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22V City Attorney Edwards then read that portion of the Agreement pertaining to With- drawal of Party - "Any party may withdraw from this Agreement as of the first day of July of any year following six (6) months notice to the other parties". On Council consensus, Staff was directed to prepare a feasibility study of the City establishing its own transit system. PUBLIC HEARINGS: Agreements Housing Authority Mayor Gonzales declared the Continuance of the Public Hearing. City Clerk Ramos submitted the Notice of Posting Continuance of Public Hearing. Mr. Phil Rush, representing the County Office of Community Development, spoke to the Council Members reiterating information concerning the Cooperation Agreement, the County Housing Authority's application for publicly owned housing units, the Community Development Block Grant Agreement between the County and participating cities, and the Housing Assistance Plan, as it applies to the County and each participating city. Mr. Rush then addressed his remarks to three specific questions, brought up at a previous meeting, relating to the Cooperation Agreement between the City of Colton and the Housing Authority of the County of San Bernardino, as follows: Q 1. What are the City's contractual obligations in implementing the Housing Assistance Q Plan for the County. 2. What are the specific Housing Assistance needs identified for the City. 3. What are the potential results if the City does not, in fact, enter into the proposed Cooperation Agreement at this time. Mr. Rush then outlined the requirements of any public entity receiving Community Development Block Grant funds from HUD as it relates to the Housing Assistance Plan and its goals to provide low and moderate income housing units within their communities. City Manager Calabrese stated to Mr. Rush is there a separation or difference between the Ballot Measure and the Housing and Community Development Block Grant. Mr. Rush stated the Ballot Measure, or Article 34 Referendum Authority, is another tool that can be used to attract and implement the Housing Assistance Plan, and authorizes local jurisdictions, who have passed the measure in their communities by the majority of registered voters, to compete for State funding which can be utilized to construct low and moderate income housing. Discussion then followed with regard to State and Federal funding, and how State funding can be derived through Federal funds. Mr. Calabrese said when the Ballot Measure, Article 34 Referendum Authority, was initially presented to the City Council, it was stated there were State bond monies available which the County would be applying for, and there was no obligation on the City's part to participate; however, now it seems that the Block Grant Funds are being tied into the Article 34 Referendum for the State Bond monies. Mr. Don Newcomb, Division Director of the Planning Division, County Office of Com- munity Development, stated he had originally presented this Measure to the City Council last year, requesting that the City of Colton place the Referendum Measure on their Ballot for the November Election. Mr. Newcomb explained that Article 34 of the State Constitution simply requires an affirmative vote of the majority of registered voters permitting public housing, Section 8, new construction, assisted housing, it has no tie whatsoever with bond monies or potential bond monies, it simply allows and gives the jurisdiction the Referendum Authority so that they may pursue these units, however, it has no tie to financing whatsoever. Mr. Calabrese then pointed out that the Ballot Measure clearly states "Housing built or rehabilitated", not "and" rehabilitated, and the City of Colton presently has an application for Section 8 housing which seems to comply with what the County is asking, as the City of Colton has been participating in the rehabilita- tion of housing under the Housing and Community Development Block Grant, and Colton will probably exceed the 30 percent requirement of the Grant. Mr. Calabrese said if the City of Colton has complied with these requirements thus far, why do we have to go through this other step. APR 3 1979