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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1992 Resolution No. 087RE SOLUTIO N NO . 'Fil SERIES OF l 392 A RES OLUTIO N AUTH ORI ZING T HE CITY OF ENGLEWOOD , THROUGH ITS DE PARTME NT OF COMM NITY DEVELOPMENT , TO FILE AN APPLICATIO N WITH ARAPAHOE COUNTY FOR A 1993 COMMUNITY DEV ELOPME NT BLO CK GRANT TO FU ND THE HOU SI NG REHABILITATIO N PROJ ECT AND PROJECT RE - BUILD FOR THE CITY OF ENGLEWOOD , COLORADO . WHEREAS , th e Arapahoe Coun ty Community Deve lopm en t Blo ck Gr nnt Program provid es grants to participating municipalities to mee t hou sing and community deve lopm ent ne eds: and WHEREAS , to comp ete in the Are pah oe County Commun ity Developm er .• Blo ck Grant Pr ogram, local gove rnm e nts mu st subm it an application ; and WHEREAS , th e City of Engl ewood ha s r eceived a notice of fund avail abili ty: and WHEREAS, th e Department of Community Developm ent desires to appl y for th ese fund s through th e Arapahoe County 1993 Community Development Block Gran t to fund th e Housing Rehabilitation Project and Project RE -BUILD ; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ENGLEWOOD, COLORADO, THAT: &wm.l. That the Department of Community Development is hereby authorized to file an application for an Arapahoe County 1993 Community Development Block Grant to fund the Housing Rehabilitat ion Project and Project RE-BUILD for the City of Englewood, Colorado. Swi.Jlr..Z . That the Mayor and City Clerk ar e authorized to sign and attest all necessary form s, docum e nts, assuran ces and certifications for the Community Developm ent Block G·,ant for and on behal f of the City Coun cil and th e City of Engl ewood . ADOPTED AND APPROVED thi s 2nd day of November , 1992 . I, Patr icia H. Crow , City Clerk for t~~ity of Englewood, Co lorado, hereby ce rtily the abo ve is o ~rue copy of Re so lution No . ..J:..I., Se ries of 1992. ~X({1J Pat ri cia H. Crow D•le November 2, 19 92 INITIATED BY STAFF SOURCE COUNCIL COMMUNICATION Agend• Item 11 b Subject Comm,mity Development Block Grant 1993 Application Department of Community Development Lee Merkel, Director of Community Development ISSUE/ACTION PROPOSED Staff seeks Council approval of a resolution authorizing the City to apply for 1993 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funding in the amount of $191,115. PREVIOUS COUNCIL ACTION Council has approved resolutions to file CDBG applications annually since 1977. In addition, the City Council approved the execution of an Intergovernmental Agreement b:.tween the C ity of EnglP.wood and Arapahoe County by passage of Ordinance No. 37, Series of I 991. BACKGROUND The federal CDBG Program consists of the following objectives: The Entitlement Program provides grants to units of local government and urban counties to meet housing and community development needs . Th e primary objective of the Progra m is th e development of viable urba n communities by: I) providing d ece nt housing and a suitable li ving env ironment; a nd 2) exp anding economic opport uniti es, principa ll y for persons of low-and moderate-i nco m e . Th e objectiv e of the progra m is achie ve d throu gh a progra m de veloped by the loca l gove rnment , which is des igned to giv e m axi mum pri ori ty to acrivities that will benefi t low - and m oderate-income fa mili es o r wil l aid in the prevention or eliminati on of slum or blight. The request for funds may also include activities des igned to meet other urgent A development needs in th e community that pose a serious and immedi ate ,hreat to the health - or welfare of the community if other financial resources are not available . The activities that will best serve the objectives of the pr ogram will be d etermined by the loca l government . The funds, which are ap propriated annually by Congress for this program, are allocated by statutory fonnula to each entitlement area . Arapahoe County is an ap proved entitlement area, and grant funds are distributed on a fonnula basis to participating cities within Arapahoe County. In o rder to receive funds from the 1993 Arapahoe County CDBG Program, the local gov ern ment must submit an application. Since the program is noncompetitive, the County will evaluate the applications based on compliance with the Federal National Objectives. Local Program Objectives : For fiscal year 1993, a multi-project CDBG application is being proposed . Funds are being requested to support the City's continuing Housing Rehabilitation Project and to provide rehabilitation funds for project Re-BUILD in the following amounts: 1) $120,000 to rehabilitate 10 housing units throughout the City; 2) $ 60,000 to rehabilitate and sell 4 houses through Project Re-BUrLD; 3) $11,115 for administration . STAFF ANALYSIS Funding will allow the continuation of the Housing Rehabilitation Program and wil fund the rehabilitatio n po rtion of Project Re-BUILD . FINANCIAL The exbting housing staff for the Community Development Department will be available to administer the program. No additional monies or personnel will be required.