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A RESOLUTION
Approving the City's 2016 Year Action Plan, and
Adopting the 2016 Community Development Block Grant,
HOME Investment Partnerships, and Emergency Solutions Grants
Program Budgets for 2016
WHEREAS, the Congress of the United States did pass Public Law
93-383, Title I of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 (which
established the Community Development Block Grant {CDBG} Program); Public Law
101-625, the Cranston -Gonzales National Affordable Housing Act (which established
the HOME Investment PartnersNps Program); and H.R. 205, the McKinney-Vento
Homeless Assistance Act as amended by S.896, the Homeless Emergency Assistance
and Rapid Transition to Housing ("HEARTH") Act of 2009, which re -authorized the
Emergency Solutions Grant ("ESG") Program; and
WHEREAS, the City of Evanston is an "Entitlement City" by definition in
said Acts and, as such, is eligible to make application to the United States Department
of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) for said grant programs; and
WHEREAS, HUD informed the City of Evanston that its 2016 HUD
entitlement allocations will be
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Community Development Block Grant
$1,603,225
HOME Investment Partnerships
276,362
Emergency Solutions Grants
144.459
Total 2016 entitlement funding:
$2,024,046
WHEREAS, the Housing and Community Development Act Committee
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("CD Committee") is charged with oversight of the City's CDBG program, the Evanston
Housing and Homelessness Commission ("HH Commission") is charged with oversight
of the City's HOME and ESG programs; and
WHEREAS, the CD Committee met on several occasions in the fall of
2015 and developed recommendations for use of FY 2016 CDBG funds; and
WHEREAS, the HH Commission will make recommendations to the
Planning & Development Committee and City Council in 2016 for the use of HOME
funds, and the use of said funds is determined by the City Council; and
WHEREAS, recommendations for the allocation of ESG funds to agencies
and programs serving the homeless population and those at high risk of homelessness
will be made in 2016 by the HH Commission to the Human Services Committee and
City Council; and
WHEREAS, HUD requires that the City submit a One Year Action Plan
that details the activities the City proposes to undertake using the sum of the 2016
CDBG, HOME, and ESG funds, including entitlement allocations, reallocations of
funds from completed prior years' CDBG projects, unexpended CDBG, HOME, and
ESG funds from prior years, and CDBG and HOME program income totaling four
million, two hundred and seventy-seven thousand, fifty dollars ($4,277,050), are
described; and
WHEREAS, the proposed activities in the One -Year Action Plan address
the statutory goals to provide decent housing, a suitable living environment and
economic opportunity for primarily low and moderate income residents. Specific
projects which are proposed to be funded with HUD's 2016 funding were derived from
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the City's priority needs, as identified in the City's 2015-2019 HUD Consolidated Plan
and specific CDBG activities and recommended funding levels were approved by the
Housing and Community Development Act Committee on November 17, 2015; and
WHEREAS, the proposed One Year Action Plan for 2016, which includes
proposed 2016 CDBG funding recommendations, was the subject of a public hearing
as conducted by the Housing and Community Development Act Committee on
November 17, 2015; and
WHEREAS, said Committee conducted said public hearing, received
citizen input on the proposed 2016 One Year Action Plan, and recommends approval by
the Evanston City Council of the proposed One Year Action Plan for 2016; and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF EVANSTON, COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS:
SECTION 1: That the City's One Year Action Plan for 2016 (attached
hereto as Exhibit A and incorporated herein by reference) is approved.
SECTION 2: That the City of Evanston's 2016 Community Development
Block Grant Program, totaling three million two hundred fifty-five thousand three
hundred and ninety-six dollars ($3,255,396) (which is the sum of one million six hundred
and three thousand two hundred and twenty-five dollars ($1,603,225) in 2016
entitlement funds; one hundred ninety-eight thousand six hundred and seventy-one
dollars ($198,671) in program income; and one million four hundred fifty-three thousand
five hundred dollars ($1,453,500) in carry over and reallocated funds from prior years, is
hereby approved.
SECTION 3: That HOME Investment Partnerships (HOME) funding
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totaling seven hundred eighty-six thousand two hundred and ninety-five dollars
($786,295), which is the sum of two hundred and seventy-six thousand three hundred
and sixty-two dollars ($276,362) in 2016 entitlement funds; thirty-three thousand six
hundred and thirty-three dollars ($33,633) in program income; four hundred seventy-six
thousand three hundred dollars ($476,300) in prior year HOME funds; and Emergency
Solutions Grants (ESG) funding totaling two hundred thirty-five thousand three hundred
fifty-nine ($235,359), which is the sum of one hundred forty-four thousand four hundred
and fifty-nine dollars ($144,459) in 2016 entitlement funds; ninety thousand nine
hundred dollars ($90,900) in prior year ESG funds, is hereby approved.
SECTION 4: That the City Manager of the City of Evanston is hereby
authorized to transmit said One Year Action Plan for 2016 for the proposed CDBG,
HOME and ESG program budgets to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban
Development (HUD) and to provide any additional information as may be required by
HUD.
SECTION 5: That this resolution shall be in full force and effect from and
after the date of its passage and approval in the manner provided by law.
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Ro y Gree 11City Clerk
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Adopted: �t% '2016
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Eli�eth B. Tisdahl, Mayor
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EXHIBIT A
City's One Year Action Plan for 2016
http://www.cityofevanston.org/assets/2016%20AP%20U pdate-website.pdf
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