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Home My WebLink AboutRESOLUTIONS-1984-018-R-8418-R-84 3/7/84 A RESOLUTION Approving the Amended 1984 Community Development Program For Funds Under Title I of' • the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 as Amended WHEREAS, the Congress of the United States did pass the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, which is known as.Public"Law 93-383 the Housing and Community Development Act of 1977 (Public Law 95-128), the Omnibus Budget Reconcilation Act of 1981 (Public Law 97-35), and the Housing and Urban Rural Recovery Act of 1983 (Public Law 98-181). 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 consi-s- 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 (3) public hearings and completed its recommendations for the 1984 Community Develop- ment Program; and WHEREAS, the Evanston Cftj.Council with the passage of City Resolutior 2-R-84 did approve a program of activities in January, 1984, and did authorize the C i ty' to, subni t such ap,pl i cation 'to the; Department of Housing and. Urban Development; and WHEREAS, the City of Evanston was notified by HUD not to submit its application on January 31, 1984 as previously prescribed pending further in- structions from said Department; and 18-R-84 -2- WHEREAS, the City of Evaristo'n has been notified of• a revised estimates entitlement amount ($1,836,000) and of available metropolitan funds in the • amount of $60,129; and WHEREAS, the Department of Housing and Urban Development has announces that applications may now be submitted and that said application must include said additional funds in programmed activities; and WHEREAS, certain amendments subsequently have been made to said pro- gram, including: a real location, of additional entitlement and metropolitan funds to the'Uhspecified.Local O-p,tion component; and WHEREAS, it had also become necessary to allocate funds ($3,200) from said Unspecified Local Option component to provide funding for a new activity, the 1984 Graffiti Removal Program; and • WHEREAS, reallocation of said funds would require that the City of Evanston's 1984 Community Development Block Grant program be amended; and WHEREAS, the Housing and Community Development Act Committee did con- duct public meetings on February 7, and March 1, 1984 to hear public opinion on said reallocations according to the Community Development Citizen Participation Plan; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESDLVED, that the City Council of the City of Evanston, Cook County, Illinois, hereby approves the attached amended program (marked as Exhibit A and incorporated herein by -reference) -for Community De- velopment Block Grant funds under Title I of the:Housing:and Community Develop- merit Act of 1974 and directs that this amended program be filed on its behalf; • • • 18-R-84 -3- 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 revisions as may be required to obtain funds under the Housing and Community 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 agreements in order to implement the aforementioned 1984-85 Community Develop- ment Block Grant Program. ol� '000001V • Ma j ATTEST: City Clerk Adopted: L ,1984 EXHIBIT A • AMENDED FUND.ING,RECOMMEN ONS FOR FY1981.i-85 • COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT -BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM MARCH 1, 1984-'FEBRUARY 29, 1984 I (as of March, 1984) ' FY1983 ACTIVITY SPONSOR ALLOCATION* A. AD141NISTRATION 1. CDBG Administration City - Planning $ 119,712 2. CDBG U6specified Local Option City - Planning 83,500 3. ECDC Administrative/ Corporate Maintenance ECDC .100,000 4. Evanston Development Corporation City Manager - 5. Energy Outreach Coordinator Energy Subcommittee B. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT 1. Small Business Development Program ECDC - C. HOUSING 1. City Housing Rehab Loans Ciety,-.Housing b Prop. Mainten. 321,500 2. City Housing Rehab Administration • City - Housing & Prop, Mainten. 104,139 3. Housing Rehab and Property Mainten.. City - Housing b Prop. Mainten, - 4. Multi -Family Housing Rehabilitation City - Housing & Prop. Mainten. - 5. Housing Planner City - Housing & Prop. Mainten. 22,145 6. Multi -Family Housing Inspection Prog, City - Housing & Prop. Mainten. 21,720 7. Congregate Housing for the Elderly City - Commission on,Aging - 8. Weatherization Loans & Grants City - Energy Planner 12,500 9. Greater Energy Efficiency for - --- - Evanston Energy Subcommittee 24,8o0 -._-_-_1.0.. _..Boi ler Bui lding Apartment Renovation City - Housing E Prop.. Mainten. - 11. Home Security Lock Program City - Police - 12. ECDC Housing Rehab/Administration ECDC 109,800 13. Minor Repairs/Painting Assistance Neighbors at Work - D. NEIGHBORHOOD REVITALIZATION s I. Catchbasin Replacement City = Public Works 75,000 2. Widen and Resurface Noyes Court City - Public Works - 3. Street.Resurfacing by Slurry Seal City -Public Works 50,000 4. Curb Replacement .City.- Public Works .100,000 5. Resurface Parking Lots on Main St. City - Public Works - FY1984 COMMITTEE REQUEST RECOMMENDATION $ 261,572 $ 261,572 95,000 156,642-*** 62,174 62,174 20,000 20,000 13,385 13,385 70,058 70,058 450,000 485,000**°, 173,991 1:21,785 - °42 , 638 75,000 75 , 00.0 37,037 42,704 37,453 4.1,141 200,000 4o,000 12,000 -0- 35,000 35,000 31,000 22,450 28,000 23,000, 67,038 67,038*** 270,169 270,169 100,000 75,000 66,000 -0- 75,000 57,656 50,000 50,000 43,000 15,000 • I ACTIVITY _D. NEIGHBORHOOD REVITALIZATION (Con't.) 6. Pave Jackson Avenue 7. Alley Resurfacing 8. Tree Planting 9. Tree Grates 10. Canal Lands - Twiggs Park 11. Canal Lands - Harbert Park 12. Rehab of 909 Foster 13. Foster Park Tennis Courts 14. Eiden Park Redevelopment 15, Custer Avenue Garbage Cans 16. YWCA Building Rehab 17. CNW Washington St. Embankment 18. Foster St. El Improvements 19. Special Assessments Relief Fund 2UU. Graffiti Removal E. PUBLIC FACILITIES 1. Community Facilities Energy Fund 2. Fleetwood-Jourdain Center Rehab 3. Fleetwood-Jourdain Annex/ Auditorium FUNDING RECO# DATIONS FOR FY1984-85 COMMUNITY DEVELOPFiENT.BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM MARCH 1, 1984 - FEBRUARY 29, 1.984 SPONSOR City - Public Works City - Public Works City - Forestry City - Forestry City - Parks West End Neighbors ACORN - Resource Develop. Group City - Parks C.A.N. C.A.N. Y.W.C.A. City - Parks City -*Parks City Ald. Borah C.A.N. 'City - Planning _ Recreation Board Recreation Board FY1983 ALLOCATION'S 75,000 79,500 FY1984 REQUEST $ 39,400 40,000 55,000 7,020 95,000 155,352 25,000 37,800 78,657 1,250 95,000 20,000 30,000 15,000 3,202 30,000 63,587 43,000 • COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION $ 39,400 4o,000 55,000 7,020 95,000 15,000 37,800 78,657 {. 1,250 -0- .20,000 -0- 10,000 3,200 30,000 63,587 43,000 - F. PUBL I C SERV I CES _._ ._...__ _1 ._. Producat ion Lab Wo-Tech - 307,700 -0- _.,.Video 2. Youth Job Center Ann Jennett - 30,000 30,000 . 3. Career Development Program ECDC - 65,000 -0- 4. Food Aid Center of Evanston FACE - 3,500 6,000*** 5. Emergency Assistance Service -City. - Emergency Assistance 59,673 102,158 1.02,158 6. ALERT Newsletter City - Police 6,000 6,000 6,000 7. Community Defender Comm. Def. Office., Inc. 29,252 66,719 66,719 8. Evanston Legal Services CCLAF 7,333 12,000 2,300 9. Children Adult Network Unlimited CAN-U - 139,000 -0- 10. Foster School Lighting Project Recreation Board - 19,000 19,000 -The 1983 CDBG fiscal year was only eight months in duration: July 1, 1983 �'-- to February 29, 1984 TOTAL RECOMMENDED COSTS:.$ 2,818:503 **Transferred project to 1981 program year ($60,123), _ ***Recommendation includes program income anticipated during the 1984-85 program year. ='***Additional $63,759 from HUD allocated to Unspecified Local Option for reallocation to a specific activity at a later date.. nlcn inrlwip- ) rad,irrinn of 51.200 that.was allocated to the Graffiti Removal Program in March. 1984.