8572-12 MOU w/ Parma Public Housing Agency

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REFERRED TO THE HOUSING COMMITTEE 4/16/12. RESOLUTION NO. 8572-12 BZ'~ Anderson, Bullock, Juris, Madigan, Nowlin, Smith. A RESOLUTION to take effect immediately provided it receives the vote of at least five (5) members of Council, or otherwise to take effect at the earliest period allowed by law, author- izing the Mayor to enter into a memorandum of understanding with the Parma Public Housing Agency and other communities that recognizes the rights and obligations of each community in which landlords accept public housing vouchers. WHEREAS, this administration recognizes the value of entering into a memorandum of understanding with the Parma Public Housing Agency for the reasons stated in the recitals of that document, the overarching reason being that the City wishes to ensure that landlords participating in the federal Housing Choice Voucher Program administered by the agency meet Lakewood's municipal housing standards; and WHEREAS, all contracts not specifically excepted by ordinance must be approved by Council pursuant to Section 111.02 of the Codified Ordinances; and WHEREAS, this Council by a vote of at least five (5) of its members determines that this resolution is an emergency measure, that it shall take effect at the earliest date possible as set forth in Article III, Sections 10 and 13 of the Second Amended Charter of the City of Lakewood, and that it is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public property, health, and safety and to provide for the usual daily operation of municipal departments in that the City wishes to show its leadership and aggressiveness in issues involving rental housing; now, therefore, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY OF LAKEWOOD, OHIO: Section 1. The Mayor is hereby authorized to enter into the memorandum of understand- ing attached hereto as Exhibit A with the Parma Public Housing Agency and other communities committing the City of Lakewood to the terms of that memorandum. Section 2. It is found and determined that all formal actions of this Council concerning and relating to the passage of this resolution were adopted in an open meeting of this council, and that all such deliberations of this Council and any of its committees that resulted in such formal action, were in meetings open to the public, in compliance with all legal requirements. Section 3. This resolution is hereby declared to be an emergency measure necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, property, health, safety and welfare in the City and for the usual daily operation of the City for the reasons set forth and defined in its preamble, and provided it receives the affirmative vote of at least five (5) members of Council this resolu- tion shall take effect and be in force immediately upon its adoption by the Council and approval