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p~,OL(IT,ION NO. '
A RESOLUTION' OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT
WORTH DESIGNATING CERTAIN C1TY OFFICIALS AS BEING
RESPONSIBLE FOR ACTING FOR AND ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF
FORT WORTH DEALING WITH THE U.S. SMALL BUSINESS ADMIN-
ISTRATION (SBA), THE TEXAS FOREST 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
act for the City in dealing with the Texas Forest Service, the
U.S. Small Business Administration and file Texas Urban Forestry
Council, lnc., among which this grant program is a cooperative
program; NOW THEREFOR F:,
BE IT RESOLVED
WORTH, TEXAS
. That [he Cily
certifies that the
assistance under Sec
1990.
BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT
Section 1.
Council of the City of Fort Worth hereby
('ity of Fort Worth is eligible to receive
[ions 4 and 24 of U.S. Public Law 101-515 of
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 ils
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 ! /~f17~ day of~y~_/,G~i~~~ _, 1992
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CITY OF FORT WORTH