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A G] S .MSNT '1994 <br /> CITY OF PLEASANTON <br /> PLANNING DEP~ <br /> ~s. Agr~ment is made by ~d be~n ~e C~Y OF PLEAS~ON, here~er <br />~ "C~Y" ~d ~e CO~Y OF ~A~DA ~ ~e lind agency ~ ~e ~m~a Coun~ <br />Urb~ Count, h~e~ter ~ "CO~Y." <br /> <br /> WI-IEREAS, the Congress of the United States has enacted the Cranston Gonzalez <br />National Affordable Housing Act of 1990 and Federal regulations have been adopted pursuant <br />thereto, hereinafter called the "ACT"; and <br /> <br /> WI-mREAS, Title H of the Act creates the Home Investment in Affordable Housing <br />Program, hereinafter called 'HOME,' that provides funds to states and local governments for <br />acquisition, rehabilitation, new construction of affordable housing and tenant-based rental <br />assistance; and <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, the Act requires local governments to formulate a Comprehensive Housing <br />Affordability Strategy, hereinafter called "CHAS", as part of the eligibility requirements for <br />HOME funds; and <br /> <br /> WI-IEREAS, funds from Title II are distributed to metropolitan cities, urban counties, <br />States, and consortia of local governments; <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, the Act allows local governments to form consortia for the purpose of <br />receiving and administering HOME funds and carrying out purposes of the Act; <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, The Act requires that a local government member of an urban county may <br />participate in a consortium only through the urban county, and the County of Alameda is the <br />lead agency of the Alameda County Urban County; and <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, the Act requires that a consortium shall have one member unit of general <br />local government authorized to act in a representative capacity for all members for purposes of <br />the Act and to assume overall responsibility for the Act, including requirements concerning the <br />Comprehensive Housing Affordability Strategy; <br /> <br />THEREFORE, it is agreed that: <br /> <br />1. CITY and COUNTY will cooperate in the forming of the Alameda County HOME <br />Consortium, hereinafter called the "CONSORTIUM", for the purpose of undertaking or assisting <br />in undemking HOME-eligible housing assistance activities pursuant to Title II of the Act <br />including but not limited to acqUiring, rehabilitating, and constructing affordable housing, and <br />providing tenant-based rental assistance. <br /> <br />2. COUNTY shall act as the representative member of the CONSORTIUM for purposes of <br />the Act. <br /> <br /> <br />