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.• The Honorable Norman Malone June 19, 1990 Page 2 that your city will actually receive funds, only by joining Harris County in a cooperation agreement can your city participate as a beneficiary of Harass County CDBG funds. If you do not join Hams County, you may exercise an option to apply directly to the State Department of Commerce through the Houston-Galveston Area Council for CDBG funds under the Small Cities program. The cooperation agreement will expressly state that the City and County agree to "cooperate to undertake, or assist in undertaking, community renewal and lower income housing assistance activities, specifically urban renewal and publicly assisted housing." There will be no provision for withdrawal or termination prior to the end of the three-year period. The cooperation agreement will also contain a provision prohibiting Harris County CDBG funding for activities in or in support of any cooperative city that does not affirmatively further fair housing v~rithin its own jurisdiction or that impedes tY;e county's action to comply v~rith its fair housing certification. The actual cooperation agreements will be forwarded to you no later than July 2, 1990. In order to meet HUD deadlines, you are requested to notify this office and HUD by July 16, 1990, of your decision to either be included or ex lu a as a cooperative city. If your city decides to be included as a cooperative city, the executed cooperation agreement must be returned to this office by August 3, 1990. We would be happy to meet with members of your staff or your City Council to further explain this opportunity. If you have questions, please have your designee contact Cinda Calderon, Manager of Planning and Program Development, at (713) 626-5651. Attachment cc: Mr. R. D. Smith Office of Community Planning and Development Fort Worth Regional Office, Region VI P. O. Box 2905 Fort Worth, Texas 76113-2905 Attn: Ms. Linda Richards obi8~o6(wti) WLJ:cc