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AGREEMENT <br /> This AGREEMENT is made and entered into this day of 2017, by <br /> and between the CITY of PLEASANTON, hereinafter called "City," and the COUNTY OF <br /> ALAMEDA, hereafter called"County." <br /> WHEREAS, the Congress of the United States has enacted the Cranston Gonzalez <br /> National Affordable Housing Act of 1990 and Federal regulations have been adopted pursuant <br /> thereto, hereinafter called the "Act"; and <br /> WHEREAS, Title II of the Act creates the Home Investment in Affordable Housing <br /> Program, hereinafter called "HOME," that provides funds to states and local governments for <br /> acquisition, rehabilitation, new construction of affordable housing and tenant-based rental <br /> assistance; and <br /> WHEREAS,the Act requires local governments to formulate a Consolidated Plan as part <br /> of the eligibility requirements for HOME funds; and <br /> WHEREAS, funds from Title II are distributed to metropolitan cities, urban counties <br /> States, and consortia of local governments; <br /> WHEREAS, the Act allows local governments to form consortia for the purpose of <br /> receiving and administering HOME funds and carrying out purposes of the Act; <br /> WHEREAS, the Act requires that a local government member of an urban county may <br /> participate in a consortium only through the urban county, and the County of Alameda is the <br /> lead agency of the Alameda County Urban County; and <br /> WHEREAS, the Act requires that a consortium shall have one member unit of general <br /> local government authorized to act in a representative capacity for all members for purposes of <br /> the Act and to assume overall responsibility for the Act, including requirements concerning the <br /> Consolidated Plan; <br /> THEREFORE, it is agreed that: <br /> 1. CITY and COUNTY will cooperate in the operation of the Alameda County HOME <br /> Consortium, hereinafter called the "CONSORTIUM", for the purpose of undertaking or <br /> assisting in undertaking HOME-eligible housing assistance activities pursuant to Title II <br /> of the Act including but not limited to, acquiring, rehabilitating, and constructing <br /> affordable housing and providing homebuyer and tenant-based rental assistance. <br /> 2. COUNTY shall act as the representative member of the CONSORTIUM for the purposes <br /> of the Act. <br /> 3. CITY shall have thirty (30) calendar days to approve the portions of the Consolidated <br /> Plan which pertain to CITY before COUNTY submits final Consolidated Plan to <br /> the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. COUNTY shall incorporate <br /> Page 7 of 10 <br />