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MEMORANDUM
To: Mayor, City Council, and City Manager
From: Valecia Tizeno, First Assistant City Attorney
Date: October 16, 2009
Subject: P. R. No. 15481; Council Meeting October 20, 2009
Attached is P. R. No. 15481 authorizing the City
Manager to execute an agreement with the South East Texas
Regional Planning Commission for the acceptance of a Social
Services Block Grant for Emergency Disaster Relief Funds
for Hurricanes Ike and Dolly. (CFDA No. 93-667).
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Attachments
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P. R. No. 15481
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RESOLUTION NO.
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO
EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT WITH THE SOUTH EAST TEXAS
REGIONAL PLANNING COMMISSION FOR THE
ACCEPTANCE OF A SOCIAL SERVICES BLOCR GRANT
WHEREAS, The City of Port Arthur applied for a Social Services
Black Grant for Disaster Funding from the South East Texas Regional
Planning Commission (SETRPC); and
WHEREAS, the City has been awarded $513,309 for continued
activities associated with recovery and/or expansion efforts as
they relate to Hurricanes Ike and Dolly; and
WHEREAS, $309,250 of the funding has been awarded for programs
that benefit At-Risk-Youth as to assist juveniles and their
families involved with the juvenile justice system; and
WHEREAS, $204,059 has been awarded for employment programs of
the PAEDC, who will serve as a sub-recipient of the City, as to
assist individuals in securing employment and acquiring
learning/life skills to promote opportunities for employment and
WHEREAS, PAEDC, the sub-recipient, will sign a Memorandum of
Understanding ("MOU") with the City of Port Arthur setting forth
the specific terms and conditions for the administration of their
program; and
WHEREAS, it is deemed in the best interests of the citizens to
enter into an agreement with SETRPC for the acceptance of a Social
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Services Block Grant in substantially the same form as attached
hereto as Exhibit "A"
WHEREAS, NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF PORT ARTHUR, TEXAS:
Section 1. That the facts and opinions in the preamble are
true and correct.
Section 2. That the City Manager is hereby authorized to
enter into an Agreement with SETRPC for the acceptance of a
Social Services Block Grant, in substantially the same form as
attached hereto as Exhibit "A"
Section 3. That a copy of the caption of this Resolution
be spread upon the Minutes of the City Council.
READ, ADOPTED AND APPROVED on this day of
A.D., 2009, at a Meeting of the City Council of
the City of Port Arthur, Texas, by the following vote:
AYES: Mayor
Councilmembers
NOES:
MAYOR
ATTEST:
CITY SECRETARY
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EXHIBIT "A"
(IS AVAILABLE FOR VIEWING IN
THE CITY SECRETARY'S OFFICE)