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FIAMSEY COUNTY <br />Office of the Executive Director <br />286 Court House 15 W. Kellogg Blvd. <br />Saint Paul, Minnesota 55102 <br />(612) 298 -5980 <br />Terry Schutten, Executive Director <br />August 13, 1991 <br />Joel Hanson, City Administrator <br />City of Little Canada <br />515 East Little Canada Road <br />Little Canada, Minnesota 55117 <br />Dear Joel, <br />County Commissioners <br />Diane Ahrens <br />John T. Finley <br />Ruby Hunt <br />Duane W. McCarty <br />Hal Norgard <br />Donald E. Salverda <br />Warren W. Schaber <br />Six years ago, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban <br />Development, hereinafter referred to as HUD, determined that <br />Ramsey County would be eligible to become an entitlement County <br />and receive an annual allocation of Community Development Block <br />Grant (CDBG) dollars in excess of one million dollars. This money <br />would be to undertake housing and community development activities <br />primarily benefiting the residents of suburban Ramsey County. <br />Seventeen suburban communities have chosen to participate in the <br />agreement process over the past six years, thus, ensuring that a <br />guaranteed annual allocation would be earmarked for the County and <br />those suburban municipalities which desire to actively participate <br />in the program. <br />This past week, HUD has once again notified us that we remain <br />eligible to continue participation in this federal program. Our <br />eligibility and actual dollar amount we receive is based upon the <br />population accumulated through the number of jurisdictions which <br />join with us. <br />Our records show that in both 1985 and 1988, your community signed <br />a cooperation agreement with the County to ensure our eligibility. <br />We are again asking that you sign a new agreement at this time. In <br />order to meet the HUD deadline, our office must have the signed <br />agreement no later than October 10, 1991. <br />The cooperation agreement which is enclosed is similar to the <br />earlier agreements which you have signed. This year, there are two <br />additional requirements which deal with excessive force and fair <br />housing. These requirements may be found on page 8 of the <br />agreement. <br />For those communities with police departments, we already have <br />copies of your excessive force policies in our files. The Fair <br />Housing provisions reference the Federal Fair Housing Act of 1989. <br />Printed on Rccvcicd Pupa Page 70 <br />