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BILL NO. 24-19
<br />RESOLUTION NO. 5082-24
<br />A RESOLUTION OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND,
<br />INDIANA, APPROVING AN AGREEMENT EXTENDING THE ST. JOSEPH COUNTY
<br />HOUSING CONSORTIUM AND AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION THEREOF
<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 that every
<br />American family be able to afford a decent home; and
<br />WHEREAS, NAHA requires any governmental unit to formulate and submit appropriate
<br />plans in order to be eligible to receive funds from several existing federal programs, including
<br />Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), the HOME Investment Partnership Program
<br />(HOME), Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG), as well as to be eligible to receive funds from new
<br />housing assistance programs created by NAHA; and
<br />WHEREAS, NAHA provides for the designation of geographically contiguous units of
<br />general local government to participate as consortium in, and thereby be considered a single unit of
<br />general local government, for purposes of HOME; and
<br />WHEREAS, I.C. Sec. 36-1-7, the Interlocal Cooperation Act, authorizes one or more
<br />governmental entities to exercise, jointly or by one entity on behalf of the others, powers that may be
<br />exercised by such units severally; and
<br />WHEREAS, pursuant to the lnterlocal Cooperation Act, the Cities of South Bend and
<br />Mishawaka, and the County of St. Joseph, being contiguous units of general local government
<br />have formed the St. Joseph Housing Consortium, which, by agreement of the member entities, is
<br />to terminate on December 31, 2024; and
<br />WHEREAS, the Cities of South Bend, Mishawaka, and St. Joseph County are desirous of re-
<br />establishing the Consortium for the purposes of receiving an allocation and participating in HOME,
<br />and all other housing programs administered by HUD for which they may be eligible, and for the
<br />purpose of cooperating to undertake or to assist in the undertaking of housing assistance activities for
<br />HOME and other HUD programs, including using a January 1st program year (hereinafter the
<br />"Agreement"); and
<br />WHEREAS, the Cities of South Bend, Mishawaka, and St. Joseph County are desirous of
<br />changing the Agreement to automatic renewals for which a new three-year resolution and agreement
<br />will not be required, subject to the amendment and "right to not participate" processes set forth in the
<br />Agreement; and
<br />WHEREAS, substantially similar resolutions will be approved by the St. Joseph County
<br />Council and the Mishawaka Common Council.
<br />NOW, THEREFORE, AND PURSUANT TO THE AUTHORITY GRANTED THE
<br />COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA UNDER I.C. 36-1-7,
<br />THE INDIANA INTERLOCAL COOPERATION ACT, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE
<br />COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND AS FOLLOWS:
<br />SECTION I. The Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana has considered and
<br />hereby approves the extension of and participation in the St. Joseph County Housing Consortium for
<br />purposes of the formulation, update, submission and implementation of applicable plans and
<br />programs and the implementation of the HOME Investment Partnerships Program (HOME),
<br />Emergency Solution Grant Programs (ESG), Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), and
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