JOINT RECIPIENT COOPERATION AGREEMENT
1 FOR THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT
2 FOR FISCAL YEARS 2024-25, 2025-26, 2026-27
3 4 This Joint Recipient Cooperation Agreement for the Community Development Block 5 Grant for Fiscal Years 2024-25, 2025-26, 2026-27, hereinafter referred to as "Agreement" is made 6 and entered into this 4th day of August 2023, by and between the COUNTY OF 7 RIVERSIDE, a political subdivision of the State of California, hereinafter referred to as 8 "COUNTY", and CITY OF LAKE ELSINORE, an incorporated municipality within the 9 geographical boundaries of the COUNTY, hereinafter referred to as "CITY." City and County 10 individually referred to herein as "Party" and collectively as the "Parties." 11 RECITALS
12 WHEREAS, the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, as amended (42 13 U.S.C.A. § 5301 et seq.) (Public Law 93-383), hereinafter called "ACT", provides that Community 14 Development Block Grant funds hereinafter referred to as "CDBG", may be used for the support 15 of activities that provide decent housing, suitable living environments, and expanded economic 16 opportunities principally for persons of low and moderate-income; and 17 WHEREAS, CDBG regulations require counties to re-qualify as an Urban County under 18 the CDBG program every three years; and
19 WHEREAS, the CITY has attained Metropolitan City status under the "ACT" and has 20 elected to accept its "Entitlement" status and participate in the COUNTY's Urban County program 21 as a joint recipient;
22 WHEREAS, the execution of this Agreement is necessary to include CITY as a Metropolitan City under COUNTY's Urban County CDBG program. 24 NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants herein set forth and the 25 mutual benefits to be derived there from, the parties agree as follows:
26 1. GENERAL.
27 (a). This Agreement gives COUNTY authority to undertake, or assist in 28 undertaking, activities for Fiscal Years 2024-25, 2025-26, and 2026-27, that will be funded from Joint Recipient Cooperation Agreement For CDBG Funds 2024-2026
1 the CDBG Entitlement program and from any program income generated from the expenditure of 2 such funds. COUNTY and CITY agree to cooperate, to undertake, or to assist in undertaking, 3 community renewal and lower-income housing assistance activities. 4 (b). COUNTY is qualified as an "Urban County" under the ACT. CITY, by 5 executing this Agreement, hereby gives notice of its election to participate in an Urban County 6 Community Development Block Grant program, hereinafter referred to as "CDBG program" or 7 "Urban County Program."
8 (c). By executing this Agreement, CITY understands that it may not apply for 9 grants from appropriations under the Small Cities or State CDBG Programs for fiscal years during 10 the period in which it participates in the Urban County's CDBG program. 11 (d). By executing this Agreement, CITY understands, acknowledges, and agrees 12 that it will receive no formula HOME fund allocation from the COUNTY'S Urban County Program. Pursuant to 24 CFR 92.101, the CITY may elect to form a HOME Investment Partnership 14 Act (HOME) Consortium with the COUNTY in order to be considered for HOME funding through 15 the COUNTY. CITY may apply for HOME funds from the State of California, if permitted by the 16 State.
17 (e). By executing this Agreement, CITY understands, acknowledges, and agrees 18 that it will receive no formula Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) funds from the COUNTY'S 19 Urban County Program but may apply for ESG funds from the State of California, if permitted by 20 the State.
21 2. TERM.
22 The term of this Agreement shall be for three (3) years commencing on July 1, 23 2024, and expiring on June 30, 2027, unless an earlier date of termination is fixed by U.S. 24 Department of Housing and Urban Development, hereinafter called HUD, pursuant to ACT. This 25 Agreement shall automatically renew for participation in successive three-year qualification 26 periods, unless COUNTY and CITY provide written notice it elects not to participate in a new 27 qualification period. In the event of termination, a notice shall be sent to the HUD Field Office. 28 Joint Recipient Cooperation Agreement For CDBG Funds 2024-2026
1 Notwithstanding the above, the Parties agree that each Party shall adopt amendments to the 2 Agreement incorporating changes necessary to meet the requirement for cooperation agreements 3 set forth in an Urban County Qualification Notice that is applicable for any subsequent three-year 4 urban qualification period and shall submit such amendment to HUD as provide in the Urban 5 County Qualification Notice. The Parties agree that failure to comply shall void the automatic 6 renewal for such qualification periods.
7 During the term and any successive qualification periods should this Agreement 8 automatically renew, the terms of this Agreement shall remain in effect until the CDBG funds and 9 program income received with respect to activities carried out during the three-year qualification 10 period are expended and the funded activities completed. Furthermore, neither the COUNTY nor 11 the CITY may terminate or withdraw from this Agreement while it remains in effect. 12 3. PREPARATION OF FEDERALLY REQUIRED FUNDING
13 APPLICATIONS.
14 The County of Riverside Housing and Workforce Solutions, subject to approval of 15 COUNTY's Board of Supervisors, shall be responsible for preparing and submitting to the U.S. 16 Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), in a timely manner, all reports and 17 statements required by the ACT and the Federal regulations promulgated by HUD to secure 18 entitlement grant funding under the CDBG, HOME, and ESG programs. This duty shall include 19 the preparation and processing of COUNTY Housing, Community, and Economic Development 20 Needs Identification Report, Citizen Participation Plan, the County Five-Year Consolidated Plan, 21 One-Year Action Plan, Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report (CAPER), and 22 other related programs which satisfy the application requirements of ACT and its regulations. 23 4. COMPLIANCE WITH FEDERAL STATUTES, REGULATIONS AND 24 OTHER APPLICABLE STATUTES, REGULATIONS AND ORDINANCES. (a) COUNTY and CITY will comply with the applicable provisions of the 26 ACT and those Federal regulations promulgated by HUD pursuant thereto, as the same currently 27 exists or may hereafter be amended.
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1 (b) The COUNTY and CITY are hereby obligated to take all actions 2 necessary to assure compliance with COUNTY's certification regarding affirmatively furthering 3 fair housing pursuant to Section 104 (b) of Title I of ACT, as amended. 4 (0) The COUNTY and CITY are hereby obligated to take all actions 5 necessary to assure compliance with Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Age 6 Discrimination Act of 1975.
(d) COUNTY and CITY will comply with the applicable provisions of 8 the following: National Environmental Policy Act of 1969; Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 9 and Title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968; the Fair Housing Act; Title 24 Code of Federal 10 Regulations part 570; Cranston-Gonzales National Affordable housing Act (Public Law 101-625); 11 Executive Order 11063, as amended by Executive Order 12259; Executive Order 11988; the 12 Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 13 U.S.C.84630, et. seq.); Section 109 of Title I of the ACT and implementing regulations at 24 CFR 14 part 6; the implementing regulations at 24 CFR part 8, Title Il of the Americans with Disabilities 15 Act; the implementing regulations at 28 CFR part 35, the Age Discrimination Act of 1975; the 16 implementing regulations at 24 CFR part 136, and Section 3 of the Civil Rights Act of 1963, as 17 amended; and other Federal or state statute or regulation applicable to the use of CDBG, HOME 18 Investment Partnerships Act (enacted as Title II of the National Affordable Housing Act of 1990), 19 and Emergency Solutions Grant funds.
20 (e) CITY agrees that the Urban County Program funding for activities in, or in 21 support of, the CITY are prohibited if CITY does not affirmatively further fair housing within 22 CITY'S jurisdiction or impedes COUNTY actions to comply with its fair housing certification. 23 (1) CITY and COUNTY shall meet the citizen participation requirements of 24 24 CFR 570.301 and provide Urban County Program citizens with all of the following:
25 i. The estimate of the amount of CDBG funds proposed to be used for 26 activities that will benefit persons of low and moderate-income; 27 28
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1 ii. A plan for minimizing displacement of persons as a result of 2 activities assisted with CDBG funds and to assist persons actually displaced as a result of such 3 activities;
4 111. A plan that provides for and encourages citizen participation, with 5 particular emphasis on participation by persons of low and moderate-incomes, residents of slum 6 and blighted areas, and of areas in which funds are proposed to be used, and provides for 7 participation of residents in low and moderate-income neighborhoods; 8 iv. Reasonable and timely access to local meetings, information, and records relating to the grantee's proposed use of funds, as required by the regulations of the 10 Secretary, and relating to the actual use of funds under the ACT; 11 V. Provide for public meetings to obtain citizen views and to respond 12 to proposals and questions at all stages of the community development program, including at least 13 the development of needs, the review of proposed activities and review of program performance. 14 Meeting shall be held after adequate notice, at times and locations convenient to potential or actual 15 beneficiaries, and with accommodation for the disabled. 16 (g). CITY shall develop a community development plan, for the period of this 17 Agreement, which identifies community development and housing needs and specifies both short 18 and long-term community development objectives.
19 (h). CITY certifies, to the best of its knowledge and belief, that:
20 i. No Federal appropriated funds have been paid or will be paid, by or 21 on behalf of the CITY, to any person influencing or attempting to influence an officer or employee 22 of any agency, a Member of Congress, an officer or employee of Congress, or an employee of a 23 Member of Congress, in connection with the awarding of any Federal contract, the making of any 24 Federal grant, the making of any Federal loan, the entering into of any cooperative agreement, and 25 the extension, continuation, renewal, amendment or modification of any Federal contract, grant, 26 loan or cooperative agreement.
27 ii. If any funds other than Federally-appropriated funds have been paid 28 or will be paid to any person for influencing or attempting to influence an officer or employee of Joint Recipient Cooperation Agreement For CDBG Funds 2024-2026
1 any agency, a Member of Congress, an officer or employee of Congress, or an employee of a Member of Congress, in connection with this Federal contract, grant, loan, or cooperative 3 agreement, the undersigned shall complete and submit standard Form-LLL, "Disclosure Form to 4 Report Lobbying", in accordance with its instructions. 5 ili. The CITY shall require that the language provided in Sections 6 4(e)(i) and 4(e)(ii) of this Agreement be included in the award documents for all sub-awards at all 7 tiers (including subcontracts, sub- grants and contracts under grants, loans, and cooperative 8 agreements) and that all sub-recipients shall certify and disclose accordingly. This certification is 9 a material representation of fact upon which reliance was placed when this transaction was made 10 or entered into.
11 (iv). In accordance with Section 519 of Public Law 101-144, (the 1990 12 HUD Appropriations Act), the CITY certifies that it has adopted and is enforcing a policy 13 prohibiting the use of excessive force by law enforcement agencies within its jurisdiction against 14 any individuals engaged in non-violent civil rights demonstrations, and that it has adopted and is 15 enforcing applicable State and local laws against physically barring entrance to, or exit from, a 16 facility or location which is the subject of such non-violent civil rights demonstrations within its 17 jurisdiction.
18 COMPLIANCE WITH POLICY AND PROGRAM OBJECTIVES.
19 The COUNTY's Board of Supervisors have adopted policies and procedures to 20 ensure efficient and effective administration of the CDBG program. COUNTY will provide these 21 policies and procedures to CITY within a reasonable time after this Agreement's commencement 22 date. COUNTY and City agree to comply with these said policies and program objectives and to 23 take no actions to obstruct implementation of the approved 2024-2029 Five Year Consolidated 24 Plan and the subsequent Five Year Consolidated Plan. 25 OTHER AGREEMENTS.
26 Pursuant to Federal regulations at 24 CFR 570.501(b), CITY is subject to the same 27 requirements applicable to sub-recipients, including the requirement of a written agreement set 28 forth in Federal regulations at 24 CFR 570.503. For each fiscal year during the term of this Joint Recipient Cooperation Agreement For CDBG Funds 2024-2026
1 Agreement, COUNTY and CITY shall enter into an additional agreement, commonly known as a Metropolitan City Supplemental Agreement, that will have a term coinciding with a CDBG Program Year and enumerate the projects) CITY will implement with its entitlement funds. Said Supplemental Agreement will set forth the time schedule for completion of said projects) and any funding sources, in addition to entitlement funds, that will be used in completing the projects). If 6 substantial compliance with the completion schedule, due to unforeseen or uncontrollable 7 circumstances, cannot be met by CITY, the schedule for the projects) may be extended by COUNTY. If COUNY determines that substantial progress toward drawdown of funds is not 9 made during the term of the Supplemental Agreement, the entitlement funds associated with the 10 projects) may be reprogrammed by COUNTY, to other activities as determined by COUNTY, 11 after COUNTY provides appropriate written notice to CITY. COUNTY's decision not to extend 12 the completion schedule associated with the projects), or to reprogram the entitlement funds 13 associated with the projects), will not excuse CITY from complying with terms of this Agreement. 14 DETERMINATION OF PROJECTS TO BE FUNDED AND
15 DISTRIBUTION OF ENTITLEMENT FUNDS.
16 CITY agrees to submit to COUNTY in writing, no later than the date specified by 17 COUNTY prior to each program year, the activities that the CITY desires to implement with its 18 entitlement funds, said designation to comply with statutory and regulatory provisions governing 19 citizen's participation. Said designation is to be reviewed by the COUNTY's Housing and 20 Workforce Solutions to determine that the projects are eligible under Federal regulations for 21 funding and inclusion in the One Year Action Plan of the County's Five-Year Consolidated Plan 22 and consistent with both Federal and COUNTY policy governing use of Community Development 23 Block Grant (CDBG) funds.
24 In the event that CITY fails to submit to COUNTY the identified activities that the 25 CITY desires to implement with its entitlement funds by the date specified prior to each program 26 year, the COUNTY may determine the activities to be funded, without consent of the CITY, 27 consistent with both Federal and COUNTY policy governing use of Community Development 28 Block Grant (CDBG) funds.
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1 Consistent with Sections 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7 of this Agreement, COUNTY's Board of 2 Supervisors will make the final determination of the distribution and disposition of all CDBG 3 funds received by COUNTY pursuant to the Act.
4 8. COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT MANUAL.
5 CITY warrants that those officers, employees, and agents, retained by it and 6 responsible for implementing projects funded with CDBG have received, reviewed, and will follow the Community Development Block Grant Manual that has been prepared and amended by 8 COUNTY, which Manual is incorporated herein and made a part hereof by this reference. 9 9. REAL PROPERTY ACQUIRED OR PUBLIC FACILITY
10 CONSTRUCTED WITH CDBG FUNDS.
11 When CDBG funds are used, in whole or in part, by CITY to acquire real property 12 or to construct a public facility, CITY shall comply with the National Environmental Policy Act 13 of 1969 (42 U.S.C. § 4321, et seq.), the California Environmental Quality Act (Cal. Pub. Resources 14 Code § 21000, et seq.), the Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies 15 Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. § 4630, et seq.), and California Government Code Sections 7260 et seq., 16 as those laws may be amended from time-to-time and any Federal or state regulations issued to 17 implement the aforementioned laws.
18 In addition, the following is to occur:
19 (a) Title to the real property shall vest in CITY;
20 (b) The real property title will be held by or the constructed facility will be maintained by the CITY for the approved use until five years after the date that the project is 22 reported as "Completed" within the annual Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation 23 Report.
24 (c) While held by CITY, the real property or the constructed facility is to be used exclusively for the purpose for which acquisition or construction was originally approved by 26 COUNTY;
27 (d) CITY shall provide timely written notice to COUNTY of any action which 28 would result in a modification or change in the use of the real property purchased or improved, in Joint Recipient Cooperation Agreement For CDBG Funds 2024-2026
1 whole or in part, with CDBG or HOME funds from that planned at the time of acquisition or 2 improvement, including disposition.
3 (e) CITY shall provide timely written notice to citizens and opportunity to 4 comment on any proposed modification or change;
5 Written approval from COUNTY must be secured if the property or the 6 facility is to be put to an alternate use that is or is not consistent with Federal regulations governing CDBG funds;
8 (g) Should CITY desire during the five (5) year period to use the real property or the constructed facility for a purpose not consistent with applicable Federal regulations 10 governing CDBG funds or to sell the real property or facility, then:
(i) If CITY desires to retain title, it will have to reimburse either COUNTY 12 or the Federal government an amount that represents the percentage of current fair market value 13 that is identical to the percentage that CDBG funds initially comprised to when the property was 14 acquired or the facility was constructed;
15 (ii) If CITY sells the property or facility, or is required to sell the property 16 or facility, CITY is to reimburse the COUNTY an amount that represents the percentage of 17 proceeds realized by the sale that is identical to the percentage that CDBG funds comprised of the 18 monies paid to initially acquire the property or construct the facility. This percentage amount will 19 be calculated after deducting all actual and reasonable cost of sale from the sale proceeds. 20 10. DISPOSITION OF INCOME GENERATED BY THE EXPENDITURE 21 OF CDBG FUNDS.
22 CITY shall inform COUNTY in writing of any income generated by the 23 expenditure of CDBG funds received by CITY from COUNTY. CITY may retain program income 24 | so generated and may only be used for eligible activities, as determined by the COUNTY, in 25 accordance with all CDBG requirements, including all requirements for citizen participation. 26 The COUNTY is required by HUD to monitor and report the receipt and use of all 27 program income. CITY is required to track, monitor, and report any and all program income as 28 requested by COUNTY.
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1 11. TERMINATION.
2 Except as provided for in Section 2, CITY and COUNTY cannot terminate or 3 withdraw from this Agreement while it remains in effect. 4 12. NOTICES.
5 All correspondence and notices required or contemplated by this Agreement shall 6 be delivered to the respective parties at the addresses set forth below and are deemed submitted two days after their deposit in the United States mail, postage prepaid:
8 COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE CITY OF
10 Heidi Marshall, Director Jason Simpson, City Manager County of Riverside HWS City of Lake Elsinore
12 P.O. Box 1528 130 South Main Street
13 Riverside, CA 92502 Lake Elsinore, CA 92530
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13. AGREEMENT ADMINISTRATION,
20 The City Manager in the case of the City of Lake Elsinore, and the Director of 21 Housing and Workforce Solutions, in the case of the County of Riverside, or their designee, shall 22 administer the terms and conditions of this Agreement for their respective city or county. 23 14. COOPERATION; FURTHER ACT.
24 The PARTIES shall cooperate fully with one another, and shall take any additional 25 acts or sign any additional documents as may be necessary, appropriate or convenient to attain the 26 purpose of the Agreement.
27 15. NO THIRD-PARTY BENEFICIARIES.
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1 This Agreement is made and entered into for the sole protection and benefit of the 2 PARTIES hereto and shall not create any rights in any third parties. No other person or entity shall 3 have any right or action based upon the provisions of the Agreement. 4 16. SECTION HEADINGS.
5 The Section headings herein are for the convenience of the PARTIES only and shall 6 not be deemed to govern, limit, modify or in any manner affect the scope, meaning or intent of the provisions or language of this Agreement.
8 17. FORMER AGREEMENTS UTILIZING COMMUNITY
9 DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT FUNDS BETWEEN COUNTY AND CITY. 10 All agreements between CITY and COUNTY regarding the use of CDBG funds for 11 fiscal years 1975-76 through fiscal years 2023-2024, and any Supplemental Agreements there 12 under, shall remain in full force and effect. If the language of this Agreement is in conflict or 13 inconsistent with the terms of any prior said agreements between CITY and COUNTY, the 14 language of this Agreement will be controlling.
15 18. INDEMNIFICATION
16 CITY agrees to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless COUNTY and its authorized 17 officers, employees, agents, and volunteers from any and all claims, actions, losses, damages, 18 and/or liability arising from CITY acts, errors or omissions and for any costs or expenses incurred 19 by COUNTY on account of any claim therefore, except where such indemnifications is prohibited 20 by law. CITY shall promptly notify COUNTY in writing of the occurrence of any such claims, actions, losses, damages, and/or liability.
22 CITY shall indemnify and hold harmless COUNTY against any liability, claims, losses, demands, and actions incurred by COUNTY as a result of the determination by HUD or its 24 successor that activities undertaken by CITY under the programs) fail to comply with any laws, 25 regulations, or policies applicable thereto or that any funds billed by and disbursed to CITY under 26 this Agreement were improperly expended.
27 19. COMPLIANCE WITH LAWS AND REGULATIONS.
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1 By executing this Agreement, the Parties hereby certify that they will adhere to and 2 comply with all Federal, state and local laws, regulations and ordinances. 3 20. ENTIRE AGREEMENT.
4 It is expressly agreed that this Agreement embodies the entire agreement of the 5 Parties in relation to the subject matter hereof, and that no other agreement or understanding, 6 verbal or otherwise, relative to this subject matter, exists between the Parties at the time of 7 execution.
8 21. SEVERABILITY.
Each paragraph and provision of this Agreement is severable from each other 10 provision and in the event any provision in this Agreement is held by a court of competent 11 jurisdiction to be invalid, void, or unenforceable, the remaining provision will never the less 12 continue in full force without being impaired or invalidated in any way. 13 22. ASSIGNMENT.
14 CITY shall not make any sale, assignment, conveyance or lease of any trust or 15 power, or transfer in any other form with respect to this Agreement, or delegate or assign any 16 interest in this Agreement without prior written approval of the County. 17 23. INTERPRETATION AND GOVERNING LAW.
18 This Agreement and any dispute arising hereunder shall be governed by and 19 interpreted in accordance with the laws of the State of California. This Agreement shall be 20 construed as a whole according to its fair language and common meaning to achieve the objectives 21 and purposes of the Parties hereto, and the rule of construction to the effect that ambiguities are 22 to be resolved against the drafting Party shall not be employed in interpreting this Agreement, all 23 Parties having been represented by counsel in the negotiation and preparation hereof. 24 24. WAIVER.
25 Failure by a Party to insist upon the strict performance of any of the provisions of 26 this Agreement by the other Party, or the failure by a Party to exercise its rights upon the default 27 of the other Party, shall not constitute a waiver of such Party's right to insist and demand strict 28 compliance by the other Party with the terms of this Agreement thereafter.
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1 25. JURISDICTION AND VENUE.
Any action at law or in equity arising under this Agreement or brought by a Party 3 hereto for the purpose of enforcing, construing or determining the validity of any provision of this 4 Agreement shall be filed in the Superior Court of California, County of Riverside, State of 5 California, and the Parties hereto waive all provisions of law providing for the filing, removal or 6 change of venue to any other court or jurisdiction.
7 26. AMENDMENTS
8 No change, amendment, or modification to the Agreement shall be valid or binding 9 upon CITY or COUNTY unless such change, amendment, or modification is in writing and duly 10 executed. CITY and COUNTY agree to adopt any necessary amendments to this Agreement to 11 incorporate changes required by HUD as set forth in the Urban County Qualification Notice. 12 Amendments must be submitted to HUD as provided in the Urban County Qualification Notice 13 and failure to do so will void the automatic renewal for such qualification period. 14 27. SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR METROPOLITAIN CITY/URBAN
15 COUNTY JOINT RECIPIENT:
16 (a) The CITY is part of the Urban County Program for purposes of planning 17 and implementation for the entire period of the Urban County Qualification for program years 18 2024-25, 2025-26, and 2026-27 under the CDBG program. 19 (b) HUD will consider the CITY as a unit of general local government that is 20 part of the COUNTY's Urban County program.
21 (c) HUD shall determine the annual amount of CDBG allocation to which the 22 CITY is entitled, and the COUNTY will be the grant recipient. 23 (d) The CITY's allocation will be that portion of the total annual allocation as 24 specified by written notice from HUD, less thirteen (13%) to be retained by the COUNTY for administration of the Urban County CDBG program.
26 (e) In the event that the COUNTY receives supplemental CDBG funding from HUD, pursuant to a national emergency, disaster, or economic recovery, the CITY will receive 28 its allocation of said supplemental CDBG funding if HUD has determined the CITY's portion of Joint Recipient Cooperation Agreement For CDBG Funds 2024-2026
1 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the COUNTY and CITY have executed this Agreement on the date shown below.
4 Date: 8/4/2023
5 COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE, CITY OF LAKE ELSINORE,
a political subdivision of the a general law city
State of California
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BY: Weid anlall
10 Heidi Marshall, Director
11 Housing and Workforce Solutions
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14 APPROVED AS TO FORM: ATTEST:
15 Minh C. Tran, County Counsel
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1 COUNTY COUNSEL CERTIFICATION
2 3 The Office of County Counsel of the County of Riverside hereby certifies that the terms 4 and provisions of this Agreement are fully authorized under state and local law and that the 5 Agreement provides full legal authority for the COUNTY to undertake, or assist in undertaking, 6 essential community development and housing assistance activities specifically urban renewal and 7 publicly assisted housing.
Minh C. Tran
8 County Counsel
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Deputy, Paula S. Salcido
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HOUSING AND
HWS SOUFIONSE
SOLUTIONS
ENGAGE. ENCOURAGE. EQUIP.
August 7, 2023
Jason Simpson, City Manager
City of Lake Elsinore
130 South Main Street
Lake Elsinore, CA 92530
SUBJECT: Executed Cooperation Agreement for Fiscal Years 2024, 2025, and 2026 Urban County Qualification
Community Development Block Grant, HOME Investmen
artnerships Program, and Emergency Solutions Grant
Dear Ms. Simpson,
For your records, please find enclosed a fully executed copy of the Cooperation Agreement between your City and the County of Riverside.
This Cooperation Agreement becomes effective July 1, 2024, for the 2024-2025, 2025- 2026, and 2026-2027 program years.
If you have any questions, please contact Susana Orozco at 951-955-5933.
Susana Orozco
HWS Principal Development Specialist - CDBG/ESG Programs Enclosure: Executed Cooperation Agreement
3403 Tenth Street, Suite 300 | Riverside, CA 92501 | FAX: (951) 374-3098 | Phone: (951) 955-1161