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HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - 2019-2023 Community Developoment Block Grant Consolidated Plan Priority Goals and 2019-2020 Action Plan Projects RESOLUTION NO. 19-287 RESOLUTION APPROVING 2019-2023 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT CONSOLIDATED PLAN PRIORITY GOALS AND 2019-2020 ACTION PLAN PROJECTS FOR THE CITY OF AMES,IOWA WHEREAS,one major requirement in receiving the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds is for the City to submit a three or five-year Consolidated Plan to the federal Department of Housing and Urban Development(HUD); and, WHEREAS,the Consolidated Plan is the planning document for a Comprehensive Housing Affordability Strategy(CHAS)for the jurisdiction, and this Plan must include detailed background information on the community,derived both from census data and from other comprehensive studies performed by the community; and, WHEREAS,the Plan must identify,over the selected period,the governing body's goals and priorities to address the housing and community development needs of both low-and moderate- income persons and non-low-and moderate-income persons; and, WHEREAS,the City ofAmes has selected the five-year period for its Plan and will complete the administration of its third-year Consolidated Plan on June 30, 2019, and CDBG regulations require that the City must now submit an updated five-year plan for the period from July 1, 2019, through June 30, 2023; and, WHEREAS,federal regulations require that the Consolidated Plan be submitted for HUD's approval within 45 days before the beginning of the program fiscal year,which is on or before May 17,2019,however,staff had requested and received approval to submit the Plan on or before August 15, 2019, which is the latest statutory submittal date; and, WHEREAS, additionally, the regulations also require that Notice of the proposed Plan be published for 30 days to allow citizens time to review the Plan; and, WHEREAS, the process for updating the Consolidated Plan began with the December 4, 2018, City Council workshop, and the public was invited to participate with the City Council to solicit input regarding possible goals and priorities for the 2019-2023 five-year Consolidated Plan; and, WHEREAS, the next step in the process was to collect and analyze data through the City's Fair Housing Impediments Study, which is provided by HUD in the form of the American Community Survey(ACS) and the Comprehensive Housing Affordability Strategy(CHAS); and, WHEREAS, as reported in the 2019 update to the Fair Housing Impediments Study, the ACS, and the CHAS data, continue to identify the following top two barriers and needs of the community: (1)the supply of housing for lower-income households for renting and(2)the cost of housing for lower-income households for both renting and home buying: and, WHEREAS,in addressing the 2019-2020 Annual Action Plan projects,staff is proposing the following program projects to address the needs outlined in the data: 1. Utilize both CDBG and HOME funds to complete the 321 State Avenue Subdivision, which will include public infrastructure and new home construction 2. Utilize CDBG and/or Home funds to acquire, demolish, or rehabilitate deteriorated housing city-wide(sell,if possible,convert single rentals back to single-family home ownership); to sale or transfer these lots or houses to non-profit organizations to provide to low-income households to rent or purchase. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Ames, Iowa, that the 2019-2023 Five-Year Consolidated Plan and the 2019-2020 Annual Action Plan activities in connection with the City's Community Development Block Grant Program are hereby approved. ADOPTED THIS 18`h day of June 2019. �U 1 � Y_� Diane R. Voss, City Clerk John A. Haila, Mayor Introduced by: Nelson Seconded by: Gartin Voting aye: Beatty-Hansen, Betcher, Corrieri, Gartin, Martin,Nelson Voting nay: None Absent: None Resolution declared adopted and signed by the Mayor this 18r'day of June, 2019.