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A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE C WORTH DESIGNATING
CERTAIN CITY OFFICIALS AS BEING RESPONSIBLE FOR ACTING FOR AND ON BEHALF OF
THE CITY OF FORT WORTH DEALING WITH THE TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT
FOR THE PURPOSE OF PARTICIPATING IN THE LAND AND WATER CONSERVATION FUND ACT
OF 1965; CERTIFYING THAT THE CITY OF FORT M RTH IS ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE
ASSISTANCE UNDER SUCH PROGRAM.
WHEREAS, the United States Congress has passed the Land and Water Conserva-
tion Fund Act of 1965 (Public Law 88-578) , authorizing the Secretary of the
Interior to provide financial assistance to states, and political subdivisions
thereof, for outdoor recreation purposes; and
WHEREAS, the Texas Legislature has adopted Article 6081r, V.A.C.S., for the
purpose of allowing $e State of Texas, and its political subdivisions, to
participate in the Federal program established under said Public Law 88-578, or
such other programs as are hereinafter established by the Federal Government; and
WHEREAS, the City of Fort Worth is fully eligible to receive assistance under
this program; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City o Fort Worth is desirous of authoriz-
ing its administrative staff to represent aniact for the city in dealing with
the Texas Parks and wildlife Department concerning this Program; NOW THEREFORE,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS:
Section 1: That the City Council of the City of Fort worth hereby certifies
that the City of Fort Worth is eligible to receive assistance under Public 88-578;
as augumented by Article 6081r, V A.C.S.
Section 2: That the City Council hereby authorizes and directs its City
Manager to represent and act for the City of Fort Worth dealing with the Texas
Parks and Wildlife Department for the purpose of this Program. The City Manager
is hereby officially designated as the City's representative in this regard.
Section 3: The City Council hereby designated its Commissioner of Accounts
as the official authorized to serve as the City's fiscal officer to receive Federal
funds for purposes of this Program and its Park and Recreation Director as individual
having day to day responsibility for direction of this project.
" Section 4: The City Council hereby specifically authorizes the City officials
herein designated to make application to the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
concerning the tracts of land to be known as Development of Seventeen City Parks
in the City of Fort worth for use as park sites. That the Seventeen City Parks
is hereby dedicated for public outdoor recreation purposes.
I, Jack W Green, hereby certify that I am the City Secretary of the City
Council of the City of Fort Worth, Texas; and that the foregoing resolution
is a true and correct copy of the resolution adopted by the vote of the majority
of the members of said City Council, presented at a meeting of said body on the
27th day of June ,19Z$ , at
which a quorum was present.
City Secretary, City of Fort Wcr th, Texas