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e e . .....--...- .........- Hopris County Community Development Agency ,..rMS cau", 8.~t D~~ 1 1 A ~ \ / ...~ .,. eellELOp,.l't; .JON LINDSAY COUNTY..JUOGE LESTER A. SIMON DIRECTOR July 27, 1984 The Honorable Virginia Cline City of La Porte P.O. Box 1115 La Porte, Texas 77571 Dear Mayor Cline: The Community Development Agency is continuing the formal procedures to qualify for participation in fiscal year 1985 for Community Development Block Grant funds under Title I of the Housing and Community Develop- ment Act of 1974, as'amended. We have been pleased to serve your city as a part of the Harris County Community Development Block Grant prog- ram and desire to continue in our cooperative efforts. Each triennial year your city has the option to join with us in a for- mal agreement stating that Harris County Community Development Agency may include your population in our population count. As the amount of our grant depends upon our population count, if you choose to "opt out", we are unable to count your population in our base, thus reducing the amount of the grant. Our grant is aimed spe~~fica11y at low and moderate income neighbor- hoods which need improvements such as housing rehabilitation; neighbor- hood parks; demolition of unsafe, abandoned structures; water and sew- er; streets, drainage, and walkways; and fire equipment. Although this grant directly benefits low and moderate income neighbor- hoods, it aids in the improvement of Harris County as a whole. Partici- pation by your city increases our funding, which enables Ha~ris County Community Development Agency in the delivery of physical improvements and human services throughout our target areas. "Opt in" cities also have the opportunity to select a citizen representative to our Advisory Task Force, which reviews and comment on all CDBG projects. We are instructed by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to inform you of the following: 1.) That your city cannot be the beneficiary of 1985 Community Development Block Grant'funds if it "opts out" or cancels the agreement. A new decision must be made for each triennial year even though the city has "opted out" in a previous year; 2.) That your city cannot apply for discretionary balance funds (Small Cities Program) in fiscal year 1985 if it is participating with Harris County. This also applies to any portion of the city 3100 TIMMONS LANE · SUITE 202 HOUSTON. TEXAS 77027 · 713/626-5651 /; .:2-