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CC SR 20200505 G - CDBG Cooperative Agreement CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: 05/05/2020 AGENDA REPORT AGENDA HEADING: Consent Calendar AGENDA DESCRIPTION: Consideration and possible action to approve the continued participation in the Los Angeles Urban County Community Development Block Program (CDBG). RECOMMENDED COUNCIL ACTION: (1) Approve Resolution No. 2020-___, approving and authorizing an agreement by and between the City of Rancho Palos Verde and the Los Angeles Urban Count y Community Development Block Program (CDBG); (2) Authorize the Mayor and the City Clerk to execute the proposed Agreement with the Los Angeles Urban County Community Development Block Program . FISCAL IMPACT: The City receives approximately $150,000 annually from the County as part of the CDBG program to fund projects such as the ADA Access Improvement Area 9 Project. If the Agreement is not executed, the City would lose CDBG funds resulting in projects funded by this revenue source to be discontinued or funded by the General Fund or other sources. Amount Budgeted: N/A Additional Appropriation: N/A Account Number(s): N/A ORIGINATED BY: Charles Eder, PE, Senior Engineer REVIEWED BY: Elias Sassoon, PE, Director of Public Works APPROVED BY: Ara Mihranian, AICP, City Manager ATTACHED SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS: A. Resolution 2020-____ (page A-1) B. Resolution 2014-024 (page B-1) C. Draft Cooperation Agreement with the County of Los Angeles (page C-1) BACKGROUND AND DISCUSSION: The City recently received notification from the Los Angles Community Development Authority (LACDA) inviting the City to continue to participate in the Los Angeles Urban County Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program. In order to continue 1 receiving CDBG funds on an annual basis, the City is required to execute a three-year cooperation agreement with the County of Los Angeles. The City of Rancho Palos Verdes has participated in the Los Angeles Urban County’s Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program since 1986. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) established this program to fund local community development projects which principally benefit persons of low and moderate income levels and/or aid in the prevention of blighted conditions in the communities. The goal of these projects is to meet the HUD program objectives to provide housing, economic, and community development opportunities. On April 15, 2014, the City adopted Resolution 2014 -24 (Attachment B) authorizing a cooperation agreement with the County of Los Angeles to participate in the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program. The three-year cooperation agreement was for the period July 1, 2015 to June 30, 2018. The agreement provided for automatic renewal of participation in successive three-year periods, unless the County or the City provide written notice electing not to participate in a new qualification period. Cities may not opt out of the program during a three-year period. The City of Rancho Palos Verdes agreement was automatically renewed for the period July 1, 2018 to June 30, 2021. However, due to the recent name change of the Los Angles Community Development Commission (LACDC) to the Los Angeles County Development Authority (LACDA) all participating cities have been asked to sign new cooperation agreements naming the LACDA as the County Agency signing on behalf of the County. The new agreement will be effective from July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2024. It provides the same automatic renewal of participation in successive three -year periods. The City may not opt out of the program during the three-year period. Should the City wish to discontinue participation in the CDBG program we must notify the Director of LACDA’s Community & Economic Development Division in writing no later than May 31, 2020. ALTERNATIVES: In addition to the Staff recommendation, the following alternative action is available for the City Council’s consideration: 1. Take other action as deemed appropriate by the City Council. 2 RESOLUTION NO. 2020-___ A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES APPROVING PARTICIPATION IN THE LOS ANGELES URBAN COUNTY COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM BY AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR, OR HIS/HER DESIGNEE TO SIGN A COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT WITH THE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES WHEREAS, the City of Rancho Palos Verdes desires to participate in the Los Angeles Urban County Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program for the qualification period beginning July 1, 2021; and WHEREAS, the city authorizes the execution of a Cooperative Agreement with the County of Los Angeles in order to receive said CDBG funds; NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES DOES HERBY FIND, DETERMINE AND RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The City of Rancho Palos Verdes approves the County of Los Angeles Participating City Cooperative Agreement between the City of Rancho Palos Verdes and the County of Los Angeles for the time period of July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2024 and self-renewing thereafter, which is hereby attached as Exhibit A. Section 2. The City Council approves and authorizes the execution of this Cooperative Agreement and directs the City Manager, or his/her designee, to execute any and all documents necessary for participation in the Los Angeles Urban County CDBG Program on behalf of the City of Rancho Palos Verdes. Section 3. The City Council hereby authorizes the Mayor to execute this Cooperative Agreement on behalf of the City of Rancho Palos Verdes and directs the City Clerk to attest thereto. PASSED, APPROVED and ADOPTED this 5th day of May, 2020. _______________________________ Mayor ATTEST: ___________________________ City Clerk State of California ) County of Los Angeles ) ss City of Rancho Palos Verdes ) I, Emily Colborn, City Clerk of the City of Rancho Palos Verdes, hereby certify that the above Resolution No. 2020-___ was duly and regularly passed and adopted by the said City Council at a regular meeting thereof held on May 5, 2020. A-1 B-1 RESOLUTION NO. 2014-24 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING A COOPERATION AGREEMENT BY AND BETWEEN THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES AND THE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES FOR THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT (CDBG) PROGRAM. WHEREAS, the City of Rancho Palos Verdes has participated in the Los Angeles Urban County Community Development Block Grant Program; and, WHEREAS, this program is utilized by forty-eight (48) other public agencies that are not entitlement cities under the regulation of the U.S. Housing and Urban Development Department (HUD); and, WHEREAS, the City of Rancho Palos Verdes will continue to be a participating city under the Los Angeles Urban County Community Development Block Grant Program and HOME Investment Partnerships Program. NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES DOES HEREBY FIND, DETERMINE AND RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The City of Rancho Palos Verdes approves the County of Los Angeles Participating City Cooperation Agreement by and between the City of Rancho Palos Verdes and the County of Los Angeles for the Community Development Block Grant Program for the time period of July 1, 2015 through June 30, 2018 and self-renewing thereafter, which is hereby attached as Exhibit A Section 2. The City Council approves and authorizes the execution of this Cooperation Agreement and directs the City Manager, or his/her representative, to take any action necessary to implement this Cooperation Agreement. Section 3. The City Council hereby authorizes the Mayor to execute this Cooperation Agreement on behalf of the City of Rancho Palos Verdes and directs the City Clerk to attest thereto. PASSED, APPROVED and ADOPTED this 15th day of April, 2014. A7t!T:~ (~~ CityCierk ~ ~======----- State of California ) County of Los Angeles ) ss City of Rancho Palos Verdes ) I, Carla Morreale, City Clerk of the City of Rancho Palos Verdes, hereby certify that the above Resolution No. 2014-24 was duly and regularly passed and adopted by the said City Council at a regular meeting thereof held on Apri115, 2014. //),., [ Ao. ~~//ltyy& City Clerk B-2 COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM HOME INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIPS PROGRAMS PARTICIPATING CITY COOPERATION AGREEMENT This Agreement is being entered into on this 4th day of June 2014, to be effective on the 11' day of July 2015, by and between the City of Rancho Palos Verdes, hereinafter referred to as "City," and the County of Los Angeles, by and through the Executive Director of the Community Development· Commission of the County, hereinafter referred to as "County'' and shall remain in effect for the three-year qualification period through the 30th day of June 2018. After this date, this Agreement provides for automatic renewal of participation in successive three-year qualification periods, unless the County or the City provides written notice it elects not to participate in a new qualification period. WITNESSETH THAT: WHEREAS, in 1974, the U.S. Congress enacted and the President signed a law entitled, fhe· Housing. and Community Development Act of 1974, as amended, herein called the "Act;" and WHEREAS, County and City desire to cooperate to undertake, or assist in undertaking, community development, community renewal of lower income housing assistance activities, specifically urban renewal and publicly assisted housing, including, but not limited to, the improvement or development of housing for persons of low-to moderate-incomes, and other community or urban renewal activities authorized by the Act, the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act (NAHA), and the U.S. Housing Act of 1937, as amended; WHEREAS, the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program, the HOME Investment Partnerships (HOME) Program, and the Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) Program are required to have an approved comprehensive housing strategy as authorized under NAHA; WHEREAS, the County has requested of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, hereinafter referred to as "HUD," that the County be designated as an "Urban County;" WHEREAS, the City desires to participate with the County in said program; WHEREAS, as the Urban County designee, the County will take responsibility and assume all obligations of an applicant under federal statues, including: the analysis of needs, the setting of objectives, the development of community development and housing assistance plans, the consolidated plan, and the assurances of certifications; WHEREAS, the terms and provisions of this Agreement are fully authorized under State and local law, and this Agreement provides full legal authority for the County, by and through its agents and instrumentalities including the Housing Authority of the County of Los Angeles and the Community Development Commission of the County of Los Angeles, herein referred as "County," to undertake, or assist in undertaking, essential community development and housing Revised 03/2014 Resolution No. 2014-24 Exhibit A Page 1 of8 B-3 assistance activities, specifically urban renewal and publicly-assisted housing; and WHEREAS, by executing this Agreement, the parties hereby give notice of the intention to participate in the Urban County CDBG Program. NOW, THEREFORE, the parties agree as follows: 1. The City hereby authorizes the County to perform, or cause to be performed, those acts necessary or appropriate to implement the community development and housing assistance activities, specifically urban renewal and publicly-assisted housing, including, but not limited to, improvement or development of housing for persons of low-to-moderate income, and other community or urban renewal activities authorized under the Act specified for the City in the County's Consolidated Plan which will be funded from annual CDBG and applicable HOME Programs, from Federal annual appropriations, and from any program income generated from the expenditure of such funds. County shall have final authority and responsibility for selecting projects and annually filing its Final Housing and Community Development Plan with HUD. In the event this Agreement extends into succeeding fiscal years and funds have not been appropriated, this Agreement will automatically terminate as of June 30 of the then current fiscal year. The County will endeavor to notify the City in writing within ten (10) days ofreceipt of non-appropriation notice. 2. This Agreement covers the following formula funding programs administered by HUD where the County is awarded and accepts funding directly from HUD: The CDBG Entitlement Program and the HOME Program. 3. In executing this Agreement, the City understands that it shall not be eligible to apply for grants under the Small Cities or State CDBG Programs for appropriations for fiscal years during the period in which the City is participating in the Urban County CDBG entitlement program; and further, the City shall not be eligible to participate in the HOME and ESG programs except through the Urban County. 4. The City may participate in a HOME Program only through the County. Thus, even if the County does not receive a HOME formula allocation, the City cannot form a HOME consortium with other local governments. 5. The term of this Agreement shall commence on July 1, 2015, the beginning date of this new Urban County Qualification Period, which will end on June 30,2018. After this three (3) year Qualification Period ends, this Agreement will automatically renew for another period of three (3) years, unless the City provides written notice at least 60 days prior to the end of the term that it elects not to participate in a new qualification period. A copy of that notice must be sent to the HUD Field Office. Before the end of the first three-year term, the County will notify the City in writing of its right not to participate in the Urban County for a successive three-year term. The parties agree to adopt amendments to this Agreement incorporating changes Revised 03/2014 Resolution No. 2014-24 Exhibit A Page 2 of8 B-4 necessary to meet the requirements for cooperation agreements set forth in the Urban County Qualification Notice by HUD, prior to the subsequent three-year extension of the term. Any amendment to this Agreement shall be submitted to HUD as required by the regulations and any failure to adopt required amendments will void the automatic renewal of the Agreement for the subsequent three-year term. 6. This Agreement shall be effective for the period of time required for the expenditure of all CDBG and/or applicable HOME funds allocated to the City under this Agreement and appropriations from any program income therefrom and for the completion of the funded activities. The County and City agree that they cannot terminate or withdraw from this Agreement while it remains in effect. The City and the County agree to cooperate to undertake, or assist in undertaking, community development, community renewal and lower income housing assistance activities, specifically urban renewal and publicly-assisted housing, including, but not limited to, the improvement or development of housing for persons of low-to-moderate incomes, and other community or urban renewal activities authorized by the Act. The City and the County in the performance of this Agreement shall take all actions necessary or appropriate to assure compliance with the County's certification required by Section 104 (b) of Title I of the Act, as amended, including the provisions of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title VITI of the Civil Rights Act of 1968, Section 109 of Title I of the Act, which incorporates Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, affirmatively furthering fair housing, Section 3 of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968, the Fair Housing Act, the Act, and all other applicable laws and regulations. 7. The City and County agree that CDBG and HOME funding is prohibited for any activities in or in support of any cooperating City that do not affirmatively further fair housing within its own jurisdiction or that impede the County's action to comply with its fair housing certification. 8. Pursuant to 24 CFR 570.501 {b), the City is subject to all requirements applicable to subrecipients, including the requirement of a written agreement as set forth in 24 CFR 570.503. 9. The City shall report to the County of any income generated by the use of CDBG or HOME funds received by the City. Any such program income must be remitted to the County within 30 days of receipt if applicable. Such program income may be used for eligible activities in accordance with all CDBG and HOME requirements as may then apply. 10. The County shall be responsible for monitoring and reporting to HUD on the use of any program income; therefore, the City shall be required to maintain appropriate record-keeping and reporting for this purpose. 11. In the event of grant close-out or termination of this Agreement, any program Revised 03/2014 Resolution No. 2014-24 Exhibit A Page 3of8 B-5 income that is on hand or received subsequent to the close-out or change in status shall be paid to the County within 60 days after grant close-out. 12. All program income generated from the disposition or transfer of real property acquired or improved by the City, using CDBG and/or HOME funds or program income, during the term of this Agreement, shall be subject to all the terms and conditions of this Agreement, particularly Sections 6 through 11. 13. Any real property which is acquired or improved by the City during the term of this Agreement, in whole or in part, using CDBG and/or HOME funds or program income in excess of $25,000, shall be subject to the following standards: a. The County shall be notified by the City in writing of any modification or change in the use or disposition of such real property from that planned at the time of the acquisition or improvement. Such notification shall be made prior to the modification, change in use or disposition. b. If such real property is sold within five (5) years or transferred for a use which does not qualify as an eligible activity under CDBG and/or HOME regulations, the City shall reimburse to the County an amount equal to· the pro-rata share of the current fair market value of the property or proceeds from the sales. The pro-rata share shall be calculated by multiplying the current market value by the percentage of the purchase price paid with CDBG funds or program income. 14. The City shall make available for inspection and audit to County's and InJD's representatives, upon request, at any time during the duration of this Agreement and for a period of five (5) years thereafter, all of its books and records relating to CDBG and HOME program activities and income. 15. Following the end of the three-year reimbursable contract period and after resolving any financial or programmatic findings, if a City elects to leave the Los Angeles County Grant Program, and is not eligible to become an entitlement City, the City will be unable to request that its allocation or any remaining balance be transferred to the City. Any remaining balance will be transferred to the funding pool of the Supervisorial District in which the City is located. 16. The City has adopted and is enforcing: a. A policy prohibiting the use of excessive force by law enforcement agencies within its jurisdiction against any individuals engaged in non- violent civil rights demonstrations; and b. A policy of enforcing applicable State and local laws against physically barring entrance to or exit from a facility or location which is the subject of such non-violent civil rights demonstrations within its jurisdiction. 17. The City shall or shall continue to provide a drug-free workplace by: a. Publishing a statement notifying employees that the unlawful Revised 03/2014 Resolution No. 2014-24 Exhibit A Page 4 of8 B-6 manufacture, distribution, dispensing, possession, or use of a controlled substance is prohibited in the City's workplace and specifying the actions that will be taken against employees for violation of such prohibition. b. Establishing an ongoing drug-:free awareness program to inform employees about: i The dangers of drug abuse in the workplace; ii The City's policy of maintaining a drug-free workplace; iii . Any available drug counseling, rehabilitation, and employee assistance programs; and iv The penalties that may be imposed upon employees for drug abuse violations occurring in the workplace. c. Making it a requirement that each employee to be engaged in the performance of the grant be given a copy of the statement required by paragraph "a" of this Section 17. d. Notifying the employee in the statement required by paragraph "a" of this Section 17 that, as a condition of employment ftmded by the CDBG and/or HOME grant, the employee will: i Abide by the terms of the statement; and ii Notify the City in writing of his or her conviction for a violation of a criminal drug statute occurring in the workplace no later than five (5) calendar days after such conviction. e. Notifying the County in writing, within ten (1 0) calendar days after receiving notice under subparagraph d(ii) of this Section 17 from an employee or otherwise receiving actual notice of any such conviction; and the City must provide written notice, including position or title, of any City employees convicted of any criminal drug statute to every County officer or other designee who processed a CDBG or HOME grant which funded any activity on which the convicted employee was working, unless HUD has designated an identification number(s) of each affected grant. f. Taking one (1) of the following actions, within thirty (30) calendar days of receiving notice under subparagraph d(ii) of this Section 17, with respect to any employee who is so convicted: Revised 03/2014 Taking appropriate personnel action against such an employee, up to and including termination, consistent with the requirements of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended; or ii Requiring such employee to participate satisfactorily in a drug abuse assistance or rehabilitation program approved for such purpose by a federal, State, local health, law enforcement, or other Resolution No. 2014-24 Exhibit A Page 5 of6 B-7 appropriate agency. g. Making a good faith effort to continue to maintain a drug-free workplace through implementation of paragraphs a, b, c, d, e, and f, of this Section 17. Revised 03/2014 Resolution No. 2014-24 Exhibit A Page 6 of8 B-8 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Board of Supervisors of the County of Los Angeles has caused this Agreement to be subscribed by the Executive Director of the Community Development Commission of the County of Los Angeles, and the City has subscribed the same through its duly authorized officers, on the day, month, and year first above written. County Counsel Certiftcadon The office of the County Counsel hereby certifies that the terms and provisions of this Agreement are fully authorized under State and local laws, and that the Agreement provides full legal authority for the County to undertake or assist in undertaking essential community development and housing assistance activities, specifically urban renewal and publicly-assisted housing. By. oelZ~ COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES By ./®1~- SEAN ROO~ ecutive Director Community Development Commission ofthe County of Los Angeles ATTEST: City Clerk By~ APPROVED AS TO FORM: JOHN F. KRATTLI County Counsel By~&~~ Deputy Revised 03/2014 (pf~J It Date CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES By~~~ MAYOOR DESIGNEE APPROVED AS TO FORM: By City Attorney Resolution No. 2014-24 Exhibit A Page 7 of6 B-9 CERTIFICATION OF UNDERSTANDING CONCERNING PROIDBITION OF EXCHANGE OF CDBG FUNDS I CERTIFY THAT I HAVE READ AND UNDERSTAND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT (CDBG) BULLETIN NO. 12-0027, DISCONTINUANCE OF 1HB CDBG FUNDS BXQIANGB OR TRANSFER POUCY, DAlEO NOVEMBER 6, 2012, .AND AGREE THAT NO CDBG FUNDS MAY BE EXCHANGED OR TRANSFERRED BE1WEEN ANY JURISDICTION. I ALSO AGREE THAT AIL UI'HER PROVISIONS OF THE COOPERATION AGREEMENf REMAIN IN FUlL EFFECT. COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ATTEST: City CJerk APPROVED AS TO FORM: JOHN F. KRATILI County Counsel ByB.Y Dep CITYOF RANCHO PALOS VERDES· APPROVED AS TO FORM: By~/oo~ CityAttomey Resolution No. 2014-24 Exhibit A Page 8 of8 C-1 COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM HOME INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIPS PROGRAMS PARTICIPATING CITY COOPERATION AGREEMENT This Agreement is being entered into on this __ day of , to be effective on the 1st day of July 2021, by and between the City of Rancho Palos Verdes, hereinafter referred to as "City," and the County of Los Angeles, by and through the Executive Director of the Los Angeles County Development Authority, hereinafter referred to as "County" and shall remain in effect for the three-year qualification period through the 301h day of June 2024. After this date, this Agreement provides for automatic renewal of participation in successive three-year qualification periods, unless the County, or the City provides written notice it elects not to participate in a new qualification period. WITNESSETH THAT: WHEREAS, in 1974, the U.S. Congress enacted and the President signed a law entitled, the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, as amended, herein called the "Act;" and WHEREAS, County and City desire to cooperate to undertake, or assist in undertaking, community development, community renewal of lower income housing assistance activities, specifically urban renewal and publicly assisted housing, including, but not limited to, the improvement or development of housing for persons of low-to moderate-incomes, and other community or urban renewal activities authorized by the Act, the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act (NAHA), and the U.S. Housing Act of 1937, as amended; WHEREAS, the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program, the HOME Investment Partnerships (HOME) Program, and the Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) Program are required to have an approved comprehensive housing strategy as authorized under NAHA; WHEREAS, the County has requested of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, hereinafter referred to as "HUD," that the County be designated as an "Urban County;" WHEREAS, the City desires to participate with the County in said program; WHEREAS, as the Urban County designee, the County will take responsibility and assume all obligations of an applicant under federal statues, including: the analysis of needs, the setting of objectives, the development of community development and housing assistance plans, the consolidated plan, and the assurances of certifications; WHEREAS, the terms and provisions of this Agreement are fully authorized under State and local law, and this Agreement provides full legal authority for the County, by and through its agents and instrumentalities including the Los Angeles County Development Authority, herein referred as "County," to undertake, or assist in undertaking, essential community development and housing assistance activities, specifically urban renewal and publicly assisted housing; and 1 Revised 03/2020 C-2 WHEREAS, by executing this Agreement, the parties hereby give notice of the intention to participate in the Urban County CDBG Program. NOW, THEREFORE, the parties agree as follows: 1. The City hereby authorizes the County to perform, or cause to be performed, those acts necessary or appropriate to implement the community development and housing assistance activities, specifically urban renewal and publicly assisted housing, including, but not limited to, improvement or development of housing for persons of low-to moderate-income, and other community or urban renewal activities authorized under the Act specified for the City in the County's Consolidated Plan which will be funded from annual CDBG and applicable HOME Programs from Federal annual appropriations and from any program income generated from the expenditure of such funds. County shall have final authority and responsibility for selecting projects and annually filing its Final Housing and Community Development Plan with HUD. In the event this Agreement extends into succeeding fiscal years and funds have not been appropriated, this Agreement will automatically terminate as of June 30 of the then current fiscal year. The County will endeavor to notify the City in writing within ten ( 1 0) days of receipt of non-appropriation notice. 2. This Agreement covers the following formula funding programs administered by HUD where the County is awarded and accepts funding directly from HUD: The CDBG Entitlement Program, the HOME Program and the ESG Program. 3. In executing this Agreement, the City understands that it shall not be eligible to apply for grants under the Small Cites or State CDBG Programs for appropriations for fiscal years during the period in which the City is participating in the Urban County CDBG entitlement program; and further, the City shall not be eligible to participate in the HOME and ESG programs except through the Urban County. 4. The City may participate in a HOME Program only through the County. Thus, even if the County does not receive a HOME formula allocation, the City cannot form a HOME consortium with other local governments. 5. The term of this Agreement shall commence on July 1, 2021, the beginning date of the first year of the new Urban County Qualification Period, which will end on June 30, 2024. After this three (3) year Qualification Period ends, this Agreement will automatically renew for another period of three (3) years, unless the City provides written notice at least 60 days prior to the end of the term that it elects not to participate in a new qualification period. A copy of that notice must be sent to the HUD Field Office. Towards the end of the three-year term, the County will notifY the City in writing of its right not to participate in the Urban County for a successive three-year term. The parties agree to adopt amendments to this Agreement incorporating changes necessary to meet the requirements for cooperation agreements set forth in the Urban County Qualification Notice by HUD, prior to the subsequent three-year extension of the term. Any amendment to this Agreement shall be submitted to 2 Revised 03/2020 C-3 HUD as required by the regulations and any failure to adopt required amendments will void the automatic renewal of the Agreement for the subsequent three-year term. 6. This Agreement shall be effective for the period of time required for the expenditure of all CDBG and/or applicable HOME funds allocated to the City under this Agreement and appropriations from any program income therefrom and for the completion of the funded activities. The County and City agree that they cannot terminate or withdraw from this Agreement while it remains in effect. The City and the County agree to cooperate to undertake, or assist in undertaking, community renewal and lower income housing assistance activities, specifically urban renewal and publicly assisted housing, including, but not limited to, the improvement or development of housing for persons oflow-to moderate-incomes, and other community or urban renewal activities authorized by the Act. The City and the County in the performance of this Agreement shall take all actions necessary or appropriate to assure compliance with the Urban County's certification under Section 104 (b) of Title I of the Act, as amended, regarding Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964; the Fair Housing Act and affirmatively furthering fair housing as cited in 24 CFR 91.225(a); Section 109 of Title I of the Act, which incorporates Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973; the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, and all other applicable laws and regulations. Urban County funding is prohibited for activities in, or in support of, any City that does not affirmatively further fair housing within its local jurisdiction or that impedes the County's action to comply with the Fair Housing Certification. 7. The City and County agree that CDBG and HOME funding is prohibited for any activities in or in support of any cooperating City that do not affirmatively further fair housing within its own jurisdiction or that impede the County's action to comply with its fair housing certification. 8. Pursuant to 24 CFR 570.501 (b), the City is subject to all requirements applicable to subrecipients, including the requirement of a written agreement as set forth in 24 CFR 570.503. 9. The City shall report to the County of any income generated by the use of CDBG or HOME funds received by the City. Any such program income must be remitted to the County within 30 days of receipt if applicable. Such program income may be used for eligible activities in accordance with all CDBG and HOME requirements as may then apply. 10. The County shall be responsible for monitoring and reporting to HUD on the use of any program income; therefore, the City shall be required to maintain appropriate record keeping and reporting for this purpose. 11. The City may not sell, trade or otherwise transfer all or any portion of CD BG funds at another metropolitan city, urban county, unit of general local government, or Indian tribe, or insular area that directly or indirectly receives CDBG funds in 3 Revised 03/2020 C-4 exchange for any other funds, credits or non-Federal consideration, but must use such funds for activities eligible under title I of the Housing and Community Act of 1974. 12. In the event of grant close-out or termination of this Agreement, any program income that is on hand or received subsequent to the close-out or change in status shall be paid to the County within 60 days after grant closeout. 13. All program income generated from the disposition or transfer of real property acquired or improved by the City, using CDBG and/or HOME funds or program income, during the term of this Agreement, shall be subject to all the terms and conditions of this Agreement, particularly Sections 6 through 11. 14. Any real property which is acquired or improved by the City during the term of this Agreement, in whole or in part, using CDBG and/or HOME funds or program income in excess of $25,000, shall be subject to the following standards: a. The County shall be notified by the City in writing of any modification or change in the use or disposition of such real property from that planned at the time of the acquisition or improvement. Such notification shall be made prior to the modification, change in use or disposition. b. If such real property is sold within five (5) years or transferred for a use which does not qualify as an eligible activity under CDBG and/or HOME regulations, the City shall reimburse to the County an amount equal to the pro-rata share of the current fair market value of the property or proceeds from the sales. The pro-rata share shall be calculated by multiplying the current market value by the percentage of the purchase price paid with CDBG funds or program income. 15. The City shall make available for inspection and audit to County's and HUD's representatives, upon request, at any time during the duration of this Agreement and for a period of five ( 5) years, thereafter, all of its books and records relating to CDBG and HOME program activities and income. 16. Following the end ofthe three-year reimbursable contract period and after resolving any financial or programmatic findings, if a City elects to leave the Los Angeles County Grant Program, and is not eligible to become an entitlement City, the City will be unable to request that its allocation or any remaining balance be transferred to the City. Any remaining balance will be transferred to the funding pool of the Supervisorial District in which the City is located. 1 7. The City has adopted and is enforcing: a. A policy prohibiting the use of excessive force by law enforcement agencies within its jurisdiction against any individuals engaged in non-violent civil rights demonstrations; and b. A policy of enforcing applicable State and local laws against physically barring entrance to or exit from a facility or location which is the subject of 4 Revised 03/2020 C-5 such non-violent civil rights demonstrations within its jurisdiction. 18. The City shall provide a drug-free workplace by: a. Publishing a statement notifying employees that the unlawful manufacture, distribution, dispensing, possession, or use of a controlled substance is prohibited in the City's workplace and specifying the actions that will be taken against employees for violation of such prohibition. b. Establishing an ongoing drug-free awareness program to inform employees about: The dangers of drug abuse in the workplace; 11 The City's policy of maintaining a drug-free workplace; 111 Any available drug counseling, rehabilitation, and employee assistance programs; and tv The penalties that may be imposed upon employees for drug abuse violations occurring in the workplace. c. Making it a requirement that each employee to be engaged in the performance of the grant be given a copy of the statement required by paragraph "a" of this Section 18. d. Notifying the employee in the statement required by paragraph "a" of this Section 18 that, as a condition of employment funded by the CDBG and/or HOME grant, the employee will: Abide by the terms of the statement; and 11 Notify the City in writing of his or her conviction for a violation of a criminal drug statute occurring in the workplace no later than five (5) calendar days after such conviction. e. Notifying the County in writing, within ten (10) calendar days after receiving notice under subparagraph d(ii) of this Section 18 from an employee or otherwise receiving actual notice of any such conviction; and the City must provide written notice, including position or title, of any City employees convicted of any criminal drug statute to every County officer or other designee who processed a CDBG or HOME grant which funded any activity on which the convicted employee was working, unless HUD has designated an identification number(s) of each affected grant. f. Taking one (1) of the following actions, within thirty (30) calendar days of receiving notice under subparagraph d(ii) ofthis Section 18, with respect to any employee who is so convicted: Revised 03/2020 Taking appropriate personnel action against such an employee, up to and including termination, consistent with the requirements ofthe 5 C-6 Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended; or n Requiring such employee to participate satisfactorily in a drug abuse assistance or rehabilitation program approved for such purpose by a federal, State, local health, law enforcement, or other appropriate agency. g. Making a good faith effort to continue to maintain a drug-free workplace through implementation of paragraphs a, b, c, d, e, and f, of this Section 18. 6 Revised 03/2020 C-7 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Board of Supervisors of the County of Los Angeles has caused this Agreement to be subscribed by the Executive Director of the Los Angeles County Development Authority, and the City has subscribed the same through its duly authorized officers, on the day, month, and year first above written. County Counsel Certification The office of the County Counsel hereby certifies that the terms and provisions of this Agreement are fully authorized under State and local laws , and that the Agreement provides full legal authority for the County to undertake or assist in undertaking essential community development and housing assistance activities , specifically urban renewal and public assisted housing. By: Deputy County Counsel COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES By EMILIO SALAS Acting Executive Director Los Angeles County Development Authority ATTEST: City Clerk APPROVED AS TO FORM: MARY C . WICKHAM County Counsel By __________________________ ___ Deputy Revised 03/2020 Date APPROVED AS TO FORM: By ________________________ __ City Attorney 7