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Resolution No. ~~/
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE FILING
OF A REQUEST FOR FEDERAL GRANT TO BB
USED FOR A CONCENTRATED CODE ENFORCEMENT PROJECT
IN THE CITY OF CANTON, ILLINOIS.
WHEREAS Section 117 of the Housing Act of 1949, as amended,
authorizes the Department of Rousing and Urban Development Admin-
istrator to make grants to municipalities and counties to assist
them in carrying out programs of concentrated code enforcement;
together with certain public improvements to be provided by the
locality, may be expected to arrest the decline of the area; and
WHEREAS, it has been found and determined by this body that
there exists in this locality certain deteriorated or deteriorating
areas for which a program of concentrated code enforcement, com-
bined with certain public improvements, may be expected to arrest,
the decline of the area; and
WHEREAS it is recognized that the grant of funds pursuant to
Section 117 will impose certain obligations and responsibilities
upon the City of Canton, Illinois, among which is the obligation
to assure that any persons who may be displaced as a result of
the code enforcement and public improvements programs are relocated
into decent, safe, and sanitary housing in accordance with the
regulations of the Department of Housing and Urban Development.
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 national origin, he excluded from
participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected
to discrimination in the undertaking and carrying out of any
program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance under
Title I of the Housing Act of 1949, as amended:
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF CANTON, ILLINOIS:
1. That an application be filed with the Department of
Housing and Urban Development on behalf of the City of Canton
for a code enforcement grant under Section 117 of the Housing
Act of 1949, as amended, of three-fourths of the cost of
undertaking and carrying out a code enforcement program, which
r_ost is now estimated to be $416,855, in an area or areas to be
ciesignated and specifically described in such application, and
:hat the Mayor is hereby authorized and directed to execute and
furnish such documents as may be required by the Department of
Housing and Urban Development, to execute such contract or contracts
as may be necessary for the grant applied for, to execute and
file requisitions for funds, and to act as the authorised repre-
sentative of the City of Canton in the accomplishment of the
code enforcement program.
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Z That during the period of the contract for the code
enforcement grant the City of Canton will maintain a level
of expenditures for code enforcement or Title I urban renewal
project areas, that is not less than the average yearly expend-
iture for such activities throughout the locality for the two
full fiscal years immediately preceding the filing of the application.
3. That the locality has a program for and will provide
in a timely manner all necessary public improvements for the code
enforcement area.
4. That there exists in the locality an adequate amount
of decent, safe, and sanitary housing which is available to
persons displaced as a result of the code enforcement and re-
lated public improvements programs, at prices which are with-
in their financial means and which are not generally less de-
sirable in regard to public utilities and public and commercial
facilities than the dwellings of the displaced individuals and
families, and it is the sense of this body that such displaces,
if any, will be relocated in accordance with applicable regulations
of the Department of Housing and Urban Development.
5. That the United States of America and the Department
of Housing and Urban Development Administrator be, and they
hereby are, assured of full compliance by the City of Canton
with regulations of the Department of Housing and Urban Development
effectuating Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
THE AB O RESOLUTION was declared adopted on this ~~
day of , 1966.
Ayes : ~o~
Nays : G'
Absent:~
The Honorable Paul Woods, Mayor
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ty Clerk