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.