HomeMy WebLinkAbout2021 Resolution No. 0351
RESOLUTION NO. 35
SERIES OF 2021
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF ENGLEWOOD TO
APPLY TO COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF LOCAL AFFAIRS FOR AN
INNOVATIVE HOUSING STRATEGIES GRANT.
WHEREAS, Colorado HB21-1271 creates three new programs for the purpose of
offering grant money and other forms of state assistance to local governments to
promote innovative solutions to the development of affordable housing across the state;
and
WHEREAS, the Department of Local Affairs (DOLA) Division of Local
Government (DLG), Community Development Office (CDO) will administer two of the
new programs, the Affordable Housing Development Incentives Grant Program and the
Planning Grant Program; and
WHEREAS, the Planning Grant Program provides grants to local governments to
help them understand their housing needs and adopt policy and regulatory strategies to
qualify for the Affordable Housing Development Incentives Grant Program; and
WHEREAS, the Planning Grant Program can fund housing needs assessments
to help local governments guide their policy and regulatory approach to reducing
barriers to affordable housing development, but the application for funding must also
include work to adopt a qualifying strategy (from the options listed in the bill); and
WHEREAS, approximately $6,816,000 is available for Planning Grant awards
and individual Planning Grant awards are expected to be approximately $50,000-
$200,000; and
WHEREAS, the City of Englewood intends to submit a grant request of $80,000
for the completion of a community housing needs assessment and development of
several housing strategies for adoption into the Unified Development Code in
conjunction with the CodeNext project; and
WHEREAS, the City of Englewood will match the grant request in the amount of
$80,000 for a project total of $160,000, the grant match will be utilized from Fund 46 the
City Housing Rehabilitation Enterprise Fund.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF ENGLEWOOD, COLORADO, THAT:
Section 1. The Administrative Departments of the City of Englewood, including
Boards and Commissions, under the direction of the City Manager or his designee,
hereby authorizes the submission of an application to DOLA for an Innovative Housing
Strategies Grant, attached hereto as Exhibit A.
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ADOPTED AND APPROVED this 4th day of October, 2021.
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Linda Olson, Mayor
ATTEST:
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Stephanie Carlile, City Clerk
I, Stephanie Carlile, City Clerk for the City of Englewood, Colorado, hereby
certify the above is a true copy of Resolution 35, Series of 2021 .
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Stephanie Carlile
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