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RESOLUTION NO. 87-28
RESOLUTION REGARDING CITY OF NORTH RICHLAND HILLS· PARTICIPATION
IN TARRANT COUNTY'S COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM FOR
THE THREE PROGRAM YEAR PERIOD, JULY 17, 1988 THROUGH JULY 16, 1990
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 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 agreements Tarrant County has
authority to carry activities funded from annual Community Development
Block Grant (CDBG) from Federal Fiscal Years 1988, 1989, and 1990
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 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, 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 eaual
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 North Richland Hills, Texas supports the
application of Tarrant County funding of Housing and Community Development
Act of 1974, and asks 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
authorizes 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 28th day of September, 1987.
APPROV~ ~
MAYOR
ATTEST:
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C SECRETARY ,
Commissioners' Court Clerk
County Judge