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94561 2 3 4 5 6 7 a 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 0 0 RESOLUTION NO. A RESOLUTION 9,456 THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH IN AFFORDABLE HOUSING, INC., TO PROVIDE EDUCATION, TRAINING, AND COUNSELING TO LOW - INCOME, POTENTIAL HOME BUYERS. 332 WHEREAS, the proposal is consistent with the City's Comprehensive Housing Affordability Strategy, developed with extensive participation, which identified home ownership counseling services as a necessary component in providing affordable housing to low- income persons; and WHEREAS, IN Affordable Housing, Inc., is a non - profit organization formed in 1994 by principals Gerry Nash and Roma Isom to provide housing counseling, home buyer education classes and to promote home ownership through housing fairs; and WHEREAS, In Affordable Housing has received funding from local financial institutions, the Winthrop Rockefeller Foundation, and has applied to the City for a onetime operating subsidy in the amount of $32,000; and WHEREAS, the Residential Housing Facilities Board has approved use of a $32,000 balance from a previous grant to the City for housing counseling services. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE CITY OF LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS: SECTION 1. The City Manager is authorized to enter into an agreement with IN Affordable Housing, Inc., in the amount of $32,000 over a eight month period to provide education, training, and counseling to low income, potential home buyers. SECTION 2. Funding for this project is available from the Residential Housing Facilities Board. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 0 ADOPTED: July 18, 1995 APPROVED AS TO FORK: J � THOMAS CARPENTER ATTORNEY CITY • I i '1� l/ 393