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HomeMy WebLinkAbout047-R-19 Approving the City’s 2019 Year Action Plan, and Adopting the 2019 Community Development Block Grant, HOME Investment Partnerships, and Emergency Solutions Grants Program Budgets5/2/2019 47-R-19 A RESOLUTION Approving the City's 2019 Year Action Plan, and Adopting the 2019 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 2019 HUD entitlement allocations will be: ; and Community Development Block Grant $1,803,432 HOME Investment Partnerships 355,216 Emergency Solutions Grants 151.731 Total 2016 entitlement funding: $2,310,379 WHEREAS, the Housing and Community Development Act Committee 47-R-19 ("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 the fall of 2018 and developed recommendations for use of FY 2019 CDBG funds; and WHEREAS, the HH Commission will make recommendations to the Planning & Development Committee and City Council in 2019 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 2019 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 2019 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, ninety one thousand, eight hundred seventeen dollars ($4,091,817), 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 2019 funding were derived from 47-R-19 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 based on an estimated grant mount on October 9, 2018, and adjustments to the recommended funding levels were approved on April 23, 2019 following the process described in the draft 2019 Action Plan; and WHEREAS, the proposed One Year Action Plan for 2019, which includes 2019 CDBG funding recommendations, was posted for the required 30-day public comment period from October 15, 2018 to November 13, 2018 and was the subject of a public hearing as conducted by the Housing and Community Development Act Committee on November 13, 2018; and WHEREAS, said Committee conducted said public hearing, received citizen input on the proposed 2019 One Year Action Plan, and recommends approval by the Evanston City Council of the proposed One Year Action Plan for 2019, 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 2019 (attached hereto as Exhibit A and incorporated herein by reference) is approved. SECTION 2: That the City of Evanston's 2019 Community Development Block Grant Program, totaling two million, eight hundred seventy-three thousand, nine hundred twenty-nine dollars ($2,873,929) (which is the sum of one million, eight hundred three thousand, four hundred thirty-two dollars ($1,803,432) in 2019 entitlement funds; one hundred thirty one thousand four hundred and ninety-seven 47-R-19 dollars ($131,497) in program income; and nine hundred thirty nine thousand dollars ($939,000) in carry over and reallocated funds from prior years, is hereby approved. SECTION 3: That HOME Investment Partnerships (HOME) funding totaling nine hundred eighty-four thousand, seven hundred fifty-seven dollars ($984,757), which is the sum of three hundred fifty-five thousand, two hundred sixteen dollars ($355,216) in 2019 entitlement funds; twenty-nine thousand, five hundred forty- one dollars ($29,541) in program income; six hundred thousand dollars ($600,000) in prior year HOME funds; and Emergency Solutions Grants (ESG) funding totaling two hundred thirty-three thousand, one hundred thirty-one dollars ($233,131), which is the sum of one hundred fifty-one thousand, seven hundred thirty-one dollars ($151,731) in 2019 entitlement funds; eighty-one thousand dollars ($81,000) 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 2019 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. 47-R-19 Attest: c7y-� Devon Reid, City Clerk Adopted: I S t , 2019 r 1� Sephen k. Hagerty, r Approved as to form: Michelle L. Illlasoncup, Corpo lion Counsel -5- 47-R-19 EXHIBIT A 2019 Action Plan Qic