7413-99 Cranston-Gonzales Nat'l Affordable Housing Act

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Referred to Housing Committee'6/7/99 RESOLUTION NO. 7413-99 BY: Corrigan, FitzGerald, George, Roth, Seelie, Skindell, Smith A RESOLUTION authorizing the Mayor of the City of Lakewood to enter into an amended and restated agreement with the cities of Cleveland Heights, Euclid, Parma and the County of Cuyahoga, Ohio for the continued operation of the Cuyahoga Housing Consortium to make joint application for and administer federal funds available under the HOME Program, said funding authorized by the Cranston-Gonzales National Affordable Housing Act of 1990. WHEREAS, the Congress of the United States has enacted the Cranston-Oonzales National Affordable Housing Act of 1990 (hereinafter referred to as the "Act"), which created the Home Investment in Affordable Housing Program (or "Home") to provide funds to states and local governments for acquisition, rehabilitation and new construction of affordable housing and tenant-based rental assistance; and WHEREAS, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development ("HUD") subsequently issued regulations set forth in 24 CFR Part 92 allowing units of general local government to enter into mutual cooperation agreements to form consortiums for the purpose of obtaining funding from the HOME Program; and WHEREAS, HOME's general purposes include an expansion of supply of decent, safe and sanitary housing, by strengthening the abilities of states and local governments to design and implement affordable housing strategies; and WHEREAS, on June 15, 1993, the City of Lakewood joined the cities of Cleveland Heights and Euclid in forming the Cuyahoga Housing Consortium, and were later joined by the City of Parma on September 19, 1995; and WHEREAS, on May 5, 1997, Lakewood City Council approved renewal of the City of Lakewood's continued participation in the Cuyahoga Housing Consortium; and WHEREAS, the City of Lakewood .desires to again renew its participation in the Cuyahoga Housing Consortium; and WHEREAS, Cleveland Heights, Lakewood, Euclid, Parma and Cuyahoga County desire to continue to enter into .affordable housing development activities which are directed toward the above stated general purposes, and for that reason, wish to continue to seek such federal funding as may be available to them pursuant to the Act; and WHEREAS, for the purposes of this consortium, Cuyahoga County is authorized by Cleveland Heights, Cuyahoga County, Euclid, Parma and Lakewood to continue to act in a representative capacity for all member units of general and local government and assumes overall responsibility for the consortium's HOME Program compliance with the requirements of