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CC Resolution No. 2683RESOLUTION NO. 2683 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN, TEXAS, AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO SUBMIT A GRANT APPLICATION TO THE TEXAS GENERAL LAND OFFICE (GLO) FOR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT - MITIGATION (CDBG-MIT) PROGRAM; AUTHORIZING A CASH MATCH; DESIGNATING AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE; AUTHORIZING THE REPRESENTATIVE TO ACCEPT OR AFFIRM ANY GRANT AWARD THAT MAY RESULT THEREFROM; AND PROVIDING FOR THE EFFECTIVE DATE THEREOF. ************************************************************************************ WHEREAS, Hurricane Harvey (DR-4332), 2016 Flood (DR-4269), and the 2015 Flood (DR- 4223) severely impacted the City of Baytown; and WHEREAS, the City of Baytown desires to increase resilience to disasters and reduce or eliminate the long-term risk of loss of life, injury, damage to and loss of property, and suffering and hardship, by lessening the impact of future disasters; and WHEREAS, the City of Baytown desires a viable community, including decent housing and a suitable living environment and expanding economic opportunities, principally for persons of low - to -moderate income; and WHEREAS, the City of Baytown aims to affirmatively further fair housing by identifying projects that overcome or do not increase patterns of residential segregation based on race, color, religion, national origin, sex, disability or family status; and WHEREAS, it is necessary and in the best interests of the City of Baytown to apply for funding under the Community Development Block Grant Mitigation (CDBG-MIT) Program; NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN, TEXAS: Section 1: That the City Manager of the City of Baytown is hereby authorized to submit a grant application to the Texas General Land Office (GLO) for Community Development Block Grant - Mitigation (CDBG-MIT) Program for sewer improvements at the East District Wastewater Treatment Plant in an amount not to exceed THIRTY-TWO MILLION THREE HUNDRED NINETY-FOUR THOUSAND ONE HUNDRED THIRTEEN AND 86/100 DOLLARS ($32,394,113.00). Section 2: That the City Council of the City of Baytown hereby authorizes a cash match of 1 ° o of the amount awarded pursuant to the grant application submitted in accordance with Section 1 hereinabove. Section 3: That the City Manager is hereby designated as the authorized representative forall purposes under this grant. Section 4: That the City Manager of the City of Baytown is hereby authorized to accept or affirm any grant award that may result from the above application. Section 5: That all funds will be used in accordance with all applicable federal, state, local and programmatic requirements, including, but not limited to, procurement, environmental review, labor standards, real property acquisition, fair housing, and civil rights requirements. Section 6: This resolution shall take effect immediately from and after its passage by the City Council of the City of Baytown. INTRODUCED, READ, AND PASSED by the affirmative vote of the City Council of the City of Baytown this 22"d day of October, 2020. BRANDON CAPETILLO, Mayor AT ' ST: gp,YTOWA, LETICIA BRYSCH, it Clerk -a •.• 0% APPROVED AS TO FORM: op, • y QAJ°• P KAREN HORNER, City Attorney \ R:1Karen Homer, Documents,FiImCity Council Resolutions\2020 October 22 CDBG-MIT for EDW WTP.docx