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CITY OF SEWARD, ALASKA
RESOLUTION NO. 81-27
RESOLUTION APPROVING APPLICATION FOR PRE-
LIMINARY LOAN FOR LOW-RENT PUBLIC HOUSING.
WHEREAS, it is the policy of the City of Seward to eliminate
substandard and inadequate housing, to prevent the spread of
slums and blight, and to realize as soon as feasible the goal of
a decent home in a suitable living environment for all of its
citizens, and
WHEREAS, under the provisions of the united States Housing
Act of 1937, as amended, the United States of America, acting
through the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (herein
called the "Government"), is authorized to provide financial
assistance to local public housing agencies for undertaking and
carrying out preliminary planning of low-rent housing projects
that will assist in meeting this goal, and
WHEREAS, the Act provides that there shall be a local deter-
mination of need for low-rent housing to meet needs not being
adequately met by private enterprise and that the Government
shall not make any contract with a public housing agency for
preliminary loans for surveys and planning in respect to any
low-rent housing project unless the governing body of the locality
involved has by resolution encouraged the application of the
public housing agency for such preliminary loan, and
WHEREAS, the North Pacific Rim Housing Authority (herein
called the "Local Authority") is a public housing agency and is
applying to the Government for a preliminary loan to cover the
costs of surveys and planning in connection with the development
of low-rent housing,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the
City of Seward, Alaska, that:
section 1. That there exists in the City of Seward, Alaska,
need for such low-rent housing which is not being met by private
enterprise.
Section 2. That the city of Seward encourages and supports
the application of the Local Authority to the Government for a
preliminary loan for surveys and planning in connection with the
construction of approximately forty low-rent dwelling units.
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City of Seward, Alaska
Resolution No. 81-27
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PASSED AND APPROVED by the City Council of the City of
Seward, Alaska, this 10th day of August, 1981.
CITY OF SEWARD
AYES: CAMPBELL, CRIPPS, GILLESPIE, HUGLI, O'BRIEN AND SWARTZ
NOES: NONE
ABSENT: SORIANO
Approved As To Form:
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HUGHES, THORSNESS, GANTZ,
POWELL & BRUNDIN, Attorneys
for the City of Seward
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Fred B. Arvidson
ATTEST:
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