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R09-091 , . I 1 RESOLUTION NO. R09- aq t 2 3 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF 4 BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA, APPROVING AND 5 AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE A 6 MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY 7 OF BOYNTON BEACH AND THE CITY OF DELRAY 8 BEACH TO SUBMIT A JOINT APPLICATION FOR THE 9 NEIGHBORHOOD ST ABILIZA TION PROGRAM 2 UNDER 10 THE AMERICAN RECOVERY AND REINVESTMENT ACT, 11 2009 IN THE AMOUNT OF $20,000,000.00; PROVIDING AND 12 EFFECTIVE DATE. 13 i 14 15 WHEREAS, Congress has appropriated additional neighborhood stabilization funds for 16 the purpose of assisting in the redevelopment of abandoned and foreclosed homes under the 17 Emergency Assistance for Redevelopment of Abandoned and Foreclosed Homes; and 18 WHEREAS, due to the thresholds for applying for funding being so stringent and in 19 order to increase the chances of obtaining funding; both the City of Boynton Beach and the 20 City of Delray Beach will submit a joint application; and 21 WHEREAS, the Memorandum of Agreement will establish the Delray Beach/Boynton 22 Beach NSP2 Consortium which will implement a "Local Housing Trust Fund" to provide first 23 and/or second mortgage assistance utilizing NSP funds; and 24 WHEREAS, the City Commission of the City of Boynton Beach, upon 25 recommendation of staff, deems it to be in the best interest of the residents and citizens of the 26 City of Boynton Beach to approve and authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to execute the 27 Memorandum of Agreement between the City of Boynton Beach and the City of Delray Beach. 28 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF 29 THE CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA, THAT: 30 Section 1. Each Whereas clause set forth above is true and correct and incorporated 31 herein by this reference. I 1 Section 2. The City Commission of the City of Boynton Beach, Florida does hereby 2 approve and authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to execute the Memorandum of Agreement 3 between the City of Boynton Beach and the City of Delray Beach to submit a joint application 4 for the Neighborhood Stabilization Program 2 under the American Recovery and Reinvestment 5 Act, 2009 in the amount of $20,000,000.00; a copy of said Memorandum of Agreement is 6 attached hereto as Exhibit "A". 7 Section 3. That this resolution becomes effective immediately upon passage. 8 7111 9 PASSED AND ADOPTED this _ day of July, 2009. 10 CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA 11 <:;-- 12 "..,.----- 13 ~ ' :1 q; ,')'v 14 ,,May01e Taylor, _ ' . 15 16 c1bd~", /~ 17 Vi~or -,'j90~~":' Lay. ':J 18 19 ~ //~~ / ~ ~- " ~<---.' 20 Commissioner - Ronald Weiland 21 22 -'- ~ 23 ATTEST: c~r - Jo JWnguez 24 m.P~ /' d~~ 25 26 Commissioner - Marlene Ross 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 Roq-o~ 1 MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT Consortium Partners for a Neighborhood Stabilization Program 2 (NSP2) Grant Application THIS AGREEMENT is made and entered into on this _ day of _, 2009 by and between the City of Delray Beach, a municipal corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of Florida, herein referred to as the "Lead Member", and the City of Boynton Beach, a municipal corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of Florida, herein referred to as the "Partner Agency" and other entities identified in Exhibit "A" (collectively referred to as the "Consortium Partners"). The City of Delray Beach, City of Boynton Beach and the Consortium Partners (collectively referred to as the "Consortium") agree to cooperatively carry out the NSP2 program activities as described in the Grant Application submitted to U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development ("HUD") on or about July 14,2009 the terms of which are incorporated herein by reference. To establish and implement the NSP2 grant program activities, the Consortium Partners agree to the following: 1. The City of Delray Beach is authorized to act in a representative capacity for all the members of the Consortium ("Lead Member"). 2. The City of Delray Beach in serving as the Lead Member will assume overall responsibility for ensuring that the Consortium's NSP2 Program is carried out in compliance with all NSP2 requirements. 3. Consortium funding agreements ("Funding Agreements") between the City of Delray Beach as Lead Member or with the City of Boynton Beach as Partner Agency for and on behalf of the Consortium Partners will be executed no later than December 1, 2009. The Funding Agreements will describe each Consortium Partners' specific activities under NSP2 Program, including timetables for completion, and applicable requirements in Appendix 1 of the NSP2 Notice of Fund Availability issued by HUD on May 4, 2009. 4. The City of Delray Beach will assume all responsibility for environmental review, decision-making, and action for proposed projects on behalf of the Consortium in accordance with the requirements of24 CFR Part 58. 5. The Consortium Agreement specifically authorizes an internal audit function to be performed by an internal auditor selected or appointed by the Lead Member. 6. This Agreement shall remain in effect until all NSP2 program activities are fully executed and complete by all Consortium Partners. The specific entities who are Consortium Partners and parties to this Memorandum of Agreement are set forth on Exhibit "A". 1 In WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed this Agreement the day and year first written. CITY OF DELRA Y BEACH ATTEST: By: By: Nelson S. McDuffie, Mayor City Clerk Office of the City Attorney Approved as to form And legal sufficiency By: Date: CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH APPROVED AS TO FORM: By: Name: Title: CITY ATTORNEY CONSORTIUM PARTNER - VIA CITY OF DELRA Y BEACH Delray Beach CRA By: Name: Title: CONSORTIUM PARTNER - VIA CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH Boynton Beach CRA By: Name: Title: 2 CONSORTIUM PARTNER - VIA CITY OF DELRA Y BEACH Delray Beach CDC By: Name: Title: CONSORTIUM PARTNER - VIA CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH Boynton Beach Faith Based CDC By: Name: Title: CONSORTIUM PARTNER - VIA CITY OF DELRA Y BEACH Delray Beach Community Land Trust By: Name: Title: CONSORTIUM PARTNER - VIA CITY OF DELRA Y BEACH Delray Beach Housing Authority By: Name: Title: CONSORTIUM PARTNER - VIA CITY OF DELRA Y BEACH Habitat for Humanity - South Palm Beach County By: Name: Title: 3 Exhibit" A" CONSORTIUM PARTNERS City of Delray Beach - Lead Member City of Boynton Beach - Partner Agency Delray Beach CRA -- Through the City of Delray Beach Boynton Beach CRA - Through the City of Boynton Beach Delray Beach CDC - Through the City of Delray Beach Boynton Beach Faith Based CDC - Through the City of Boynton Beach Delray Beach Community Land Trust - Through the City of Delray Beach Delray Beach Housing Authority - Through the City of Delray Beach Habitat for Humanity of South Palm Beach County - Through the City of Delray Beach 4