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ATTACHMENT 2 AGREEMENT This AGREEMENT is made and entered into this day of 2023, by and between the CITY of PLEASANTON, hereinafter called "CITY," and the COUNTY OF ALAMEDA, hereafter called "COUNTY." WHEREAS,the Congress of the United States has enacted the Cranston Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act of 1990 and Federal regulations have been adopted pursuant thereto, hereinafter called the "Act"; and WHEREAS, Title II of the Act creates the Home Investment in Affordable Housing Program, hereinafter called "HOME," that provides funds to states and local governments for acquisition, rehabilitation, new construction of affordable housing and tenant-based rental assistance; and WHEREAS, the Act requires local governments to formulate a Consolidated Plan as part of the eligibility requirements for HOME funds; and WHEREAS, funds from Title II are distributed to metropolitan cities, urban counties States, and consortia of local governments; and WHEREAS, the Act allows local governments to form consortia for the purpose of receiving and administering HOME funds and carrying out purposes of the Act; and WHEREAS, the Act requires that a local government member of an urban county participating in HUD's Community Development Block Grant(CDBG)program may participate in a consortium only through the urban county, and COUNTY is the lead agency of the Alameda County Urban County; and WHEREAS,the Act requires that a consortium shall have one member unit of general local government authorized to act in a representative capacity as lead entity for all members for purposes of the Act and to assume overall responsibility for the Act, including requirements concerning the Consolidated Plan; and WHEREAS, COUNTY has sufficient legal authority and administrative capacity to carry out the purpose of the HOME program on behalf of the Alameda County HOME Consortium ("CONSORTIUM")members and is the lead entity of the CONSORTIUM for the purposes of the Act, assuming overall responsibility for the Act on behalf of the CONSORTIUM members, including ensuring compliance with the requirements of the HOME program and Consolidated - Plan. The COUNTY, as lead agency, has the authority to amend the consortium agreement on behalf of all members to add new qualifying members from the Alameda County Urban County to the CONSORTIUM when notified by HUD that it is appropriate to do so.