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RESOLUTION NO. 43 - 20
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF DUBLIN
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AUTHORIZING THE CONTINUED PARTICIPATION OF THE CITY OF DUBLIN IN THE
ALAMEDA COUNTY URBAN COUNTY FOR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK
GRANT FUNDS AND AUTHORIZING EXECUTION OF THE COOPERATION
AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY AND COUNTY OF ALAMEDA REGARDING
PARTICIPATION IN THE ALAMEDA COUNTY URBAN COUNTY FOR COMMUNITY
BLOCK GRANT FUNDS
WHEREAS, the United States Congress 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 Cou nty
for federal fiscal years 2021, 2022 and 2023; 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, pursuant to HUD requirements, these same five cities must execute
cooperation agreements with the County of Alameda, wherein the parties agree to participate in
the Urban County for the duration of the three-year funding cycle.
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 Dublin City Council hereby authorizes the continued participation of the
City of Dublin in the Alameda County Urban County.
SECTION 2: The Dublin City Council hereby authorizes the City Manager to execute a
cooperation agreement with the Alameda County in order to continue the City’s
participation in the Urban County.
SECTION 3: This resolution shall take effect immediately upon its adoption.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 2nd day of June 2020, by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers Goel, Hernandez, Josey, Kumagai and Mayor Haubert
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
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Mayor
ATTEST:
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City Clerk
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