HomeMy WebLinkAbout034-R-20 Approving the City's 2020 Year Action Plan, and Adopting the 2020 Community Development Block Grant, HOME Investment Partnerships, and Emergency Solutions Grants Program Budgets03/24/2020
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A RESOLUTION
Approving the City's 2020 Year Action Plan, and
Adopting the 2020 Community Development Block Grant,
HOME Investment Partnerships, and Emergency Solutions Grants
Program Budgets
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 Partnerships 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 2020 HUD
entitlement allocations will be
and
Community Development Block Grant $1,836,315
HOME Investment Partnerships 364,350
Emergency Solutions Grants 158.463
Total 2020 entitlement funding: $2,359,128
WHEREAS, the Housing and Community Development Act Committee
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("HCDA 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 HCDA Committee met on several occasions in 2019 and
developed recommendations for use of FY 2020 CDBG funds; and
WHEREAS, the HH Commission will make recommendations to the
Planning & Development Committee and City Council in 2020 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 2020 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 2020
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 two
million, four hundred fifty five thousand, five hundred twenty four dollars ($2,455,524),
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 2020 funding were derived from
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the City's priority needs, as identified in the City's 2020-2024 HUD Consolidated Plan
and specific CDBG activities and recommended funding levels were approved by the
Housing and Community Development Act Committee based on an estimated grant
amount on December 17, 2019, and adjustments to the recommended funding levels
were approved on March 17, 2020, following the process described in the draft 2020
Action Plan; and
WHEREAS, the proposed One Year Action Plan for 2020, which includes
2020 CDBG funding recommendations, was posted for the required 30-day public
comment period from November 2, 2019 to December 17, 2019 and was the subject of
a public hearing as conducted by the Housing and Community Development Act
Committee on December 17, 2019; and
WHEREAS, said Committee conducted said public hearing, received
citizen input on the proposed 2020 One Year Action Plan, and recommends approval by
the Evanston City Counci'I of the proposed One Year Action Plan for 2020;
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 2020 (attached
hereto as Exhibit A and incorporated herein by reference) is approved.
SECTION 2: That the City of Evanston's 2020 Community Development
Block Grant Program, totaling one million, nine hundred five thousand, three hundred
twenty seven dollars ($1,905,327.00) (which is the sum of one million, eight hundred
thirty-six thousand, three hundred fifteen dollars ($1,836,315.00) in 2020 entitlement
funds; seven hundred ninety dollars ($790.00) in program income; and sixty-eight
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thousand two hundred twenty-two dollars ($688,222.00) in carry over and reallocated
funds from prior years, is hereby approved.
SECTION 3: That HOME Investment Partnerships (HOME), funding
totaling three hundred ninety-one thousand, seven hundred thirty-four dollars
($391,734.00), which is the sum of three hundred sixty-four thousand, three hundred
fifty dollars ($364,350.00) in 2020 entitlement funds and twenty-seven thousand, three
hundred eighty-four dollars ($27,384.00) in program income; and Emergency Solutions
Grants (ESG) funding totaling one hundred fifty-eight thousand four hundred sixty three
dollars ($158,463.00) in 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 2020 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.
Attest:
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Devon Reid, City Clerk
Adopted: April 13 , 2020
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Stephen H. Hagerty, Mayor
Approved as to form:
Kelley Gandurski, Corporation Counsel
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EXHIBIT A
City's One Year Action Plan for 2018
2018 Action Plan
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