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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC RESO 13,407RESOLUTION NO. 13,407 RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NATIONAL CITY, CALIFORNIA AUTHORIZING EXECUTION OF A COOPERATION AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO AND THE CITY OF NATIONAL CITY FOR A COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM, SEVENTH YEAR (1981) WHEREAS, the City of National City, as a "hold harmless City", under the U. S. Housing & Community Development Act of 1974, as amended, applied for and obtained Community Development Block Grant Program funds pursuant to the Act in each of Program Years One through Five, 1974 through 1979; and WHEREAS, pursuant to said Act and administrative regulations pertaining thereto, hold harmless cities were phased out as entitlement cities, after the Fifth program year (unless over 50,000 in population) and therefor must cooperate in the Community Development Block Grant Program through agreement with their respective urban county government if they wish to be funded; and WHEREAS, the City of National City did cooporate with the County of San Diego in the Sixth Program Year (1980) and anticipates receiving funds for said Program Year; and WHEREAS, the County of San Diego has offered an acceptable form of agreement for this purpose for the Seventh Program Year (1981), which has been approved by the U. S. Department of Housing & Urban Development, and the City wishes to participate in the County's Community Development Block Grant Program in the Seventh program year (1981); NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of National City that the Mayor is hereby authorized to execute, on behalf of the City, an agreement entitled "A Cooperation Agreement Between the County of San Diego and the City of National City for a Community Development Program" for the Seventh Community Development Block Grant Program Year (1981); and the City Clerk is authorized to attest thereto. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Mayor and the City Attorney are authorized to execute the Assurances appended to said Agreement. A copy of said Agreement is on file in the office of the City's Clerk and reference is hereby made to all particulars contained therein. PASSED AND ADOPTED this 5th day of August, 1980. Kile Morgan, $ayor ATTEST: Ion- Campbell, City Clerk 4% iBIT A d, A COOPERATION AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO AND THE CITY OF NATIONAL CITY FOR A COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM THIS AGREEMENT is made and entered into this // day of ,dQ41ttith i 1980,, by and between the County of San Diego, a political subdivision of the State of California, hereinafter called "County", and the City of National City, a municipal corporation of the State of California, located in the County of San Diego, hereinafter called "City". WITNESSETH: RECITAL A. In 1974, the U. S. Congress enacted and the President signed a law entitled, The Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, herein called the "Act." The said Act is omnibus legislation relating to Federal involvement in a wide range of housing and community development activities and contains eight separate titles. RECITAL B. Title I of the Act is entitled, Community Development, and consolidates several existing categorical programs for housing and community development into new programs for such housing and development under block financial grants. The primary objectives of Title I are the improvement and development of metropolitan cities and urban counties or communities by providing financial assistance annually for area -wide plans and programs of public housing, public services and public works. RECITAL C. The County of San Diego has heretofore requested of the Department of Housing and Urban Development that it be qualified as an urban county and thereby become eligible for financial entitlements to receive Housing and Community Development Block Grant funds. Pursuant thereto, the County has been informed preliminarily, subject to final determination, that it will qualify as an urban county and be eligible for funds. • RECITAL D. ' The Housing and Community Development Block Grant Regulations issued pursuant to the Act (the Regulations) provide that qualified urban counties must submit an application to the Department of Housing and Urban Development for funds and that cities and smaller communities within the metropolitan area not qualifying as metropolitan cities may join the County in said application and thereby become a part of a more comprehensive County effort. RECITAL E. As the applicant, the County must take the full responsibility and assume all obligations of an applicant under the statute. This includes the analysis of needs, the setting of objectives, the development of community development and housing assistance plans, the one-year community development program, and the assurances or certifications. NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promises, recitals and other provisions hereof, the parties agree as follows: 1. The parties agree to cooperate in undertaking, or assisting in undertaking, essential community development and housing assistance activities, specifically urban renewal and publicly -assisted housing. 2. The City agrees that it shall be included in the application the County shall make to the Department of Housing and Urban Development for Title I Housing and Community Development Block Grant funds under the above recited Act. 3. The City shall prepare or work with the County in the preparation of a detailed projector projects or other activities to be conducted or performed within the City the plan of which shall be included in the aforesaid application. 2 4. The County agrees to include the City in its application under the Act and to work with the City in the preparation of the detailed project or projects or other activities to be conducted or performed within the City pursuant to the application. 6. The City and -the County recognize that the County shall be the governmental entity required to execute any grant agreement received pursuant to its application and that it shall thereby become legally liable and ,responsible thereunder for the proper performance of the plan and program. he City agrees that it shall fully cooperate with the County in all cooperative !ffort hereunder and that it shall downy and all things required and appropriate to comply with the provisions of any Grant Agreement received by the County pursuant to the Act and its Regulations. 6. The City agrees and does hereby commit itself to undertake, conduct or perform or assist the County in undertaking, conducting or performing the essential community development and housing assistance activities identified in the plan and program contemplated hereunder pursuant to the Act. .7. All funds received by the County in accordance with its appli- cation shall be identified and allocatedto the_specific.projects or activities set out in the application and such allocated amounts shall be expended exclusively for such projects or activities; provided, however, that a different distribution may be made when necessary to comply with Title I of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974. 8. The period of performance of this Agreement shall be for the Seventh iY/(/j, program year under the application which.will commence on the date of HUD approval of the County's application and shall run for 12 consecutive months thereafter except when modified under the provisions of the Regulations.. It is anticipated thatthesaid application will be approved prior to August 1, wpm. All subsequent periods of performance hereunder shallbe agreed to by •itten modification of this Agreement, fully execttted•by the parties. -3- 9. The parties agree that a fully executed amendment or amendments to this Agreement shall be entered into as required or necessary to implement a detailed and formulated plan and program as contemplated hereunder or for the purpose of complying with any grant agreement received or the regulations issued pursuant to the Act. 10. The Mayor and City Attorney are hereby authorized°e t cute 7 1— and submit to the County of San Diego Assurance Form HUD 2 with respect to the community development activities carried out within the boundaries of this City. It is further understood that the Chairman of the Board of Supervisors and the County Counsel will rely upon the assurances executed by the Mayor and City Attorney for purposes of executing an Assurance form for submission to HUD. 11. All records of the City respecting this application and any project undertaken pursuant thereto shall be open and available for inspection by auditors assigned by HUD and/or the County on reasonable notice during the normal business hours of the City. 4- IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Cooperation Agreement to be executed this day of This Agreement is approved as to form and legality and it is hereby certified that the Agreement is in accordance with State and local law. DONALD L.' CLARK, County Counsel Approved as to form and legality by ty Attorney ATTEST: Ione. C4npbell City jle/ k, City of National City, Ca. COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO 44, By /',' -- ' 1 Chairman of the Board -of Supervisors i ATTEST: PORTER D. CREMENS, Clerk of the Board of Supervisors By Of Deputy THE CITY OF NATIONAL CITY By Kile Morgan, Mayor