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<br />R-09-30 <br /> <br />A RESOLUTION SUPPORTING A PROPOSED SUBMITTAL TO THE U.S. <br />DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT OF A <br />SUBSTANTIAL AMENDMENT TO THE CITY OF PORTSMOUTH'S FY 2009 <br />ANNUAL ACTION PLAN TO ALLOCATE $473,578 OF COMMUNITY <br />DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT RECOVERY ACT FUNDS. <br /> <br />WHEREAS Congress has designated Community Development Block Grant <br />(CDBG-R) funds under Title XII of Division A of the American Recovery and <br />Reinvestment Act of2009 for communities to support a broad range of housing, <br />community development, and economic development projects that are ready to be <br />implemented; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS the City has determined that an additional $473,578 will be available <br />to develop such projects in Portsmouth; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, there is no matching fund requirement for the City; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS in order to receive these funds, the City of Portsmouth must submit <br />to the Department of Housing and Urban Development a substantial amendment <br />(Amendment) to the FY 2009 Annual Action Plan adopted on June 24, 2008. <br /> <br />NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of <br />Portsmouth, Virginia that said Amendment having been reviewed and considered, the <br />Amendment is hereby approved, and the City Manager is hereby authorized to file any <br />additional information as may be required with the Department of Housing and Urban <br />Development in order to obtain funding for the programs addressed in the Amendment. <br /> <br />BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Manager is designated as the <br />certifying officer and authorized representative of the City of Portsmouth and shall <br />provide assurances as required of the locality. <br /> <br />ADOPTED by the Council of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia at a meeting held <br />on May 26, 2009. <br /> <br />Teste: <br /> <br />City Clerk <br />