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AGREEMENT <br /> <br /> This AGREEMENT is made and entered into this day of __ 2005, <br />by and between the CITY of PLEASANTON, hereinafter called "City," and the <br />COUNTY OF ALAMEDA, hereafter called "Count>'." <br /> <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 <br />pursuant thereto, hereinafter called the "Act"; and <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, Title II of the Act creates the Home Investment in Affordable <br />Housing Program, hereinafter called "HOME," that provides funds to states and local <br />governments for acquisition, rehabilitation, new construction of affordable housing and <br />tenant-based rental assistance; and <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, the Act requires local governments to formulate a Consolidated Plan <br />as part of the eligibility requirements for HOME funds; and <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, funds from Title II are distributed to metropolitan cities, urban <br />counties States, and consortia of local governments; <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, the Act allows local governments to form consortia for the purpose <br />of receiving and administering HOME funds and carrying out purposes of the Act; <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, the Act requires that a local government member of an urban county <br />ma>' participate in a consortium only through the urban county, and the County of <br />Alameda is the lead agency o£the Alameda County Urban County; and <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, the Act requires that a consortium shall have one member unit of <br />general local government authorized to act in a representative capacity for all members <br />for purposes of the Act and to assume overall responsibility for the Act, including <br />requirements concerning the Consolidated Plan; <br /> <br /> THEREFORE, it is agreed that: <br /> <br />1. CITY and COUNTY will cooperate in the operation of the Alameda County <br /> HOME Consortium, hereinafter called the "CONSORTIUM", for the purpose of <br /> undertaking or assisting in undertaking HOME-eligible housing assistance <br /> activities pursuant to Title II of the Act including but not limited to acquiring, <br /> rehabilitating, and constructing affordable housing and providing homebuyer and <br /> tenant-based rental assistance. <br /> <br />2. COUNTY shall act as the representative member of the CONSORTIUM for the <br /> purposes of the Act. <br /> <br /> <br />