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