RESOLUTION NO. 990088
Approving
the 1999 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 1999 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 1998, 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:
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A. That the 1999 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.
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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.
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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 Departments 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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