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A RESOL
OF
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS,
APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING THE SUBMITTAL OF AN APPLICATION TO THE
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION TO FUND CERTAIN IMPROVEMENTS TO DOWNTOWN
WHEREAS, the City of Fort Worth has adopted a Comprehensive Economir
Development Strategy to improve the economic health of the City,
and to remove barriers to economic development, especially in
the downtown and the inner city area of Fort Worth, Texas; and
WHEREAS, the Economic Development Administration of the U.S. Department
of Commerce makes grants to support economic development activi-
ties under Public Law, and
WHEREAS, improvements to 8th Street and 9th Street in downtown will
stimulate economic development in Fort Worth; NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS:
SECTION 1.
That the 8th and 9th Streets project is endorsed as a high priority
economic development project; and
SECTION 2.
That the City Manager be and hereby is authorized and directed to submit
an application to the Economic Development Administration to fund improve-
ments to 8th and 9th Streets in downtown.
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