HomeMy WebLinkAbout2009 Resolution No. 072• RESOLUT ION 0 . r; J-_
SE RI ES OF 2009
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A RESOLUTIO 'CLA RIFYI NG SIGN ING AUTHOR ITY FOR CITY OF ENGLEWOOD ,
COLO RADO FO R THE PR OGRAM AUTHORIZED BY ORDI NANCE NO . 37. SERIES 2009
FOR TH E NE IGHB ORHOO D STABILIZA TI ON PROGRAM GRANT .
WH EREAS , the Englewood Cit y Co un cil authorized th e City 's ap pli catio n fo r Federa l fund in g
through th e Ne ighbor hood Stnbiliw ti on Pro gra m (NS P I) wi th th e passage of Reso luti on No. 34,
Series of 2009; and
WHERE AS , the Co lorado Sta te Housi ng Board approved the Project Rebuild NSPI
ap pli ca ti on on Jul y 14, 2009 and awarded the Ci ty of Englewood $1,253,379 ; and
WHE!lEAS, th e Englewood Ci ty Co un ci l au thorized an agreemen t with th e State of Co lorado
Department of Local Affaiis for a Neighbo rh ood Stab il ization Progra n, fNS P) Gra nt by the
passage of Ordi nance No . 37, Series of 2009 ; and
WHEREAS , the NSPI co ntract provides fo r the purchase, rehabi litati on, and resa le often (10)
hom eownership unit s, requiring repo rting doc uments such as a site-specific environm ent al
checkl ist, time logs, administration acti vity report s, reque sts fo r reimbursement , and monthl y
financial statu s reports be signed by th e Mayo r as the certifying and/o r authori zed official , and
WHEREAS , th e passage of thi s Reso luti on auth orizes the Directo r of Co mmunit y
Develop ment as the designee auth orized to sign fo r and on behalf of th e Ci ty of Englewood,
Co lora do on such ministeria l acts for th e CDB G Neighbo rhood Stabi li zatio n Program (NSP).
NOW , THEREFORE, BE IT RESO LV ED BY THE CITY COUNC IL OF THE CITY OF
ENG LEWOOD, COLORADO, THAT :
Section I. Th e Cit y Co uncil hereby grants signing auth ority to th e Direc tor of the Engl ewood
Co mmu ni ty Development Department for th e mini steri al ac1s assoc iated with the NSP I Grant, fo r
and on be half of th e City Co unci l and th e Cit y of Eng lewood , Co lorado.
ADOPTE D AND APPR OVE D thi s 5t h day of Oc tober, 2009 .
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\ James K. Woodward , Mayor
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I, Loucrishia A. Ell is, ity Clerk fo r JhF. City of Eng lewoo ,
above is n tru e co py of Reso luti on No. ~-Series of 200
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COUNCI L COMMUNI CATION
Dale: Agen da llem : Subjecl:
October 5, 2009 11 C Hi Reso lu ti on Cla ri fyi ng Signi ng Au th ori ty for
Ordinan ce 37, Series 2009 fo r th e Neighborh ood
Stab ili za tio n Progra m Gran t
Initialed By:
Com munity Deve lopmen t D epartment
I Slaff Source :
Harold J. Sti tt, Sen i or Planner
COUNCIL GOAL AND PREVIOUS COUNCIL ACTION
City Council approved Resolu tion 34, Se ri es of 2009 auth orizin g staff to apply to the Departmen t of
Local Affairs, Colorado D ivision of H ousing, for a portion of Arapahoe Cou nty's all ocation of the
Federal N eighb orh oo d Stabi li za ti on Progra m funds (N S Pl).
City Cou ncil approved O rdi nance 37, Se ri es of 2009 auth ori zin g th e executi on of a contract fo r
Neighb orh ood Stab ili za ti on Progra m gra nt fundin g between th e Sta te of Colo rado Depart ment of
Local Affairs and lhe City of Englewood .
RECOMMENDED ACTION
Staff re commends th at Council approve a Reso lution clarifying th e signin g authorily fo r th e City of
Englewood to fulfill th e NS Pl co ntract wi th th e Colorado D epa rtm ent of Loca l Affairs. Staff
req l1 es ts transfe rrin g signin g auth ori ty to Alan Whi te, Director of Co mmunity Developm ent.
BACKGROUND, ANALYSIS, AND ALTERNATIVES IDENTIFIED
In 2008, th e Federal governm ent pas se d th e H o usin g and Ec onomi c Recovery Act (HERA ). HER A
appropriated $3.92 bi lli on for th e N eighborh ood Stab iliza ti on Progra m (NS Pl) to support th e
acquisi ti on, rehabi litati on, or demolit ion of fo reclosed and aba ndoned properti es. Th e State of
Colorado received a tota l $53 milli on in NS Pl funds of which $37 .9 milli on is di rec tl y admi ni stere d
by the State.
In March, lhe Communi l y D eve lopmen l D epa rlm enl submilled an appli cal ion to th e State as
aulhori zed fo r NS Pl funding for Proje c t Rebu ild . Th e Sl al e H ousi ng Boa rd awarded project
Reb uild in July to purchase, rehabilita te, an d se ll foreclos ed single-fa mil y properti es in eligible
ce nsus l rac ts l ocated th rough ou t lh e City. In September, Co un ci l approved en terin g into a con lract
wilh lh e Slate for NSPl funding.
Th e N~Pl c~n!,act requires th e p urchase, rehabilitation, and resa le of 1 O ho m eowners hi p units. It
i?I Sv requires repor ti ng document s such as a sit e-s pecific env ir onmen tal che ckli st, time logs,
admini stra ti on ac tivity reports, requ es ts fo r reimburseme nt, and m,1 nth ly fina ncia l fl atu s reports be
sig ned by th e ce rt ifying official or an au thorized officia l. Th e NSPl co n trac t specificall y ci tes th e
Mayor as th e ce rtifying and /or al1th ori ze cl official.
In o rd er to no t make unnecessa ry demands on th e Mayor's tim e and m ee t th e compresse d
tim efra mes required in th e N S Pl contrac t, staff requ es ts transferrin g signin g autho rity to A lan White,
Direc to r o ( Community D evelo pment.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
No ne
LIST OF ATTACHMENTS
Reso luti on
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