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2013-0082 ANOKA COUNTY COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM AGREEMENT between THE COUNTY OF ANOKA, a Political Subdivision of the State of Minnesota, by and Through the Anoka County Housing & Redevelopment Authority, a Public Body Corporate and Politic AND CITY OF CENTERVILLE This Agreement is entered into this 15[ day of July, 2013, between the County of Anoka, a political subdivision of the State of Minnesota, by and through the Anoka County Housing and Redevelopment Authority, a public body corporate and politic (hereinafter referred to as the "HRA"), and City of Centerville (hereinafter referred to as the "Agency"): RECITALS A. The County of Anoka (hereinafter "County") is an urban county applicant for block grant funds under the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 (the Act), Pub. L. 93-383 as amended„ and will receive block grant funds for the purpose of carrying out eligible community development and housing activities underthe Act and under regulations promulgated bythe Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) at 24 CFR p, 570 and CFDA 14.218. An Urban County Consortium has been established by a Joint Cooperation Agreement between the County and municipal corporations within the County, the terms of which specify allocation of block grant funds to those participating jurisdictions for use in accordance with the County Housing Assistance and Community Development Plans accepted by participating jurisdictions and reviewed by HUD; C. The County has entered into a joint powers agreement with the HRA to administerthe Community Development Block Grant Program and delegated to the HRA the rights, duties and obligations to disperse, monitor and administer funds under the Community Development Block Grant program, in a manner consistent with terms and conditions imposed on the County by agreement, County resolution, HUD regulations, and the Community Development Block Grant Plan; D. The HRA desires to have certain services performed by the Agency as described within this agreement, and as authorized by County resolutions for the purpose of implementing eligible activities under the Act and HUD regulations; It is appropriate and mutually desirable that the Agency be designated by the HRA to undertake the aforementioned eligible activities, so long as the requirements of the Act, HUD Regulations, state law and local law are adhered to, as provided for herein; The purpose of this Agreement is to provide for cooperation between the HRA and the Agency, asthe parties in this agreement, in implementing such eligible activities in the manner described above; G. The parties are authorized and empowered to enter into this Agreement by the Laws of the State of Minnesota. 43