RE 05-25-99.1 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF COPPELL, TEXAS
RESOLUTION NO. 052599.1
A RESOLUTION FOR THE CITY OF COPPELL, TEXAS, AUTHORIZING THE
MAYOR EXECUTE THE APPROPRIATE COOPERATION AGREEMENT FOR
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT FUNDS WITH DALLAS COUNTY,
TEXAS.
WHEREAS, the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 created the Urban
County Community Block Grant program; and,
WHEREAS, Dallas County, Texas, is applying to the U.S. Department of Housing and
Urban Development for granting entitlement under the aforementioned law; and,
WHEREAS, in order to qualify for this status, Dallas County must enter into cooperative
agreements with local governments to have the collective population of the City of less than One
Hundred Thousand (100,000) people to participate in such program; and,
WHEREAS, Texas cities and counties are authorized under Chapter 373 of the TEXAS
LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE and the Section 381 of the TEXAS LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE to
conduct essential Housing and Community Development activities; and,
WHEREAS, Texas cities and counties are authorized under Chapter 771 of the TEXAS
GOVERNMENT CODE to enter into cooperative agreements with one another.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF COPPELL, TEXAS,
SECTION 1. That the City of Coppell, Texas, desires to participate with Dallas County
in the Urban County Community Development Block program, herein after referred to as
"CDBG".
SECTION 2. The City hereby authorizes the Mayor to execute, along with the
City Manager, the Agreement, which is attached hereto and incorporated herein by
reference, for cooperation to acquire CDBG/Home program funds. That both the Mayor
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and City Manager are authorized to execute their signatures on said Agreement as the act
of the City in this matter.
SECTION 3, That all provisions of the Ordinances of the City of Coppell, Texas,
in conflict with the provisions of this ordinance be, and the same are hereby, repealed, and
ail other provisions not in conflict with the provisions of this ordinance shall remain in full
force and effect.
SECTION 4. That should any word, sentence, paragraph, subdivision, clause, phrase or
section of this ordinance, or of the Code of Ordinances, as amended hereby, be adjudged or held to
be void or unconstitutional, the same shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of said
ordinance or the Code of Ordinances, as amended hereby, which shall remain in full force and
effect.
SECTION 5. This Resolution shall become effective immediately from and after
its passage and it is accordingly so resolved.
DULY RESOLVED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Coppell, Texas,
on this the ~day of~, 1999.
CAN~'Y SHEEHA/q,'~AYOR
ATTEST:
ITY SECRETARY
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ROBERT E. HAi~E15,., 'eJ~- ATTORNEY
(REH/cdb 07/26/99)
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