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A RESOLUTION SUPPORTING PARTICIPATION OF THE POLYTECHNIC CCCIAL AREA IN THE TEXAS
MAIN STREET PROGRAM AS A SELF-INITIATED URBAN PROJECT.
'WHEREAS, the Texas Main Street Project of the Texas Historical Commission has been
created to assist,.cities to develop a public/private effort to revitalize their
downtowns or neighborhood commercial areas, and
WHEREAS, the Texas Main Street Project has established criteria for designation as a
self-initiated urban Main Street Project and a program of limited assistance to
qualifying projects, and
WHEREAS, the Mayor's Task Force on Polytechnic (Polytechnic Strategy Committee) has
recamnended that such revitalization efforts are suitable for the Polytechnic came
area, and
WHEREAS, the Mayor's Task Force on Polytechnic (Polytechnic Strategy Committee), City
staff and the Community Development Council have reviewed the criteria for the
Polytechnic commercial area's designation as a self-initiated urban Main Street Project
and recommend that these criteria be accepted by the City, and
WHEREAS, the Mayor's Task Force on Polytechnic (Polytechnic Strategy Committee) further
recommends that the City join with Texas Wesleyan College to undertake the Texas Main
Street Project in the Polytechnic commercial area;
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS:
SECTION 1: That the City of Fort Worth, Texas supports and accepts the criteria for the
Polytechnic commercial area's designation as a self-initiated urban Main Street Project.
SECTION 2: That the City of Fort Worth will cooperate with Texas Wesleyan College to
achieve the goals of the Texas Main Street Project, through the use of Community
Development Block Grant funds allocated to this program, which funds may be used to
employ a Main Street Project Manager and for operating costs to administer a Main Str
Project.
SECTION 3: That a subcommittee made up of representatives from Texas Wesleyan College,
the Mayor's Task Force on Polytechnic (Polytechnic Strategy Committee), the Polytechnic
Business Association, and the City Planning Department be designated to oversee the
activities of the Main Street Project Manager.
PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED THIS DAY OF , 19
APPROVEDDY
CITY COUNCIL
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MAYOR
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CITY SECRETARY City of Fort Wort Te
MY OF FORT WORTS