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. . e RESOLUTION NO. 83- 16 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE, AUTHOR- IZING AN APPLICATION FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FROM THE CITY OF LA PORTE TO THE TEXAS COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM EMERGENCY/ DISCRETIONARY FUND, FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE IN HURRICANE ALICIA STORM DAMAGE TO THE CITY OF LA PORTE. BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE: Section 1. The City Council of the City of La Porte finds, determines and declares that the Ci ty of La Porte and its resi- dents have incurred, and will incur, substantial costs, estimated to be in excess of One Million Dollars ($1,000,000.00), to clean ~ up brush and debris, and to repair damaged public facilities, as a result of Hurricane Alicia. Section 2. The Ci ty of La Porte has appl ied for a One Million Dollar ($1,000,00 O. 00) grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency, and it is anticipated that the Federal Emer- gency Management Agency (FEMA) will pay seventy-f ive per cent (75%), or Seven Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($750,000.00), of the One Million Dollar ($1,000,000.00) estimated cost to the Ci ty of La Porte. The Ci ty Council of the Ci ty of La Porte hereby authorizes Jack Owen, City Manager of the City of La Porte, . to execute and deliver all necessary documents on behalf of the City of La Porte, to the Texas Community Development Program Emergency/Discretonary Fund, to apply for a grant of Two Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($250,000.00), to cover the remaining twenty-f ive per cent (25%) of the Ci ty of La Porte I s estimated cost of cleanup and repai r. The City Manager is authorized to make all appropriate filings with the Texas Department of Com- munity Affairs, and the Houston-Galveston Area Council Regional Review Committee, and any other appropriate agencies, for finan- cial assistance. . Section 3. This Resolution shall be effective from and after its passage and approval.