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November 29, 2001
MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION #013 12
BY: PLANNING AND BUILDING COMMITTEE, CHARLES E. PALMER, CHAIRPERSON
IN RE: DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT - COMMUNITY AND
HOME IMPROVEMENT DIVISION — FY 2001 HOUSING COUNSELING GRANT ACCEPTANCE
To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Chairperson, Ladies, and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has awarded the
Department of Community and Economic Development — Community and Home Improvement Division
federal housing counseling grant funding in the amount of $13,542 for the 2001 federal fiscal year; and
WHEREAS this is the 7 th year of the grant; and
WHEREAS the grant award of $13,542 represents a 86.46% variance from the application of
$100,000, and a decrease of $15,467 from last year's award of $29,009; and
WHEREAS the grant provides a full range of housing counseling services, information and
assistance to housing consumers in improving their housing conditions and meeting the responsibilities of
home ownership and tenancy including information for first time buyers, pre-occupancy, rental
delinquency and mortgage default assistance, Home Equity Conversion Mortgage Program, home
improvement and rehabilitation resources, displacement and relocation resources and pre-foreclosure
assistance; and
WHEREAS the County intends to use the grant to supplement Community Development Block
Grant funds allocated to deliver housing counseling services county-wide in accordance with the Federal
Comprehensive Housing Counseling Program guidelines; and
WHEREAS no County funding is required for this grant continuation; and
WHEREAS this grant has been reviewed and approved through the County Executive's Contract
Review Process.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED the Oakland County Board of Commissioners accepts
the FY 2001 Housing Counseling Grant in the amount of $13,542.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that future level of service, including personnel, will be
contingent upon the level of funding available for this program.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that acceptance of this grant does not obligate the County to any
future commitment.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners authorize the
Board's Chairperson and the County Executive to execute the grant agreement and to approve amendments
and extensions up to a fifteen (15) percent variance from the award.
Chairperson, on behalf of the Planning and Building Committee, I move the adoption of the
foregoing resolution.
Planning & Building Committee Vote:
Motion carried on unanimous roll call vote with Webster, Melton, Obrecht and Gregory absent
Resolution #01312 November 29, 2001
The Chairperson referred the resolution to the Finance Committee.
There were no objections.