RESOLUTION NO. 970018

Approving the 1997 Consolidated Housing and Community Development Action Plan in accordance with the National Affordable Housing Act of 1990, as amended; authorizing submission of said Plan to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development; and certifying said Plan.

WHEREAS, Congress enacted, and the President signed the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing 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 an Action Plan, and any amendments to the 5-year Plan, on an annual basis; and

WHEREAS, Title I thereof 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 1997 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, the City of Kansas City, Missouri, intends to submit a Consolidated Action Plan for 1997, in 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 A. That the 1997 Consolidated Housing and Community Development Action Plan prepared pursuant to the National Affordable Housing Act of 1990, as amended, a copy of which, in substantial form, is attached hereto and is hereby approved.

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

Section C. That the Council hereby certifies that said Action Plan has 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.

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