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REQUEST FOR CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEMREQUEST FOR CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM <br />June 9, 2014June 9, 2014AppropriationAppropriation <br />Agenda Date Requested:Agenda Date Requested: <br />N/A N/A <br />Tim Tietjens Tim Tietjens Source of Funds:Source of Funds: <br />Requested By: <br />Account Number:Account Number: <br />Planning & Development Planning & Development <br />Department: <br />Amount Budgeted:Amount Budgeted: <br />Report:Resolution:Resolution:Ordinance:Ordinance: <br />Amount Requested:Amount Requested: <br />Other: <br />Budgeted Item:Budgeted Item:YESYESNONO <br />Attachments :Attachments : <br />1. Letter from Harris County Dated May 12, 1. Letter from Harris County Dated May 12, <br />2014 <br />2. Proposed Amendment to Agreement2. Proposed Amendment to Agreement <br />3. Existing Agreement with Amendment3. Existing Agreement with Amendment <br />4. Ordinance4. Ordinance <br />SUMMARY & RECOMMENDATIONSSUMMARY & RECOMMENDATIONS <br />The City has an agreement with Harris County to participate in a consortium of municipalities and Harris County The City has an agreement with Harris County to participate in a consortium <br />of municipalities and Harris County <br />to pool their eligibility for Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds from the U.S. Department of to pool their eligibility for Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds <br />from the U.S. Department of <br />Housing and Urban Development (HUD).  This method of pooling populations allows for a larger pool of money in Housing and Urban Development (HUD).  This method of pooling populations <br />allows for a larger pool of money in <br />the consortium than any one city could qualify to receive.  That in turn allows for each city to compete for funding the consortium than any one city could qualify to receive.  That <br />in turn allows for each city to compete for funding <br />of projects with a smaller pool of competitors.of projects with a smaller pool of competitors. <br /> Per the 2014 HUD appropriation bill, Harris County is required to amend its cooperative agreements to reflect  Per the 2014 HUD appropriation bill, Harris County is required to amend <br />its cooperative agreements to reflect <br />new requirements regarding CDBG and HOME Investment Partnership funding.  To summarize, the amendment new requirements regarding CDBG and HOME Investment Partnership funding.  To summarize, <br />the amendment <br />now being requested prohibits the City from selling, trading, or otherwise transferring funds to another city that now being requested prohibits the City from selling, trading, or otherwise <br />transferring funds to another city that <br />now being requested prohibits the City from selling, trading, or otherwise transferring funds to another city that now being requested prohibits the City from selling, trading, or otherwise <br />transferring funds to another city that <br />receives CDBG funds in exchange for any other funds, credits, or nonreceives CDBG funds in exchange for any other funds, credits, or non--Federal considerations.  The City must Federal <br />considerations.  The City must <br />receives CDBG funds in exchange for any other funds, credits, or nonreceives CDBG funds in exchange for any other funds, credits, or non--Federal considerations.  The City must Federal <br />considerations.  The City must <br />continue to use the funds for such activities eligible under title I of the Act.continue to use the funds for such activities eligible under title I of the Act. <br />Action Required of Council:Action Required of Council: <br />Consider approval or other action of an ordinance authorizing the Mayor to execute an amendment to the Consider approval or other action of an ordinance authorizing the Mayor to execute <br />an amendment to the <br />Agreement with Harris County related to applications to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Agreement with Harris County related to applications to the U.S. Department <br />of Housing and Urban Development <br />for funding for the Community Development Block Grant and the Home Investment Partnership programs.for funding for the Community Development Block Grant and the Home Investment Partnership <br />programs. <br />Approved for City Council AgendaApproved for City Council Agenda <br />Corby D. Alexander, City ManagerCorby D. Alexander, City ManagerDateDate <br /> <br />