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FORT WORTH LOCAL DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
PRE-COUNCIL CHAMBERS
JULY 30, 1996
8:15 A.M.
Call to Order
The Fort Worth Local Development Corporation met on Tuesday, July 30, 1996,
at 8:15 a.m., in the Pre-Council Chambers, second floor Municipal Building,
1000 Throckmorton, Fort Worth, Texas with the following members present:
Mayor Kenneth Barr; Council Members Jim Lane, Becky Haskin, Jewel Woods,
Bill Meadows, Virginia Nell Webber, and Cathy Hirt. Chuck Silcox arrived
late, and Eugene McCray was absent.
Election of Officers
The following officers were elected to serve this board:
President - Bill Meadows
Vice Pres. - Virginia Nell Webber
Secretary - Becky Haskin
Treasurer - Jim Lane
Mr. Lane made a motion to adopt a resolution electing the above-named officers
of the Fort Worth Local Development Corporation. Ms. Haskin seconded the
motion, and the motion carried unanimously.
Discussion and Adoption of Resolution Authorizing Grant Application
Mr. Tom Higgins and Mr. Joe Paniagua addressed the board explaining the
application to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services for Funding
under the Jobs for Low-Income Individuals (JOLII) Program.
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Mr. Paniagua said that those persons targeted for this grant are those on AFDC
residing in public housing, homeless, etc. He added that it complimented the
City of Fort Worth Works Program for meaningful employment opportunities.
He said it could be used for transportation to employment opportunities, child
care, etc., and required no match.
Mr. Meadows asked Mr. Paniagua if he thought Fort worth had a chance to get
this, and Mr. Paniagua said that ten grants were available and he thought Fort
Worth had a shot.
Ms. Webber made a motion to adopt the resolution authorizing the grant
application described above, and Ms. Woods seconded the motion. The motion
carried unanimously.
Adjournment
On motion duly made and seconded, the meeting adjourned at 8:35 a.m.
Bill Meadows, President
Attest:
Becky Haskin, Secretary