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""""~ CITY OF NORTH OLMSTED RESOLUTION NO. 2009 - 75 By: Mayor O'Grady A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE DIRECTOR OF PLANNING TO MAKE APPLICATION ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF NORTH OLMSTED FOR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT (CDBG) FUNDS THROUGH THE AMERICAN RECO VER Y AND REINVESTMENT A CT OF 2009 FOR RECONSTRUCTING A PORTION OF COUNTRY CLUB BOULEVARD NEAR GREAT NORTHERN MALL; AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO ACCEPT THE GRANT IF A WARDED; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. WHEREAS, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has awarded Cuyahoga County additional Community Development Block Grant ("CDBG") funding from federal dollars available under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act; and WHEREAS, Cuyahoga County proposes to make these funds available to its Urban County communities through a competitive application process in which cities may apply for grants of up to $500,000 for major infrastructure projects; and WHEREAS, it is the recommendation of the Director of Planning that the City apply for such a grant to reconstruct a portion of County Club Boulevard near Great Northern Mall; and WHEREAS, there is no local matching funds requirement for said grant; and WHEREAS, it is accordingly the desire of this Council to authorize the Director of Planning to make application for said additional CDBG funding for the said major infrastructure project in North Olmsted, and to authorize the Mayor to accept the additional CDBG funding for the City if awarded; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED B Y THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NORTH OLMSTED, COUNTY OF CUYAHOGA, AND STATE OF OHIO: SECTION 1: That this Council authorizes the Director of Planning, on behalf of the City of North Olmsted, to apply for an additional Community Development Block Grant of up to $500,000.00 made available to Urban County communities in Cuyahoga County from funding under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, for the purpose of reconstructing of a portion of Country Club Boulevard near Great Northern Mall; and further authorizes the Mayor to accept the grant and execute a contract and any and all other necessary papers, if a grant awarded.