06-08-09 Common Council Meeting Agenda & Packet

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AN AGREEMENT AMONG THE CITIES OF SOUTH BEND, MISHAWAKA, AND THE COUNTY OF ST. JOSEPH EXTENDING THE ST. JOSEPH COUNTY HOUSING CONSORTIUM THIS AGREEMENT, entered into this 2009 by and among The City of South Bend, Indiana (South Bend), The City of Mishawaka, Indiana (Mishawaka), and The County of St. Joseph, Indiana (St. Joseph County); WITNESS TO: WHEREAS, on November 28,1990, the National Affordable Housing Act (NAHA) of 1990, also known as the Cranston-Gonzales Act, became law, to implement its stated goal that every American family be able to afford a decent home; and WHEREAS, NAHA requires any governmental unit to formulate and submit applicable plans in order to be eligible to receive funds from several existing federal programs, including Community Development Block Grants (CDBG), Emergency Shelter Grants (ESG), as well as to be eligible to receive funds from several new housing assistance programs created by NAHA, including the HOME Investment Partnerships Program (HOME); and WHEREAS, NAHA provides forthe designation of geographically contiguous units of general local government to participate as consortia in, and thereby be considered a single unit of general local government for purpose of, HOME; and WHEREAS, the Cities of South Bend and Mishawaka, and the County of St. Joseph, being contiguous units of general local government, formed a consortium forthe purposes of formulating and submitting required plans for the purpose of receiving an allocation and participating. in the HOME, CDBG, ESG, and all other housing programs administered by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) for which they may be eligible, and for the purpose of cooperating to undertake or to assist in the undertaking of housing assistance activities for HOME and other HUD programs, which consortium expires by its terms unless it is extended prior to December 31, 2009. NOW, THEREFORE, for and in consideration of the mutual covenants and promises contained herein, and pursuant to the authority granted the parties under 1. C. 36-1-7, the Indiana Interlocal Cooperation Act, the Cities of South Bend and Mishawaka, and the County of St. Joseph AGREE as follows: