HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution - 2017-57 - Cooperative Funding Agreement for Fairhousing Activities - 05/16/2017 CITY OF EDEN PRAIRIE
HENNEPIN COUNTY, MINNESOTA
RESOLUTION NO. 2017-57
RESOLUTION APPROVING THE COOPERATIVE FUNDING AGREEMENT
BETWEEN THE ENTITLEMENT CITIES AND HENNEPIN COUNTY FOR
FAIRHOUSING ACTIVITIES
THIS COOPERATIVE FUNDING AGREEMENT (Agreement") is between the City of
Bloomington,the city of Eden Prairie,the City of Minnetonka, and the City of Plymouth
(collectively referred to as the "Entitlement Cities") and Hennepin County (Hennepin County
together with the Entitlement Cities individually referred to as the "Jurisdictions" and
collectively referred to as the "Consortium"). The period of the Agreement is from March 1,
2017 through June 30, 2020.
WHEREAS, each constituent member of the Consortium is a grantee of certain federal funding
from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development ("HUD"), or is acting on behalf
of one or more federal grantees that is required to submit a Consolidated Plan and Annual Action
Plan to HUD, and/or a certification that it will affirmatively further fair housing; and
WHEREAS,the Consortium has and will continue to fund actions to implement
recommendations to mitigate impediments to fair housing identified in the regional Analysis of
Impediments and/or Assessment of Fair Housing developed by the Fair Housing Implementation
Council; and
WHEREAS, Hennepin County has agreed to serve as contract manager and fiscal agent for
work to be contracted with funds provided by the Consortium through this Agreement to
implement actions approved by the Consortium to address impediments to fair housing in
Hennepin County and I the seven-county metropolitan area; and
WHEREAS, each Entitlement City is willing to contribute funds in amounts estimated annually
in conjunction with each Entitlement City's Annual Action Plan to implement regional fair
housing actions.
BE IT RESOLVED, that participation in the Hennepin County Cooperative Funding Agreement
for Fair Housing Activities is hereby approved.
ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Eden Prairie this 16th day of May, 2017.
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Ka Teen Porta, City Clerk