HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Extension for 2011/12 CDBG Program Single-Family Conversion Pilot Program RESOLUTION NO. 12-038
RESOLUTION APPROVING SUBMITTAL OF EXTENSION FOR 2011/12 CDBG
PROGRAM SINGLE-FAMILY CONVERSION PILOT PROGRAM
FOR THE CITY OF AMES,IOWA
WHEREAS, at the November 21, 2011, Council meeting, the program guidelines were
approved for a Single-Family Conversion Pilot Program in conjunction with the City's 2011/12
Community Development Block Grant(CDBG) Action Plan; and,
WHEREAS,under this pilot program,$25,000 in CDBG funds have been designated 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, 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 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,the Request for Proposals was sent out on January 13,2012,to approximately
226 property owners, and the RFP deadline was February 3, 2012; and,
WHEREAS, no proposals were received by the deadline date, however, staff has been in
contact with several property owners who asked for additional submittal time; and,
WHEREAS,staff is requesting that the submittal deadline be extended until Friday,March 2,
2012.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Ames, Iowa,
that an extension of the Request for Proposal submittal deadline to March 2, 2012, for
implementation of the Single-Family Conversion Pilot Program is hereby approved.
ADOPTED THIS 14t' day of February, 2012.
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Diane R. Voss, City Clerk Ann H. Campbell, Mayor
Introduced by: Davis
Seconded by: Larson
Voting aye: Davis, Goodman, Larson, Orazem, Szopinski
Voting nay: None Absent: Wacha
Resolution declared adopted and signed by the Mayor this 14t'day of February, 2012.