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TO: Stephen Fitzgibbons, City Manage
FROM: Rebecca Underhill, Assistant City
DATE: February 3, 2010
RE: P. R. # 15724
RECOMMENDATION:
I recommend that the City Council adopt Proposed Resolution #15724 to schedule a date and time
for City Council to conduct Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) interviews with not-
for-profit organizations for the 2010 CDBG program.
BACKGROUND:
The City of Port Arthur is an Entitlement community that receives CDBG and HOME funding
annually.
Staff solicited and received funding requests from twenty-one organizations. These requests were
provided to the City Council on January 26, 2010. The Council is asked to set a date and time for
their interviews of the applicants. Suggested dates are: February 23, 2010 after the morning
council meeting or February 16, 2010 at a special council session.
BUDGETARY/FISCAL IMPACT:
Funding source is the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).
STAFFING/EMPLOYEE EFFECT:
Funding will not have an effect on our staffing level.
SUMMARY:
I recommend that the City Council adopt Proposed Resolution #15724.
P. R. 15724
02/03/2010 ME-Grants Management
RESOLUTION NUMBER
A RESOLUTION TO SCHEDULE A DATE AND TIME FOR CITY
COUNCIL TO CONDUCT COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK
GRANT (CDBG) INTERVIEWS WITH NOT-FOR-PROFIT
ORGANIZATIONS FOR THE 2010 CDBG PROGRAM.
WHEREAS; the City of Port Arthur's CDBG guidelines states that City
Council review and approve all CDBG proposals from interested persons and organizations;
and,
'WHEREAS, the City Council has received the requests from non-profit
organizations; and,
WHEREAS, the City Council will schedule a date and time to conduct the-
CDBG interviews with not-for-profit organizations for the 2010 CDBG program; Now,
Therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
PORT ARTHUR:
THAT Port Arthur City Council will hold CDBG interviews the
day of February starting at ;and,
THAT a copy of the caption of this Resolution be spread upon the minutes of
the City Council.
READ, ADOPTED AND APPROVED this day
of A.D., 2010 at a Regulaz Meeting of the City Council of the
City of Port Arthur, Texas by the following vote: AYES:
MAYOR
NOES:
ATTEST:
MAYOR
CITY SECRETARY
APPROVED FOR FORM:
CITY ATTORNEY
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APPROVED FOR ADMINISTRATION:
CITY MANAGER
APPROVED FOR AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS:
DIItECTOR OF FINANCE
BECCA UNDERHILL
ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER -ADMINISTRATION