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Home My WebLink About1998 Resolution No. 103• • • RESOLUTION No/£22 SERIES OF 1998 A RESOLUTION BY THE CIIT OF ENGLEWOOD AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF ENGUJWOOD, COLORADO TO !l'ilLE AN APPLICATION WITH ARAPAHOE COUNTY FOR A 1900 COMMUNIIT DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRA KT TO FUND THE HOUSING REHABILITATION PROGRAM, ro ASSIST WITH THE FU ND ING FOR THE FAMILY SELF SUFFICIENCY PROGRA.\I AND TO rnND A CITIZEN INITIATED IMPROVEMENT MINI-GRANT PRQGR.Af,/_ WHEREAS , Englewood Ci ty C.ounctl h ,.s approved CO BO applications since 1977 and app roved the execution of au Inte;rgovernn.enta.l Agreement with the passage of Ordina nce No . 37 , Series of 1991 cov enng-t!,,e City's pa:ticipauon in the Arapahoe Cou nty CDBG Entitlement Proi;ram £or fundinc years 1992 ,lu-ough 1994: and WHEREAS , the Englewood Cc-y Co uncil approved pu ssage of Ordinance No . 39, Series of 1994 , authorizing the execunon o£ an lntergove rnm er.1.al Agre ement between the City of S nglewood and Arapahoe County covering partiC1 pation in the Arapahoe County CDBG Entitlement Program as exte~ by Amendme nt ~o. 1, for funding years 19 98 through 2000: and WHEREAS, the Arapahoe Co=cy Community Deve lopment Block Grant Program provides grants to participanng cunio.paliues to meet hous ing and community development needa: and WHEREAS , to co mpete in ti.. Arapahoe County Co mmunity Developm ent Block Grant Program , local governmencs m\1$l s ubmit an application; and WHEREAS , the City o( E~•·ood bas received a notice of fund availability; a nd WHEREAS . the City of Eng!e.,.·ood. Co lorado demes to apply for these funds through the Arapahoe County 1999 Com mw,;.'"t)' De\'elopment Bl oc k Grant to fu nd the Housing Reha } .Jtat1 on Progr am. a~-i.st w-n.h tbe fundin g fo r the Famil y Sell Sufficiency Progr am and fund a Ciuzen Initia ted Im pro,.-e::ient ~lmi-Grant Program in th e City of Englew ood; NOW . THEREFORE, BE IT 9.E SOLVED BY THE CITY COUNC IL OF THE CITY OF ENGLEWOOD , CO LORAD O THAT: ~-The Cit)' of E~•"'·ood. Colo rado 1s he reby authorized tr til e an ap plica tion fo r an A.rapnh oe County 199 9 Com.c:uru ry Devel opm e nt Block Gr ant tc fund th e Housing Rehabili:.au on Progr am. to a.sst:!1 with the funding fo r th e Fam lly Stlf Suffi ciency Program enci ft nd a Citizen Iniu ate Im~ -ove ment Mini-Grant Program . ~-Tho Mayor and Oity Clerk are authorized to aign and att.e , all~ forms, document.I, assuranc•• and certification• for the Community OeYe "-1,mem Block Grant for and on behalf of the City Council a nd the City of Englewood. ADOPTED AND APPROVED th" ith day of December, 1998. 0(9fb.:;. (}(b I, Loucrishia A. Ellis, City Clerk forJl,j! City of Englewood , Co l above is n true copy of Res olutio n No /~ Serie s of 1998. • • • COUNCIL COMMUNICATION Date December 7, 1998 I Agenda Item I Subject 1999 Community 1 O c i Development Bloc:; Grant Initiated By I Staff Source Neighbornood and Business Development Janet Grimmett, Hou sing Finance Specialist COUNCIL GOAL AND PREVIOUS COUNCIL ACTION §21!. HoW!sin g and Community Deve lopment Previous Action: City Council has approved resolutions lo file Community De velopm ent Block Grant {C DBG) 8'l!P lications annually since 1977 . The Ci ty Council has also approved participation in the Arapahoe County CDBG Entttlement Program for funding years 1998 through 2000 by the execution of Amendment No . One which extended the Intergovernmental Agreement between the City of Englewood and Arapahoe County o riginally pass ed as Ordinance #39 , Series of 1994. RECOIOIIENDED ACTION Approval of a resolution to apply for 1999 Community Development Block Grant funds. funding levels for 1999 are not yet av• ·1able, but it is anticipatad that the funding level will be close to the 1998 CDBG award, which was $2( 559 . BACKGROUND , ANAL YStS, AND ALTERNATIVES IDENTIFIED: The Federal CDBG Entitlement Program provides grants t, units of local government and urban counbes a, meet housing and community deve'oprr.ent needs . Th e primary objective of the program is the develiopment of viable urban communities by : 1 providing decent housing and a suitable living environment; and 2 . exp2nding econom ic opportuniti es, principally for persons at low and moderate income. The obJective of the Federal Prog ,·am is achieved through projects developed by the local government which are designed to give maximum priority lo those activities which will benefit low and moderate incom£ far,ilies or which will aid in the prevention o: elimination of slum or blight. The request for funds may disc include activities which are designed to meet other urgent development needs in the comm uri·ry which pose a serious and immediate threat to the heallh or welfare of the community if other financial resources are not available. The local government will determine the activities that will best ser,·e the objectives of the program Funds a-e appropriated annuall y by the Congre ss for this pr og ram a~d are allocated by sta tutory formula :o each ent itlement area. Arapahoe County is an approved entitlement area . The grant funds are distributed on a formula basis to participating cities within Arapaho e County. In order 10 receive funds from the 1999 Arapahoe County CDBG Program, the local government must subm an appli cation. Since lt1e program is noncompetitive, the County will evaluate the applicatioe5 based en compliance wi th the National Objectives. The Local Program for fiscal year 1999 will consist of three projlCts . Funds are being req uested for 1 b~~~ • 1. $150,000 for the Housing Rehabilitation Project which provides loans to homeowners to finance the C()5ts of major household repairs and improvements; 2. $15,000 for the Engiewood Hous ing Authority's Family Self-Sufficiency Project which provides comprehens ive case management and support services to participants to make self sufficiency a realistic goal with five years; and , 3. $50,000 for the new Citizen Initiated Improvement G.anl program which will provide matching funds for citizen-initiated, neighborhood-focused im prove ment projects th at encourage citizens lo identify a neighborhood need oc desire , propose a project , and develop it into a viable planned improvement lhat is not otherwise addressed by the Capital Improvement Program or other City funding sources . FINANCIAL IMPACT The existing employees in Neighborhood and Bus iness Development are avail able to administer the projects , and their salaries and benefrts are part of the City's contribution toward funding the Housing Rehabilitation and Citizen Initiated Improvement Mini Grant. Tha City will utilize a portion of the CDBG funding (es timate $15 ,000) to partially offset the costs of these salaries and benefrts. LIST OF ATTACHMENTS Proposed Resolution • •