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AN AGREEMENT AMONG THE CITIES OF SOUTH BEND,MISHAWAIU,AND THE <br /> COUNTY OF ST.JOSEPH EXTENDING THE ST.JOSEPH COUNTY HOUSING <br /> CONSORTIUM <br /> 'HIS 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 /> I <br /> WHEREAS,South Bend,Mishawaka, and the St.Joseph County(collectively, <br /> :Consortium Members"),being contiguous units of general local government,first E <br /> formed a consortium on August 27, 1991,with continual renewals every three f <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 farts 91 and 92 set forth <br /> requirements for a consortium agreement, and the intent of this Agreement is to 1 <br /> comply with the Notice and CFR farts 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 />