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"Consolidated Plan" means the document bearing that title or similarly required statements or documents submitted to HUD for authorization to expend the annual grant amount and which is developed by the COUNTY’ in conjunction with COOPERATING UNITS as part of the Community Development Block Grant program. "Metropolitan City" means any city located in whole or in part in Hennepin County which is certified by HUD to have a population of 50.000 or more people. 11. PURPOSE The purpose of this Agreement is to authorize COUNTY and COOPERATING UNIT to cooperate to undertake, or assist in undertaking, community renewal and lower income housing assistance activities, specifically urban renewal and publiciv assisted housing and authorizes COUNTY to carry out •’ ^e and other eligible activities for the benefit of eligible recipients who reside within the corporate limits of the COOPERATING UNIT which will be funded from annual Community' Development Block Grant and HOME appropriations for the Federal Fiscal Years 1997, 1998 and 1999 and from any program income generated from the expenditure of such funds. ni. AGREEMENT The term of this Agreement is for a period commencing on October 1. 1996 and terminating no sooner than the end of the program year covered by the Consolidated Plan for the basic grant amount for the Fiscal Year 1999. as authorized by HUD. and for such additional time as may be required for the expenditure of funds granted to the County for such period. COUNTY mav notify COOPERATING UNIT prior to the end of the Urban County qualification period that the Agreement will automatically be renewed unless it is terminated in writing by either party. Either COUNTY or COOPERATING UNIT may exercise the option to terminate the Agreement at the end of the Urban County qualification period. If COUNTY or COOPERATING UNIT fail to exercise that option, it will not have the opportunity to e.xercise that option until the end of a subsequent Urban County qualification period. COUNTY' will notify the COOPERATING UNIT iii writing of its right to elect to be excluded by the date specified by HUD. This Agreement must be amended by written agreement of all parties to incorporate any changes necessary to meet the requirements for cooperation agreements set forth in the Urban County Oualification Notice applicable for the year in which the ne.xt qualification of the County is scheduled. Failure by either party to adopt such an amendment to the Agreement shall automatically terminate the Agreement following the expenditure of all CDBG and HOME funds allocated for use in COOPERATING UNIT’S Jurisdiction. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, this Agreement may be terminated at the end of the program period during vvhich HUD withdraws its designation of COUNTY as an Urban County under the Act. This Agreement shall be executed by the appropriate otTicers of COOPEIUYTING UNIT and COUNTY pursuant to authority granted them bv their respective governing bodies, and a copy of the authorizing resolution and e.xecuted Agreement shall be filed promptly by the COOPERATING UNIT in the Hennepin County Office of Planning and Development, and in no event shall the Agreement be filed later than_________199 . COOPERATING UNIT and COUNTY' shall take all actions necessary' to assure compliance with the applicant ’s certifications required by Section 104(b) of the Title 1 of the Housing and Community Development