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City of Canton, Illinois
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A RESOLUTION TO GIVE NOTICE OF PARTICIPATION IN THE HOUSIiJG APED COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
ACT OF 1977, APJD THE AUTHORIZATION TO FILE A FY78 MULTI-YEAR COMPREHENSIVE PREAPPLICATION
DOCUMENT FOR NON-METROPOLITAN DISCRETIONARY AREA CCMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT
ASSISTANCE
41HEREAS, it is necessary and in the public interest of the City of Canton, Illinois,
to avail itself of financial assistance provided by the Housing and Community Develop-
ment Act of 1977, to commence and undertake a FY78 Multi-Year Comprehensive Housing
and Community Development Program within the: City of Canton; and
WHEREAS, it is recognized that a Federal contract for such financial assistance will
impose certain obligations and responsibilities upon and to the City of Canton and
will require among other things:
1. Approval of a satisfactory application transmitted to the Department of
Housing and Urban Development
2. Certification by the City of Canton or its designer relating to activities
such as civil rights, citizen participation, acquisition of property, environ-
mental policies and accounting procedures
3. Other local obligations and responsibilities in connection with the undertaking
and carrying out of a Multi-Year Comprehensive Community Development Program
within the City of Canton; NOW
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Canton, Illinois:
1. That the Department of Housing and 'urban Development is assured of full cony
pliance by the City's City Council with certification relating to all regulations
and administrative rules relating to the Civil Rights Acts, citizen partici-
pation, acquisition process, accounting procedures, the Hatch Act, minimum
wage and minimum hour provisions of the Fair Labor Standard Act and all require-
ments of the. National Environmental Policy Act of 1968
2. That the Mayor of the City of Canton, Illinois is hereby authorized and directed
to prepare such certification and to assume full compliance with all certification
as outlined iri Item 1 above;
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED by the City Council of Canton, Illinois that a Multi-Year Compre-
hensive preapplication document on behalf of the City of Canton for a Non-Metropolitan
Discretionary Area 81ock Grant under the guidelines of the Housing and Community Develop-
ment Act of 1977 is hereby approved and that the Mayor of the City of Canton, Illinois
is hereby authorized to execute and file such preapplication document with the Department
of Housing and Urban Development and to provide such documentation as may be required
and to act as the authorized correspondent of the City of Canton relating to the
Community Development process.
PASSED BY THE MAYOR AND THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CANTON, FULTON COUNTY, ILLINOIS,
TH I S ~ -r'L~ DAY OF ~ ' (.fit. 1978, A. D.
EXAMINED:
oh McCarth City Att ey
CERTIFIED:
v
ancy Wh' es, City Clerk
APPROVED:
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ian E. Couch, 1•layor
City of Canton, Illinois
FY7E3 Housing and Community Development Program
Preapplication Document for Community Development Block Grant Assistance
Citizen Participation Certification
Pursuant to Section 570.431 (Small Cities Singie Purpose guidelines) and Section
570.3x3 (Entitlement regulations that apply to Comprehensive programs) of the
Housing and Community Development Act of 1977; as applicant hereto, and Mayor
of tl-~e City of Canton, Illinois, I, Harlan E. Crouch, hereby certify and assure
that prior to the submission of this preapplication document to the Chicago Area
Office of the Department of Housing and Urban Development, the City of Canton
as applicant has:
1. provided the citizens of the City of Canton with adequate
information concerning the amounts of funds available, funds
distribution, program objectives, the range of activities that
may be undertaken, and other program requirements;
2. informed the citizens of the City of Canton of the maximum amoui~~t of
funds for which the City could apply, tl~e criteria for rating the
preapplications, and that the number of preapplications submitted
to HUD may substantially exceed the number of preapplications that
may uiti~iately be selected to submit a full application for funding;
3• conducted numerous public meetings and two (2) public hearings to
obtain the views of the citizens on community development needs; and
4, provided the citizens with an adequate opportunity to articulate needs,
express preferences about proposed activities, assist in the selection
priorities, and otherwise participate in the deveiopnient of the pre-
application document.
i further certify and assure that the facts and representations contained herein
are true and in accordance with HUD guidelines, policy and requirements.
arlan E. Crouch, Mayor
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