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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1989-01-23 89-68 RESOLVECouncil Act Date -Jan. 12, 1989 Item No. 868 City Council Resolver Assuring and Certifying the City's Item/Subjeap Compliance with Certain Requirements for Community Development Funds (Revision) Responsible Department: Department of Community and Economic Development Commwtwy: Department of Housing and Urban Development Entitle- ment Monitoring Report dated December 23, 1988 requests a revised special primary benefit certification specifying that theCitywill expend 608 plus $48,307 of its FY 188-190 CDSG funds for eligible low- and moderate -income benefit activities. This revised certi- fication requires the City to correct a shortfall of $48,307 in its expenditures for low- and moderate -income benefit activities during the previous three-year certification period ended June 30, 1988. The Community and Economic Development Committee voted to recommend approval to the City Council at its meeting on January 10th.. peprtmen[Hnd Masmger' Commenh: Clo Ca aavw.evtu n- (� I%T r�0LL1� lIN�.O'� �PJo�Et�a90.L�aW`f�- CUI 4caIyA-l'a A�0. ��t �r ap p4aGL m Ci[Y Mnregn Associated Information: 64._ Budget Ppprmvalr �- Fina ee Di,e Legal Approval: y5 i or Introduced For ®Passage ❑First Reading Page 1 of 1 ❑Referral 89-68 Assigned to Councilor Sosnaud, January 23, 1989 CITY OF BANGOR (TITLE.)¢SDISl¢, AsauraB a,w..Certifying the City e Compliance ith ca:rase._ Requirements for Community Development Frsde ......... .....""_ _............ ................. ........_... ........... .. .._......._. ByW City Coaxii offNe City a($anyJl': ' g�yD Vf?WHEREAS, the City of Bangor wishes to make a Final Statemen f Community Development Objectives and Projected Use of Funds and r Community Conunity Development Block Grant Entitlement Funds under Title I of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974; WHEREAS, Section 104 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 and Section 570.303 of the Title 24 of the Code of Federal Regulations require that certain certifications and assurances be given by the City of Bangor; and WHEREAS, the Department of Housing and Urban Develop- ment has requested atsed special primary benefit Certification specifying that the City will expend 608 plus $48,307 of its FY 188- 190 CDBG funds for eligible low- and moderate -income benefit activities; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the City Council of the City of Bangor that the City of Bangor hereby assures and certifies that it will empty with the assurances for the Community Development Block Grant Program attached hereto as "Exhibit A" and consisting of three (3) numbered pages. .In City Council Sanueey 23,1989 Passed '- E/. City Clerk RPOOL VE Assuring and C +tvfym9 Hae city's cccplianw with certaimrg irelPnts i forpCrnmunity Dsve1g t i ds In accordance with the Housing and Community Davelopmont Act of 1974, as amended, and with 24 CPR 570.303 of the Community Development Block Grant regulations, 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 Maned 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 hae: 1. met the citizen participation requirements of 1570.301(a)(2) and has provided citizens with: A. the estimate of the amount of CDBG funds proposed to be used for activities that will benefit persona of low and moderate income: and B. its plan for minimizing displacement of persona as a result of activities assisted with CDBG funds and to assist persons actually displaced as a result of such activities: 2. prepared its final statement of community development objectives and projected use of funds in accordance with 4570.301(a)(3) and made the final Statement available to the public; (d) It is following a detailed citizen participation plan whichi 1. provides for and encourages citizen participation, with particular emphasis on participation by persons of low and moderate income who are residents of alum and blighted areas and of areas in which funds are proposed to he used, and provides for participation of residents in low and moderate income neighborhoods as defined by the local jurisdiction: '®" 89-68 2. provides citizens with reasonable and timely access to jlocal meetings, information, and records relating to the grantee's proposed use of funds,asrerequired by the �% regulations of the Secretary, and lating to the actual use of fonds under the Act; 3. provides for technical assistance to groups representative of persona of low and moderate income that request such assistance in developing proposals with the level and typo Of assistance to be determined by the grantee; 4. provides for public hearings to obtain citizen views and to respond to proposals and.questimm at all stages of the community development program, including at least the development of needs,. the roview of proposed activities, and review of program performance, which hearings shall be held after adequate notice, at times and locations convenient to potential or actual beneficiaries, and with accomodatimn for the handicapped; S. provides for a timely written answer to written complaints and grievances, within 15 working days where practicable: and 6. identifies how the nooda of non-Englfah speaking residents will be mot in the case of public hearings where a significant number of non-English speaking residents can be reasonably expected to participate; (e) no grant will be conducted and administered in compliance with: 1. Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Public Law 88- 352: 42 U.S.C. $20004 at sem.); and 2. Title Vill of the Civil Rights Act of 1968 (public Law 90- 284; 42 U.S.C. 63601 et geg.); (f) It will affirmatively further fair housing: (g) 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 alums or blight; (the final statement of projected use of fonds may also include activities which the grantee esrtifiee are designed 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 W 2 02188