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Home My WebLink AboutRESOLUTIONS-1983-017-R-834/11/83 • 17-R-83 A RESOLUTION Approving the Amended 1983 Community Development Program For Funds Under Title I of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 as Amended E I WHEREAS, the Congress of the United States did.pass the Housing and lCommunity Development Act of 1974, which is known as Public Law 93-383; and WHEREAS, Title I of the Act makes block grants available for certain housing and community development activities; and WHEREAS, the City of Evanston is an "entitlement city" by definition and as such, is eligible for such funds; and WHEREAS, the Housing and Community Development Act Committee consis- ting of alderpersons and citizen members has been formed to draft a program for the City of Evanston; and WHEREAS, this Committee met on numerous occasions, conducted three 11(3) public hearings and completed its recommendations for the 1983 Community ;Development Program; and WHEREAS, the Evanston City Council with the passage of City Resolutio 8-R-83 did make certain amendments to said program; WHEREAS, certain amendements have subsequently been made to said tprogram; I NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council of the City of ! j j'Evanston, Cook County, Illinois, hereby approves the attached amended program for Community Development Block Grant funds under Title I of the Housing and Community Development Development Act of 1974 and directs that this amended program be filed on its behalf; 17-R-83 -2- BE.IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the City Manager of the City of Evanston is hereby designated the authorized representative of the City of Evanston to • act in connection with the program and all additional documentation and re- visions as may be required to obtain funds under the Housing and Community. 3 Development Act of 1974; • BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the City Manager of the City of Evanston is hereby authorized to transmit the contents of said program in the form pre- scribed by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development and to provide said department with revisions or additional information as may be required and to take the necessary actions and to enter into the necessary jagreements in order to implement the aforementioned 1983-84 Community Develop- I ment Block Grant Program. ATTEST:. � ! Adopted: �� ,1983 l � ACTIVITY D. NEIGHBORI100D REVITALIZATION (continued) 6. Street Resurfacing (Slurry Seal) 7. Curb.Replacement 8. Manhole/Catchbasin Replacement 9. Alley Resurfacing 10. Railroad Embankment Clean/Plant Program II. Cro%4n Park Tennis Courts 12."Canal Lands Park Development 13. Noyes Center Park 14. Ridgeville Park 15. :.nCernational Family.Cultural Center 16. Fire Equipment for Station No. 2 �. PUBLIC SERVICES 1. Emergency Assistance Services 2..Police/Community Newsletter. 3. Evanston Community Defender 4. Evanston Legal Assistance TOTAL REQUESTS ►f; FY 1982 FY 1983 COMMITTEE SPONSOR ALLOCATION REQUEST RECOMMENDATION City -Public Works $ -50 000 $ 50,000 City -Public Works 100,000 100,000 City-P.ubiic Works 200,000 75,000 75,000 City -Public Works -- 40,000 110,000 .--City-Property Standards -- 15,000 15,000 City -Parks -- 48,000 118,000 City -Parks -- 55,000 55,000 City -Parks -- 45,000 45,000 'Ridgeville Park District 10,000 30,557 24,255 Citizens for Intproved;Culture - 3>0•00 -0- City -Fire Deportment -- 52,000 52,000 City -Health & Human Services 66,923 59,673 58,982 City -Police -- 6,000 6,o00 Evanston Community Defender 98,946 29,252 29,252 Office, Inc. Cook County Legal Assistance 11,000 7,333 7,333 Foundation $ 2,377,956 $ 2,016,378 'SEEN is the South East Evanston Neighbors; SEEB is the South East Evanston Businesses. **The 1983 CDBG fiscal year will be only eight.months in duration: July 1. 1983 to February 28, .l 98)1 *,-*Includes program Inc le:' $20000 - City Housing Rehabilitation; $19:800 - ECDC Housing Rehabilitation; $ 1,106 - Senior Home Repair FUNDING REQUESTS FOR FY 1983-84 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM July 1, 1983 - February 28, 1984 FY 1982 FY 1983 C011MITTEE ACTIVITY SPONSOR ALLOCATION REQUEST" RECOMMENDATION (7/1/83-2/28/84) A. ADMINISTRATION 1. CDBG Administration City -Planning $ 173,821 $ 119,712 $ 120.088 2. Unspecified Local Option City::Planning 55,074 50,000 118,571 B. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT 1. Commercial Assistance Program City. -Property Standards/Planning and SEEN/SEEB* - - 140,000 1110,000 2. Downtown 11 Acquisition Fund City -Planning -- 225,000 200,000 . 3. Downtown II Planning Assistance City -Planning -- 25,000 -0- C. HOUSING 1. City Housing Rehabilitation City -Housing E Rehab 525,000 335,000 '321,500*** 2. City Rehab Administration City -Housing & Rehab 183,097 104,139 104,434 3• ECDC Housing Rehabilitation ECDC 173,000 100,000 109,800*** 4. ECDC Corporate Administration ECDC 150,000 100,000 100,000 5. Housing Planner City 311,882 22,1115 22,341 6. WeaCherization Loans City -Planning 15,000 5,000 5,000 7. Weatherization Grants City -Planning -- 7,500 7,500 8. Greater'Energy Efficiency Energy Subcomm. of Plan Comm. -- 24,800 24,800 . 9. Senior Home Repair Commission on Aging 5,000 5,000 6,j00 '` 10. Receivership Housing Rehabilitation City -Property Standards -- 5,000 5,000 11. Multi-faraiiy Housing Inspections City -Property Standards 32,318 21',720 22,297 12. Target Area Architectural Survey Preservation Commission -- 4,000 4,000 13. Block Restoration Demonstration Preservation Commission -- 17,000 -0- D. NEIG1100 I-1000 REVITALIZATION 1. Demolition City -Property Standards -- 3,000' 3,000 2. Tree Planting City -Forestry 44,000 64,500 64,500 1 3. Tree Planting Along Chicago Avenue City -Planning and 15,000 15,000 4. 5. Chicago Avenue Streetscape Plan Park and Open e Revegetation City -Planning and SEEN/SEER* City -Parks -- .._ 15,000 6,625. 10,000 ;� 6,625