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RESOLUTION NO. 90-30
RESOLUTION REGARDING THE CITY OF NORTH RICHLAND HILLS'
PARTICIPATION IN TARRANT COUNTY'S COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM FOR THE THREE PROGRAM YEAR PERIOD
,
JULY 17, 1991 THROUGH JULY 16, 1993
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 the 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 agreement Tarrant County has authority to carry activities
funded from annual Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) from Federal Fiscal Years 1991,
1992, and 1993 appropriations and from any program income generated from the expenditure of such
funds; and
WHEREAS, Tarrant County and the City of North Richland Hills 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 will not fund activities in support of any cooperating unit of
general government that does not affirmatively further fair housing within its own jurisdiction of that
impedes the county's actions to comply with its fair housing certification; and
WHEREAS, Tarrant County and the City of North Richland Hills 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 North Richland Hills 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 and that in the event of
close-out or change in status of the City of North Richland Hills, any program income that is on hand
or received subsequent to the close-out or change in status shall be paid the county; and
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WHEREAS, the City of North Richland Hills 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 North Richland Hills;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the City of North Richland Hills that the City
Council of the City of North Richland Hills, Texas supports the application of Tarrant County funding
of Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, and ask 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 authorized the Mayor of
North Richland Hills, 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
North Richland Hills, Texas understands that Tarrant County will have final responsibility for selecting
projects and filing annual grant requests.
PASSED AND APPROVED this 11th day of June, 1990.
APPROVED:
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APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY:
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Commissioners' Court Clerk
County Judge