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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.
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RE: INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT CONCERNING ADMINISTRATION OF THE STATE
OF COLORADO NEIGHBORHOOD STABILIZATION PROGRAM - CITY OF GREELEY
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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:
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BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
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Iliam F. Garcia, Chair
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David E. Long
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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
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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.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement on the day
first above written.
CITY OF GREELEY, COLORADO
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Mayor
By:
City Attorney
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DepuClerk
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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%)
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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.
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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
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