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WHEREAS, the Secretary of Transportation is authorized to make grants for
mass transportation projects;
WHEREAS,the contract for financial assistance will impose certain obligations
upon the applicant, including the provision by it of the local share of project costs;
WHEREAS, it is required by the U. S. Department of Transportation in accord
! with the provisions of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, that in connection
with the filing of an amended application for assistance under the Urban Mass
Transportation Act of 1964, as amended, the applicant give an assurance that it
! will comply with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the U. S. Department
of Transportation requirements thereunder; and
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WHEREAS, it is the goal of the applicant that minority business enterprise be
f utilized to the fullest extent possible in connection with this project, and that
i definitive procedures shall be established and administered to ensure that minority
businesses shall have the maximum feasible opportunity to compete for contracts
when procuring construction contracts, supplies, equipment contracts, or consultant
and other services:
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Fort Worth City Council:
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t 1. That the City Manager is authorized to execute and file an amended appli-
cation on behalf of the City of .Fort Worth with the U. S. Department of
Transportation, to aid in the financing of operating and capital assistance
projects pursuant to Section 5 of the Urban Mass Transportation Act of
1964, as amended.
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2. That the City Manager is authorized to execute and file with such appli-
cations an assurance or any other document required by the U. S. Department
of Transportation effectuating the purposes of Title VI of the Civil Rights
f Act of 1964;
3. That Gary L. Santerre, Director, Department of Transportation, is authorize
to furnish such additional information as the U. S. Department of Trans-
portation may require in connection with the amended application or the
project;
4. That the City Manager is authorized to set forth and execute affirmative
minority business policies in connection with the project's procurement
needs; and
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5. That the City Manager is authorized to execute the amended grant contrac
agreements on behalf of the City of Fort Worth with the U. S. Department
of Transportation for aid in the financing of the operating and capital
assistance projects.
CERTIFICATE
The undersigned duly qualified and acting City Secretary of the City of Fort
Worth certifies that the foregoing is a true and correct copy of a resolution,
adopted at a legally convened meeting of the Fort Worth City Council held on
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SEAL (Signature of Recording Officer)
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CITY OF FORT WORTH