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REGULAR MEETING
<br />Council Member Pfeifer.
<br />call vote of nine ayes.
<br />JULY 14, 1997
<br />The resolution was adopted by a roll
<br />RESOLUTION NO. 2480 -97 A RESOLUTION OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF
<br />THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA
<br />APPROVING AN AGREEMENT RE- ESTABLISHING
<br />THE ST. JOSEPH COUNTY HOUSING CONSORTIUM
<br />AND AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION THEREOF
<br />WHEREAS, on November 28, 1990, the National Affordable
<br />Housing Act (NAHA) of 1990, also known as the Cranston - Gonzales
<br />Act, became law, to implement its stated goal that every American
<br />family be able to afford a decent home; and
<br />WHEREAS, NAHA requires any governmental unit to formulate
<br />and submit appropriate plans in order to be eligible to receive
<br />funds from several existing federal programs, including Community
<br />Development Block Grant funds (CDBG), the HOME Investment
<br />Partnership Program (HOME), Emergency Shelter Grants (ESG), as
<br />well as to be eligible to receive funds from new housing
<br />assistance programs created by NAHA; and
<br />WHEREAS, NAHA provides for the designation of geographically
<br />contiguous units of general local government to participate as
<br />consortia in, and thereby be considered a single unit of general
<br />local government for purposes of HOME; and
<br />WHEREAS, I.C. 36 -1 -7, the Interlocal Cooperation Act,
<br />authorizing one or more governmental entities to exercise,
<br />jointly or by one entity on behalf of the others, powers that may
<br />be exercised by such units severally; and
<br />WHEREAS, pursuant to the Interlocal Cooperation Act, the
<br />Cities of South Bend and Mishawaka, and the County of St. Joseph,
<br />being contiguous units of general local government have formed
<br />the St. Jospeh Housing Consortium, which, by agreement of the
<br />member entities, is to terminate on December 31, 1997; and
<br />WHEREAS, the Cities of South Bend, Mishawaka, and St. Joseph
<br />County are desirous of re- establishing the Consortium for the
<br />purposes of receiving an allocation and participating in the
<br />HOME, CDBG, ESG, and all other housing programs administered by
<br />HUD for which they may be eligible, and for the purpose of
<br />cooperating to undertake or to assist in the undertaking of
<br />housing assistance activities for HOME and other HUD programs;
<br />and
<br />WHEREAS, substantially similar resolutions will be approved
<br />by the Mishawaka Common Council and the County of St. Joseph
<br />County.
<br />NOW, THEREFORE, AND PURSUANT TO THE AUTHORITY GRANTED THE
<br />CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA UNDER I.C. 36 -1 -7, THE INDIANA
<br />INTERLOCAL COOPERATION ACT, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMON COUNCIL
<br />OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND AS FOLLOWS:
<br />Section I. That the Common Council of the City of South
<br />Bend, Indiana has considered and hereby approves the re-
<br />establishment of and participation in the St. Joseph County
<br />Housing Consortium for purposes of the formulation, update,
<br />submission and implementation of applicable plans and programs
<br />and the implementation of the Home Investment Partnerships
<br />Program (HOME), Emergency Shelter Grants Programs (ESG) and other
<br />housing assistance programs funded by the Department of Housing
<br />and Urban Development (HUD) under the National Affordable Housing
<br />Act of 1990 (NAHA).
<br />Section II. That the Common Council of the City of South
<br />Bend, Indiana hereby authorizes the Mayor of the City of South
<br />Bend, Indiana to enter into an agreement re- establishing the St.
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