Approving changes in the Neighborhood Association Program contained in the first year Comprehensive Plan for the City Demonstration Agency

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RESOLUTION NO . 257-70 A RESOLUTION APPROVING CHANGES IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION PROGRAM CONTAINED IN THE FIRST YEAR COMPREHENSIVE PLAN FOR THE CITY DEMONSTRATION AGENCY . WHEREAS, the City of South Bend has executed a Grant Agreement with the United States dated August 3 , 1970 under which the United States agreed to assist the city in carrying out its comprehensive city demonstration program (Program) and certain projects and activities listed in the Grant Budget of the Grant Agreement; and WHEREAS, the Common Council of the City of South Bend, by Resolution No . 243-70 adopted July 20, 1970 , approved the first year comprehensive plan under said Grant Agreement; and WHEREAS , included as a citizen involvement component of the non-supplemental funded projects enumerated in said first year comprehensive plan was a proposal for the formation and staffing of a Neighborhood Association; and WHEREAS, said Neighborhood Association proposal called for a budget of $49 ,567, to be paid from funds to be provided by the U. S . Office of Economic Opportunity (O.E .O . ) ; and WHEREAS, the said Office of Economic Opportunity has not been able to make funds available for such purpose and it has now therefore become necessary to look to other sources of funds with which to finance said Neighborhood Association propos- al; and WHEREAS, there are and will continue to be unexpended and un-needed balances in the funds earmarked for other programs called for in said first year comprehensive plan sufficient to cover the cost of said Neighborhood Association proposal; and WHEREAS, said unexpended balances are in funds made availa- ble by the U. S . Department of Housing and Urban Development (H .U.D. ) , rather than the Office of Economic Opportunity ; and WHEREAS, the Model Neighborhood Planning Agency Board on Nov. 18, 1970 recommended implementation of the Neighborhood Association proposal at a revised budget of $35,167, for the period from Dec . 1, 1970 , through Nov. 30 , 1971, utilizing the unused H.U.D. funds ; and WHEREAS, the Department of Housing and Urban Development (H.U.D. ) in June of 1969 issued a handbook governing Administrative and Legal Policies and Procedures for the Execution Phase of the Model Cities Program, which is identified as CDA Letter No . 8, and further identified as MCGR 3100 . 8; and WHEREAS, according to paragraph 14 b ( 3) of said CDA Letter No . 8 the addition of a project or activity costing more than $25,000 . 00 requires local governing body approval;