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Attachment 1 INTER GOVERNMENTAL COLLABORATION AGREEMENT FOR THE COMPLETION OF THE ASSESSMENT OF FAIR HOUSING THIS INTER-GOVERMENTAL COLLABORATION AGREEMENT REGARDING COMPLETION OF THE ASSESSMENT OF FAIR HOUSING ("Agreement") is dated for convenience as of ,2017 by and among the County of Alameda,the City of Alameda, the City of Berkeley, the City of Fremont, the City of Hayward, the City of Livermore, the City of Oakland, the City of Pleasanton, the City of San Leandro, the City of Union City, the Housing Authority of the County of Alameda, the Housing Authority of the City of Alameda, the Berkeley Housing Authority, the Housing Authority of the City of Livermore, and the Housing Authority of the City of Oakland, hereinafter referred to as the Participating County, Cities and Agencies ("PCCA" ) and individually as "PCCA member(s)". W I T N E S S E T H WHEREAS, each PCCA member recognizes that the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing Final Rule ("AFFH") requires jurisdictions to submit fair housing assessment document that requires significant administrative efforts, and that HUD encourages regional and multi jurisdictional submissions; and WHEREAS,the AFFH replaces the previous assessment tool,the Analysis of Impediments (AI),with the Assessment of Fair Housing("AFH")tool,which HUD funded program participants must prepare and use to identify and evaluate fair housing issues, and factors contributing to fair housing issues in their defined geographic area; and WHEREAS, the AFFH encourages and provides methodology for regional approaches to address fair housing issues, including collaboration across jurisdictions and public housing agencies; and WHEREAS, all PCCA members have one or more HUD funded programs and activities that require compliance with AFFH and recognize that the AFH is a comprehensive review of their respective laws, regulations, administrative policies, procedures and practices; and WHEREAS, the County of Alameda (the "County") will facilitate the competitive procurement and management of the contractor who will assist the PCCA with development of the AFH plan and will assume the role of lead for the PCCA regional effort; and WHEREAS, all PCCA members recognize the efficiency of coordinating efforts to complete the AFH by the HUD prescribed deadline for the County; and WHEREAS, the County's deadline for submission of the AFH is October 5, 2019; and Page 4 of 24