Resolution 2024-014 Joint Cooperation Event with Ramsey County Housing and Redevelopment Authority

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City of Gem Lake County of Ramsey State of Minnesota Resolution No. 2024-0014 A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF GEM LAKE TO ENTER INTO A JOINT COOPERATION AGREEMENT WITH THE RAMSEY COUNTY HOUSING AND REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY. WHEREAS, the Ramsey County Housing and Redevelopment Authority ("Authority") and the City of Gem Lake ("Municipality"), each a political subdivision of the State of Minnesota, entered into a joint cooperative agreement dated August 19, 1985, as amended May 10, 2006, June 24, 2015, and August 24, 2021 ("Agreement"); and WHEREAS, Title I of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, 42 U.S.C. § 5301 et seq., as amended, ("CDBG Act") provides for a program of community development block grants; and WHEREAS, computation of a county's population as an Urban County as that term is used in the CDBG Act included the Municipality with which it has entered into the Agreement to undertake or to assist in the undertaking of essential activities pursuant to community development block grants; and WHEREAS, HUD CPD Notice 24-02 requires that an Urban County requalifying in fiscal year (FY) 2024 for the FY 2025-2027 qualification period is required to make any necessary revisions to its cooperation agreements at the time that it requalifies; and WHEREAS, the Authority requalified for the FY 2025-2027 qualification period and therefore amends the Agreement; and WHEREAS, the Mayor of the Municipality, or an authorized signatory, is authorized to execute this amendment to the Agreement on the Municipality’s behalf; and WHEREAS, the County Manager is authorized to execute this amendment to the Agreement on the Authority’s behalf; and NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, the Parties agree to amend the Agreement as follows: 1. Paragraph 4.L.2 of the Agreement is amended and replaced with the following: may participate in a HOME and ESG Programs only through the Authority. If Ramsey County does not receive a HOME formula allocation, the Municipality may not form a HOME consortium with other units of general local government. This does not preclude the Urban County or the Municipality from applying for HOME or ESG funds from the State, if the State allows. 2. Except as modified herein, the terms of the Agreement shall remain in full force and effect. The motion for adoption of the foregoing Resolution was duly introduced by Councilmember Lindner and supported by Councilmember Cacioppo, and upon vote being taken thereon, the resolution passed with a vote of 5 in favor and 0 against. ATTEST I, Melissa Lawrence, the duly qualified Acting City Clerk of the City of Gem Lake, County of Ramsey, State of Minnesota, do hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution is a true and accurate representation of action taken by the City Council of the City of Gem Lake on the date first written. Melissa Lawrence July 16, 2024 Melissa Lawrence, Acting City Clerk Date