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ORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS AUTHORIZING THE CITY
MANAGER TO SUBMIT FOR A GRANT WITH THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING
AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT FOR A CONTINUUM OF CARE HOMELESS
ASSISTANCE GRANT; AS AUTHORIZED AND REQUIRED BY THE MCKINNEY-
VENTO HOMELESS ASSISTANCE ACT OF 1987 AS AMENDEDAND AUTHORIZING
THE CITY MANAGER TAKE ALL NECESSARY ACTION TO OBTAIN THE GRANT;
AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE
WHEREAS, the City of Denton, Texas is concerned with the provision of services to
residents who are homeless and with providing decent housing, a suitable living environment,
and assisting homeless households to achieve self sufficiency; and
WHEREAS, the City of Denton, Texas, has developed and adopted a Continuum of Care
plan as part of the City's Consolidated Plan for Housing and Community Development to
support services for homeless and potentially homeless households; and
WHEREAS, the Continuum of Care plan includes development of a Homeless
Management Information System and continuation of the existing supportive housing programs;
and
WHEREAS, HelpNET, the current recipient of the grant desires to make a change in the
program because it seeks to be released from its obligations under the grant and the City of
Denton seeks to assume responsibility for those obligations; and
WHEREAS, the City needs to make a technical submission to the Department of Housing
and Urban Development to obtain the grant funds; and
WHEREAS, the City of Denton, Texas, intends to sub-contract with local social service
agencies to provide services through the Continuum of Care grant program; and
WHEREAS, the City Council deems it in the public interest to authorize the City
Manager to make submission for this Grant; NOW, THEREFORE,
THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DENTON HEREBY ORDAINS:
SECTION 1. That the City Council of the City of Denton, Texas, authorizes the City
Manager to sign and submit to the U.S. Department of Housing and Development and all
appropriate officials thereof, a grant submission and application, together with all necessary
certifications, grant agreements and other documents as well as appropriate resources for
entitlement of funds under the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act of 1987, as
amended, as necessary to obtain the Continuum of Care Homeless Assistance Grant to provide
services to homeless residents of Denton.
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SECTION 2. That the City Manager is authorized to take all other actions necessary to
obtain and administer this grant.
SECTION 3. That the Community Development Administrator is authorized, under the
supervision of the City Manager, to handle all fiscal and administrative matters relating to the
application and the administration of the Continuum of Care Homeless Assistance Grant, and all
other matters connected therewith.
SECTION 4. That the City Secretary is hereby authorized to furnish true, complete, and
correct copies of this ordinance to all interested parties.
SECTION 5. That this ordinance shall become effective immediately upon its passage
and approval.
PASSED AND APeROVEDthisthec'~ff~dayof ~t5~4~ ,2004.
EULINE BROCK, MAYOR
ATTEST:
JENNIFER WALTERS, C1TY SECRETARY
APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM:
HERBERT L. PROUTY, CITY ATTORNEY