HomeMy WebLinkAbout2012 Resolution No. 082RESOLlITTON NO. o:i-
SERIES OF 2012 --
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZIN G THE CITY Of ENGLEWOOD, COLORADO, TO FILE
Al'PLICATIONS Wmi ARAPAHOE COVITT\' FOR A 2013 COMMU:-mY
DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT .
WHERl'.AS, the ,·,uglcv.-.1od City Cowicil ho s ,l pp rovcc COBO ap pl ica tion , since 1977 and
approved LiJc cxccutiuo ofan Intergovernment al Agreement "'t h the passage of Ordinance
No . 37, Series of 1991 , covering the City's p:uticipar iou iL lh • ., >"pahoc County CDBG
Enti tlement Program for fwiding years 1992 through lti9 4; an,,
WHEREAS, the Englewood City Council opp rovtd pas;agc of Ordinance No. 13 , Series of
2006, authorizing the execution o[ an lntcrgo ve r,,mcntal Agrecmt·nt between the City of
Englewood and Arapahoe County cover.ng participation in th o ,.\,,.pahoe County CDHG
Entitlement Program for funding years 2007 through 2009; ,ma
WHEREAS, the Englewood City Council approved pass.age d Ordinance No . 22, Series of
1009 , authorizing the execution of an lntergovcnum:n1.;! Ag.rc:c:11,i;nt between the City of
Englewood and Ara r~l,oc Count y covering participation in !he Ara?ai1oe County CDBG Program
and HOME Inveslluc1" ,'ortncrship Programs for fcdcro , .,,~u'-years 2010 wough 2012; and
WHEREAS, the En glewood City Counci l ap proved passage of Ordinance No 2~. Series of
20 I 2, authorizing the,,. , ·• tion of an Intergo"ernmcntal Agreement between the City of
Englewood and Arapal·, , (".c,un ry covering participation in the Arapahoe Co unt y COBO Program
and HOME Investment Partnership Programs for federal fiscal years 2013 through 2015; and
WHEREAS, the Arapahoe County Community Development Block Grant Program provides
grams to participating municipalities to meet housing and community devcl0pment needs; and
WHEREAS , to compete in the Arapahoe County Community Dcvelr,pmcnt Block Grant
Program, loca l governments must submit an application ; and
WHEFEAS , the City of Englewood has recei ved a notice of fund availability ; w1J
WHEREAS, the City of Englewood , Culuradu, Jcsiles 10 app ly for thes e funds throu gh the
Arapahoe Cowity 2013 Community Development Block Gram to fund the Energy Eftici:ncy
Eugkwood Project , llousing Rehabilitation hoject, and House of Hope stuffing project.
NOW, TIIEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY TME CITY COUNCIi.. OFTHF. CITY OF
ENGLEWOOD, COLORADO, THAT :
Section 1. The Ci ty of Englewood , Co lorad o, is hereby authorized to f.le applications for an
Arapahoe County 2013 Community Development Block Grant.
Se cti on 2. The Mayor and Ci ty Clerk are authorized 10 sign and a11es1 ell necessary forms ,
documcnts , ass urnnccs and certifications for the Community Development Block Gmm
appli ca tion s fo r ••nd on behalf o f the Ci ty Council and :he City of En~lcwood .
. ~DOl'TED AND APPROVED this 17th day of Septe mber , 2012.
COUNCIL COMMUNICATION
uale September I 7, 201 1 Agenda Item Subj~ct: A Resolution Approving
FY2013 Community Development
11 C Vi Block Grant Application
INITIATED BY: Community Development I STAFF ~OU~CE : Harold Stitt, Senior Planner
PREVIOUS COUNCIL ACTION
City Co"ncil has approved resolutions to iile Community Development Block Grant (CDBG:
applications almost ,1 nnually sin ce 1977 . Pa rtic ipatio n in the Arapahoe County entitlement
program began in 1991 . Participation ,s authoroz ed in three-yea r in crements . Ordinance 25, Series
of 20 I 2, approved an lntereovernmen tal Agreement lo participate in the Arapah,1e County
Community Development Block Grant and HOMI: Inv es tm ent Partnership Programs for federa l
fisc «I )'ears 2013 th rough 201 5.
RECOMMENDED ACTION
Staff recomm ends lhat Council approve a resolution authorizing staff 10 apply tu Arapahoe County
for th e City of Englewood 's portion of federal fiscal year 201 3 Community Development Block
Grant (CDBG) funds.
BACKGROUND, ANALYSIS, AND ALTERNATIVES IDENTIFIED
The U. S. Dept. of Housing and Urban Develop ment {HUD) CDBG Entitlement Program provides
grants to units of local government and urban counties to mee t housing and co mmunitt
dev elopment needs. Th e objective of the program is to enhance urban communities by providing:
• decent, safo, affordable housing;
improved infrdstru ctJre;
• public facilities and servic es;
• eco no111i L uµportumties.
The Federal Pr ogra m objectives ar c achieved thr o ush projects developen by local governments thal
primarily benefil low and moderate income families as well as other fe deral objectives . The request
for iunds ma y also include activities that meet urgent develnpment needs in communities such as
damage from Oooding, tornadoes, fire , etc. Local governments determine which activities best
serve the ob1ectives of the prog ram .
Funds are appropriated annually hi' the Congress for the CDBG program and are allocated by statuto,y
formula to ea ch entitlement area . Arapahoe County is approved as 3n urban county entitlem ent area . The
t.Dlil; gra11t funds are c.mently distributed to participating cities ,1,ilhin Arapahoe County . Each
participating c i1 y receives a set-asid e portion o f th e total CDBG allo c:c ti on . Tlw n 1rrPnt p arti cipati ne citie;
are the Cit.es o f Englewoo d, ciuleton, ,hPrirl an, G'endale, Deer Tr,il. and Gree nwood Village. The funding
li,vPI for lhP 1i11• nf Fngl e\.\•oc•d for FY 2013 is a11t icip,11ed to be $1 50,000, the same as it was fo· 2012 .
Applic:.1 tions for ec1 ch o roposc cl p 1 uj1..:U 11n1:-.l be su bmill1 !d 1u A rJp,1hoe County n o l;ilc-!r than
O ..ioiJ.,, n , 20 12 ill order 10 receive 20 I J CUB C fw11J11 •g. I h e .,pp li cations for !he Cit\' n i
Engl ewood wnl b e fo1 a Io la! of $1 50,000.00. E• ,glewo o d's l'Y~O 13 prow ,11n co n si sts of th, ec
projec.:l s. Th e:.e prcjec ts con1 inu e I(• 111 ee1 c ,1 rrent htu 1s in~ ari d neiuhborh on d nue ds benc:i rtin r,
low and m ~Jcle rat ~ income fa 111il ies. A ll projects a,e s11hj rr 1 In ;uirlilirm.,l review by City st .1H,
Arapah oe Co unt y CDBC ,vfmi11i c.tr;itors and the County Commissi,ml.!rs. The list e d p1ojcc 1:; a11<l
f1111dine le,,els 1·1,l\' c h;m ge based un thor.e review5 . FY.:>013 CDBG iund s w ill be req1,ested ior th t:
foll owing p1oj ccl $:
1) $ I 00,000 ior an energy efficiency ho me impmvcmeM!<. proj~ct focusing o n
1mprov cmems that provide inucased e11"rr,y c rli cie 11 :v in the ho me;
1) $27,500 to for !he Housin g Reh;ihili1 r1 11r •,1 P,oje c:t 10 :)rovrdc lc.1mi to low-i11 cor1e
homf•n wn e rs lo fin tmce th e c.:os ts of majo, h o J ~e h old rcp,1i1s and irnprove,n ents. Th is
Pr n ject als o in c 'ude~ .1 handyman/5 rnall re hrtb co 111po11em to as sist se 11i u1:,, c111d Ui ,ahlecl
p c:r:.ons vvith the costs of min o , h o•.1sc.:hold 11.::p;i ir !<.;
]J $22.500 for ol thirleenlli year req u es t to tran!',fer il p o :ti on o f th e Cit{s CIJBG ~1llucati o11
tc directly fund the Family Trr-spplicati on tloat assis ts wi th staffing 11eeds ior the Ho11,P
uf I-ope hnmeles:; shelter. Ft1111ily Tree will submit ,11~ ,1p;1li1 ,1ri r,n dir t·~tl y tu Arapahoe
County for th e gr;rn r. A le tle r o: spon!.Or!>h ip is o nly reql1ire d fr om 1h c Cit',' to Sl•pport
Fa mily Tre e's ,1pplication lo Ar:i pa hoe County.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
Existing Cnmnlllnily D c v ~1opment staif wi!I administer the propo;ed projects . St aff sal,,ries and
benefits repres c n, th e ( i:y's participation in •.r,e pro oj~rt,.
LIST OF ATTM;HMENTS
Resoluti on