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<br />AMENDMENT NUMBER TWO <br />AGREEMENT #1135 <br />WASHINGTON COUNTY COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT (CDBG) <br />COOPERATION AGREEMENT <br /> <br />This Amendment Number Two is entered into and by the County of Washington, State of Minnesota, 14949 62nd <br />Street North, PO Box 30 Stillwater, Minnesota, hereafter referred to as the “County” and the City of Hugo, <br />hereafter referred to as the “Cooperating Community”, is to amend CDBG Contract #1135. <br /> <br />WITNESSTH: <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, Title II of the Cranston – Gonzales National Affordable Housing Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. <br />12701 et seq. as amended) provides for a program known as the HOME Investment Partnership Program; and, <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, Washington County, Minnesota qualifies under said law as a member of the HOME <br />Consortium formed by Anoka, Dakota, Ramsey and Washington Counties, and the Cities of Coon Rapids in Anoka <br />County and Woodbury in Washington County; and, <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, part 92 of Title 24 of the Code of Federal Regulations sets forth regulations governing the <br />applicability and use of funds under Title II; and <br /> <br /> WHERAS, the governing regulations require that units of local government enter into a cooperation <br />agreement with the County for participation in the HOME Program, which shall be the same cooperation <br />agreement participation in the Community Development Block Grant Program; <br /> <br /> NOW, THEREFORE, the parties mutually agree to the following terms and conditions. <br /> <br />1. Section I. A. shall hereby be deleted and restated to read: <br /> <br />A. “The Act” means the HOME Investment Partnership Act, Title II of the Cranston - Gonzales National <br />Affordable Housing Act, 42 U.S.C. 12701 et seq., as amended. <br />B. “Regulations” means those regulations found at 24 CFR Part 92, as amended. <br /> <br />2. Section V. is hereby deleted and restated to read: <br /> <br />A. Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed to prevent or otherwise modify or abrogate the right of the <br />Cooperating Community or the County to submit individual applications for discretionary funds in the <br />event County does not receive designation as an urban county entity under the Act. <br /> <br />B. The Cooperating Community and the County mutually agree to indemnify and hold harmless each other <br />from any claims, losses, costs, expenses or damages resulting from the acts or omissions of their respective <br />officers, agents and employees relating to activities conducted by either under this Agreement, the Act or <br />the Regulations. <br /> <br />C. In the event that there is a revision of the Act, Regulations, and/or the provisions of the Urban County <br />Qualification Notice in effect at the time of renewal of this Agreement which would make this Agreement <br />out of compliance with the Act, Regulations, or Urban County Qualification Notice, both parties will <br />review this Agreement to renegotiate those items necessary to bring the Agreement into compliance. <br /> <br />D. Both parties understand and agree that the refusal to renegotiate this Agreement will result in effective <br />termination of the Agreement as of the date it is no longer in compliance with the Act and/or Regulations <br />as amended. <br /> <br />E. All funds received by the County under the Act shall be deposited in the County treasury. <br />DocuSign Envelope ID: B789D2F8-7476-4588-801F-60B8893CECCB