2020-18 FY20-FY24 HUD Five-Year Consolidated Plan

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Referred to Finance 03/02/20 RESOLUTION NO. 2020-18 BY: Bullock, Kepple,, Litten,, Neff O'Malley, Rader, Shachner A RESOLUTION to take effect immediately provided it receives the affirmative vote of at least two thirds of the members of Council, or otherwise to take effect and be in force after the earliest period allowed by law, authorizing and directing the Mayor to submit Lakewood's FY20-FY24 Five Year Consolidated Plan, as approved by the. Citizens Advisory Committee (CAC), to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development '(HUD) which includes dollar allocations and activities to be funded with federal Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG), and HOME Investment Partnership Program (HOME) resources during the abovementioned five-year period and incorporates the City's FY20 Annual Action Plan which serves as the City's application to HUD for FY 2020 CDBG, ESG, and HOME funds. WHEREAS, the Secretary of HUD is authorized by various federal acts to make grants to units of general local government to finance community development and homelessness programs; and WHEREAS, the City of Lakewood is required, with the participation and approval of its Citizens Advisory Committee (CAC), to submit at five-year intervals a Consolidated Plan to HUD that includes the City's community development objectives, a description of activities to be undertaken, a budget, and certifications in the form of assurances, and; WHEREAS, as set forth in Section 2.12 of the Third Amended Charter of the city of Lakewood, this Council by a vote of at least two thirds of its members determines that this resolution is an emergency measure and that it shall take effect immediately, 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 order to meet the annual HUD application deadline for federal funds. Now, therefore, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY OF LAKEWOOD, OHIO: Section 1. The Mayor is hereby authorized and directed to submit to HUD Lakewood's FY 2020 - 2024 Consolidated Plan, as approved by the CAC, and all amendments thereto and all understandings and assurances contained therein. Section 2. The Mayor is hereby authorized and directed to act in connection with submission of the FY20 - FY24 Consolidated Plan., to provide such additional information as may be required and to enter into any and all agreements necessary to accept funds under these programs. Section 3. 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.