HomeMy WebLinkAbout029-R-23 Approving the City’s 2023 Action Plan 29-R-23
A RESOLUTION
Approving the City’s 2023 Action 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); 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 2023 HUD
entitlement allocations will be
Community Development Block Grant $ 1,641,492
HOME Investment Partnerships $ 340,606
Emergency Solutions Grants $ 149,054
Total 2023 entitlement funding: $ 2,131,152
and
WHEREAS, the Housing and Community Development Committee
(“HCDC”) is charged with oversight of the City’s CDBG and HOME program, and the
Social Services Committee (“SSC”) is charged with oversight of the City’s ESG
programs; and
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WHEREAS, the HCDC met on several occasions in 2022 and developed
recommendations for use of FY 2023 CDBG funds; and
WHEREAS, the HCDC will make recommendations to City Council in
2023 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 2023 by the SSC 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 2023
CDBG, HOME, and ESG funds, including entitlement allocations, and CDBG and
HOME program income totaling two million two hundred forty-nine thousand two
hundred seventy ($2,249,270), 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 will be funded with HUD's 2023 funding are derived from the City's
priority needs, as identified in the City’s 2020-2024 HUD Consolidated Plan and specific
CDBG activities and recommended funding levels by Consolidated Plan goals were
approved by the Housing and Community Development Committee based on an
estimated grant amount on December 13, 2022, and adjustments to the recommended
funding levels were approved on March 21,2023, following the process described in the
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Draft 2023 Action Plan; and
WHEREAS, the proposed One Year Action Plan for 2023, which includes
2023 CDBG, HOME, and ESG funding recommendations by goal, was posted for the
required 30-day public comment period from November 11, 2022 to December 13,
2022, and was the subject of a public hearing as conducted by the Housing and
Community Development Committee on December 13, 2022; and
WHEREAS, said Committee conducted said public hearing, received
citizen input on the proposed 2023 One Year Action Plan and recommends approval by
the Evanston City Council of the proposed One Year Action Plan for 2023;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF EVANSTON, COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS:
SECTION 1: That the foregoing recitals are hereby found as fact and
incorporated herein by reference.
SECTION 2: That the City’s One Year Action Plan for 2023 (attached
hereto as Exhibit A and incorporated herein by reference) is approved.
SECTION 3: That the City of Evanston’s 2023 Community Development
Block Grant Program, totaling one million, seven hundred twenty-seven thousand,four
hundred forty-eight dollars and thirty-nine cents ($1,727,448.39), which is the sum of
one million, six hundred forty-one thousand, four hundred ninety-two dollars
($1,641,492) in 2023 entitlement funds; and eighty-five thousand nine hundred fifty-six
dollars ($85,956) in program income, is hereby approved.
SECTION 4: That HOME Investment Partnerships (HOME) funding
totaling three hundred seventy-two thousand, seven hundred and sixty-eight dollars and
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four cents ($372,768.04), which is the sum of three hundred forty thousand, six hundred
and six dollars ($340,606) in 2023 entitlement funds and thirty-two thousand, one
hundred and sixty-two dollars ($32,162) in program income; and Emergency Solutions
Grants (ESG) funding totaling one hundred forty-nine thousand, fifty-four dollars
($149,054) in 2023 ESG entitlement funds, is hereby approved.
SECTION 5: That the Interim City Manager of the City of Evanston is
hereby authorized to transmit said One Year Action Plan for 2023 to the U.S.
Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and to provide any additional
information as may be required by HUD.
SECTION 6: 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.
_______________________________
Daniel Biss, Mayor
Attest:
______________________________
Stephanie Mendoza, City Clerk
Adopted: __________________, 2023
Approved as to form:
______________________________
Nicholas Cummings, Corporation
Counsel
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March 27,2023