15.1.3.030 Findings

The Council hereby finds and declares that:

(a) On April 12, 2000, the Tribal Council adopted Ordinance No. SI-R00-001, establishing the Northern Pueblos Housing Authority (NPHA); and

(b) The Northern Pueblos Housing Authority is the Tribally Designated Housing Authority ("TDHE") for the Pueblos of San Ildefonso, Picuris, and Tesuque, established by such Pueblos pursuant to § 4(18) and (21) of the Native American Housing and Self Determination Act of 1996, 25 U.S.C. §§ 4401 et seq. ("NAHASDA") for developing, operating, and managing housing units assisted by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD); and

(c) A community meeting was held on April 19, 2017, and Rehabilitation of Existing Homes for Low-Income Pueblo Members was identified as a project priority for the ICDBG Program application and that Citizen (community) participation was adhered to.