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1. y <br />AGENDA ITEM 10 <br />STAFF ORIGINATOR: Gordon Heitke, City Administrator <br />MEETING DATE: March 26, 2007 <br />TOPIC: <br />Consideration of Resolution 07 -50, Approving and Authorizing <br />Execution of the Anoka County Community Development Block <br />Grant and Home Investment Partnership Program Cooperation <br />Agreement <br />VOTE REQUIRED: 3/5 <br />BACKGROUND: <br />Since 2001, the City of Lino Lakes has participated in the Anoka County "Urban County" <br />qualification to receive and administer U.S. Housing and Urban Development (HUD) funds. <br />Under this system, Anoka County receives entitlement funding for which participating <br />communities can submit grant applications on a competitive basis. Anoka County is currently <br />preparing their requalification documents for HUD for the years 2008 through 2010 for future <br />entitlements for the Community Development Block Grant and HOME programs. Participating <br />communities have a choice of continuing to participate in Anoka County's designation or being <br />excluded. Lino Lakes could choose to no longer participate in Anoka County's program, which <br />would make the City eligible to apply individually to the State's CDBG and HOME programs. <br />As a participant in Anoka County's designation, the City of Lino Lakes has applied for and <br />received $125,000 in 2001 for a sanitary sewer improvement and received $150,000 in 2004 for <br />the YMCA project. <br />At this time, no Lino Lakes project has been identified for which it would be advantageous to <br />apply for HUD funds independently, the socioeconomic characteristics of Lino Lakes limits its <br />competitiveness in the state pool, and Anoka County has the experienced staff resources in <br />place to manage the substantial application and administrative requirements of the program. <br />STAFF RECOMMENDATION: <br />Staff is recommending the approval of Resolution No. 07 -50 approving and authorizing the <br />execution of the Anoka County Community Development Block Grant and Home Investment <br />Partnership Program Cooperation Agreement. <br />ATTACHMENTS: <br />1. Resolution No. 07 -50 <br />2. Anoka County Cooperation Agreement <br />