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HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Approving the 2022/23 Revised Proposed Draft Annual Action Plan Projects for Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and HOME Programs RESOLUTION NO. 22-278 RESOLUTION APPROVING THE 2022/23 REVISED PROPOSED DRAFT ANNUAL ACTION PLAN PROJECTS FOR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT (CDBG) AND HOME PROGRAMS FOR THE CITY OF AMES,IOWA WHEREAS,City Council reviewed the draft Community Development Block Grant(CDBG) and HOME Programs at the March 22, 2022, meeting and directed staff to proceed with public outreach on the draft programs and budget; and, WHEREAS, on April 14, 2022, City staff hosted in-person and virtual public forums to gather input regarding possible projects for consideration for the 2022-23 CDBG/HOME Annual Action Plan as part of the City's Entitlement Program; and, WHEREAS, staff shared the results of the forums with City Council on April 26, 2022, which is summarized as follows: Nine persons attended the in-person forum, and three persons attended the virtual forum; and, WHEREAS, the public feedback was centered around the need to continue to address affordable housing and neighborhoods; and, WHEREAS,although the President signed the 2022 omnibus appropriations bill on March 15, 2022, the 2022 CDBG and HOME funding allocations for entitlement cities have not yet been announced; and, WHEREAS,because the City had not been notified of the amounts that will be allocated for the 2022-23 Program year, we have been advised to project the current 2021-22 CDBG allocation of $599,177 and HOME allocation of$350,543 for budgeting for the proposed 2022-23 Action Plan projects; and WHEREAS,on May 18,2022,staff was notified that the City of Ames will be receiving CDBG funding in the amount of$569,187(a$29,990 decrease)and HOME funding in the amount of$405,511 (a$54,968 increase); and, WHEREAS,to adjust for the$29,990 decrease in CDBG funding,ofwhich$5,998 was adjusted for administration, leaving$23,992 that will need to be subtracted from program projects; and, WHEREAS,staffis proposing to split the decrease equally and subtract$11,996 from the Single- Family Housing Rehabilitation Program and the Acquisition/Slum and Blight activities; and, WHEREAS,the Single-Family Housing Rehabilitation Program will now be at$213,004 and the Acquisition/Slum and Blight Prgram will now be$263,284; and, WHEREAS, on the proposed 2022/23 Action Plan for the HOME Program, a new single- family home construction program in the amount of$83,000 has been added,and financing for this new program will come from: 1) directing the 10% of the Home Administrative Fee totaling $40,551; 2) Reassigning the $41,226 of the additional $54,968 HOME allocation (the remaining $8,245 must be set aside for Community Housing Development Organizations (CHDOs), and 3) Redirecting $1,222 from the Multi-Family Assistance New Construction Program. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Ames, Iowa, that the 2022/23 Revised Proposed Draft Annual Action Plan Projects for the Community Development Block Grant(CDBG) and HOME Programs are hereby approved. ADOPTED THIS 24th day of May, 2022. Diane R. Voss, City Clerk John A. Haila, Mayor Introduced by: Betcher Seconded by: Beatty-Hansen Voting aye: Beatty-Hansen, Betcher, Gartin, Junck, Rollins Voting nay: None Absent: Corrieri Resolution declared adopted and signed by the Mayor this 24th day of May, 2022.