Snohomish County Housing and Community Development Urban County Consortium Interlocal Cooperation Agreement Amendment 2SNOHOMISH COUNTY HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
URBAN COUNTY CONSORTIUM
INTERLOCAL COOPERATION AGREEMENT
Amendment I
WHEREAS, Snohomish County, a political subdivision of the State of Washington (hereinafter
referred to as "County") and the City of Edmonds (hereinafter referred to as "unit of local
government"), pursuant to the Interlocal Cooperation Act of 1967, as amended, entered into an
Interlocal Cooperation Agreement in 1999 together with other participating units of local
government in Snohomish County for the Snohomish County Housing and Community
Development Urban County Consortium; and
WHEREAS, the purpose of the Agreement is to qualify as an Urban County for receipt of
Community Development Block Grant (hereinafter "CDBG"), HOME Investment Partnership
Program (hereinafter "HOME"), Emergency Solutions Grant Program (hereinafter "ESG") and
such other funds as may be available from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban
Development as a result of the Urban County designation; and
WHEREAS, the original term of the agreement was for Federal Fiscal Years 2000, 2001, and
2002, and the Agreement has been automatically renewed for successive three-year terms
through the current term for Federal Fiscal Years 2021, 2022, and 2023 in order to maintain the
Urban County designation for receipt of CDBG, HOME, ESG, and other grant funds; and
WHEREAS, in order to maintain the Urban County designation for receipt of CDBG, HOME,
ESG, and other grant funds for Federal Fiscal Years 2024, 2025, and 2026, the U.S. Department
of Housing and Urban Development is requiring that the Agreement to add certain language
regarding compliance with federal regulations.
NOW, THEREFORE, the County and the unit of local government hereby agree as follows:
1. Section 4 of the Agreement is amended to read:
Snohomish County and the unit of local government will take all actions necessary
to assure compliance with the Urban County's certification required by Section 104
(b) of Title I of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974. Snohomish
County and the unit of local government shall ensure that the grant will be
conducted and administered in conformity with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of
1964, and the implementing regulations at 24 CFR part 1, and the Fair Housing
Act, and the implementing regulations at 24 CFR part 100 and will affirmatively
further fair housing. See 24 CFR § 91.225(a) and Affirmatively Furthering Fair
Housing Definitions and Certifications (86 FR 30779, June 10, 2021), to be codified
at 24 CFR 5.151 and 5.152, available at
http s://www. federalregi ster. gov/documents/202 1/06/10/2021 -121 14/re storing-
affirmativelyfurthering-fair-housing-definitions-and-certifications. Both parties
must comply with Section 109 of Title I of the Housing and Community
Development Act of 1974 and the implementing regulations at 24 CFR part 6,
which incorporates Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, and the
implementing regulation at 24 CFR part 8; Title II of the Americans with
Disabilities Act, and the implementing regulations at 28 CFR part 35; the Age
Discrimination Act of 1975, and the implementing regulations at 24 CFR part 146;
and Section 3 of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968, and with other
applicable laws.
2. All other terms and conditions of the original Agreement remain in full force and
effect.
IN TNESS WHEREOF, t e undersigned parties have executed this AGREEMENT, this
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BY Harper, Lacey Date: 2023.09.15 10:34:11-07'00'
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