Res 2504 4/15/1980RESOLUTION NO. 9(
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 98% of the 207 authorized units are under lease; and
WHEREAS, over 200 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 92 additional units as a current
year goal; and
WHEREAS, the Department of Housing and Urban Development has issued a
notice of fund availability for eighteen 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 18 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 THE 15 day of April 1980.
MAYOR
ATTEST:
CITY CLERK