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HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution 1865A Resolute ~&OLUTYON NO., A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT WORTH DESIGNATING CERTAIN CITY OFFICIALS AS BEING RESPONSIBLE FOR ACTING FOR ANll ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF FORT WORTH DEALING WITH THE U.S. SMALL BUSINESS ADMIN- ISTRATION (SBA), THE TEXAS I+OREST SERVICE, AND THE TEXAS URBAN FORESTRY COUNCIL, INC., FOR THE PURPOSE OF PARTICIPATING IN THE U.S. SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION NATIONAL TREE PLANTING GRANT PROGRAM, A COOPERATIVE PROJECT OF THE SBA, THE TEXAS FOREST SERVICE AND THE TEXAS URBAN FORESTRY COUNCIL, INC., CERTIFYING THAT THE CITY OF FORT WORTH IS ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE ASSISTANCE UNDER SUCH A PROGRAM. WHEREAS, the Small Business Administration Appropriation Act, Public Law 101-515, was signed into law November 5, 1990 and Section 4 of that legislation amended the Small Business Act by adding Section 24 authorizing the administrator to make grants to any state for the purpose of contracting with small business to plant trees on land owned or controlled by such state or local government; and WHEREAS, the Governor of Texas designated program responsi- bility to the Texas Forest Service in June ]991; and WHEREAS, the City of Fort Worth is ,eligible to receive assistance under this program; and WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Fort Worth is desirous of authorizing its administrative staff to represent and acl for the City in dealing with the Texas Forest Service, the U.S. Small Business Administration and the Texas Urban Forestry Council, lnc., among which this grant program is a cooperative program.; NOW,THEREFORR, BE "IT1RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS . ~ ., Section 1. 'That_;, the .;City Council of the City of Fort Worth hereby certifies that the City of Forl Worth is eligible to receive assistance under Sections 4 and 24 of U.S. Public Law 101-575 of ]990. • ~,. CITY OF FORT WORTH ~. A.Resolution ., ,_. - ..~~~ Section 2. That the City Council hereby authorizes and directs its City Manager to represent and act for the City of Fort Worth in dealing with the Texas Forest Service, the U.S. Small Business Administration, and the Texas Urban Forestry Council, Inc., for the purpose of this program. Section 3. The City Council hereby designates its Director of Fiscal Services as the official authorized to serve as the City's fiscal officer to receive funds for purposes of this program, and its Park and Recreation Director as the individual having day-to-day responsibility for the direction of this project. Section 4. The City Council specifically authorizes the City official herein designated to make application to the Small Business Administration National Tree Planting Program for the purpose of participating in this grant program. Adopted this ~ day of 1992 APPROVED CITY GQUNCIL ~~v ~~ n~ ' City Seczeterq of the City of FOrI F7orih,4e~ C' CITY OF FORT WORTH