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A Resolution
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AMENDING THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM PURSUANT TO
CHAPTER 373 OF THE TEXAS LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE
WHEREAS, the City of Fort Worth (`the City") receives and utilizes federal funds to
conduct community development activities pursuant to federal laws and regulations and
WHEREAS the City in expending federal funds has identified areas of the City in
which predominately low and moderate income persons reside that are blighted or slum areas
or that are federally assisted new communities (together as the Community Development
Block Program Areas ') through Mayor and Council Communication ("M&C ') G 10432 as
approved on January 4 1994 and
WHEREAS pursuant to federal regulations the City adopted a Citizen Participation
Plan for citizens to publicly comment on a proposed community development program and
any subsequent changes to the program and has included the plan in the City s Consolidated
Plan and Amended Consolidated Plan-a federal grant program submission detailing proposed
community development activities as approved by the City Council on April 11 2000 (M&C
G 12869) and April 1 2003 (M&C G 13934) respectively and
WHEREAS the City conducted public hearings on its Citizen Participation Plan and
the subsequent one year Consolidated Action Plan and invited public comments for a periods
of 30 days and
WHEREAS the City has in the past established community development program
areas in the form of Model Block areas Target Area Planning Areas and generally any area
where census block tracts are considered CDBG eligible according to 24 CFR 570 208
Criteria for Meeting a National Objective and
WHEREAS the City through its council actions included in ifs community
development program areas the Montgomery Plaza Shopping Center - a project in a target
area which encompasses West Seventh on the south, Carroll Street on the west, Weisenberger
Street on the north and the Fort Worth and Western Railroad on the east and
WHEREAS, it is the desire of the City to include in its community development
program to be adopted pursuant to Chapter 373 of the Texas Local Government Code (`the
Act") the use of Section 108 funds and Brownfields Economic Development Initiative funds
from the U S Department of Housing and Urban Development ("HUD') for the purpose of
providing a loan to a developer to make infrastructure improvements and to spur economic
development within its community development program areas and
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WHEREAS in accordance with Section 373 005 of the Act, the City desires to adopt
as its community development program those actrvities outlined m the City s Consolidated
Plan as adopted on April 11 2000 and the amended Consolidated Plan adopted on April 1
2003 as well as the activities outlined in the subsequent One Year Consolidated Action Plan
adopted on April 1 2003 for allocations and use of the Community Development Block Grant
funds allocations and use of the Brownfields Economic Development Initiative Funds and
Section 108 funds in the community development program areas and
WHEREAS at least fifteen days have passed since the initial public hearing and the
City Council desires to adopt the final form of the City s Community Development Program
pursuant to Section 373 006 of the Act
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS
1 That the City Council through the adoption of this resolution and pursuant to Section
373 006 of the Act hereby identifies that areas of the Fort Worth Community
Development Program as the following areas previously identified and approved
through council actions (1) the Community Development Block Program Areas (2) all
current Model Block areas and (3) all Target Planning areas
2 The City Council by adopting this resolution and pursuant to Section 373 006 of the
Act has conducted the necessary public hearings and re adopts the Consolidated Plan
as approved on April 11 2000 the amended Consolidated Plan and One Year
Consolidated Action Plan as approved on April 1 2003 for allocations and use of
Community Development Block Grant funds the allocation and use of Brownfields
Economic Development Initiative funds and Section 108 funds as the Fort Worth
Community Development Program which program shall consist of all elements
authorized by Section 373 005 of the Act
3 That the City Council may expand the Community Development Program to include
other areas and elements as deemed necessary from time to time in accordance with the
procedures set forth in Section 373 006 of the Act
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