HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Agreement for assistance with update of Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing Choice Study RESOLUTION NO. 12-597
RESOLUTION APPROVING AGREEMENT FOR ASSISTANCE IN UPDATING THE
ANALYSIS OF IMPEDIMENTS TO FAIR HOUSING CHOICE STUDY
FOR THE CITY OF AMES,IOWA
WHEREAS,as a requirement of the federal Community Development Block Grant(CDBG)
Program, entitlement communities are required to conduct an Analysis of Impediments to Fair
Housing Choice Study in their own jurisdictions at least once during their three or five Year
Consolidated Plan period; and,
WHEREAS,the purpose of the Analysis is to identify the impediments and barriers to Fair
Housing within the respective entitlement communities,and the information is then utilized to create
a"working document"for how the said barriers and impediments can be addressed and/or eliminated
within the programs and projects outlined in the Annual Action Plans; and,
WHEREAS,staff has been assisting in the updating of the City's overall Affirmative Action
Plan(AAP)and Limited English Proficiency(LEP)Policy,and completing an update of the Analysis
of Impediments to Fair Housing Study would greatly assist in generating needed data to formulate
the policies and guidelines for the AAP and LEP Policy Update; and,
WHEREAS,to accomplish an effective mechanism for updating the study,staff has updated
all background information, except for implementing the survey questionnaire, community input
sessions, and data analysis and conclusions; and,
WHEREAS,to ensure that the above three items are properly implemented,staffhas reached
out to ISU Community and Economic Development(CED)and the Institute for Design Research and
Outreach to assist with this stage of the update; and,
WHEREAS, this group has agreed to perform the needed survey work for a fee of$5,000,
which will be paid from the CDBG administrative allocation.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Ames, Iowa,
that the agreement with the ISU Community and Economic Development(CED) and the Institute
for Design Research and Outreach in the amount of$5,000 to assist the City in updating the Analysis
of Impediments to Fair Housing Choice Study is hereby approved.
ADOPTED THIS 13t' day of November, 2012.
Diane R. Voss, City Clerk Ann H. Campbell, Mayor
Introduced by: Davis
Seconded by: Wacha
Voting aye: Davis, Goodman, Larson, Orazem, Szopinski, Wacha
Voting nay: None Absent: None
Resolution declared adopted and signed by the Mayor this 13t'day of November, 2012.