by Peasley the resolution
be adopted.
A sufficient majority having voted therefor, the resolution
was adopted.