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STAFF REPORT To: Mayor and City Council Report No.: Mike Mornson, City Manager From: Kim Moore -S kes Assistant Ci Manager �...6 . Y � City : Date: April 11, 2006 Subject: Amended and Restated CDBG Joint Cooperation Agreement Background: Because the nation was not making the progress toward the goal of a national housing policy as expected when Congress passed the Housing Act of 1949, the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968 and the Community Development Block Grant program (CDBG) of 1974 were passed. These programs were intended to be flexible in providing local governments with resources to address a wide variety of unique community development needs that would ultimately provide decent, safe, sanitary and affordable living environments for all Americans. Consequently, Ramsey County was eligible to be designated as an Entitlement Urban County and receives an annual allocation of more than one million dollars to provide decent housing, suitable living environments and opportunities to expand economic development or redevelopment efforts. The City of St. Anthony is one of the 16 Ramsey County cities that have chosen to participate in this CDBG program for the last 18 years. The City's participation has helped to ensure that, a guaranteed annual allocation comes to the County and to any of the 16 communities that desire to actively participate in the program. In 1992, the City of St. Anthony did apply for HOME funds from this program to rehabilitate Macalaster Manor. The City is being asked to execute a new joint cooperation agreement because Ramsey County is required to execute a new cooperation agreement that will incorporate all the amendments of past agreements. These agreements had been previously approved by the member communities but HUD is now requiring a current, all- inclusive agreement. The new agreement will renew automatically, but member communities will have the option of "opting out" prior to each renewal. If a city chooses to opt out, that city would not have an opportunity to participate in this program for the next three years. Action.: The City is being asked to consider and.approve the amended and restated joint cooperation agreement with Ramsey County. Attachments: Cover Letter from County Administrator Amended and Restated Joint Cooperation Agreement 041106 CDBG Grant Renewal.doc 15