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Home My WebLink About2002 Resolution No. 101• • RESOLUTION NO . .&J SERIES OF 2002 RESOLUTION BY THE CITY OF ENGLEWOOD AUTHORJZrNG THE CITY OF ENGLEWOOD , COLO RADO , TO FIL E AN APPLICAT ION WITH ARAPAHOE COUNTY FOR A 2003 COMMUN ITY DEV ELOPME 'T BLO CK GRANT . WHEREAS , the Englewood Ci ty Council has approved CDBG applications since 1977 and approved the ex ccu1i on ofar, lr;lergove mmerrnl Agreement with the pa ssage of Ordi nance No . 37, Series of 1991, covering the City 's panicipation in the Arapa hoe County CDBG Entitlement Program for funding years 1992 through 1994; und WHEREAS. the Englewood Ci ty Cou nci l approved passage of Ordinance No . 39, Series of 19 94, aut hori zing th e execution of an Intergove rnmental Agreement between the City of Engle wood and Arap aho e Count y covering participation in the Arapahoe Cou nty CDBG En titl ement Program as extended by Amendment No . 2, fo r funding years 2001 through 2003 ; and WHEREAS , the Arapa hoe Co unty Community Devel op ment Block Grant Program provides grants to participatin g municipalities to meet hou sing and community deve lopment needs ; and WHEREAS , to compete in the Arapahoe County Community Development Bl oc k Grant Program, loca l governments mus t submit an app lication ; and WHEREAS , the City of Eng le wood has recei ved u notice of fund avai lability; and WHEREAS , the City of Eng lewood, Colorado desire s to apply fo r the se fund s through th e Arapahoe County 2003 Co mmunity Development Block Grant to fund the Housing Rehabilitati on Pro gram and neighborhood revit alization proj ec t. NOW, THEREFOR ", BE IT RESOLVED BY TH E CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ENGLEWOOD , COLO R DO, THAT : Sect i.l!!LL The City of Eng lewood , Colorado, is hereb y aur~orized to file an app lication for an Arapahoe County 2003 Com munity De velo pment Block Grant. Section 2. The Mayo r and City Clerk are authorized to si[n and anest all necessary forms, docume nts, ass urances and ce rtification s for th e Community Development Block Grant for and on beh alf of the City Council and the City of Englewood . ADOPTED AND APPROVED THIS 2'' day of December , 2002 . • I, Loucrishin A. Ellis , City Clerk J?r the City of Englewood, Colorado, hereby cenify the ,..,~, .. ~-~·"·~·""·••.&e·~ t!' Loucrishia A. Ellis • • • • • COUNCIL COMMUNICATION Date D ecember 2, 2002 INITIATED BY: Agenda Item 11 C ii Co mmun ity Deve lo pment Subject: A Reso lution Approving FY2003 Community D eve lopment Block Grant Application STAFF SOURCE: Jane t Grimmett, Ho using Finance Specillist COUNCIL GOAL AND PREVIOUS COUNCIL ACTION H o us ing and Community Dev elo pment Previous Action: City Council ha s approved re so lutions to fil e Community De velopment Bl ock Grant (CDBG) appli catio ns annu all y sin ce 1977. Th e City M anage r has approve d participatio n in the Arapah oe County CDBG En l itl emen: Prog ram for funding years 200 1 through 2003 by th e execution ,,f A mendment Number Two th at ex tend ed th e Intergovernmental l'.gree ment, Ordinance #3 ,, Series of 1994, approved by th e C. -~uncil. R.:COMMENDED ACTION Staff recomm ends 1ha1 Counci l approve a reso lution au th o rizing staff to apply for the City of Engl ewood 's po rti on of fi scal yea r 2003 Community Deve lopment Bl ock G rant (CDBG ) funds and 10 apply fo r CDBG non-jurisdi cti o nal funds. BACKGROUND, ANALYSIS, AND ,.LTERNATIVES IDENTIFIED The U . S. Dept. of Housing an d Urban Deve lopment (HUD) CDBG Ent itlem ent Program provides grants to un its of loca l government and urban counti es to meet housing and community dev elo pm ent nee ds. The objective of th e program is to enhan ce urban co mmunities by providing : • decent, safe, afford ab le housin g; • improved infrastructure; • publi c faciliti es and services; • eco nomi c opp ortun ities . Fed eral Program obj ec ti ves are ac hieved through projects deve loped by l ocal go vernments th at primarily benefit low and mode rat e in come famili es or that aid i n preven tin g or eliminatin g slum or bli ght. Th e reques t for fu nds may also include ac tivities that mee l other urgent devel opment nee ds in communities . Loca l gove rnm en ts determine whi ch ac ti vities bes t serve th e objecti ves of th e program. Funds are app rop ria ted annuall y by th e Congress for lice CDB G program and are all ocat ed by statut ory formula to eac h entitl eme nt area. Arapahoe County is an approved entitleme nt area. Th e grant fu nds are currentl y distribut ed to participa ting cities w ith in Arapahoe Cm•sty o n a na1 rate based on eac h jurisdiction 's poverty popu lation bas ed o n 1990 cens us information. The parti cipa ting jurisdictions are th e Ci ti es of Eng lewood, Littl eton , Sheridan, Glendale, Deer Tr ail, Ce ntennial, and Greenwoo Village plus unin corp orated Arapahoe Cour,ty. Th e fundi ng leve l for Englewood for FY2003 is an ti cipated lo be $150,000. An ddditic nal n on-jurisdictional pool of funds of $400,000 to $500,000 is also availa ble for projects that ben · fit persons li vin g in any part of th e cou nty. Th e Ci ty of Englewood must submi t an applica ti o n in order to rece ive its set-aside of $150,000 from the FY 2003 Arap ah oe County CD BG Pr og ram. Englew ood's FY 2003 progra m consi sts of three possibl e projects that me et c urren t housi ng and n eighborhood needs. All projects are subject to addit ional rev iew by City staff, Arapahoe County CDBG administrators and th e Cou nty Commissioners. Th e listed p rojects and fundin g le ve ls may c hange . f\ 2003 CDBG funds w ill be requested fo r th e following p rojec ts: 1) S?.5,000 '.or th e H ous ing Rehabilitation Proje ct th at provides loans to low- in come homeowners to fi nance th e cos ts of major household re~ ·irs and impruve men ts; 2) 550,000 fo r a third-year request to assist wi th staffi ng needs fo r th e H ouse of Hope Fam il y Reso urce Ce nter; 3) $75,000 for a neighbor hood revi talizati on "paint•up/fi s-up" pr oj Jc t des igned to improve th e visua l appea rance of a targe ted area in a low-i nco me resi dent ia l neighborhood. A fourth appli ation to th e non-j urisdic tional pool of CDBG fund s w ill be made for $100,000 to fund a sid ewalk repla ce m en t project along Ba tes Avenu e from Broadway to Ela ti Stree t. This app lica ti o n is separate and o uts ide of the Ci ty's a:tocalion of FY 2003 funds . Th is project is bein g coordinated w ith th e Publi c Works D epartment. FINANCIAL IMPACT Exis ting Comm unity Deve lopment staff admi niste rs the proposed p rojeclS. Staff sa laries an d benefits rep rese nt th e Ci ty's pa rt ici pati on in th e projects. The CDBG applications will b ud ge t approximately SI 5,000 of funding to offse t sala ri es and benefits . LIST Of ATTACHMENTS Proposed Resol uti on I• • • •