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HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Proposed 2017/18 CDBG Annual Action Plan RESOLUTION NO. 17452 RESOLUTION APPROVING REVISED PROPOSED 2017/18 ANNUAL ACTION PLAN FOR THE CITY OF AMES WHEREAS, the City must annually submit an Annual Action Plan to the federal department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to receive Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds; and, WHEREAS, the Annual Action Plan outlines program activities that will be undertaken to address or meet those goals and priorities outlined in the five-year Consolidated Plan; the City's third Consolidated Plan was approved by HUD for the period of July 1, 2014, through June 30, 2018; and, WHEREAS, the Annual Action Plan can address one or all of the goals and priorities of the identified housing and community development needs; and, WHEREAS, on February 14, 2017, after taking into consideration input from the January public forums, the Council approved the proposed 2017-18 Action Plan projects and the proposed budget, with direction to staff to finalize the proposed Plan for public comment; and, WHEREAS, the Plan was made available for public comment from April 5 through May 4, 2017, and City staff received one citizen comment during the period; and, WHEREAS, staff anticipated having the Council approve the Plan at its May 9 City Council meeting, however, it wasn't until the end of May 2017 before Congress approved a spending bill that will allow the government to continue operating until September 30; with the approval of this bill by Congress, HUD programs particularly the CDBG Program will continue to operate; and, WHEREAS, the late approval caused a delay in announcing the City's 2017-18 CDBG allocation amount; and, WHEREAS, in accordance with HUD program regulations, entitlement cities could not submit their Action Plans until the "exact" allocation amount has been awarded, and once the amounts are awarded, the plans must be submitted within 60 days of that date; and, WHEREAS, in consulting with our HUD field staff and since the City of Ames was already in its public hearing stage of the process, the City was advised to proceed with opening the hearing on May 9, 2017, but to continue the hearing to a date certain (June 13) in order to be in a position to meet the 60-day submittal deadline; and, WHEREAS, at the June 13, 2017, City Council meeting, the Council continued the public hearing date to its July 11, 2017, meeting; and, WHEREAS, on June 14, 2017, the City received notification that its 2017-18 CDBG allocation will be $510,515, which is $19,529 over the City's current 2016-17 allocation of $490,986; and, WHEREAS, of this amount, $408,412 is available for progranning after accounting for 20% administration costs; and, WHEREAS, to ensure that the public is aware of the funding amount and the proposed revisions to the 2017-18 CDBG Annual Action Plan, a 14-day comment period was published from June 21 through July 5; and, WHEREAS, staff is proposing the following budget and program revisions for distribution of the funding for the proposed Action Plan projects; notably, staff added more funding to the Homebuyer Assistance Program as a result of the discussions concerning the 321 State Avenue project at the June 13 City Council meeting: Homebuyer Assistance Program $ 200,000 Single-Family Housing Improvement Program 50,000 Disposition of Existing Properties 12,201 Public Infrastructure Improvement Program for 321 State Avenue 550,000 Renter Affordability(Deposit and Transportation Assistance) 30,000 2017-18 Program Administration 102,103 TOTAL $944,304 WHEREAS, it is important to note that the proposed Annual Action Plan and budget rely heavily on implementation of the development at 321 State Avenue; and, WHEREAS, the City Council directs staff to increase program income by $170,000 and add the Acquisition Reuse Program to the proposed Action Plan projects by that same amount. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Ames, Iowa, that the 2017-18 CDBG Annual Action Plan, as amended, is hereby approved, and authorization to submit the Plan to the Department of Housing and Urban Development by August 16, 2017, is hereby further approved. ADOPTED THIS 11 th day of July, 2017. A. Diane R Voss, City Clerk Ann H. Campbell, Mayor Introduced by: Betcher Seconded by: Beatty-Hansen Voting aye: Beatty-Hansen, Betcher, Conieri, Gartin,Nelson, Orazem Voting nay: None Absent: None Resolution declared adopted and signed by the Mayor this 1It' day of July, 2017.