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This Agreement is made by and between the CITY OF SAN LEANDRO, hereinafter <br />called "CITY" and the COUNTY OF ALAMEDA as the lead agency in the Alameda County <br />Urban County, hereinafter called "COUNTY." <br />WHEREAS, the Congress of the United States has enacted the Cranston Gonzalez National <br />Affordable Housing Act of 1990 and Federal regulations have been adopted pursuant thereto, <br />hereinafter called the "ACT"; and <br />WHEREAS, Title II of the Act creates the Home Investment in Affordable Housing <br />Program, hereinafter called "HOME," that provides funds to states and local governments for <br />acquisition, rehabilitation, new construction of affordable housing and tenant -based rental <br />assistance; and <br />WHEREAS, the Act requires local governments to formulate a Consolidated Plan as part <br />of the eligibility requirements for HOME funds; and <br />WHEREAS, funds from Title II are distributed to metropolitan cities, urban counties, <br />States, and consortia of local governments; <br />WHEREAS, the Act allows local governments to form consortia for the purpose of <br />receiving and administering HOME funds and carrying out purposes of the Act; <br />WHEREAS, The Act requires that a local government member of an urban county may <br />participate in a consortium only through the urban county, and the County of Alameda is the lead <br />agency of the Alameda County Urban County; and f <br />WHEREAS, the Act requires that a consortium shall have one member unit of general <br />local government authorized to act in a representative capacity for all members for purposes of <br />the Act and to assume overall responsibility for the Act, including requirements concerning the <br />Consolidated Plan; <br />THEREFORE, it is agreed that: <br />1. CITY and COUNTY will cooperate in the forming of the Alameda County HOME <br />Consortium, hereinafter called the "CONSORTIUM", for the purpose of undertaking or assisting <br />in undertaking HOME -eligible housing assistance activities pursuant to Title II of the Act <br />including but not limited to acquiring, rehabilitating, and constructing affordable housing, and <br />providing tenant -based rental assistance. <br />2. COUNTY shall act as the representative member of the CONSORTIUM for purposes of <br />the Act. <br />r <br />1, <br />