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HomeMy WebLinkAbout20090720.tiffRESOLUTION RE: APPROVE INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT CONCERNING ADMINISTRATION OF THE STATE OF COLORADO NEIGHBORHOOD STABILIZATION PROGRAM AND AUTHORIZE CHAIR TO SIGN - CITY OF GREELEY WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners of Weld County, Colorado, pursuant to Colorado statute and the Weld County Home Rule Charter, is vested with the authority of administering the affairs of Weld County, Colorado, and WHEREAS, on March 2, 2009, the Board was presented with an Intergovernmental Agreement Concerning Administration of the State of Colorado Neighborhood Stabilization Program for City of Greeley, at which time the Board deemed it advisable to approve said agreement; however, the Board deemed it necessary to reconsider the matter at the following Board meeting, held on the 4th day of March, 2009, at which time the Board deemed it appropriate to reject the agreement, due to multiple concerns the Board expressed regarding said agreement. WHEREAS, on March 25, 2009, the Board was again presented with the Intergovernmental Agreement Concerning Administration of the State of Colorado Neighborhood Stabilization Program, between the County of Weld, State of Colorado, by and through the Board of County Commissioners of Weld County, and the City of Greeley, commencing upon full execution, with further terms and conditions being as stated in said agreement, a copy of which is attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of Weld County, Colorado, that the abovementioned agreement be, and hereby is, approved. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED by the Board that the Chair be, and hereby is, authorized to sign said agreement. 2009-0720 FI0049 RE: INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT CONCERNING ADMINISTRATION OF THE STATE OF COLORADO NEIGHBORHOOD STABILIZATION PROGRAM - CITY OF GREELEY PAGE 2 The above and foregoing Resolution was, on motion duly made and seconded, adopted by the following vote on the 25th day of March, A.D., 2009. ATTEST: Weld County Clerk to the B BY AP Depµt cu Clerk ED . ORM: ounty Attorney BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ELD COp Y, RADO Iliam F. Garcia, Chair Dou ; as Rade acher, Pro-Tem ,dill i ar Kirkmey David E. Long Date of signature. till In P. Conway 2009-0720 FI0049 INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT CONCERNING ADMINISTRATION OF THE STATE OF COLORADO NEIGHBORHOOD STABILIZATION PROGRAM THIS INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT is made this:R5�Lday of/lare/1 2009, by and between the CITY OF GREELEY, COLORADO, a home rule municipality (hereinafter referred to as "Greeley") and the BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF WELD COUNTY, COLORADO, a body politic of the State of Colorado (hereinafter referred to as "County"). WITNESSETH: WHEREAS, the parties to this Agreement have the authority pursuant to Article XIV Section 18 of the Colorado Constitution and Section 29-1-201, et. seq., Colorado Revised Statutes, to enter into intergovernmental agreements for the purpose of providing any service or performing any function which they can perform individually; and, WHEREAS, the parties to this Agreement desire to cooperate in development and execution of a Neighborhood Stabilization Program (NSP) project, the purpose which is to provide foreclosure recovery in the form of property acquisition, rehabilitation, clearance, and related activities as authorized by the federal and state agencies through which the program funding is made available; and, WHEREAS, the Greeley Urban Renewal Authority ("Authority") has, by separate Agreement dated July 22, 1996 with the County, and specifically the Weld County Housing Authority, an arrangement by which the Authority administers the County's housing rehabilitation program; and, WHEREAS, the City has a Cooperation Agreement with the Authority to act on the City's behalf in administration of the City's Community Development Block Grant program as provided annually through federal funds available from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development; and, WHEREAS, for continuity of administration of the NSP program to the benefit of the City and County, the City authorizes the Authority to administer the NSP program in the City and to provide such service to the County as may be requested. NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants contained herein, the parties agree as follows: 1. County Participation. County agrees to participate in the NSP project in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement and as requested by the Authority. 2. Designation of Lead Party. The City of Greeley shall act as the Lead Party in development and execution of said proposed NSP project, and authorizes the Authority to act as its agent in the administration of this project. 3. Responsibilities of Lead Party. In its capacity as Lead Party, the City of Greeley and/or the Authority acting on its behalf, shall be the lead jurisdiction in making application to I 2009-0720 the State Department of Local Affairs ("State") for NSP funds and shall be the grantee of the State for such funds, if awarded. As the grantee of the State, the City shall be fully and solely responsible to the other parties to this Agreement for compliance with all financial management, environmental review, labor standards, civil rights, record -keeping, reporting and other requirements of the NSP program contained in the Applicant Statement of Assurances and Certifications, including the provisions of this grant contract with the State, except those specified in Paragraph 4 hereinafter. 4. Responsibilities of All Parties. Each party to this Agreement shall be individually responsible for compliance with the following requirements of the NSP program: a) Adopting a required Citizen Participation Plan; b) Identifying its community development and housing needs, including the needs of low -and moderate -income persons, and the activities to be undertaken to meet such needs; and c) Adopting a required Anti -displacement and Relocation Assistance Plan which calls for replacement of demolished or converted low/moderate income housing units and provision of necessary relocation assistance; and, d) Taking actions to affirmatively further the federal purposes of the Fair Housing Act. Furthermore, each party shall provide documentation to the City, or the Authority acting on its behalf, demonstrating its compliance with the requirements specified in this Paragraph 4 and the City shall retain such documentation and other required records and documents for the period of time specified by the State. 5. Contracting. The Lead Party shall contract with the Authority, or with other eligible individuals or entities to carry out all or any portion of the responsibilities assumed by the Lead Party under this Agreement and its grant contract with the State. 6. Term of Agreement. This Agreement shall remain in full force and effect for so long as the parties to this Agreement are pursuing NSP funding for said proposed project or, if awarded, carrying out such project activities. Any party to this Agreement may, however, terminate its participation in this Agreement six months after providing written notice of such termination to the other parties to this Agreement. The Agreement may be terminated at any time by agreement of all parties to this Agreement unless a grant contract is in effect with the State. In such case, the State must approved such termination and arrangements for completing the project. 7. Modification and Changes. The terms of this Agreement may be modified or changed at any time by agreement of all parties to this Agreement. 2 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement on the day first above written. CITY OF GREELEY, COLORADO BY Cri Mayor By: City Attorney LEGAL FORM: 117 APPROVEDA SU, STANCE: By: i / GIty(1M4na AVAILABILITY OF U D By: Director of(Finan¢e BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF WELD COUNTY, COLORADO By: William F ATTEST: Weld County Clerk to the Boar, By: DepuClerk APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM: By. County Attorney 3 (1) I Is ■ co s En INN c v 0 n 0 N fD ■ FORT COLLINS BERTHOUD MEAD 1, \� LONGMONT )11 DAL 119 WS —I ERIE 14 S SEVERANCE WINDSOR JOHNSTOWN FIRESTONE FREDERICK ibDACONO hitt BROOMFIELD i<NORTHGLENN den THORNTON GILCREST PLATTEVILLE 66 FORT LUUPPTON t AU LT -.r EATON i Fc5 ,x,263 EVANS LA SALLE Dwelling Units Represented 34.107 Dwelling Units Incorporated Greeley 23,067 (68%) Other 9.027 (26%) Total 32,094 Unincorporated Weld 2,013 (6%) Geographic Area Represented 192 Square Miles Incorporated 33 Sq Mi (17%) Unincorporated 159 Sq Mi (83%) 52 LOCHBUIE KERSEY HUD NSP Data Foreclosure Risk 7-8 9-10 Source: Census Data obtained from HUD NSP Foreclosure Data. Risk Scores' 7-10. Notes: All planimetric data was digitized from aerial photographs dated 1987, 1992, 1995. 2000. and 2005. Updates re continual and data representations will change over time. This product is not necessarily accurate to engineering a surveying standards but does meet National Mapping Accuacy Standardds (NMAS). The information contained within this document is not intended to be used for the preperation of constuction documents, nbrmation contained on this document remains the property of the City of Greeley. Copying any perton of this map without the widen pm mission of the City of G eetoy is strictly prohibited. on HUDSON IC 76 KEENESBUR EXHIBIT CITY OF GREELEY, COLORADO RESOLUTION 99 , 2009 RESOLUTION OF THE GREELEY CITY COUNCIL AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO SIGN AN INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF GREELEY AND WELD COUNTY CONCERNING THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD STABILIZATION PROGRAM W1'IEREAS, the City of Greeley, on its behalf and that of Weld County, submitted a letter of intent to apply for certain funds from the federal Neighborhood Stabilization Program (NSP) to assist with foreclosure recovery in the community; and, WHEREAS, the City has been invited to now make formal application for these funds by the State of Colorado, which is the entity through which the grant award will be administered to Colorado communities; and, WHEREAS, a single administrator of the program is a requirement by the State of Colorado and the City hal been designated as the Lead Party for such grant administration; and, WHEREAS, an Intergovernmental Agreement between the City of Greeley and Weld County has been develgped, the purpose of which is to provide coordinated grant administration for the benefit of all parties involved. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE GREELEY CITY COUNCIL AS FOLLOWS: I. The City Council hereby authorizes the Mayor to sign the Intergovernmental Agreement between the City of the Greeley and Weld County attached hereto as Exhibit A and incorporated herein by reference. I his Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its passage, as provided by the er. TED, SIGNED, APPROVED AND IN EFFECT THIS 3rd day of 2009. ty Cler GREELEY, COLORADO By Hello