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REFERRED TO THE HOUSING COI~ITTEE 5/20/02.
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<br />RESOLUTION NO. 7665-02
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<br />BY: Corrigan, Dunn, FitzGerald, George,
<br /> Roth, Seelie, Skindell.
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<br /> An EaMEROENCY RESOLUTION authorizing the Mayor of the City of Lakewood
<br />to enterinto an amended and restated agreement with the cities of Cleveland Heights, Euclid,
<br />Parma and the County of Cuyahoga, Ohio for the continued operation of the Cuyahoga Housing
<br />Consortium to make joint application for and administer federal funds available under the
<br />HOME Program, said funding authorized by the Cranston-Gonzaies National Affordable
<br />Housing Act of 1990.
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<br /> WHEREAS, the Congress of the United States has enacted the Cranston-Gonzales
<br />National Affordable Housing Actof 1990 (hereinafter referred to as the "Act"), which created
<br />the Home Investment in Affordable Housing Program (or "HOME") to provide funds to states
<br />and local governments for acquisition, rehabilitation and new construction of affordable
<br />housing and tenant-based rental assistance; and
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<br /> WHEREAS,' the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development ("HUD")
<br />subsequently issued regulations set forth in 24 CFR Part 92 allowing units of general local
<br />government to enter into mutual cooperation agreements to form consortiums for the purpose of
<br />obtaining funding from the HOME Program; and
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<br /> WHEREAS, HOME's general purposes include an expansion of supply of decent,
<br />safe and sanitary housing, by strengthening the abilities of states and local governments to
<br />design and implement affordable housing strategies; and
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<br /> WHEREAS, on June 15, 1993, the City of Lakewood joined the cities of Cleveland
<br />Heights and Euclid in forming .the Cuyahoga Housing Consortium, and were later joined by the
<br />City of Parma on September 19, 1995; and
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<br /> WHEREAS, on May 5, 1997 and June 21, 1999, Lakewood City Council approved
<br />renewal of the City of Lakewood's continued participation in the Cuyahoga Housing
<br />Consortium; and
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<br /> WHEREAS, the City of Lakewood desires to again renew its participation in the
<br />Cuyahogn Housing Consortium; and
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<br /> WHEREAS, Lakewood, Cleveland Heights, Euclid, Parma and Cuyahoga County
<br />desire to continue to enter into affordable housing development activities which are directed
<br />toward the above stated general 'purposes, and for that reason, wish to continue to seek such
<br />federal funding as may be available to them pursuant to the Act; and
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<br /> WHEREAS, for the purposes of this consortium, Cuyahoga County is authorized by
<br />Lakewood, Cleveland Heights, Cuyaboga County, Euclid and Parma to continue to act in a
<br />representative capacity for ail member units of general and local government and assumes
<br />overall responsibility for the consortium's HOME Program compliance with the requirements of
<br />the National Affordable Housing Act; and
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<br /> WHEREAS, Lakewood, Cleveland Heights, Euclid, Parma and Cuyaboga County
<br />have authority to enter into such an agreement pursuant to Section 307.15 of the Ohio Revised
<br />Code; and
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<br /> WHEREAS, it is agreed that the objectives of the Act are best met within
<br />Lakewood, Cleveland Heights, Euclid, Parma and those areas of Cuyahoga County that
<br />comprise the Urban County Community Development. Block Grant entitlement area through
<br />cooperative efforts, and that the parties should join together in affordable housing development
<br />activities; and
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