HomeMy WebLinkAboutApproving an Agreement Establishing St. Joseph County Housing Consortium & Authorizing the ExecutionAttest:
RESOLUTION
NO. 1883 -91
Passed by the Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana,
Attest
August 12, 91
Presented by me to the Mayor of the City of South Bend,
August 13, 91
Approved and signed by me
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RESOLUTION NO. / o983- V
A RESOLUTION OF THE COMMON COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA
APPROVING AN AGREEMENT ESTABLISHING
THE ST. JOSEPH COUNTY HOUSING CONSORTIUM
AND AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION THEREOF
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 a Comprehensive Housing Affordability Strategy (CHAS) plan in
order to be eligible to receive funds from several existing federal
programs, including Community Development Block Grants (CDBG), 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 for the 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 purposes of, HOME; and
WHEREAS, the Cities of South Bend and Mishawaka, and the County
of St. Joseph, being contiguous units of general local government,
are desirous of forming a consortium for the purposes of formulating
and submitting a CHAS for the purpose of receiving an allocation and
participating in the HOME, CDBG, and all other housing programs
administered by 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; 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; and
WHEREAS, substantially similar resolutions will be approved by
the Mishawaka Common Council and 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 approves the establishment of and
participation in the St. Joseph County Housing Consortium for
purposes of the formulation, update, submission and implementation of
a Consolidated Housing Affordability Strategy (CHAS) and the
implementation of the Home Investment Partnerships Program (HOME) and
other housing assistance programs funded by the Department of Housing
and Urban Development (HUD) under the National Affordable Housing Act
of 1990 (NAHA).
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 Establishing the St. Joseph County
Housing Consortium, in form and substance the same as or similar to
that of the Agreement attached hereto.
Section III. THAT the Common Council of the City of South Bend,
Indiana hereby confirms it commitment to the goals and the reality of
fair housing within the City of South Bend.
Section IV
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This resolution shall be in full force and effect
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Filed in Clerk's Office
AUG 7 1991