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AN AGREEMENT AMONG THE CITIES OF SOUTH BEND, fMISHAWAKA, AND THE <br /> COUNTY OF ST. JOSEPH EXTENDING THE ST. JOSEPH COUNTY HOUSING <br /> CONSORTIUM <br /> THIS AGREEMENT,entered into this 2012 by and among The <br /> City of South Bend, Indiana (South Bend), The City of Mishawaka, Indiana (Mishawaka), <br /> and The County of St. Joseph, Indiana (St. Joseph County); <br /> WITNESS TO: <br /> WHEREAS, on November 28,1990, the National Affordable Housing Act(NAHA) of <br /> 1990, also known as the Cranston-Gonzales Act, became law, to implement its stated goal <br /> that every American family be able to afford a decent 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 Shelter <br /> Grants (ESG), as well as to be eligible to receive funds from several new housing <br /> assistance programs created by NAHA, including the HOME Investment Partnerships <br /> Program (HOME); and <br /> WHEREAS, NAHA provides for the designation of geographically contiguous units of <br /> general local government to participate as consortia in, and thereby be considered a single <br /> unit of general local government for purpose of, HOME; and <br /> WHEREAS, the Cities of South Bend and Mishawaka, and the County of St. Joseph, <br /> being contiguous units of general local government, formed a consortium for the purposes <br /> of formulating and submitting required plans for the purpose of receiving an allocation and <br /> participating in the HOME, CDBG, ESG, and all other housing programs administered by <br /> the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) for which they may be eligible, <br /> and for the purpose of cooperating to undertake or to assist in the undertaking of housing <br /> assistance activities for HOME and other HUD programs, which consortium expires by its <br /> terms unless it is extended prior to December 31, 2012, <br /> NOW, THEREFORE, for and in consideration of the mutual covenants and promises <br /> contained herein, and pursuant to the authority granted the parties under I. C. 36-1-7, the <br /> Indiana Interlocal Cooperation Act, the Cities of South Bend and Mishawaka, and the <br /> County of St. Joseph AGREE as follows: <br /> 1 <br />