Approving an Agreement for Grant Application & Management Services and Authorizing the Execution

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RESOLUTION NO. A RESOLUTION OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA APPROVING AN AGREEMENT FOR GRANT APPLICATION AND MANAGEMENT SERVICES AND AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION THEREOF WHEREAS, the City of South Bend, Indiana, through its Department of Economic Development has established a Division of Financial and Program Management, the operations and performance of of which Division are recognized by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to be of such caliber as to qualify the City of South Bend to be eligible to administer programs funded through HUD, such as the Community Block Grant (CDBG) program; and WHEREAS, the City of South Bend, Indiana, through its Department of Economic Development has made application for, received, administered, and implemented a wide variety of state and federal grants for the past fifteen (15) years, employs a knowledgable and able staff, experienced in the application, administration and implementation of a wide variety of state and federally funded programs, and enjoys an excellent reputation with both state and federal housing and economic and community development officials as undertaking such activities in a professional, conscientious fashion; and WHEREAS, St. Joseph County is desirous of implementing within St. Joseph County a variety of state and federally funded housing, and economic and community development and other such programs but has neither the expertise or experience in applying for, administering or implementing such programs, nor an established system of financial and program management as is necessary to be eligible to receive such funding; and WHEREAS, the City of South Bend, through its Department of Economic Development is desirous of facilitating St. Joseph County in its desire to implement a variety of state and federally funded programs throughout St. Joseph County; and WHEREAS, I.C. 36 -1 -7, the Interlocal Cooperation Act, authorizes one or more governmental entities to exercise, jointly or by one entity on behalf of the others, powers that may be exercised by such units severally. WHEREAS, a substantially similar resolution will be approved by the County Council of St. Joseph County. NOW, THEREFORE, AND PURSUANT TO THE AUTHORITY GRANTED THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA UNDER I.C. 36 -1 -7, THE INDIANA INTERLOCAL COOPERATION ACT, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND AS FOLLOWS: Section I. THAT the Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana has considered and hereby finds it to be in the best interest of the City of South Bend, and its citizens, that the City of South Bend, through its Department of Economic Development provide grant application and management services to the St. Joseph County, Indiana, in order to assist St. Joseph County in efforts to implement various state and federal housing and economic and community development programs within St. Joseph County. Section II. THAT the Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana hereby authorizes the Mayor of the City of South Bend, Indiana to enter into an Agreement for Grant Application and Management Services, in form and substance the same as or similar tc that of the Agreement attached hereto.