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HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Submittal of amended 2005-06 CDBG Annual Action Plan RESOLUTION NO. 05-415 RESOLUTION APPROVING SUBMITTAL OF AMENDED PLAN FOR 2005/06 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT FOR THE CITY OF AMES,IOWA WHEREAS,the City's 2004/09 Consolidated Plan requires that the City must develop an Annual Action Plan,which outlines the program activities that will be undertaken to address or meet the needs of the housing and community development goals and priorities identified in the Consolidated Plan; and, WHEREAS,the Annual Action Plan can address one or all of the goals and priorities; and, WHEREAS,in May 2005,the City submitted its 2005/06 Annual Action Plan and received approval from the Department of Housing and Urban Development(HUD)outlining the following program activities:affordable housing subdivision,deposit assistance program,minor repair assistance program for non-profits,acquisition/reuse program, and home buyer assistance program; and, WHEREAS, staff spent several months pursuing the idea of developing an Affordable Housing Subdivision in partnership with the Ames School District and area developers;unfortunately,the complexities and the timing of putting a project of this magnitude together will take longer to develop; and, WHEREAS,on August 16,2005,the City Council directed staffto develop alternative action plan projects for 2005/06; and, WHEREAS,on August 23,2005,the Council approved an amended 2005/06 Annual Action Plan projects and budget, and this approval included a recommendation that the City should not acquire properties that are currently occupied and only acquire properties that would initially need minor repair improvements for the City's reuse; and, WHEREAS,the overall goal ofthe above program activities is to increase the supply of affordable housing and to allow low-and moderate-income persons to gain access to housing and/or improve their housing status. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Ames, Iowa, that the submittal of the City's amended 2005/06 Community Development Block Grant(CDBG) Annual Action Plan is hereby approved. ADOPTED THIS 27th day of September,2005. � '-4�� � Diane R. Voss, City Clerk Ted Tedesco, Mayor Introduced by: Cross Seconded by: Goodman Voting aye: Cross, Goodhue, Goodman,Mahayni,Vegge,Wirth Voting nay: None Absent: None Resolution declared adopted and signed by the Mayor this 27t1i day of September, 2005.