HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution Fort Worth Housing Finance Corporation (FWHFC) FWHFC-2012-05RESOLUTION NO. FWHFC-2012-OS
FORT WORTH HOUSING FINANCE CORPORATION
A RESOLUTION
AUTHORIZING AN ARCHITECT AGREEMENT FOR $97,800.00
WITH RPGA DESIGN GROUP, INC. FOR THE TERRELL
HEIGHTS INFILL PROJECT
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Fort Worth ("City") has adopted
development and revitalization of the City's affordable housing stocic as a strategic goal
and City citizens and the City Council have determined that quality, accessible,
affordable housing is needed for inoderate, low and very low income City citizens;
WHEREAS, the City Council established the Foi-t Woi-th Housing Fiilance
Coiporation (the "Corporation") in 1979 pursuant to Chapter 394, Texas Local
Government Code, to facilitate housing initiatives in the City, including but not liinited to
issuing tax exempt bonds, developing, rehabilitating and promoting housing, and
assisting low to inoderate income City citizens in acquiring quality, accessible, affordable
housing through lending and construction activities;
WHEREAS, the City receives grant funds from the United States Department of
Housing and Urban Development ("HUD") through the HOME Investinent Partnerships
Program ("HOME") with which the City promotes activities that expand the supply of
affordable housing and develop partnerships with local governments, lenders, private
industry and neighborhood-based non profit housing organizations to benefit low and
very low incoine City citizens by providing them with quality, accessible, affordable
housing;
WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of the Corporation adopted Resolutions on
November 3, 2009 and June 8, 2010 to approve and accept a contract with the City for
the use of up to $1,000,000.00 of the City's HOME funds to purchase eleven (11) lots
and rehabilitate or construct new single family infill housing in the Terrell Heights
neighborhood;
WHEREAS, it is necessary to hire an architect to design flooi-plans with
elevations for single family houses for the project that will coinplement the architectural
styles of the neighborhood and meet any specific neighborhood requirements, and also to
provide landscape architect services and construction documents, oversight and
administration; and
WHEREAS, the Board desires to enter into a contract with RPGA Design Group,
Inc. for $97,800.00 to provide architectural services for the Terrell Heights Infill Project
and to approve all related actions necessaiy for development of the project.
RESOLUTION NO. rWHFG2012-OS
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NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF
DIRECTORS OF THE FORT WORTH HOUSING FINANCE CORPORATION
(THE "BOARD"):
1. THAT the Board approves the execution and delivery of a contract by and
between the Corporation and RPGA Design Group, Inc. (the "Contract"), for
$97,800.00 to provide to provide architectural services for the Tei7e11 Heights
Neighborhood Infill Project.
2. THAT the Board approves all related activities necessary to prepare for the
construction or renovation of single family iniill houses for the project.
3. THAT Toln Higgins, General Manager of the Corporation, or Jesus J. Chapa,
Assistant General Manager of the Corporation, are authorized to execute and
deliver the Contract for and on behalf of the Corporation and any related
documents necessary to implement the Contract, and each inay extend, inodify
and amend the Contract, provided any such extensions, inodifications and
amendments are within the scope of the project, in compliance with City
Ordinances, and the goals and purposes of the Corporation as amended froin time
to time.
4. THAT this Resolution takes effect on the date of its adoption.
AND IT IS SO RESOLVED.
Adopted May 1, 2012.
FORT WORTH HOUSING FINANCE CORPORATION
By: _�' � k� 1-�9 � ��« �.�-----
Kathleen Hicics, President