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Home My WebLink About~Master - CDBG Single-Family Conversion Program Guidelines RESOLUTION NO. 11-530 RESOLUTION APPROVING CDBG SINGLE-FAMILY CONVERSION PILOT PROGRAM GUIDELINES FOR THE CITY OF AMES,IOWA WHEREAS, at the September 13, 2011, meeting, the City Council directed staff to amend the 2011/12 Community Development Block Grant(CDBG)Annual Action Plan,and as part of that action, Council redirected $25,000 of funding for creation of a pilot program to assist a property owner with funds to rehabilitate a single-family conversion rental unit in order to convert it back into a single-family, owner-occupied unit; and, WHEREAS, now that the 2011/12 CDBG amended Action Plan has been submitted to the Department of Housing and Urban Development(HUD)for approval,staff needs City Council input on the program design; and, WHEREAS, the overall goal of the Single-Family Conversion Program is to preserve the City's single-family,owner-occupied housing stock by rehabilitating former single-family dwellings that have been converted into two or more rental units back to single-family, owner-occupied condition and use; and, WHEREAS, when utilizing the CDBG funds to assist in the preservation of that housing stock, the requirement of making the properties available and affordable for low- to moderate- income families is a major component; and, WHEREAS, staff is suggesting the utilization of a Request for Proposals (RFP)process so that all property owners of these potential units have an opportunity to submit a proposal to assist the City in sustaining and increasing its owner-occupied existing housing stock. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Ames, Iowa, that implementation of the Request for Proposals for the Single-Family Conversion Pilot Program in connection with the City's 2011/12 Community Development Block Grant Program is hereby approved. ADOPTED THIS 22nd day of November, 2011. --�)- L1.a'�.C].i AS-W tom• (��++�� Diane R. Voss, City Clerk Ann H. Campbell, Mayor Introduced by: Mahayni Seconded by: Wacha Voting aye: Davis, Goodman, Larson, Mahayni, Orazem, Wacha Voting nay: None Absent: None Resolution declared adopted and signed by the Mayor this 22nd day of November, 2011.