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HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution 2990~{f ~ ~. ~~~ A Resolution NO ~-/ 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 ~-! 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 ~n~ 2003 ~~ f d h d _ ay o _ _ ____ is._______ Adopte t AFP~O~~~ ~~,~~F' -~-,~~~.` ~ QTY Ct~UNC~ AT~T~ES ` ~ S E P 2 2 v ~ ~ ~ 8~q~ •sY Pj ~~ ' _~. e .: Y ~=, - - -------------- / `~ Ci o Secs®tary of G'h~ r~ ~ Gloria Pearson, City Secretary