Drafter
Clerk 11/12/2009
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An ORDINANCE adopting the King County Consortium Consolidated Housing and Community Development Plan for 2010-2012.
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STATEMENT OF FACTS:
1. King County is a member of the King County Community Development Block Grant and HOME Investment Partnerships consortia.
2. King County is the official applicant responsible to the federal government for all activities undertaken on behalf of the King County Consortium with Community Development Block Grant, HOME Investment Partnership and other federal homeless, housing and community development funds.
3. Federal legislation requires King County to adopt a consolidated housing and community development plan every three to five years to identify housing and community development needs, resources and key partnerships, and to establish objectives to provide decent affordable housing and a suitable living environment for very low to moderate-income residents of the county.
4. The King County Consortium's current Consolidated Housing and Community Development Plan, a five-year plan covering the years 2005-2009, provides a comprehensive affordable housing and community development policy and planning document to guide King County administration of federal housing, homeless and community development funds, as well as local and state homeless and housing funds, on behalf of the consortia.
5. The interjurisdictional joint recommendations committee of the King County Consortium member cities participated in the development of the updated Consolidated Housing and Community Development Plan for 2010-2012, has approved the plan, and recommends it for approval by the King County council.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF KING COUNTY:
SECTION 1. The King County Consortium Consolidated Housing and
Community Development Plan for 2010-2012, substantially in the form of Attachment A to this ordinance, is hereby adopted.