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RESOLUTIUN APPROVITdG APi LI C��TION OF' TI� HUUSING !�U THO�c1TY OF THh�
CITY OF �.EIvTON, tiuASriIP�GTUIV FGR 50 UPdITS OF LOY�` RENT �IUUSITdG liL;SIGI`�LD
� SP�CIFICkLLY FOR THE ELDERLY.
WHEREI�S, it is the policy of this locality to eliminate substandard and
other inadequate housing, to �revent the spread of slurns and blight and
to realize as soon as feasible the goal of a decent home in a suitable
( libing enviroment for all of its citizens; and
WHE�LEAS, under the provisions of the United States Housing Act of 1937,
as amended, the United State of America acting through the Secretary of
Housing and Urban Development (hereinafter called the Government) is
authorized to provide f'inancial assistance to local public agencies for
undertaking the construction of low rent housing projects that will assit
in meeting these goals; and
WI�tEAS, the Act provi�ies that there shall be a local determination of
need for low rent housing to meet needs not being adequately met by
private enterprise and that tne Government shall not make a::y contract
, with the public agency in respect ,tco any low rent housin�; projects un-
less the governin� body of the locality involved has by resolution ap-
proved the application of the pul�lic t�ousing agency for such a, project;
and
YdF�REAS, the Housing Authorit�r of the City of P.enton, Wasnington (herein-
after ca.11ed the LHA) is a public housinFr �genc� and is ap�lying to the
government for the development of low rent project;
NQ6u, THF�F�FOI�, &� 1T N.�,SOL JEU BY TH�: CI`I'Y COUNCIL OF Ti-� CI�l'Y GF t�:1{;NTOP1
AS FOLL04vS:
l. There exists a need in the City of Rent�in for such low rent
nousing at rents within the means of low income f'amilies or
persons which is not met by private enterprise.
2. That the application of the Local Authority to the Government
for approximately 50 dwelling units of low rent housing to be
designed specifically for the elderly is hereby approved.
FASSEi1 AND ADOPTEii BY ^1HE CITY COUNCIL OF T� CITY CF hLI�iTGi�, WhS�iIIdGTGIJ
this �s�" da,y of ��Up e. , i97o,
CITY ON' 1tLNT0�V
BY
I�i On
(SEAL)
ATZ'�,ST:
BY ��,��
CITY CLERK '
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