1984-024RESOLUTION 84-24
RESOLUTION REGARDING CITY OF SOUTHLAKE 'S PARTICIPATION IN
TARRANT COUNTY'S COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM FOR THE
THREE YEAR PROGRAM PERIOD, FISCAL YEARS 1985, 1986, 1987
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 en-
titled to a formula share of program funds provided said County
has a combined population of 200,000 persons in its unincorporated
areas and its included units of general local governments with which
it has entered into cooperative agreements, and further
THAT, Article III, Section 64 of the Texas Constitution author-
izes Texas counties to enter into cooperative agreements with local
governments for essential Community Development and Housing Assist-
ance activities,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the City of SOUTHLAKE
that the City Council of SOUTHLAKE , Texas supports the
application of Tarrant County for funding of the Housing and Com-
munity Development Act of 1974. To this end: (1) the City of
Texas asks that its population be included for
three successive years with that of Tarrant County, Texas; (2)
authorizes Tarrant County and the City of SOUTHLAKE , Texas
to cooperate to undertake, or assist in undertaking, community
renewal and lower income housing assistance activities, specifi-
cally urban renewal and publicly assisted housing, and all other
activities listed as "Community Development Program Activities
Eligible for Assistance" under Public Law 93-383, "The Housing and
Community Development Act of 1974," as amended, (3) authorizes
Tarrant County and the City of SOUTHLAKE , to take all
required actions to comply with the provisions of the National
Environmental Policy Act of 1969, Title VI of the Civil Rights
Act of 1964, Title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968, Section
10-9 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, and
other applicable laws, (4) authorizes the Mayor of SOUTHLAKE
Texas to sign such additional forms as requested by the Department
of Housing and Urban Development pursuant to the purposes of this
Resolution, and further the City of SOUTHLAKE , Texas
understands that Tarrant County will have final responsibility for
selecting projects and filing annual grant requests.
PASSED AND APPROVED THIS
ATTEST:
City Secretary
Commissioners' Court Clerk
day of , 1984.
APPROVED:
Mayor
County Judge