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100-R-18
A RESOLUTION
To Approve an Intergovernmental Agreement for the 2020 — 2025
Assessment of Fair Housing
WHEREAS, in the summer of 2015, the U.S. Department of Housing and
Urban Development ("HUD") published a new rule on affirmatively furthering fair
housing. The new rule requires entitlements and public housing authorities to produce
an Assessment of Fair Housing ("AFH"); and
WHEREAS, as an entitlement community, the City of Evanston wishes to
produce an AFH in conjunction with a number of Cook County local governments (the
"Participants") referenced in the Intergovernmental Agreement attached as Exhibit 1
("IGA"); and
WHEREAS, the City of Evanston seeks to formally designate through this
IGA, that Cook County will serve as lead entity in the establishment of the assessment
and oversee the completion of the assessment on behalf of all Participants and address
follow-up inquiries about the effort; and
WHEREAS, the Participants and Cook County seek to work with
Enterprise Community Partners ("Enterprise") and its partners, the Chicago Metropolitan
Agency for Planning ("CMAP"), the Metropolitan Planning Council and the Chicago Area
Fair Housing Alliance, to produce a joint/regional AFH; and
WHEREAS, the City of Evanston and the Participants agree on the
general contents of the attached IGA and the Chicago -Cook County Assessment of Fair
Housing Scope attached hereto as Exhibit 2 and incorporated herein by reference; and
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WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Evanston finds that entering
into this IGA with Cook County as the lead entity and the Participants, who are subject
to affirmatively furthering fair housing requirements found at 24 CFR §§5.150 through
5.180, to produce a collaborative and comprehensive AFH,
NOW BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
EVANSTON, COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS, THAT:
a part hereof.
SECTION 1: The foregoing recitals are found as fact and made
SECTION 2: The City of Evanston supports this project to create a
comprehensive assessment of fair housing issues and produce the 2020 — 2025
Assessment of Fair Housing required by HUD.
SECTION 3: The City of Evanston accepts the assistance services from
Enterprise, CMAP, MPC, and CAFH; and recognizes that these services are provided
for the purpose of producing a joint/regional AFH.
SECTION 4: The City Council authorizes the City Manager to finalize and
execute the Intergovernmental Agreement with the attached Scope of Services that
designates County of Cook as the lead entity and all other Entitlement and Participants
in suburban Cook County.
SECTION 5: The City of Evanston agrees to the Roles/Responsibilities
and Special Conditions, and, if necessary, the Withdrawal from the collaboration, that
are included in the Intergovernmental Agreement.
SECTION 6: This Resolution 100-R-18 shall be in full force and effect
from and after its passage and approval in the manner provided by law.
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Attest: Approved as to form:
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Devon Reid, City Clerk \ Michelle L. Masoncup, C rporation
Counsel
Adopted: (VA& PA/ 2� , 2018