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14 regulations, policies and procedures affect the location, availability, and accessibility of housing, and how conditions, both private and public, affect fair housing choice. All HUD grantees must certify that they will affirmatively further fair housing, which means conducting an Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing Choice (AI), taking appropriate actions to overcome the effects of any impediments identified through that analysis, and keeping records of these actions. E. "Consolidated Plan" means the document bearing that title or similarly required statements or documents submitted to HUD for authorization to expend the annual grant amount and which is developed by the COUNTY in conjunction with COOPERATING UNITS as part of the Community Development Block Grant Program. F. "Cooperating Unit(s)" means any city or town in Hennepin County that has entered into a cooperation agreement that is identical to this Agreement, as well as Hennepin County, which is a party to each Agreement. G. "HUD" means the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development. H. "Metropolitan City" means any city located in whole or in part in Hennepin County which is certified by HUD to have a population of 50,000 or more people, or which has previously been granted Metropolitan City status by HUD. I. "Program" means the HUD Community Development Block Grant Program as defined under Title I of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, as amended. J. "Program Income" means gross income received by the recipient or a subrecipient directly generated from the use of CDBG. K. "Public service activities" means the provision of public services described in 24 CFR 570.201(e). L. "Regulations" means the rules and regulations promulgated pursuant to the Act, including but not limited to 24 CFR Part 570. M. "Urban County" means the entitlement jurisdiction within the provisions of the Act and includes the suburban Hennepin County municipalities which are signatories to this Agreement. II. PURPOSE The purpose of this Agreement is to authorize COUNTY and COOPERATING UNIT to cooperate to undertake, or assist in undertaking, community renewal and lower income housing assistance activities and authorizes COUNTY to carry out these and other eligible activities for the benefit of eligible recipients who reside within the corporate limits of the COOPERATING UNIT which will be funded from annual Community Development Block Grant, Emergency Solutions Grants (ESG) Programs and HOME appropriations for the Federal Fiscal Years 2018, 2019 and 2020 and from any program income generated from the expenditure of such funds. III. AGREEMENT The initial term of this Agreement is for a period commencing on October 1, 2017 and terminating no sooner than the end of the program year covered by the Consolidated Plan for the basic grant amount for the Fiscal Year 2020, as authorized by HUD, and for such additional time as may be required for the expenditure of funds granted to the County for such period. Prior to the end of the initial term and the end of each subsequent qualification