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period, the COUNTY, as the lead agency of the URBAN HENNEPIN COUNTY COMMUNITY <br />DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM, shall provide a written notice to the COOPERATING UNIT <br />of their right not to participate in a subsequent qualification period. The written notice will provide the <br />COOPERATING UNIT a minimum thirty (30) day period to submit a written withdrawal. If the <br />COOPERATING UNIT does not submit to the COUNTY a written withdrawal during the notice period, this <br />Agreement shall be automatically extended for a subsequent three -year qualifying period. <br />This Agreement must be amended by written agreement of all parties to incorporate any future changes <br />necessary to meet the requirements for cooperation agreements set forth in the Urban County Qualification <br />Notice applicable for the year in which the next qualification of the County is scheduled. Failure by either party <br />to adopt such an amendment to the Agreement shall automatically terminate the Agreement following the <br />expenditure of all CDBG and HOME funds allocated for use in the COOPERATING UNIT's jurisdiction. <br />This Agreement shall remain in effect until the CDBG, HOME and ESG funds and program income <br />received (with respect to activities carried out during the three -year qualification period, and any successive <br />qualification periods under agreements that provide for automatic renewals) are expended and the funded <br />activities completed. COUNTY and COOPERATING UNIT cannot terminate or withdraw form this Agreement <br />while it remains in effect. <br />Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, this Agreement may be terminated at the end of <br />the program period during which HUD withdraws its designation of the COUNTY as an Urban County under <br />the Act. <br />This Agreement shall be executed by the appropriate officers of COOPERATING UNIT and COUNTY <br />pursuant to authority granted them by their respective governing bodies, and a copy of the authorizing resolution <br />and executed Agreement shall be filed promptly by the COOPERATING UNIT in the Hennepin County <br />Department of Housing, Community Works and Transit so that the Agreement can be submitted to HUD by July <br />24, 2017. <br />COOPERATING UNIT and COUNTY shall take all actions necessary to assure compliance with the <br />urban county's certifications required by Section 104(b) of the Title I of the Housing and Community <br />Development Act of 1974, as amended, including Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964; the Fair Housing Act, <br />and affirmatively furthering fair housing. COOPERATING UNIT and COUNTY shall also take all actions <br />necessary to assure compliance with Section 109 of Title I of the Housing and Community Development Act of <br />1974 (which incorporates Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Age Discrimination Act of 1975), <br />and other applicable laws. <br />IV. ACTIVITIES <br />COOPERATING UNIT agrees that awarded grant funds will be used to undertake and carry out, within <br />the terms of this Agreement, certain activities eligible for funding under the Act. The COUNTY agrees and will <br />assist COOPERATING UNIT in the undertaking of such essential activities by providing the services specified <br />in this Agreement. The parties mutually agree to comply with all applicable requirements of the Act and the <br />Regulations and other relevant Federal and/or Minnesota statutes or regulations in the use of basic grant amounts. <br />Nothing in this Article shall be construed to lessen or abrogate the COUNTY's responsibility to assume all <br />obligations of an applicant under the Act, including the development of the Consolidated Plan, pursuant to 24 <br />CFR Part 91. <br />COOPERATING UNIT further specifically agrees as follows: <br />