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PROPOSED RESOLUTION
ACCEPTING A GRANT FROM THE ILLINOIS HOUSING DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY’S ABANDONED RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY MUNICIPAL RELIEF PROGRAM
WHEREAS, Cook County (the “Sponsor”) has been awarded a grant (the “Grant”) in the amount of $250,000.00 from the Illinois Housing Development Authority (the “Authority”), program administrator of the Abandoned Residential Property Municipal Relief Program (the “Program”), as that Program is authorized by Section 7.31 of the Illinois Housing Development Act, 20 ILCS 3805/1 et seq. and the rules promulgated under the Act codified at 47 Ill. Adm. Code 381, as may be amended from time to time; and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Sponsor shall enter into the Agreement with the Authority wherein the Authority agrees to make the Grant to the Sponsor, which shall be used by the Sponsor to assist with the maintenance and demolition of abandoned properties within the Sponsor’s area, all in accordance with the terms and conditions set forth in the Agreement; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the President of the Sponsor or his or her designee and the County Clerk of the Sponsor are hereby authorized and empowered to execute and deliver in the name of or on behalf of the Sponsor the Agreement and any and all amendments, modifications and supplements thereto, and to execute and deliver such additional documents, instruments and certificates, as may be necessary or desirable for the Sponsor to perform its obligations under the Agreement; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the President of the Sponsor or his or her designee and the County Clerk be and hereby are authorized and directed to take such additional actions, to make further determinations, to pay such costs and to execute and deliver such additional instruments (including any amendments, Agreements or supplements) as he or she deems necessary or appropriate to carry into effect the foregoing resolutions; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Sponsor hereby ratifies, authorizes and confirms and approves all documents and instruments executed in connection with the Grant and the Agreement, including those acts taken prior to the date hereof.
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