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HomeMy WebLinkAboutRes 87-07 Participation in Tarrant County's Community Development Block Grant Program# 7-87 RESOLUTION REGARDING CITY OF WESTLAKE'S PARTICIPATION IN TARRANT COUNTY'S COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM FOR THE THREE PROGRAM YEAR PERIOD, JULY 17, 1988 THROUGH JULY 16, 1990 WHEREAS, the 93rd Session of the Congress passed and the President of the U.S. signed into law, the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 for the specific purpose of developing viable communities, and WHEREAS, Tarrant County has been designated as an "Urban County" by the Department of Housing and Urban Development entitled to a formula share of program funds provided said County has a combined population of 200,000 persons in its unincorporated areas and units of general local government with which it has entered into cooperative agreements, and WHEREAS, Article III, Section 64 of the Texas Constitution authorizes Texas counties to enter into cooperative agreements with local governments for essential Community Development and Housing Assistance activities, and WHEREAS, through cooperative agreements Tarrant County has authority to carry activities funded from annual Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) from Federal Fiscal Years 1988, 1989, and 1990 appropriations and from any program income generated from the expenditure of such funds, and WHEREAS, Tarrant County and the City of /,$ agree to cooperate to undertake, or assist in undertaking, community renewal and lower income housing assistance activities, specifically urban renewal and publicly assisted housing, and WHEREAS, Tarrant County and the City of 4)ea, shall take all actions necessary to assure compliance with the Urban County's certification required by section 104 (b) of Title I of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, as amended, including Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, and Title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968, section 109 of Title I of the Housing Community Development Act of 1974, and WHEREAS, the City of agrees to inform the county of any income generated by the expenditure of CDBG funds received, and that any such program income must be paid to the County to be used for eligible activities in accordance with all Community Development Block Grant requirements, and WHEREAS, Tarrant County is responsible for monitoring and reporting to U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development on the use of any such program income a d that in the event of close-out or change in status of$%L/ f any program income that is on hand or received subsequent to the close-out or change in status shall be paid the county, and WHEREAS, the City of ,j �f��`,�_ agrees to notify Tarrant County if any modification or change in the use of the real property from that planned at the time of acquisition or improvement including disposition, and further agrees to reimburse the County in an amount equal to the current fair market value (less any portion thereof attributable to expenditure of non-CDBG funds) of property acquired or improved with CDBG funds that is sold or transferred for a use which does not qualify under the CDBG regulations, and WHEREAS, any money generated from disposition or transfer of property will be treated as program income and returned to the county prior to or subsequent to the close --out, change of status or termination of the cooperation agreement between county and the City of�,q,s�G ; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the City of , that the City Council of j�%S�'L,{,C r Texas supports the application of Tarrant County funding of Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, and .asks that its population be included for three successive years with that of Tarrant County, Texas to carry out Community Development Program Activities Eligible for Assistance under Public Law 93--383, and authorizes the Mayor of Texas to sign such additional forms as requested by the Department of Housing and Urban Development pursuant to the purposes of the Resolution, and further that the city of y1/ s'j.,k,L Texas understands that Tarrant County will have final responsibility for selecting projects and filing annual grant requests. PASSED AND APPROVED THIS day of d ,1987 ATTEST: APPROVED: CIP SECMETARY MAYOR Commissioners' Court Clerk County Judge