HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Time extension to submit City's Consolidated Plan and Action Plan to HUD RESOLUTION NO. 14-332
RESOLUTION APPROVING REQUEST FOR TIME EXTENSION TO SUBMIT
CONSOLIDATED PLAN AND ACTION PLAN TO
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
FOR THE CITY OF AMES,IOWA
WHEREAS,at the May 12,2014,special City Council meeting,staff presented a proposed time
line of events in order for staff to prepare for the submittal of the City's 2014-18 Five-Year Consolidated
Plan and the 2014-15 Annual Plan to the Department of Housing and Urban Development(HUD); and,
WHEREAS,the Consolidated Plan and Action Plan both require a 30-day comment period to
allow for citizen input on the goals and objectives and projects for the utilization of the funds; and,
WHEREAS, as City Council may recall, this year's public forum format was changed to give
Council members the opportunity to participate in the formulation of both plans; and,
WHEREAS, these new public input processes, along with the new HUD software system and
needed down time for staff to update and input data into the software system,have significantly extended
the time frame for staff to complete the remaining parts of the two required plans; and,
WHEREAS,therefore,a second time extension will need to be requested from HUD to submit
the Plans; and,
WHEREAS,the second time line extension would be as follows: 1)complete Consolidated and
Annual Action Plans by July 3; 2)publish Plans for a 30-day comment period from July 7 to August 6;
3) hold City Council's public hearing on Plans on August 12; 4) submit Plans to HUD by August 15;
and,
WHEREAS,staffhas been in communication with HUD regarding this second request,and HUD
staff indicated that an extension should not be a problem, however, City staff was reminded that the
timeliness expenditure test will still occur on May 2,and no further extensions will be approved due to
statutory regulations stating that HUD cannot accept Plans between September and December of each
year.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Ames, Iowa, that
authorization of staff to submit to the Department of Housing and Urban Development(HUD)a request
for a second time extension to submit the Consolidated Plan and Annual Action Plan on or before
August 15, 2014, is hereby approved.
ADOPTED THIS loth day of June, 2014.
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Diane R. Voss, City Clerk Ann H. Campbell, Mayor
Introduced by: Goodman
Seconded by: Corrieri
Voting aye: Betcher, Corrieri, Gartin, Goodman,Nelson, Orazem
Voting nay: None Absent: None
Resolution declared adopted and signed by the Mayor this 10`h day of June, 2014.