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REFERRED TO THE HOUSING COMMITTEE 12%17%12. RESOLUTION NO. 8629-12 BY' Anderson, Bullock, Juris, Madigan, Nowlin, Powers. A RESOLUTION to take effect immediately provided it received the affirmative vote of at least five (5) members of Council or otherwise, it shall take effect and be in force after the earliest period allowed by law, authorizing the Mayor or his designee, on behalf of the City, to enter into amended agreements with Cuyahoga County to extend the time in which the City of Lakewood has to spend fimds under the Neighborhood Stabilization III (NSP III) area grant. WHEREAS, the original agreement with the County for NSP III funds expired January 11, 2013 ;and WHEREAS, there are still funds and projects remaining that are subject to this Agreement; and WHEREAS, due to the length of time necessary to acquire and rehab properties, further extensions of the Agreement are needed; and WHEREAS, this Council by a vote of at least five (5) of its members determines that this resohrtion is an emergency measure, and that this resolution 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 peace, property, health and safety, and to provide for the usual daily operation of municipal departments in that the all program funds must be expended by January 11, 2013 under the current Agreement. Now Therefore, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY OF LAKEWOOD, OHIO Section 1. That the Mayor or his designee, on behalf of the City, is hereby authorized, on behalf of the Ciry, to enter into amended agreements as necessary with Cuyahoga County to extend the length of time in which the City of Lakewood has to expend funds under the Neighborhood Stabilization III grant program. Section 2. It is found and determined that all formal actions of this Council concerning and relating to the passage of this resohrtion 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 the preamble