COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR RESOLUTION NO. 120159

Approving the 2012-2016 Consolidated Five Year Plan in accordance with the National Affordable Housing Act of 1990, as amended; approving the revised 2012 One Year Action Plan; authorizing submission of said Plans to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development; and certifying said Plans.

WHEREAS, Congress and the President signed the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Act on November 28, 1990; and

WHEREAS, Title I requires cities to submit to the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development a document which consolidates the previous Comprehensive Housing Affordability Strategy (CHAS) and four federal entitlement programs into a single 5-year document entitled the Consolidated Plan; and 

WHEREAS, Title I requires cities to submit a Five Year Consolidated inclusive of a One Year Action Plan, and any amendments to the Five Year Consolidated Plan on an annual basis; and 

WHEREAS, Title I authorizes the Secretary of the U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to award grants to units of local government, such as the City of Kansas City, Missouri, to finance its Community Development and Housing Programs; and

WHEREAS, the four grant programs included within the 2012 Consolidated Action Plan are the Community Development Block Grant Program, the HOME Investment Partnership Act Program, the Emergency Shelter Grant Program, and the Housing Opportunities for Persons with Aids Program; and

WHEREAS, for 2012, the City of Kansas City Missouri, intends to submit a full Five Year Consolidated Plan, inclusive of a One Year Action Plan, as application to the four programs pursuant to and in accordance with Title I of the National Affordable Housing Act of 1990, as amended, and appropriate administrative rules and regulations promulgated and adopted under such Act; NOW, THEREFORE,

BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF KANSAS CITY:

Section 1. That the 2012-2016 Consolidated Plan and the revised 2012 One Year Action Plan prepared pursuant to the National Affordable Housing Act of 1990, as amended, a copy of which, in substantial form, is attached hereto, is hereby approved.

Section 2. That the Mayor, on behalf of the City of Kansas City, Missouri, is hereby authorized to execute and submit the aforesaid Plans to the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development.

Section 3. That the City Council hereby certifies that said Plans have been prepared and submitted to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development pursuant to and in accordance with the Department’s rules and regulations, including but not limited to Title 24 Section 570.301 through and including 570.306 of the Code of Federal Regulations.