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RESOLUTION NO. / A RESOLUTION approving the Annual Housing Action Program as part of the 1981 application for Community Development Block Grant funds, to the Department of Housing and Urban Development, under the Housing and Community Development Act of 1977 WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Everett recognizes the need to plan for housing assistance programs in Everett, and WHEREAS, an Annual Housing Action Program is a required part of the City of Everett's application for 1981 Community Development Block Grant funds, and WHEREAS, the major provisions of the Program to satisfy the above need includes: 1.The Block Grant funded Community Housing Improvement Program (CHIP) is the major vehicle to providing housing assistance to low and moderate income owners and 1981 goals are as follows: -55 units of rehabilitation for the elderly -16 units of rehabilitation for small families - 9 units of rehabilitation for large families 2. The total annual goal for subsidized rental housing (120) is to be allocated as follows: -67 units for small families -13 units for large families -40 units for the elderly 3. Priorities for the above 120 units include: First priority shall be given to 80 units of "existing" housing for families (67 small family and 13 large family). Second priority shall be given to 40 units of "existing" housing for the elderly. Third priority shall be given to new construction for families. WHEREAS, the above goals and priorities are estimated without knowledge of the 1981 allocation. The proportionality of the goals of family units versus elderly units could change with the 1981 allocations. WHEREAS, the above goals and priorities are consistent with Everett's three-year Housing Assistance Plan, adopted in 1979 and are consistent with HUD regulations and guidelines, and WHEREAS, federal housing assistance resources are allocated to Everett based on the provisions of the Housing Assistance Plan, and the Annual Housing Action Program, and