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WHEREAS, the parties hereto find and determine that there is a need to improve to opportunities for the Low-income people of Alameda Ccrstv to develop therselves toward gainful employment and other constructive participation as citizens; and WHEREAS, among the purposes of this agreement are: to focus and coordinate the parties advocacy efforts for overcoming poverty within this County and to assure the effectiveness of program actions relating to the causes and conditions of economic deprivation, and to empow er the necessary boy 4 es to mobilize all public and private resources to jointly bring about resolution of terse problems which cause hardship to citizens of this County; and WHEREAS, the Congress of the United States enacted the "Economic_ Opportunity Act of 1964 ", and subsequently enacted "Headstart, Economic Opportunity, and Com- munity Partnership Act of 1974" (hereinafter, the Community Services Act), both found at 42 USC 2701 et sea; and SAS, in enacting both such Acts, the Congress determined that the most effective method for achieving the gmalq set forth in the statement of policy of the Acts will be through local community efforts administered i stered and operated by local goventrental and private units, all of which are in positions relative to the impov- erished of their araac to assess the causes of such poverty and to propose the most effective remedies; and WHEREAS, the Congress has provided that local entities desiring to participate in the war on poverty may prepare pwyrams, which, if qualified, will become eligible to receive grants of federal fund's for the purpose of implementing the policies and achieving the goals of the Acts; and WHEREAS, private foundations and others may be willing to contribute funds to facilitate new methods for correction of these community problems and the implementa- tion and effectuation of programs to achieve such results; and WHEREAS, the Cities and the County possess the right and power to implement the intent of the Canmmi.ty Services Act and the Economic Opportunity Act, NOW, THEREFORE, the parties mutually agree as follows: I. CESIC ATICN CF COMMUNITY ?LTICN AGENCY: The Alameda County Board of Super- visors shall designate the parties hereto to serve as the community action agenci stirring the jtr of the parties. Said designation shall be in accordance with applicable regulations of the U.S. Community Services Administration. II.. TERM OF A ^ENT: This agreement shall s percede the Joint ?suers Agree- ment establishing a Community Action Agency, herei^above referred to, and shall be effective cn the final date of execution hereof by all oar ties, as attested 'tithe signatures and dates of execution on the final page hereof, and shall continue in