9098-19 Tittle III of the Older American's Act, 2020-21 Proposal

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Anderson, Bullock, George, Litten, O'Leary, RESOLUTION NO. 9098 -19 BY: O'Malley, Hader 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 the Mayor or his designee to apply for and enter into an agreement with the Western Reserve Area Agency on Aging for title III of the Older Americans Act, Senior Community Services for the 2020 -2021 program years. WHEREAS, the City of Lakewood received notification from Western Reserve Area Agency on Aging of the deadline for proposals to accept funding under Title III of the Older Americans Act for the Senior Community Services program for the 2020 and 2021 program years, such deadline being October 7, 2019; and WHEREAS, the WRAAA Request for Proposal requires the City of Lakewood to produce a resolution permitting contracting authority and authority to submit a proposal along with the proposal; 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 property, health, and safety and to provide for the usual daily operation of municipal departments in that this legisla- tion is necessary to include this resolution with the proposal for 2020 -2021 Senior Com- munity Services programs and the proposal is due on or before October 7, 2019; now, therefore, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY OF LAKEWOOD, OHIO: Section 1. The Mayor or his designee is hereby authorized to enter into an agreement with the Western Reserve Area Agency on Aging for Title III of the Older Americans Act, Senior Community Services for the 2020 -21 program years. Section 2. The Mayor or his designee is hereby authorized to submit a grant pro- posal to Western Reserve Area Agency on Aging for the provision of program services for the 2020 and 2021 program years. Section 3. It is found and determined that all formal actions of this Council con- cerning 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 of any of its committees that resulted in such formal action were in meetings open to the public, in compliance with all legal requirements. Section 4. This resolution is hereby declared to be an emergency measure neces- sary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, property, health, safety and wel- fare in the City and for the usual daily operation of the City for the reasons set forth and