HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso 190-14 CDBG Participation RESOLUTION NO. 190 - 11
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF DUBLIN
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A RESOLUTION REAFFIRMING THE AUTHORIZATION OF THE CONTINUED
PARTICIPATION OF THE CITY OF DUBLIN IN THE ALAMEDA COUNTY URBAN
COUNTY FOR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT FUNDS AND
EXECUTION OF THE REVISED COOPERATION AGREEMENT ON
SEPTEMBER 16, 2014 BY THE CITY MANAGER
WHEREAS, the Congress of the United States has enacted the Housing and Community
Development Act of 1974 and Federal regulations have been adopted pursuant thereto,
hereinafter called the "Act"; and
WHEREAS, Title I of the Act consolidates previously separate grant programs for open
space, public facility loans, water and sewer grants, urban renewal, model cities, rehabilitation
loans, and affordable housing into a program called the Community Development Block Grant
("CDBG") program; and
WHEREAS, Title I makes available entitlement grants to cities whose 2010 Census
population exceeds 50,000 persons and to counties which qualify as an urban county; and
WHEREAS, the term "urban county" means any county within a metropolitan area which:
(1) is authorized under state law to undertake essential community development and
housing assistance activities in its incorporated areas which are not units of general local
government; and
(2) has a combined population of 200,000 or more in such unincorporated areas and
in its included units of local government:
(A) in which it has authority to undertake essential community development and
housing assistance activities and which do not elect to have their population
excluded; or
(B) with which it has entered into cooperation agreements to undertake or to
assist in the undertaking of essential community development and housing
assistance activities; and
WHEREAS, the Department of Housing and Urban Development ("HUD") has made a
determination that the County of Alameda has the essential powers to operate as an urban
county; and
WHEREAS, the cities Albany, Dublin, Emeryville, Newark, and Piedmont, each of which
has a 2010 Census population of less than 50,000, have expressed their interest in joining with
the Alameda County Unincorporated County to continue in the Alameda County Urban County for
federal fiscal years 2015, 2016 and 2017; and
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WHEREAS, these same five cities combine with the County of Alameda to form a
combined 2010 Census population of 200,000 or more persons, thereby qualifying as an urban
county, and becoming eligible for an entitlement of CDBG funds; and
WHEREAS, these same five cities executed cooperation agreements with the County of
Alameda, wherein the parties agreed to participate in the Urban County for the duration of the
three-year funding cycle; and
WHEREAS, following execution of the cooperation agreements, the cities were informed
that certain revisions to the cooperation agreements would be necessary in order to meet the
requirements established by HUD's Notice No. CPD-14-07 and that authorizing resolutions
would need to be adopted; and
WHEREAS, these same five cities thereafter executed revised cooperation agreements
with the County of Alameda, wherein the parties agreed to participate in the Urban County for
the duration of the three-year funding cycle, which revised agreements incorporated the
revisions required by HUD; and
WHEREAS, on behalf of the City of Dublin, its City Manager executed the revised
cooperation agreement with the County of Alameda on September 16, 2014, which agreement
entitled "Agreement" and states that it is "made and entered into the 17th day of June"; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Dublin adopted a resolution (Resolution No.
109-14), authorizing the City of Dublin to continue participation in the urban County and
authorizing the City Manager to execute the cooperation agreement; and
WHEREAS, the City of Dublin wishes to clarify and reaffirm that its prior authorization
applied to its continued participation in the Urban County for the CDBG program as well as the
City Manager's authority to execute the revised cooperation agreement on September 16, 2014;
and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Dublin does
hereby resolve, declare, determine and order as follows:
SECTION 1. The City Council of the City of Dublin hereby confirms that Resolution No.
109-14, adopted on June 17, 2014, was intended to and did authorize the City of Dublin to
continue its participation in the Urban County for Fiscal Years 2015-2017 and authorize the City
Manager to execute the Revised Cooperation Agreement, and further hereby acknowledges that
said Revised Cooperation Agreement was duly executed by the City Manager on September 16,
2014.
SECTION 2. The City Council of the City of Dublin hereby reaffirms its authorization of the
continued participation of the City of Dublin in the Alameda County Urban County for CDBG
Funds for Fiscal Years 2015, 2016, and 2017.
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SECTION 3. The City Council of the City of Dublin hereby reaffirms its approval of the
REVISED Cooperation Agreement with the County of Alameda and its authorization for the City
Manager to execute the REVISED Cooperation Agreement with the County of Alameda in order
to continue the City of Dublin's participation in the Urban County for CDBG funds which revised
Agreement was duly executed by the City Manager on behalf of the City of Dublin on September
16, 2014.
SECTION 4. To the extent that Resolution No. 109-14 is inconsistent with the
authorization acknowledged herein, it is hereby superseded by this Resolution.
SECTION 5. This resolution shall take effect immediately upon its adoption.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 18th day of November, 2014, by the
following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers Biddle, Gupta, Haubert, and Mayor Sbranti
NOES: None
ABSENT: Councilmember Hart
ABSTAIN: None
Mayor
ATTEST:
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