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AN AGREEMENT AMONG THE CITIES OF SOUTH BEND, MISHAWAKA,AND THE <br /> COUNTY OF ST.JOSEPH EXTENDING THE ST.JOSEPH COUNTY HOUSING <br /> CONSORTIUM <br /> THIS INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT (Agreement) is entered into this <br /> day of 2018 by and among the City of South Bend, Indiana <br /> (South Bend),the City of Mishawaka, Indiana (Mishawaka), and The County of Saint <br /> Joseph, Indiana (St.Joseph County). <br /> RECITALS <br /> WHEREAS, on November 28, 1990,the National Affordable Housing Act <br /> (NAHA) of 1990, also known as the Cranston-Gonzales Act, became law,to <br /> implement its stated goal that every American family be able to afford a decent <br /> home; and <br /> WHEREAS, NAHA requires any governmental unit to formulate and submit <br /> applicable plans in order to be eligible to receive funds from several existing federal <br /> programs, including Community Development Block Grants (CDBG), Emergency <br /> Solutions Grant (ESG), and the HOME Investment Partnerships Program (HOME); <br /> and <br /> WHEREAS, NAHA provides for the designation of geographically contiguous <br /> units of general local government to participate as a consortia in, and thereby be <br /> considered a single unit of general local government for the purpose of HOME; and <br /> WHEREAS, South Bend, Mishawaka, and the St.Joseph County (collectively, <br /> :Consortium Members"), being contiguous units of general local government,first <br /> formed a consortium on August 27, 1991,with continual renewals every three <br /> years,for the purposes of formulating and submitting required plans for the <br /> purpose of receiving an allocation and participating in the HOME, CDBG, ESG,and all <br /> other housing programs administered by the Department of Housing and Urban <br /> Development (HUD) for which they maybe eligible, and for the purpose of <br /> cooperating to undertake or to assist in the undertaking of housing assistance <br /> activities for HOME and other HUD programs,which consortium expires by its terms <br /> unless it is extended prior to December 31, 2018; and <br /> WHEREAS, HUD's Notice CPD-06-04 and 24 CFR Parts 91 and 92 set forth <br /> requirements for a consortium agreement, and the intent of this Agreement is to <br /> comply with the Notice and CFR Parts 91 and 92. <br /> NOW, THEREFORE, for and in consideration of the mutual covenants and <br /> promises contained herein,and pursuant to the authority granted the parties under <br /> I.C. 36-1-7,the Indiana Interlocal Cooperation Act,the Consortium Members AGREE <br /> as follows: <br /> 1 <br />