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HomeMy WebLinkAboutRESOLUTIONS-1999-004-R-994-R-99 • A RESOLUTION Adopting the City's 1999/2000 Community Development Block Grant, HOME Investment Partnership and Emergency Shelter Grants Program Budgets and Approving Amendments to the City of Evanston's 1996/97 Consolidated Plan 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); Public Law 100-77, the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act (which established the Emergency Shelter Grants (ESG i program); and the Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA) Act; 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, the City of Evanston has been informed by HUD of its entitlement allocations for 1999: Community Development Block Grant $2,363,000 HOME Investment Partnerships 452,000 Emergency Shelter Grants 84,000 WHEREAS, the City of Evanston intends to make application for said FY 1999/2000 CDBG, HOME and ESG program funds; and WHEREAS, HUD requires that all entitlement cities submit a Consolidated Plan which assesses housing and homeless needs, addresses community development strategies and develop proposals for utilization of grant funds under the CDBG, HOME, ESG and HOPWA programs; and WHEREAS, Evanston's Consolidated Plan was developed through a multi -faceted citizen input process utilizing the City's 1992-1997 Comprehensive Housing Affordability Strategy (CHAS), the annual CDBG program Needs Hearing, the CDBG proposal review process, and input • from other City boards, commissions and human services providers; and 4R-99 • WHEREAS, the Evanston City Council did adopt the FY 1996/97 Consolidated Plan for the City of Evanston on January 8,1996, and adopted amendments to said Consolidated Plan on January 13, 1997 and January 12, 1998; and WHEREAS, the City's Housing and Community Development Act Committee is charged with oversight of the City's Community Development Block Grant program; the Evanston Housing Commission is charged with oversight of the City's HOME Investment Partnerships program; and the City Council's Human Services Committee is charged with oversight of the City's Emergency Shelter Grants program; and WHEREAS, the aforesaid Committee and Commissions met on several occasions, and developed funding recommendations for FY 1999/2000 utilizing CDBG, HOME and ESG funds, incorporated as Part V of said Consolidated Plan; and WHEREAS, proposed amendments to the City's FY 1996/97 Consolidated Plan were also reviewed by the Housing and Community Development (CD) Act Committee, the Evanston Housing Commission and the City Council's Human Services Committee and said Committee and Commissions have recommended approval by the Evanston City Council of the proposed • amendments and the proposed FY 1999/2000 funding recommendations utilizing CDBG, HOME and ESG funds; and WHEREAS, a Public Hearing was conducted on December 8, 1998 before an open meeting of the Housing and Community Development Act Committee in order to receive citizen input on the proposed amendments to the 1996/97 Consolidated Plan and the proposed FY 1999/2000 CDBG - program budget; and WHEREAS, individual programs and projects utilizing FY 1999/2000 HOME and ESG funds will be determined and approved by the Evanston Housing Commission, the City Council's Human Services Committee and the City Council during the 1999/2000 program year; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EVANSTON, COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS: SECTION 1: That the proposed amendments, all as attached hereto in Exhibit A and made a part hereof, to the City of Evanston's FY 1996/97 Consolidated Plan are hereby approved. • • 4-R-99 SECTION 2: That the City of Evanston's 1999/2000 Community Development Block Grant Program of $3,044,944, (which is the sum of $2,363,000 entitlement funds, $180,000 estimated program income, and $501,944 in reallocated funds from completed prior years' CDBG projects), is hereby approved. SECTION 3: That FY 1999/2000 funding in the amount of $452,000 for the HOME Investment Partnerships (HOME) and $84,000 for the Emergency Shelter Grants (ESG) programs is hereby approved. SECTION 4: That the City Manager of the City of Evanston is hereby authorized to transmit said amendments to the 1996/97 Consolidated Plan and the FY 1999/2000 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 concerning the aforesaid Consolidated Plan, CDBG, HOME and ESG budgets for FY 1999/2000. 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: Adopted: 1999 L' Lorraine H. Morton, Mayor HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT • ACT COMMITTEE MEMORANDUM January 6, 1999 TO: Mayor Morton and Alderman FROM: Chair and Members Housing and Community Development Act Committee SUBJECT: FY 1999/2000 CDBG Program - Additional Funding Recommendations and Consideration of Amendments to the HUD Consolidated Plan Requested Action The Housing and Community Development Act (CD) Committee requests that the City Council adopt Resolution 4-R-99, which will approve the proposed 1999/2000 CDBG program budget, approve 1999 HOME Investment Partnership and Emergency Shelter Grant program funds, and approve proposed amendments to the 1996/97 HUD Consolidated Plan. In addition, the Committee requests Council consideration and approval of proposed revised funding allocations within the proposed 1999/2000 CDBG program budget. Discussion of 1999/2000 Funding In late December the City learned from HUD its actual 1999 CDBG entitlement amount. The • amount of $2,363,000 is $13,000 above the staff estimate of'$2,350,000. On November 10, 1998, the CD Committee reviewed forty-seven applications for 1999/2000 CDBG funds; recommendations were made to fund forty-one projects. As in past years, the Committee made its funding recommendations based on an estimated budget, as the City did not learn its actual entitlement amount until late December. On November 1 Oth, the Committee passed two motions concerning use of any additional CDBG funds the City may receive. A motion was passed recommending that the Public Works Department's application for $20,000 to conduct a Curb Cut Assessment Survey (C22 in the Administration/Planning category) be considered for funding, should additional funds become available. A motion was also passed by the Committee recommending that any additional Public Services funds be allocated to BE -HIV (A2 in the Public Services category). Both the Administration/Ptanning and Public Services categories have caps on them limiting the amount of CDBG funds which may be allocated to those categories. Revised calculations for these categories were made. For Administration/Planning no more than 20% of CDBG funds or $508,600 may be allocated to this category. The City may allocate a total of $414,450 to the Public Services category; no more than 15% of CDBG funds may be allocated to this category. As the City needs to submit its proposed Action Plan (funding recommendations for use of 1999 HUD funds) to HUD no later than January 15, 1999, it is requested that the Council consider proposed amendments to the Committee's funding recommendations at the Council's January 11, • 1999 meeting. Mayor Morton and Alderman • January 6, 1999 Page 2 Suggestions for Additional Funding Allocations Curb Cut Assessment Survev As recommended by motion of the CD Committee, it is suggested that the City Council consider funding the Curb Cut Assessment Survey at $20,000. In order not to exceed the 20% cap of $508,600 for Administration/Planning projects, it is suggested that $3,268 of the additional Administration/Planning category funds available be allocated to this project. It is also suggested that the funding recommendation for the Minority, Women, Evanston Business Program be reduced by $16,732 and those funds be allocated toward the Curb Cut Assessment Survey. The revised Administration/Planning category would be as follows: C 1 CDBG Administration $310,800 C2 Fair Housing Program 77,200 C3 Minority, Women, Evanston 100,600 Business Program C22 Curb Assessment Survey 20,000 Al Southeast Evanston Community 0 Development Corporation Total Funding: $508,600 • Admin/Planning Cap: 508,600 Concerning the reduction in funding for the Minority, Women, Evanston Business program, it is believed that the M/W/EBE program may not utilize all of the Committee's original funding recommendation of $117,332. The request included funding for an additional (new) staff position in addition to funding for the ikUW/EBE Coordinator's position. With the resignation of the M/W/EBE Coordinator and the freeze in hiring for staff positions, there is the possibility that all of the funds allocated for this category may not be needed, as it will not be possible to recruit for either position until after the start of FY 1999/2000. BE -HIV In the Public Services category, an additional $1,950 may be allocated toward Public Services projects. At the November 10th CD Committee meeting, it was recommended by motion of the Committee that any additional Public Services funds be allocated to BE -HIV. Therefore, it is suggested that the funding allocation for BE -HIV, proposal A2, be increased by $1,950 for a total allocation of $19,445. Proiect Contingencv Should the Council approve the above funding allocations, there will still remain $7,782. It is suggested that this amount be allocated to proposal C23, Project Contingency, increasing that allocation to $10,833. • Mayor Morton and Alderman January 6, 1999 Page 3 Amendments to the HUD Consolidated Plan Also submitted for Council consideration are proposed amendments to the City's FY 1996/97 Consolidated Plan. The Consolidated Plan is required by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) in order for the City to receive federal funding under the CDBG, HOME Investment Partnership and Emergency Shelter Grants programs. The current Consolidated Plan is a five year document covering the five year period 1996-2000 and was adopted by the City Council on January 8, 1996, with amendments adopted January 13, 1997 and January 12, 1998. A full Consolidated Plan does not need to be prepared each year, unless the City amends its housing/homeless priorities. There have been no changes to the City's housing/homeless priorities since adoption of the Consolidated Plan on 1/8/96. Staff does, however, update certain information through the document each year, where possible, regarding median housing values, current market rates, vacancy rates. Those changes are printed throughout the document in bold type. The Executive Summary and One -Year Action Plan, beginning on page i, have also been rewritten to reflect the proposed activities to be undertaken by the City with FY 1999/2000 funds. • Attached is proposed Resolution 4-R-99, a spreadsheet listing all applications received and reviewed by the CD Committee, and the Committee's November 1 Oth funding recommendations. If you have • any questions, please call Sally Lufkin, CDBG Grants Administrator, at 866-2928. • • • • CITY OF EVANSTON COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM FY 1999/2000 Applications November 10, 1998 ...._.._..... APNLICAN I >g,• ppppe AQQQpe q .,.,. :,:��. i:•i4llli!! mw C`as "iA'Ff7�1�,�•,�y.�y PROORAIYN14ME�-------- -----_ - APl�AtflRttlA'f� �ll�©UESl �,ti».,.. •, AA ; r..�r.Rl.� �i 1, of u. "i�I,;f.: P I ADMINISTRATIONIPLANNING Cl CITY -COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT/PLANNING - CDBG ADMINISTRATION $325,000 - $310,800 - -- $3.10,800 � -- ---an no than e C2 CITY - HUMAN RELATIONS COMMISSION FAIR HOUSING PROGRAM 75,340 77,200 77,200 ' no change C3 ICITY - CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE NORITY, WOMEN, EVANSTON BUSINESS PROGRAM ERB 83,000 117.332 117.332 ' $100,600 C22 ;CITY - PUBLIC WORKS Al 'SOUTHEAST EVANSTON CITIZENS PLAN CMTE CUT ASSESSMENT SURVEY 0 20,000 0 20-000 ;SOUTHEAST EVANSTON COMMUNITY DEVELOP CORP. 0 50,000 0 no change ADMINISTRATION.TOTAI-: 600,032 .., .. • ....,a •. JrhIn�t4ffveP' ' H191060 ,, ...... 5489,JAg1 ^. „ r 5876 3321 '_' 5606 332 , "3FFOis.8ii0 itevl's' JCt�mifis °`•, qYe t�aD::°SIIOFI.lNFO.` : ". A2 BE -HIV COMMUNITY UNITY - $12,495 $23,790 $17,495 - 319,445 3 CENTER FOR PUBLIC MINISTRY EVANSTON FAMILY HOUSING SERVICES 16,200 20,000 16,200 A4 COOK COUNTY LEGAL ASSISTANCE FOUNDATION CIVIL LEGAL SERVICES 7,6_00 8,000 __ _ __ 7,800 AS EVANSTON COMMUNITY DEFENDER EVANSTON COMMUNITY DEFENDER'S OFFICE _ _ __ 77,000 _ __ _ 79,670 77,000 - - - A6 EVANSTON NEIGHBORHOOD CONFERENCE BUILDING COMMUNITY TRACT BY TRACT 20,000 20,000 20,000 A7 EVANSTON/NORTHSHORE YWCA SHELTER FOR BATTERED WOMEN & CHILDREN _ 35,000 39,395 35,000 8 FOOD AID CENTER OF EVANSTON FOOD AID CENTER OF EVANSTION - 24,505 60-,000 34,505 A9 GIRL SCOUTS/1LLINOIS CROSSROADS COUNCIL MAKING CHOICES - EVANSTON _ _ 12,000 _ _ 10,000 10,000 A10 INTERFAITH HOUSING CENTER HOMESHARING PROGRAM __ 17,500 _ 22,000 _ 17,500 A11 METROPOLITAN FAMILY SERVICES ELDER ABUSE PREVENTION COUNSELING SERVICES 5160 5,760 _ 5,760 Al2 NATIONAL -LOUTS UNIVERSITY FAMILY OUTREACH PROGRAM _ 20,000 27,713 20,000 A13 NORTH SHORE SENIOR CENTER EVANSTON/SKOKIE VALLEY SENIOR SERVICES 30,060 32,500 30.000 A14 OAKTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE COLLEGE OPPORTUNITY TOUR 0 21,500 12,740 A15 PUBLIC HEALTH & EDUCATION ASSN MIDWEST COMMUNITY WOMEN'S HEALTH INITIATIVE _ 0 40,208 0 A16 YOUTH JOB CENTER OF EVANSTON JOB READINESS, JOB PLACEMENT AND FOLLOW-UP SVC 84,000 84,000 84,000 C5 ,CITY - COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT GRAFFITI REMOVAL PROGRAM 31,000 24.700 24,700 I. IiY' t:4�1� I�1'I'AL 9411 8 U 'H �Q Yj I kev >su lfc �IeNIc9i l.aD:iilb ; >1f474 6tFIF ._ .: 4 CITY - COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION $84,000 80,100 $80,100 C6 CITY - COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT HOUSING CODE COMPLIANCE 210,90_0 2261400 22 AO C7 CITY - COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT HOUSING REHAB ADMINISTRATION _ 184,900 211,300 21_ C8 CITY - COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ZONING OFFICER/CDBG TARGET AREA FOCUS OFFICER _ 0 _ 55,843 _ . _1,_300 0 CI I Y - COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM INCOME: REVOLVING LOAN FUND 160,000 18Q000 180000 A17 CEDA/NEIGHBORS AT WORK MINOR REPAIRS/PAINTING ASSISTANCE PROGRAM _ _ 172,000 177,261 177.261 F UUrIINt'3"WUTAr:,: s' :`''".::1 �''<° '. 1I1 v#-' -i�I�Iy.Wait +d �L� adaLd.� 1 'NoteonU?: FundwNdOa' i ea.Iiav0IvIwLoarr-I�Urah° CITY OF EVANSTON COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM FY 1999/2000 Applications November 10, 1998 APPLICANT PROGRAM NAME, -.APPROPF '0-"h,'ftECkUESTr_ P ONO,;, C9 !CITY PARKS/FORESTRY & RECREATION FLEETWOODMOURDAIN LANDCAPE REDESIGN $0 $225,000 $125,000 C 10 CITY PARKS/FORESTRY - & RECREATION ROBERT CROWN CENTER BACKSTOP REPLACEMENT 6 55.000 55,000 C11 CITY PARKS/FORESTRY & RECREATION ROBERT CROWN CENTER FIRE ALARM/SPRINKLER 0 25.000 25,000 C12 CITY PARKS/FORESTRY & RECREATION ALEXANDER PARK RESTORATION 0 110,000 100.000 C13 CITY PARKS/FORESTRY & RECREATION BECK PARK RESTORATION 0 200,000 100,000 C 14 CITY PARKS/FORESTRY &RECREATION CLYDE/BRUMMEL PARK - DESIGN PHASE -6 35,000 35,000 C15 CITY PUBLIC WORKS ALLEY IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM 97,000 100,000 75.000 C16.CITY PUBLIC WORKS C17 !CITY PUBLIC WORKS ALLEY RESURFACING PROGRAM 0- 35,000 30,000 C18;CITY PUBLIC WORKS CURB/SIDEWALK REPLACEMENT PROGRAM 75.000 -0 106,000 25,-000 C19!CITY PUBLIC WORKS STREETPAVING- DAVIS STREET WEST OF DEWEY SPECIAL ASSESSMENT 75.000 50.000 ASSISTANCE - STREET PAVING 10,000 0 C20:CITY PUBLIC WORKS SPECIAL ASSESSMENT ASSISTANCE FOR ALLEY PAVING -0 0 100,000 0 C24 CITY POLICE DEPARTMENT SOUTHEAST EVANSTON COMMUNITY OUTPOST 0 121,000 100,000 PUBLIC IMPRUVEMENTS-TOTAL: A18 (CHILD CARE CENTER OF EVANSTON 'EVANSTON BUILDING RESTORATION $0 $29.152: u9,066 A19 DAY NURSERY EDN CHILD CARE -6 27.100 271-060 A20 IFAMILY FOCUS, INC WINDOWS - PHASE THREE 40,066 101,001 100.000 A21 INFANT WELFARE SOCIETY 'OVER BABY TODDLER NURSERY EXPANSION PROJECT 0 177,662 160-666 A22 THE RAINBOW ASSOCIATION HILL ARBORETUM APARTMENTS 14,000 ----------- 155,900 140,000 C21:CITY - COMMUNITY DEVIPLANNING (NEIGHBORHOOD STOREFRONT IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM $35.80 $60,0001 $60,000 IECONUMIC DEVELOPMENt TOTALr', SUM IC23 CITY - COMMUNI FY DEWPLANNING PROJECT CONTINGENCY (ULO) 1 $0 V $15.0001 $3.0511- $10.8331 Jul Yxi ��06",V