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RESOLUTION NO.
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A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING CITY MANAGER TO SUBMIT REQUEST TO THE SECRETARY OF
HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE IN THE PLANNING AND
DEVELOPMENT OF A COMPREHENSIVE CITY DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM AND APPOINTING
THE CITY MANAGER AS REPRESENTATIVE OF THE CITY OF FAYETTEVILLE, ARKANSAS, IN
CONNECTION WITH ALL MATTERS PERTAINING THERETO.
WHEREAS, the City of Fayetteville, Arkansas desires to undertake a
comprehensive program to rebuild and revitalize large slum and blighted
areas and generally improve living conditions for the people who live in
the City of Fayetteville, and
WHEREAS, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development is authorized
to make grants to, and contract with, City Demonstration Agencies to pay
80% of the cost of planning and developing City Demonstration Programs; and
WHEREAS, such financial and planning assistance by the Department of
Housing and Urban Development will be of benefit to the citizens of the City
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of Fayetteville, Arkansas.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE CITY
OF FAYETTEVILLE, ARKANSAS:
SECTION 1: The City Manager of the City of Fayetteville, Washington
County, Arkansas, is hereby authorized and empowered to submit to the Secre-
tary of Housing and Urban Development a request for financial assistance for
the planning and development of a comprehensive City Demonstration Program,
and furthermore to prepare and make available any and all information or
documentation concerning the preparation and contents of such City Demonstra-
tion Program request as may be required by the Department of Housing and Urban
Development.
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SECTION 2. The City Manager of the City of Fayetteville, Arkansas,
is hereby appointed as the authorized representative of said City of
Fayetteville, Arkansas, to act on behalf of said City of Fayetteville, Ark-
ansas, in connection with all matters pertaining to the request for said
financial assistance.
SECTION 3. The City of Fayetteville hereby agrees to comply with
the regulations of the Secretary effectuating Title VI of the Civil Rights
Act of 1964 which provide that no person'shall, on the ground of race, color
or national origin,lbe excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits
of, or be subjected to discrimination in the undertaking of any of the projects
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or activities assisted under Title I of the Demonstration Cities and Metropoli-
tan Development Act of 1966.
PASSED AND APPROVED this 1st day of April, 1968.
DON TRUMBO, MAYOR
ATTEST:
GEORGEVIS CITY CLERK
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