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10/25/2011
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A RESOLUTION
Authorizing the City Manager to Submit an Amendment
to the City of Evanston Action Plan for the
Community Development Block Grant Recovery Program
WHEREAS, the Congress of the United States did pass the American
Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, which created the Community Development
Block Grant Recovery Program ("CDBG-R") under Title XII of Division A of that Act, and
designated one billion dollars ($1,000,000,000.00) to carry out the CDBG program
under Title I of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 on an expedited
basis, with funds distributed to grantees that received CDBG funding in Fiscal Year
2008 in accordance with provisions of 42 U.S. C. 5306; and
• WHEREAS, the City of Evanston did make application to the U.S.
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Department of Housing & Urban Development ("HUD") for five hundred twenty-three
thousand, eight hundred twenty-eight dollars ($523,828.00) under said grant program
by submitting a Substantial Amendment to the City of Evanston Consolidated Plan 2008
Action Plan, thereby establishing the CDBG-R Action Plan; and
WHEREAS, HUD requires that all CDBG-R funds be expended by
September 30, 2012, discourages use of CDBG-R funds for projects that will require the
commitment of future years' regular CDBG entitlement funds, and requires identifying a
discrete use for the CDBG-R funds with a separate contract agreement because of the
separate quarterly reporting requirements of the use of all CDBG-R funds; and
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WHEREAS, the proposed amendment to the CDBG-R Action Plan was
discussed at a public meeting of the Housing and Community Development Act
Committee ("CD Committee") on October 18, 2011, and posted on the City of
Evanston's website for public comment from October 24 through noon on November 1,
2011, for a minimum of seven (7) days, as required; and
WHEREAS, the CD Committee recommends approval by the Evanston
City Council of the proposed Amendment,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF EVANSTON, COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS, THAT:
SECTION 1: The foregoing recitals are hereby found as fact and
incorporated herein by reference.
SECTION 2: The amendment to the CDBG-R Action Plan, attached
hereto as Exhibit A and incorporated herein by reference, is hereby approved.
SECTION 3: The City Manager of the City of Evanston is hereby
authorized to transmit said amendment to the CDBG-R Program to HUD, and to provide
any additional information as may be required.
SECTION 4: 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.
ElizAi eth B. Tisdahl, Mayor
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Rodney GreGG �ie, City Clerk
Adopted. r U � 2011
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Amendment to the CDBG-R Action Plan for FY 2012
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City of Evanston
Amendment to the Community Development Block Grant Recovery (CDBG-R) Plan
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(1) Activity Name: South NRSA Economic Development Fund (17A, 1713, 17C, 17D, 18A, 18C;
LMA, LMJ, SBS, SBR, LMCMC)
Activity Narrative: The City of Evanston will use CDBG-R funds for one or more economic
development projects, addressing the current priority of stimulating economic development
in south Evanston, particularly on Howard Street and key properties such as the former CVS
Pharmacy at the corner of Oakton and Asbury. Assisting income eligible persons to establish
micro -enterprises that will also hire unemployed or under employed persons from the NRSA
is one of the strategies being pursued to address economic development and job creation
goals for this area.
CDBG-R funds totaling $131,453.32, including $61,446 originally allocated to the Howard
Street Improvement Project, $31,750.06 unspent in the completed Fleetwood -Foster
Improvement Project -Phase 113 and $38,257.26 in unspent CDBG-R Administration, will be
used for this activity.
The area targeted for this economic development activity is in or near census tract 8102,
which comprises the City's south Neighborhood Revitalization Strategy Area (NRSA).
Economic development is a high priority of the NRSA plan, part of the City's 2010-2014
Consolidated Plan to achieve the community development goals for south Evanston. This
census tract is also targeted by the City's Neighborhood Stabilization Program 2 grant to •
purchase, rehabilitate and re -occupy foreclosed homes in neighborhoods hardest hit by
foreclosures and job losses.
CDBG-R funds will be used for economic development projects that may include:
• Rehabilitation of commercial properties purchased by the City with TIF dollars to
address code violations and make improvements needed to attract retail or
commercial tenants
• Grants or loans to for -profit businesses, non-profit enterprises or micro -enterprises
that provide economic development benefits; eligible uses of funds include:
property acquisition, construction, rehabilitation or other needs, and equipment
purchases.
Investment in this part of south Evanston will help stabilize an area that has been heavily
impacted by mortgage foreclosures and by job losses and reinforce the desirability of the
neighborhood for existing and potential residents by stimulating retail/commercial activity
in this primarily low- and moderate -income neighborhood.
(2) Jobs Created: Construction jobs, including carpentry, roofing, plumbing and electrical and
other work, may be created by rehabilitation activities. It is anticipated that this could
amount to approximately 1 FTE on an annualized basis. In addition, businesses attracted to
currently vacant storefronts are projected to generate up to four permanent jobs/FTEs, of Is
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which 51% or more will be filled by LMI persons, to meet the CDBG National Objective of
benefitting primarily low- and moderate -income persons.
(3) Additional Activitv Information: This improvement supports the goals of ARRA by creating
economic development activity and by supporting the economic development goals of the
TIF designed to revitalize this primarily LMI neighborhood.
(4) Responsible Organization: This activity will be implemented by the City of Evanston
through its Economic Development division and administered by Sarah Flax, Housing &
Grants Administrator, Lorraine H. Morton Civic Center, 2100 Ridge Avenue, Room 3102,
Evanston, IL 60201. 847-448-8684, sflax@citvofevanston.org
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