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WHEREAS, the City of fi rt Worth, Texas, hereinafter refereed to as the
community, is receiving or applying For Federal subsidies administered by
HUD for the purpose of improving housing and services of the community,
including community development, for its low and moderate income residents;
WHEREAS, the community is required in receiving Federal subsidies to
meet certain conditions to provide fair housing for people of all races,
colors, creeds, national origins and sexes;
WHEREAS, the community recognizes that it could take affirmative steps
to improve the status of fair housing and fair lending above and beyond those
actions required of it under the Federal Fair Housing Law, Title VIII of the
Civil Rights Act of 1968, and Section 109 of the Housing and Community Develop-
ment Act of 1974;
WHEREAS, the community has determined that the HUD-sponsored New Horizons
Fair Housing Assistance Project and its activities can enable the community
to go beyond the basic requirements in promoting fair housing and fair lending;
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the c9mmunity agrees to enter into a
voluntary relationship with HUD's Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity
to participate in the' New Horizons Fair Housing Assistance Project. The com-
munity further agrees to develop and implement its Project in accordance with
the New Horizons Guidebook.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the community agrees to establish a community-
wide fair housing task force composed of _equal representation of all eight
City Council districts. This task force will assess the housing
patterns in the community and develop a fair housing strategy and action plan
that foster and promote equal housing opportunity. The community further
agrees that after HUD's approval of its strategy, it will designate an agency
of its government to implement the action plan.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the community agrees that within six months
after the signing of this agreement, it will have selected its task force
members, assessed its housing patterns, and submitted for approval, a com-
munity-wide fair housing strategy and action plan. The community further
agrees that its task force will thereafter meet on at least a quarterly basis
to monitor the implementation of the action plan and to provide quarterly
reports to the local HUD Office, with a copy to the Office of Voluntary
Compliance.
BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED that the Office of Fair Housing and Equal Oppor-
tunity, Office of Voluntary Compliance, HUD will provide the community continu-
ing technical assistance in this project.
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