90-R-43RESOLUTION NO. 90-R-43
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF EDGEWATER, FLORIDA, AUTHORIZING THE
APPROPRIATE CITY OFFICIALS TO EXECUTE A
COOPERATION AGREEMENT WITH THE COUNTY OF
VOLUSIA TO UNDERTAKE OR ASSIST IN UNDERTAKING
ESSENTIAL ACTIVITY PURSUANT TO THE COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM; REPEALING ALL
RESOLUTIONS IN CONFLICT HEREWITH AND PROVIDING
FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the City of Edgewater, Florida, desires the County
of Volusia to obtain Community Development Block Grant funds to
carry out essential Community Development and Housing Assistance
activities; and
WHEREAS, these activities should be carried out in
coordination with the City of Edgewater, Florida.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF EDGEWATER, FLORIDA:
SECTION 1: The City Council of the City of Edgewater,
Florida, authorizes the appropriate officials of the City of
Edgewater, Florida to execute a Cooperation Agreement with the
County of Volusia to undertake or assist in undertaking essential
activity pursuant to the Community Development Block Grant program.
SECTION 2: A copy of said Agreement is attached tot his
resolution and by reference incorporated herein as if fully set
forth and marked Exhibit "A".
SECTION 3: That all resolutions or parts of resolutions in
conflict herewith be and the same are hereby repealed.
SECTION 4: That this resolution shall take effect immedi-
ately upon its adoption by the City Council of the City of Edge-
water, Florida,
at a--Re4ular
meeting of said
Council
held on
the 16 day of
July
,199o, and approved as
provided
by law.
This resolution was -introduced and sponsored by Councilmember
Bennington and was read and passed by a vote of the City Council
of the City of Edgewater, Florida, at a Regular meeting
of said Council held on the 16 day of July , 199 0 ,
and authenticated as provided by law.
ROLL CALL VOTE ON RESOLUTION NO. 90-R-43 AS FOLLOWS:
COUNCILMAN - ZONE FOUR
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CITY CLERK -
Authenticated this 16 day
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MAYOR
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ATTORNEY
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Attachment to
RESOLUTION 90-R-43
COOPERATION AGREEMENT
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT
THIS AGREEMENT, entered into this 16 day of ,Tnly , 19 n , by and
between the City of EDGEWATER (herein called the "City") and County
of Volusia, Florida (herein called the "County"),
WITNESSETH: '
WHEREAS, the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 makes provisions whereby urban
counties may enter into cooperation agreements with certain units of local government to
undertake or assist in undertaking essential activities pursuant to Community Development
Block Grants; and
WHEREAS, the cooperation of the City of FDRFWATFR and the County is
essential for the successful planning and carrying out of local Community Development
programs; and
WHEREAS, it is the desire of the parties that the County undertake activities necessary to
plan and carry out or assist in carrying out comunity development and housing assistance
activities on behalf of and in coordination with the City under the urban county program,
NOW THEREFORE, the parties hereto do mutually agree as follows:
1. The City hereby authorizes the County to include its population
in the County's Community Development Block Grant application to
the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development for Federal
Fiscal years 1991, 1992 and 1993 appropriations. This Agreement
shall stay in effect until all activities funded with such
appropriations and program income are completed.
2. Pursuant to the use of the Community Development Block Grant funds,
if any, to be received by the County, the County may carry out
Community Development programs for the City. City and County agree
to cooperate to undertake, or assist in undertaking, community
renewal and lower income housing assistance activities, specifically
urban renewal and publicly assisted housing.
3. The City agrees to allow the County to perform those certain
community development and housing assistance activities authorized
by and specified in the Housing and Community Development Act of
1974, as Federal funds are available to the County for that pur-
pose within the territorial boundaries and limits of the City and
agrees to cooperate with the County to the extent necessary under
said Act to enable the County to perform those activities.
4. The City will cooperate with the County to the fullest extent
practical in the planning and carrying out of Community Development
programs, and the County will ensure that the City's citizens and
its local Chief Executive have direct and frequent access to and
influence on the process by which decisions are made concerning
Community Development programs which either directly or indirectly
affect the City. The City agrees that the County shall have final
responsibility for selecting activities and annually filing Final
Statements with HUD.
5. The County shall, through the use of Community Development funds,
provide the staff resources and other services necessary to planning
and administering Community Development programs on behalf of the
City.
The County is authorized to withhold a reasonable and customary
portion of Community Development Block Grant funds for the purpose
of planning and administration of Community Development programs.
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7. Pursuant to 24 CFR 570.501(b) the City and agencies thereof are subject
to the same requirements applicable to subrecipients, including the
requirement of a written agreement set forth in 24 CFR 570.503,
if funds are to be disbursed to the City for its use in carrying out
activities authorized by and specified in the Housing and Community
Development Act of 1974.
8. The parties do hereby mutually assure compliance with the
Urban County's certification required by section 104(b) of Title I
of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, as amended,
including Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, The Fair Housing
Act, section 109 of Title I of the Housing and Community Development
Act of 1974, and other applicable laws.
9. The City and the County agree that the affirmative furtherance of fair
housing within their respective jurisdictions and the County's compliance
with its fair housing certification, are absolute prerequisites to Urban
County CDBG funding for activities in or in support of the City.
Failure by the City to affirmatively further fair housing, or action
by the City to impede the County's actions to comply with its fair
housing certification require that such COBS funding in or in support
of the City be suspended until the impediments to the achievement of
these objectives are removed.
10 . Neither City nor County may terminate this Agreement prior to
the end of the three-year funding period (Federal Fiscal Years 1991,
1992, and 1993) for which the County is seeking qualification as an
Urban County, and shall extend over such period of time as may be
necessary to cover all activities from project implementation to the
final "close-out" audit.
11. This Agreement is authorized by the County Council and the
City of EDGEWATER and each body authorizes
its Chief Executive Officer to execute it.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the City and the County have executed this Agreement as of the date
first written above.
ATTEST:
Title cilry CLERK
VOLUSIA COUNTY COUNCIL
Chairman
This Agreement is in accordance with all
applicable State and County law and pro-
vides full legal authority for the County
to undertake or assist in undertaking
essential Community Development and
Housing Assistance activities, specifi-
cally Urban Renewal and Publicly Assisted
Housing.
County Attorney
THE CITY OF EDGEWATER
Title ITY r1 ER
ATTEST:
Title County Manager
Volusia County Council
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