Res 2773 4/21/1981RESOLUTION NO. 1773
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO FILE AN
APPLICATION FOR SECTION 8 - HOUSING ASSISTANCE PAYMENTS
PROGRAM FOR EXISTING HOUSING UNDER TITLE II OF THE
HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ACT OF 1974 (PUBLIC
LAW 93-383)
WHEREAS, the City of Wichita Falls currently has an approved Section
8 Housing Assistance Payments Program in operation; and
WHEREAS, over 92% of the 225 authorized units are under lease; and
WHEREAS, over 250 qualified families are on the waiting list; and
WHEREAS, the 1979 Housing Assistance Plan, as amended, adopted by the
Board of Aldermen on January 2, 1980, indicates 54 additional units as a
current year goal; and
WHEREAS, the Department of Housing and Urban Development has issued
a notice of fund availability for fifty units for this metropolitan area.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN OF THE CITY
OF WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS, THAT:
The City Manager is hereby authorized to file an application for an
additional 50 units of Section 8 - Housing Assistance Payments Program for
Existing Housing and to execute an Annual Contributions Contract with the
Department of Housing and Urban Development for providing housing assistance
to lower income households. Such application shall contain an administrative
plan, an Equal Opportunity Housing Plan and certifications providing the
assurances which are required by the Act and by regulations issued thereunder
by the Department of Housing and Urban Development.
PASSED AND APPROVED THIS THEAy of 1981.
MAYOR
ATTEST:
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CITY CLERK
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