19790306 r-79-2RESOLUTION NO. R-79-2
RESOLUTION FINDING THE NEED FOR A HOUSING AUTHORITY
AND AUTHORIZING A COOPERATION AGREEMENT WITH FAIRFAX
COUNTY REDEVELOPMENT AND HOUSING AUTHORITY
WHEREAS, the City of Fairfax does not have a redevelopment
and housing authority which possesses the essential community
development and housing assistance powers pursuant to Title 36
of the Code of Virginia; and
WHEREAS, the Fairfax County Redevelopment and Housing
Authority (hereinafter called "Authority") possesses essential
community development and housing assistance powers pursuant
to Title 36 of the Code of Virginia, which powers include the
ability to prepare, carry out, acquire, lease and operate
housing projects and to provide for the development, planning,
undertaking, operating, construction, reconstruction, improve-
ment, alteration, repair and financing of any housing project
or any part thereof; and
WHEREAS, Section 15.1-21 of the Code of Virginia of 1950,
as amended, allows political subdivisions of the State to enter
into agreements providing for the joint or cooperative exercise
of powers; and
WHEREAS, Section 36-23 of the Code of Virginia of 1950,
as amended, enables the Authority to enter into a cooperation
agreement after public hearing and adoption of a resolution by
the City Council (hereinafter called "Council") declaring the
need for the Authority to exercise its powers within the City;
and
WHEREAS, after public hearing, the Council finds that there
are insanitary or unsafe inhabited dwelling accommodations
existing in the City, or that there is a shortage of safe or
sanitary dwelling accommodations in the City available to
persons of low income at rentals they can afford; and
WHEREAS, after public hearing, the Council finds that the
aforementioned conditions can best be remedied through the
exercise of the powers of the Fairfax County Redevelopment
and Housing Authority within the City of Fairfax;
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NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED by the City of Fairfa~
Virginia, that the City shall enter into a cooperation agree-
ment with the Fairfax County Redevelopment and Housing Authority
for it to exercise its powers within the City pursuant to Code
of Virginia, Section 36-23, as amended, and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Manager of the City of
Fairfax is hereby authorized and directed to enter into a cooper
ation a§reement in substantially the form presented to the City
Council of the City of Fairfax on this date with this resolution
Adopted: March 6, 1979
ATTEST:
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Cit~ C l'erk