RES 2013-24 Adopted RESOLUTION NO.2013-24
ESTABLISHING AND AGREEING TO PARTICIPATE IN
THE LOWER SAVANNAH REGIONAL HOME CONSORTIUM
WHEREAS, the Congress of the United States has enacted the Cranston-Gonzales
National Affordable Housing Act of 1990 (hereinafter the "Act") which created the HOME Investment
Partnerships Program (hereinafter the "HOME Program")to provide funds to states and local governments for
affordable housing assistance with the flexibility to decide what kind of housing assistance or mix of housing
assistance is most appropriate for local needs;and
WHEREAS, the City of North Augusta has affordable housing needs; and
WHEREAS, the City Augusta increase affordable housing opportunities
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for its present and future residents, particularly for very low-income persons;and
WHEREAS, the City of North Augusta desires to enter into affordable housing development
activities which are directed toward the above general purposes, and for those reasons, wishes to seek such
federal funding as may be available to it pursuant to the Act; and
WHEREAS, the City of North Augusta desires to enter into the affordable housing activities
and has determined that joint action with other units of local governments that choose to participate in
accordance with the "Inter-Governmental Agreement Establishing the Lower Savannah Regional HOME
Consortium the terms of which are incorporated by reference and such relevant HUD regulations and
requirements as may now or hereafter be in effect would benefit the City of North Augusta; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that B. Todd Glover, City Administrator of the City of
North Augusta is hereby authorized to sign the "Inter-Governmental Agreement Establishing the Lower
Savannah Regional HOME Consortium on behalf of the City of North Augusta as well as all other documents
necessary to form the Consortium and to carry out and fulfill its purposes for the FY 2014 -2017; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the City of North Augusta will bear no expense
regarding this program unless it receives funding under the program.
DONE, RATIFIED AND ADOPTED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY OUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF NORTH AUGU87A, SOUTH CADOL[N/\, ON THIS 5 DAY OF
2013. ~ |
Lark W. Jones Mayor
ATTEST:
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Donna B. Young, City lerk
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