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HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES 1981-040 RESOLUTION NO. 81-40 A RESOLUTION REGARDING CITY OF GRAPE- VINE'S PARTICIPATION IN TARRANT COUNTY'S COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM FOR THE THREE-PROGRAM YEAR PERIOD, JULY 17 , 1982 THROUGH JULY 16, 1985 WHEREAS, the 93rd Session of the Congress passed and the President of the U. S. signed into law, the Housing and Com- munity 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 its included units of general local governments with which it has entered into cooperative agree- ments, and further THAT, Article III , Section 64 of the Texas Constitution authorizes Texas counties to enter into cooperative agree- ments with local governments for essential Community Devel- opment and Housing Assistance activities, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City of Grapevine, that the City Council of Grapevine, Texas supports the appli- cation of Tarrant County for funding of the Housing and Commun- ity Development Act of 1974. To this end: (1) the City of �,, Grapevine, Texas asks that its population be included for three successive years with that of Tarrant County, Texas; (2) author- izes Tarrant County and the City of Grapevine, Texas to cooper- �" ate to undertake, or assist in undertaking, community renewal and lower income housing assistance activities , specifically urban renewal and publicly assisted housing, and all other activities listed as "Community Development Program Activities Eligible for Assistance" under Public Law 98-383, The Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 , Title I , Section 105, and listed as 'eligible Activities" under the Code of Federal Regulations, Title 24 , Chapter V, Part 570 as amended, "Commun- ity Development Block Grants, " (3) authorizes Tarrant County and the City of Grapevine 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 1969 , Title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968 , Executive Order 11988 , Section 109 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 , and other applicable laws , (4) authorizes the Mayor of Grapevine, 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 Grapevine, Texas understands that Tarrant County will have final responsibility for selecting projects and filing annual grant requests. � PASSED AND APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GRAPEVINE, TEXAS on this the 20th day of October, 1981. � APPROVED: .��� Mayor Pro Tem J APPROVED: � County dg � ATTEST: � City Sec tary ���� Commissioners urt C erk � �. � � �