1997-075RESOLUTION NO. 97-75
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
SOUTHLAKE, TEXAS, IN SUPPORT OF THE 1998 CRIMINAL
JUSTICE COMMUNITY PLAN FOR THE CITY OF SOUTHLAKE,
TEXAS AND THE APPLICATION FOR RELATED FUNDS THROUGH
THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE DIVISION OF THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE.
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Southlake concurs with efforts to make America's
neighborhoods safe places in which to grow, live, and work, and
WHEREAS, the City of Southlake has participated in the development of a comprehensive
community-based criminal justice plan for communities in Tarrant County, including the City, and
WHEREAS, the Criminal Justice Division of the Governor's Office provides funding for programs
designed to assist communities in the development of innovative, locally -designed, long-term
community policing programs, and
WHEREAS, the objectives of such programs have been designed to promote community-based
problem -solving, prevent crime, and enhance public safety with a focus on the youth, and
WHEREAS, the City of Southlake is a small, but rapidly growing community with a need to provide
pro -active community policing efforts, with emphasis during the incipient phases of community
development, and
WHEREAS, the City of Southlake agrees to provide the necessary support as outlined in such grant
proposal, and
WHEREAS, the City of Southlake agrees to conform to all of the requirements of such grant
program upon being awarded such funding,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the City of Southlake, that the City Council of
Southlake, Texas supports the 1998 Community Plan for Criminal Justice in Tarrant County, Texas
and the application for related funds through the Criminal Justice Division of the Governor's Office,
and authorizes the Southlake Department of Public Safety to apply for grant funding to support the
continuation of existing programs and continued development of initiatives consistent with those
goals.
PASSED AND APPROVED THIS THE - DAY OF&UNk&,), 1997.
CITY OF SOUTHLAKE, TEXAS
Rick tacy, Mayor
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Sandra L. LeGrand, City Secreta r