2016-1326 RESOLUTION NO. 2016 -1326
A resolution authorizing the City Manager to enter into a Mutual Cooperation Agreement
with the City of Beloit, the City of Edgerton, the City of Evansville, the City of Milton, the
Village of Clinton, the Village of Footville, the Village of Orfordville, and the County of
Rock, including political subdivisions therein, to form a federal HOME Consortium.
WHEREAS, the federal government has appropriated funds on a national level under the
HOME Investment Partnership Act, which is Title II of the Cranston - Gonzalez National
Affordable Housing Act of 1990 (hereinafter "NAHA "), as amended (42 U.S. C. 12701); and
WHEREAS, NAHA allows units of general local government to enter into a mutual cooperation
agreement to form a consortium to obtain Federal funds as a participating jurisdiction under the
HOME Program (hereinafter "HOME Consortium "); and
WHEREAS, Municipalities in Wisconsin pursuant to § 66.0301, Wis. Stats. and counties in
Wisconsin pursuant to § 59.01, Wis. Stats. have the necessary authority to enter into
intergovernmental agreements of the type herein contemplated; and
WHEREAS, the City of Janesville does not itself qualify for entitlement funding but seeks to
qualify for direct entitlement funding from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban
Development (hereinafter "HUD ") for forming a HOME Program Partnership Consortium; and
WHEREAS, the City of Beloit, the City of Edgerton, the City of Evansville, the City of Janesville,
the City of Milton, the Village of Clinton, the Village of Footville, the Village of Orfordville, and
the County of Rock, including political subdivisions therein, seek to form a federal HOME
Consortium; and
WHEREAS, the City of Janesville will act as the Representative Member or Lead Agency for the
HOME Consortium entity and will assume overall responsibility for ensuring the Consortium's
HOME Program is carried out in compliance with the requirements of the HOME Program; and
WHEREAS, the Cities of Beloit and Janesville and the County of Rock will serve as
Administrative Members that administer the HOME Program within their jurisdictional
boundaries; and
WHEREAS, the County of Rock will administer the HOME Program for the City of Edgerton, the
City of Evansville, the City of Milton, the Village of Clinton, the Village of Footville, the Village of
Orfordville, and the remaining Political Subdivisions throughout the County of Rock; and
WHEREAS, the Consortium members recognize and authorize the automatic renewal of the
HOME Consortium Agreement for successive three -year qualification periods; and
WHEREAS, the formation of this HOME Consortium will provide local decision - making and
annual funding to support affordable housing opportunities under the provisions of the HOME
Investment Partnership Act rather than having to submit competitive grant applications to the
State;
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMON COUNCIL of the City of Janesville
that it hereby authorizes and directs the City Manager and the City Clerk- Treasurer to enter into
and execute a Mutual Cooperation Agreement with the City of Beloit, the City of Edgerton, the
City of Evansville, the City of Milton, the Village of Clinton, the Village of Footville, the Village of
Orfordville, and the County of Rock, including political subdivisions therein, to form a HOME
Consortium to provide annual funding for such programs as housing rehabilitation, affordable
housing construction, down payment and closing cost assistance, and other authorized housing
activities under the HOME Investment Partnership Act; and to negotiate and execute such
documents, papers and forms as may from time to time be necessary and /or desirable to
effectuate such transaction and the intent of this resolution as the City Manager may decide;
and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, by the Common Council of the City of Janesville that the City of
Janesville shall administer the HOME Investment Partnership Act through the City of Janesville
Neighborhood & Community Services Department on behalf of the Consortium members under
the direction of the Community Development Authority.
ADOPTED: June 27, 2016 Motion by: Gruber
Second by: Deupree
APPROV D: Councilmember Aye Nay Pass Absent
Deupree X
Gruber X
Mark a . Freitag, City Manager Jorgensen X
Liebert X
ATTE , / Marklein X
Tidwell X
/F777 ' Williams X
David T. Godek, City Clerk- Treasurer
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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Wald Klimczylf, City Attorney
Proposed by: Neighborhood & Community Services
Prepared by: Neighborhood & Community Services
Director