HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES 84-105 R E S O L U T I O N
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF BEAUMONT:
THAT the City Manager be, and he is hereby , authorized to
submit the 1984 CDBG Final Statement of Objectives and Projected Use
of Funds in the amount of $2 ,070 ,344, substantially in the form
attached hereto as Exhibit "A" .
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL of the City of Beaumont this the
day of , 19 0Ve7l .
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COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
BLOCK GRANT
OF
Lloijim
1984 FINAL STATEMENT
OF OBJECTIVES
AND
PROJECTED USE OF FUNDS
B-84-MC-48-0003
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COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT
FINAL STATEMENT OF PROJECTED USE
OF FUNDS FOR 1984 PROGRAM YEAR
SUMMARY SHEET
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AMOUNT PRIOR YEAR CAC TOTAL COUNCIL
PROJECTS REQUESTED CARRY OVER RECOMMENDATION ALLOCATION RECOMMENDATION
Rehab Loans & Grants $935,000 $165,000 $770,000 $935,000 $770,000
Code Enforcement 30,000 - 0 - 30,000 30,000 X0,000';
Neighborhood Housing Service 235,000 - 0 - 100,000 100,000 70,000
Social Service Facility Rehab 185,000 - 0 - 100,000 100,000 100,000
Historic Preservation Revolving 911,400 - 0 - 87,250 87,250
Loan Fund
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Innovative Housing Development 500,000 - 0 - 154,344 154,344 14, 44'
Corporation/Economic Development
Street Rehabilitation 251,600 - 0 - 240,000 240,000 20
Sidewalk Improvements 119,600 - 0 - 114,000 114,000 11 ,6OOS
, ark Improvements 186,300 - 0 - 115,750 115,750 , s
Public Services 260,000 - 0 - - 0 - - 0 -
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Fire Department/Smoke Detectors 52,785 - 0 - - 0 - _ 0 _ °
Summary Sheet
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AMOUNT PRIOR YEAR CAC TOTAL {;OUPCI.
PROJECTS REQUESTED CARRY OVER RECOMMENDATION ALLOCATION '.RECOMMENDATION''
New Construction of City $ 97,395 - 0 - $ 97,000 $ 97,0007q{ 0
Owned Facility
Neighborhood Housing Service/ 30,000 - 0 - - 0 - 30,000 30,0O
Administration
)mmunity Development Block 200,000 $ 46,000 154,000 200,000 La000
Grant Administration
Planni.ng & Management 70,000 12,000 58,000 70,000 #300q
Contingencies 50,000 - 0 - 50,000 50,000 8Ot
TOTAL $4,084,080 $223,000 $2,070,344 $2,293,344 $2,070,344
NOTE: Funds available include 1984 CDBG Entitlement Grant $1,801,000,
$85,000 program income from the Housing Rehabilitation Loan
Program and $184,344 reprogrammed funds from previous program
years ( 1980-83) .
PROPOSED PROJECTS
1984 CDBG STATEMENT
COUNCIL APPROVED
PROJECTS PROJECT PROPOSED &DESCRIPTION FUNDING
The following projects are proposed:
Rehab?ltttan A. Rehabilitation Loans - Funds will $770,0011iy
Loan:_& Grant be used for ongoing residential
Program. rehabilitation. Funds to provide
for approximately 50 rehab loans
at $15,000 per loan.
B. Rehabilitation Administration -
Funds will be used for support
staff of the rehab program for
one year. Administration costs
will not exceed 15% of the entire
rehab budget.
C. Rehabilitation Grants - In addition ,
$100,000 is requested for the purpose
of making rehab grants to assist
persons who do not qualify for a
rehab loan because the cost of the
renovations exceed the loan limits.
The amenities having the most severe
affect to the occupant,-.s health, safety,
or general welfare will receive priority.
The maximum grant amount will be $10,000.
D. Also, approximately $99,000 will be
available for the Section 312 Program,
which includes Single Family,
Multi-family, and Non-residential
Commercial rehabilitation is eligible.
Code
Enforcement Funds are proposed to support staff involved 30',1100
in enforcing the minimum housing code in the
Community Development Strategy Area.
Neighborhood , , :
Housing 5e:rvice The purpose of this project is to allocate � :1.000
NHS}' funds to support a revolving loan fund for
the NHS Neighborhood. The NHS revolving
loan fund will make loans to residents
within the neighborhood who can't meet normal
commercial credit requirements, and approx-
mately 8 loans will be made out of these funds.
Proposed Projects
1984 CDBG Statements
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COUNCIL APPROVED
PROJECTS PROJECT PROPOSED & DESCRIPTION FUNDING
Social Service To provide grants to social service
$140,OQt3
Facility Rehab: agencies that serve low and moderate
income persons and families , to
enable them to rehabilitate their
facility. Agencies will be requested
to provide proposals for rehabilitation
projects to the City. Those that meet
all criteria will be selected by City
Council . Agencies participating must
be non-profit corporations, serve
primarily low and moderate income
people, show evidence that they can't
get funding elsewhere and have long
range plans to maintain the facility
after it is rehabilitated.
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Preservation
Loans or Grants s To provide funds for loans or grants as a $ 87,250 ' `
means to maintain Beaumont's past and
cultural heritage by rehabilitation of
historic properties. National Register
properties, historic properties
included in Beaumont's Downtown Commercial
Historic District and Historic Cultural
District designation are eligible properties
Proposals for projects will be requested
by the City, administered by the Beaumont
Historical Landmark Commission. Those properties
that meet all criteria will be selected
by City Council .
Economic '.
Development.:,
Activities,".' ' The funds will be used for construction $154,344
of new housing units. The funds will be
used to enable up to 12 families with low
or moderate income to have an opportunity
to own their own homes. The Community
Development funds will be used to buy
down interest rates or any other eligible
subsidy assistance. Up to 6 units are
proposed to be built in the Community
Development Strategy Area and up to $15,000
per unit will be used for those structures
that are built in the strategy area.
Another 6 units are proposed to be built
outside of the Community Development
Proposed Project,
1984 CDBG Statements
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COUNCIL APPROVED
PROJECTS PROJECTS PROPOSED & DESCRIPTION FUNDING
Strategy Area. Up to $9,500 will be
used for each unit that is built
outside of the strategy area. In
addition, for every unit built outside
of the strategy area the developer or
contractor must build a unit inside
the Community Development Strategy Area.
The Innovative Housing Development
Corporation, a non-private, non-profit
corporation incorporated in the State
of Texas, will administer the program.
Street
Improvements Funds to be used to re-surface the most $251 .600
deteriorated streets in the CDBG Strategy
Area, Cost include construction, 1% for
testing, and engineering.
Sidewalk
improvements,,,,. Funds to be used to install new, concrete $I19,60I
sidewalks, at four locations, primarily
serving school children in the CDBG Strategy
Area. Cost include construction, 1% for
testing, and engineering.
Park
improvements
Low/Moderate ' The funds will be used for park improvements $115375Q=
Income Area in the Community Development Strategy Area
a..: :.!. .^._ . .:. at the following locations:
Sprott Park
Improvements include landscaping, grading, and
installation of topsoil .
Carroll Street Park
Improvements include landscaping, grading,
installation of topsoil , a new drinking
fountain and a new roof on the community center.
Proposed Projects
1984 CDBG Statements
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COUNCIL APPROVED
PROJECTS PROJECTS PROPOSED &DESCRIPTION FUNDING
New Z zt S .Uctfione Funds to be used for new construction
of Cityw ed of an additional wing onto the Beaumont
Facility Health Clinic. The new wing would
result in additional office space which
would allow for other Public Services
to the indigent, such as nutritional and
educational services to woman, infants,
and children.
'Veighrh �' The Neighborhood Housing Service of �lF y
Se�^�ricesyE Beaumont is a private, locally controlled,
Ad €intrtY' r� non-profit corporation. This program
will offer comprehensive rehabilitation
and financial services to community residents.
The revolving loan fund will make loans to
residents within the targeted neighborhood
who can 't meet commercial credit requirements.
The funds will be used to support the
administrative cost which will include
contractural services, such as audits, and
legal fees; rental , utilities, office furniture,
equipment, supplies, and travel expenses. Also,
these funds will provide for salaries and benefits
for an administrative aide and a secretary.
Administration Funds will provide for ongoing general
$15
program administration, which includes
maintaining financial records and
program files, preparing statements,
all necessary reports , audits , coordinating
all activities funded under CDBG; also
provides for salaries, benefits, and
operating expenses for three planners ,
a secretary, and an accountant.
Proposed Projects
1984 CDBG Statements
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COUNCIL APPROVED
PROJECTS PROJECTS PROPOSED & DESCRIPTION FUNDING
P1ann1ng .a
Management 1) Funds to be used for salaries and benefits $ 5$,Q00
for the continued employment of a neigh- "a
borhood planner. The neighborhood planner 's
responsibilities will be to continue
producing neighborhood conservation and
redevelopment plans for the Community
Development Strategy Area.
2) Funds to be used for a market study analysis
of the downtown area.
3) Funds to be used to continue professional
services to provide project financial
Packaging for the downtown area. The
services will be provided on a per diem
basis.
Cont7'ngence It has been staff's experience in the past that $
additional monies are needed for public work '" a
projects due to the fact that the requests are
cost estimates prior to receiving bids for the
construction phase.
CERTIFICATIONS
The grantee certifies that:
(a) It possesses legal authority to make a grant submission and to execute a
community development and housing program;
(b) Its governing body has duly adopted or passed as an official act a resolution,
motion or similar action authorizing the person identified as the official
representative of the grantee to submit the final statement and all
understandings and assurances contained therein, and directing and authorizing
the person identified as the official representative of the grantee to act in
connection with the submission of the final statement and to provide such
additional information as may be required;
(c) Prior to submission of its final statement to HUD, the grantee has:
(1) met the citizen participation requirements of S 570.301(x)(2) and has
provided citizens with:
(A) the estimate of the amount of CDBG funds proposed to be used
for activities that will benefit persons of low and moderate
income; and
(B) its plan for minimizing displacement of persons as a result of
activities assisted with CDBG funds and to assist persons actually
displaced as a result of such activities;
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(2) prepared its final statement of community development objectives and
projected use of funds in accordance with S 570.301(a)(3) and made the
final statement available to the public;
(d) The grant will be conducted and administered in compliance with:
(1) Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Pub. L. 88-352; 42 U.S.C. 2000d
et seq.); and
(2) Title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968 (Pub. L. 90-284; 42 U.S.C. 3601
et seq
(e) It will affirmatively further fair housing;
February 1984
M It has developed its final statement of projected use of funds so as to give
maximum feasible priority to activities which benefit low and moderate income
families or aid in the prevention or elimination of slums or blight; (the final
statement of projected use of funds may also include activities which the
grantee certifies are designee to meet other community development needs
having a� particular urgency because existing conditions pose a serious and
immediate threat to the health or welfare of the community, and other financial
resources are not available); except that the aggregate use of CDBG funds
received under section 106 of the Act and, if applicable, under section 108 of the
Act, during (a period specified by the grantee consisting of 1, 2,
or 3 program years), shall principally benefit persons of low and moderate
income in a manner that ensures that not less than 51 percent of such funds are
used for activities that benefit such persons during such period;
(g) It has developed a community development plan, for the period specified in
paragraph (f) above, that identifies community development and housing needs
and specifies both short and long-term community development objectives that
have been developed in accordance with the primary objective and requirements
of the Act;
(h) It is following a current housing assistance plan which has been approved by HUD
pursuant to S 570.306;
(i) It will not attempt to recover any capital costs of public improvements assisted
in whole or in part with funds provided under section 106 of the Act or with
amounts resulting from a guarantee under section 108 of the Act by assessing
any amount against properties owned and occupied by persons of low and
moderate income, including any fee charged or assessment made as a condition
of obtaining access to such public improvements, unless: (1) funds received
under section 106 of the Act are used to pay the proportion of such fee or
assessment that relates to the capital costs of such public improvements that are
financed from revenue sources other than under Title I the Act; or (2) for
purposes of assessing any amount against properties owned and occupied by
persons of low and moderate income who are not persons of low income, the
grantee certifies to the Secretary that it lacks sufficient funds received under
section 106 of the Act to comply with the requirements of subparagraph (1); and
(j) It will comply with the other provisions of the Act and with other applicable
laws.
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