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?, . CITY OF NORTH OLMSTED RESOLUTION NO. 2007 - 51 By: Mayor O'Grady A RESOLUTION RETROA CTIVEL Y ACCEPTING A FY2007 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT ("CDBG') FROM CUYAHOGA COUNTY PROVIDING FUNDING FOR A PROJECT TO CONDUCT AN ASSESSMENT OF CITY FACILITIES AND SERVICES FOR COMPLIANCE WITH THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT (ADA), RATIFYING THE MAYOR'S ACTIONS IN EXECUTING A CONTRACT WITH CUYAHOGA COUNTY SETTING FORTH THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE GRANT, AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. WHEREAS, on October 17, 2006, this Council adopted Resolution No. 2006-167, authorizing and directing the Director of Planning to make application on behalf of the City for Community Development Block Grant ("CDBG") funding for a project to conduct an assessment of City facilities and services for compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA); and WHEREAS, earlier this year, the Cuyahoga County Department of Development announced that a grant in the amount of Thirty Thousand Dollars ($30,000.00) had been made to the City of North Olmsted for funding for the said ADA assessment project; and WHEREAS, it is the desire of this Council to retroactively accept the said grant and to ratify the actions of the Mayor in executing a contract with Cuyahoga County providing for the terms and conditions upon which the said award of funding has been made to the City; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NORTH OLMSTED, COUNTY OF CUYAHOGA, AND STATE OF OHIO: SECTION 1: That the City of North Olmsted retroactively accepts the FY2007 Community Development Block Grant ("CDBG") in the amount of Thirty Thousand Dollars ($30,000.00) for funding for a project to conduct an assessment of City facilities and services for compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), and ratifies the Mayor's actions in executing a contract with Cuyahoga County providing for the terms and conditions of the said grant. SECTION 2: That this Resolution is hereby declared to be an emergency measure immediately necessary for the preservation of the public health, safety, and welfare, and for• the further reason it is necessary that this legislation go into effect immediately to legalize City actions previously taken in connection with this project without formal Council approval, and further, provided it receives the affirmative vote of two-thirds of all members of the Council, it shall take effect and be in force immediately upon its passage and approval by the Mayor.