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REGULAR MEETING JUNE 8, 2009 s/Derek D. Dieter Member of the Common Council Councilmember LaFountain, Chairperson, Personnel and Finance Committee reported that this committee held a Public Hearing on this bill this afternoon and voted to send it to the full Council with a favorable recommendation. th Winona Hays, Ordinance Violations Bureau Clerk, 4 Floor County-City Building, 227 W. Jefferson Blvd., South Bend, Indiana, made the presentation for this bill. Ms. Hays advised that the renewal application for operation of Scrap Metal/Junk Dealers/Recycling Operation has received favorable recommendation from the Police Department, Fire Inspection Bureau, Water Works, Department of Code Enforcement and the Building Department. The applicant Indiana Auto Parts, 3300 S. Main Street has met all of the requirements of the ordinance. Ms. Hays asked for the Council’s favorable consideration. A Public Hearing was held on the Resolution at this time. There being no one present wishing to speak to the Council either in favor of or in opposition to this Resolution, Councilmember Varner made a motion to adopt this Resolution. Councilmember LaFountain seconded the motion which carried and the Resolution was adopted by a roll call vote of eight (8) ayes. RESOLUTION NO. 3976-09 A RESOLUTION OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA APPROVING AN AGREEMENT EXTENDING 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 appropriate plans in order to be eligible to receive funds from several existing federal programs, including Community Development Block Grants (CDBG), the HOME Investment Partnership Program (HOME), Emergency Shelter Grants (ESG), as well as to be eligible to receive funds from new housing assistance programs created by NAHA; 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, 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, pursuant to the lnterlocal Cooperation Act, the Cities of South Bend and Mishawaka, and the County of St. Joseph, being contiguous units of general local government have formed the St. Joseph Housing Consortium, which, by agreement of the member entities, is to terminate on December 31, 2009; and 24