HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - 2010 Annual Action Plan with CDBG Program RESOLUTION NO. 10-202
RESOLUTION APPROVING 2010 ANNUAL ACTION PLAN IN CONNECTION
WITH COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM
FOR THE CITY OF AMES
WHEREAS,in order to receive federal Community Development Block Grant(CDBG)funds,the City
must submit a Consolidated Plan to the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), and this
Consolidated Plan is the planning document for Ames; and,
WHEREAS, the Consolidated Plan requires detailed background information on the community
derived both from census data and other comprehensive studies,and it must identify,over a five-year period,
the City's goals and priorities to address the housing and community development needs of low-and moderate-
income persons, as well as of non-, low-and moderate-income persons in the community; and,
WHEREAS, the Consolidated Plan also requires that the City develop an Annual Action Plan that
outlines the program activities that will be undertaken to address or meet those goals and priorities, and the
Action Plan can address one or all of the goals and priorities of the housing and community development needs
identified in the Consolidated Plan; and,
WHEREAS, on January 26, 2010, the Council received notification from HUD that the City will
receive $534,545 in CDBG funds for fiscal year 2010/11, and of this amount, $427,636 is available for
programming and$106,909 is available to pay for administrative costs; and,
WHEREAS, in addition to the$534,545 of newly allocated funding, it is anticipated that there will
be approximately$600,000 in rollover funds from 2009/10,along with approximately$110,870 of anticipated
program income in 2010/11, for a total budget of$1,245,415; and,
WHEREAS, the proposed 2010/11 Action Plan expenditures are as follows: Renter Affordability
Program-$85,132;Neighborhood Sustainability Program-$441,200;Public Facilities Improvement Program
-$590,000; and, 2010/11 Program Administration- $129,083; and,
WHEREAS,on February 17 and 18,2010, staff hosted public forums to inform the public about the
overall CDBG Program and to solicit input regarding the proposed 2010/11 program activities, and all
attendees were receptive to the proposed Action Plan projects.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Ames, Iowa, that
submittal ofthe City's 2010/11 Community Development Block Grant Annual Action Plan is hereby approved.
ADOPTED THIS l lth day of May,2010.
Diane R. Voss, City Clerk Ann H. Campbell, Mayor
Introduced by: Wacha
Seconded by: Orazem
Voting aye: Davis, Goodman,Larson,Orazem,Wacha
Voting nay: None Absent: Mahayni
Resolution declared adopted and signed by the Mayor this 1 lth day of May,2010.