HomeMy WebLinkAboutApproving an Agreement for Grant Application & Management Services and Authorizing the ExecutionNRES$OLIUTION
Passed by the Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana,
Attest:
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Presented by me to the Mayor of the City of South Bend. Indiana
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City Clerk
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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.
Section III.
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Mayor.
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This resolution shall be in full force and effect
adoption by the Common Council and approval by the