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HomeMy WebLinkAbout84-571 08-14-1984RESOLUTION NO. 84 -571 RESOLUTION REGARDING CITY OF EULESS '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 Euless that the City Council of Euless , 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 Euless , 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 Euless , 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 Euless , 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 109 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, and other applicable laws, (4) authorizes the Mayor of Euless 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 Euless , Texas understands that Tarrant County will have final responsibility for selecting projects and filing annual grant requests. PASSED AND APPROVED THIS 14th ATTEST: Commissioners' Court Clerk day of APPROVED: August , 1984. RESOLUTION NO. 84 -571, Page Two of Two County Judge