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Home My WebLink About2011 Resolution No. 090RESOLUTION NO. qa__ SERIES OF 2011 KESOLUTION AUTHORIZING rHE CITY OF ENGLEWOOD, COLORADO, TO FILE AN APPLICATION WITH ARAl'.--HOE COUNTY FOR A 2012 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT . WHEREAS , the Englew, od City Council has ap~roved CDBG applications since 1977 and approved the execution of an ,.ntergovemmental Agreement with the passage of Ordinance No . 3i, Series of I Y9 I, covering the City 's panicipation in the Arapahoe County CDBG Entitlement Program for funding years 1992 through 1994; and WHEREAS, the Englewood City Council approved passage of Ordinance No . 13, Senes of 2006, authorizing the execution of an Intergovernmental ,\grc,mcnt hetween the City of Englewood and Arapahoe County covering participation in the Arapahoe County CDBG Entitlement Program for funding years 2007 through 2009; and WHEREAS, the Englewood City Council approved passage of Ordinance No . 22, Ser.cs of 2009, authorizing the execution of an Intergovernmental Agreement betwecr. the Ctty of Englewood and Arapahoe County cove:ing panicipatior. in the Arapahoe County CDBG Program and HOME Investment Partnership Programs for federal fiscal years 2010 through 2012 ; and WHERIAS, the Arapahcc Counry Community Development Block Grant Program provides grants to participating municipalities to meet housing end community development needs; and WHEREAS, to compete in the Arapahoe County Community Development Block Grant Program , local governments must submit an application ; and WHEREAS, the City of Englewood has roceived a notice of fund av2ilability; and WHEREAS, the City of Englewood, Colorado, desires to apply for these f\lllds through the Arapahoe County 2012 Community Development Block Grant to fwu.l the Energy Efficiency Home Improvements Projects, HmL<ing Rchabi;;tation Project, and House of Hope staffing project. NOW , THEREFORE, BF. IT RESOLVF.O RY THFC:TTY COUNCIL OF TilECTTY OF ENGLEWOOD, COLORADO, THAT: Section I. The City of Englewood, Colorado, is hereby authorized to fil• an application fnr an Arapahoe County 2012 Community Development Block Grant. .S.~-'!'he Mayor and Ci1y Clerk :ore nu:horized to sign and at!est all necessary forms. docrnncnh;, m,t.urances anC l'.C11Hications for lhc Community Development Block Grant applic:r.i,•11 fur 1111d on behalf' uf 111<: Cily Couucil 11ml lhc Cily of EngltWCKKI . ADOPTED ANI) Al'PI\OVliD this 21si dny nl'Novc111hcr. 201 I. COUNCIL COMMUNICATION Date November 2 ·, 2011 Agenda Item 9 C ii Subject : A Resolution Approving FY2012 Community Development Block Grant A;;plication INITIATED BY : Community Development I STAFF SOURCE: Harold St itt, Senior Planner PREVIOUS COIJNCII. AC.TION City Council has approved resolutions to file Community Development Block Grant (CDBG ! applications almo;t ann~ally since 1977. Participation in the Arapahoe C ounty entitlement program began ,n 1991. Participation is auth orized in three-year incremen ts. Ordinan ce 2 2, 5eri es o( 2009, approved an lnlergovernrne11t al A gr eement to part ici pate ir, the Arapahoe County Communi:y Development Block Grant and HOME Inv estment Partnership Programs for federal fiscal years 2010 through 2012. RECOMMENDED ACTION Staff recommends that Council approve a resolution authoriz ing staff to appl\' to Arapahoe County for the City of Englewood's portion of federal fiscal year 101 2 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds . BACKGROUND, ANALYSIS, AND ALTERNATIVES IDENTIFIED The U.S. Dept. of I lousing and Urban Development (HUD) CDBG Entitlemer.t Program provide; grants lo units of local government and urban counties to meet ~ous ing and community development needs . The objective of the program is lo enhance urba~ commu,ities by providing: • decen~ sa(e, affordable housing; • imp~oved infrastructurei • public facilities and services ; • economic opportunities . The Federal Program objectives are achieved through projects developed by local governnents that primarily benefit low and moderate income families as well as other federal objectives. The request for funds m.iy also include activities th.it meet urgent development needs in communities such as damage from flooding, tornadoes, fire, etc. Local governments determine which activities best serve the objectives of the program. funds a,e appropria:ed annually by the Congress for the CDBG program and are 'locate'J by statulorv formula lo each en !i llemcnr area . Arapahoe County is approv ed as an urban CC'unty ,mIiIlemcnI Arca . The CDSG grant funds are· currently distributed 10 partidpating cities wilhin Ar.ip,,hoe Counly. Each participating city receives a set-aside portion of the tot~! COSG allocation. Th<? curmnt rartidpatlng cities are the Cities of Englewood, Littleton, Sherida ,,, Glendale, Deer l rail, a•1d Cn,c11wood Village. The funding level for the City of Englewood for FY2012 is anticipated 10 l,i, ~ 150,000, lhe same o, it was for 2011 . Applications for each proposed projccl must be sul mI IIE,d 10 Arapah oe Counly no laler Ihan l)pc:ember 9, 2011 in order to 1eceive 2012 CDl3G fu11di11g . The applications for the City of E11 g lewood will he Cora 1<.,tol nf $; r,Q,000 .00. Englewood's fY201 i pmwmn consi~ts of lhn•~e p.-ojects . These pro je cts continue ti) n·,e~l c.:urrent l··olJshe ancf neighhorl ,ood ne~ds be11dit1i11g luw ,u,d l'nnd ernlc income families. All projectr. are !;Ul~ect l o acldilin11al review by Crly slaff, Arapah oe Cot ,nty CDBG aun11nislra1ors •~d th e Counly Co111 misi,ione,·s. T'ie lislecl projec ls an,J lu11ding levels may change based 011 lho,e reviews . FY201 :1 CDBC lu nrl ,. will b e requesled for Ihe following projecls : 1) $100,000 for an energy elf,ciency home improvemenls projccl foccsi ng cm ·mf)rovements that provide increaseJ energy efficiency in the ho,.,e; 2) $25,000 to for 1he Housing Rehabililation Projtcl lo provide ,oa111 to low- income homeowners to finan r.e lhe costs of major household repairs and improvements . Thi!. Project also inch1des a handymi\n/sm~II n~h:1h component to assist s<:mior~ am.I Uts,1bled perso ns with the cosls of minur hou:;chold repairs ; ]! $25,000 for a lwelfth yearrequesl Iv lraisier a pc111i on of lhe City's CDBG allocalion to direcll\' f1111rl llu, Family Tr ee i!pplicaIion 1haI assim with staffing needs for the House of Hcpe homeless sheltP.r . Fa r,,i ly Tre e wU submit an applicalio n direcdy to Arapahoe County for the want. /I letter of sponsorshi;:, is nnly required from tlw Cily l o 1uppurt fdrnily Tree 's application t o Arapa hoe Count)'. FINANCIAL IMl'ACT [x,sting CcJ1T1 munr1y Development staff will ad n1 lnlsIe1 Ihc propos"d projects. Slaff salaries and 'Jenefits represent the Cily's parlicipation in lhc projecls LIST Of ATTACHMENTS Resohnion