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TO: CITY OF COLTON Item #9 AGENDA REPORT FOR COUNCIL MEETING OF JUNE 4, 2002 Mayor and City Council FROM: David R. Zamor�� Community Development Director SUBJECT: Consideration to Approve a Three Year Cooperation Agreement with the County of San Bernardino for the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program for Fiscal Years 2003-2004, 2004-2005, and 2005- 2006. DATE: May 21, 2002 BACKGROUND: Every three years, the City of Colton is required to renew the Three Year Cooperation Agreement with the San Bernardino County Department of Economic and Community Development (ECD) to continue its participation in the CDBG Program and receive annual funding under this grant. DISCUSSION/ANALYSIS: This Agreement is required by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) in order for the County to continue to receive CDBG funding that can be allocated to the City of Colton. The Agreement is similar to our existing Cooperation Agreement; the only change being the addition of any requirements specified by the most recent HUD regulations. This Agreement will allow the City to participate in the Urban County CDBG County Program for Fiscal Years 2003-2004, 2004-2005, and 2005-2006. The attached Resolution authorizes the Mayor to sign said Agreement, which will then be forwarded to San Bernardino County for action by the Board of Supervisors. ALTERNATIVES: The City may elect not to participate in the Urban County CDBG Program for the next three years, and compete annually with other small cities in the State administered Small Cities CDBG Program. The Small Cities Program is administered by the State Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) and is extremely competitive. FINANCIAL IMPACT: The County has requested that the six executed agreements be returned by no later than June 10, 2002. If the City does not sign the agreement, the result could be a loss of approximately $477,000 annually, in CDBG funds. Activities such as the Senior Citizens Congregated Meals Program and street and sidewalk improvement projects would lose CDBG funding.