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SECOND ANIENDNIENT <br />TO RAMSEY COUNTY HOUSING AND REDEVELO NT AliTHORITY <br />.�OINT COOPERATION AGREE T -" <br />The Joint Cooperation Agreement between the County of Ramsey and <br />("MLTNICIPALITY") commencing August 31,1991, <br />and the First Amendment to that Agreement, effective July 1, 1997, (collectively <br />"AGREEMENT") is further amendec as follows: <br />The effective date of this Second Amendment is July 1, 2000. <br />2. The AGREEMENT is amended by the addition of the following language: <br />A. By executing this AGREEMENT the MUNICIPALITY understands �t it: <br />May not apply for grants from appropriations under the Small Cities <br />or State Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Programs <br />for fiscal years during the period in which it participates in the <br />AUTHORITY's CDBG program; and <br />2. May participate in a Home Investment Partnership Act (HOME) <br />Program only through the AUTHORITY. Thus, even if the <br />AUTHORITY does not receive a HOME formula allocation, the <br />MUNICIPALITY cannot form a HOME consortium with other local <br />governments. <br />B. Both the AUTHORITY and MUNICIPALITY are obliged to take all <br />actions necessary to assure compliance with the AUTHORTY's <br />certification required by section 104(b) of Title I of the Housing and <br />Community Development Act of 1974, as amended, including Title VI of <br />the Civil Bights Act of 1964, the Fair Housing Act, section �109 of Title I of <br />the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, and other <br />applicable laws. The AUTHORITY is prohibited from funding for <br />activities, in or in support of, any cooperating unit of general local <br />government that does not affirmatively further fair housing within its own <br />jurisdiction or that impedes its actions to comply with its fair housing <br />certification. This provision is required because noncompliatice by the <br />MLTNICIPALITY may constitute noncompliance by the AUTHORITY <br />which can, in turn, prov`'e eause for funding sanctions or other remedial <br />actions by the Departme�it <br />C. The MLTNICIPALITY has adopted and is enforcing: <br />A policy prohibiting the use of excessive force by law enforcement <br />agencies within its jurisdiction against any individuals engaged in <br />non-violent civil rights demonstrations; and <br />