HomeMy WebLinkAbout1988-05-23 88-244 RESOLVEDate ileo 17, 19F8 Item No. 88-244
Item/Subject: Certifying City's Compliance with Conswunity, Development Regulations
Responsible Department
Planning end Community Development
Commentary:
U.S. Department of Housing add Urban Development Community Development
regulations require that the City Council provide the assurances andcertifications
contained in the Resolve. The standerd assurances and certifications the Cornmeal
Is required to pass with the submission of each application for Community Develop-
ment foods have beer "end will continue to be complied with.
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Manager's Comments:
City Mewger
Associated Information: gea..wwo
Budget Approval:
Filo ee Direr
Legal Approval:
Cary Soliaimr
Introduced For
®passage
L�First Reading fear— of
❑Referral
88-244
Introduced by Councilor Shubert, May 23,-1988
CITY OF BANGOR
(TITLE.)ESU�hPy Asenrtng _tea. certifying_the._ city_ with ...._.._..._..
CertainRequirements forCommunity Development Foods .. ._.
BY We City CIMMt of Ole OLLY OfBanpw:
BBSOLVM, WHEREAS, the City of Bangor wishes to make a Final
Statement of Community Development objectives and Projected Use of
Funds and re Community Development Block Grant Entitlement
Funds under Title 1 of the Housing and Cosmminity Development Act of
1974; and
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;
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 comply with the assurances for the Community
Development Bock Grant Program attached hereto as "exhibit A" and
consisting of three (3) numbered pages.
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in accordance with the Housing and Community Development Act of
1974, as amended, and with 24 CFR 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 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
Paxson 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 HDD, the grantee
has:
1. met the citizen participation requirements of
§570.301(a)(2) and has provided citizens with:
A. the estimate of the amount of CDBG funds proposed to
he 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 Persona 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
1570.301(x)(3) and made the final statement available to
the public;
(d) It is following a detailed citizen participation plan which:
1. provides for and entourages citizen participation, with
particular emphasis on participation by Persons of low and
moderate income who are residents of slum 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;
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2. provides aftix0ns with reasonable and timely access to
local meetings, information, and records relating to the
grantee's proposed use of foods, -as raquiredby the
regulations of the secretary, and relating to the actual
use of funds under the Act?
3. Provides for technical assistance to groupsrepresentative
of Persons of low end moderate income that request such
assistance in developing proposals with the level and type
of assistance to be determined by the grantee?
4. provides for public bearings to obtain citisen views end
to respond to proposals and guestions at all stages of the
community development Program, including at least the
development of needs,the review of Proposed activities,
and review of program performance, which hearings shall be
Mid after adequate notice, at times and Locations
convenient to potential or actual beneficiaries, and with
accomodation for the handicapped;
S. provides for a timely written answer to written complaints
and grievances, within 14 working days where practicable;
and
6. identifies how the needs of non-English speaking residents
will be met in the case of public hearings where a
significant number of non-English speaking residentscan
be reasonably expected to Participate;
(e) The grant will be conducted and administered in compliance
with:
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§ Civil 20004 e Rig tsAct Of 1964 (Public Law 88-
U.S.C.352t 42 -
2. Title VIII of the Civil Bights Act of 1968 (Public Law 90-
284;,42 U.S.C. §3601 et meq.);
(f) It will affirmatively further fair housing;
(g) It has developed its final statement of projected UseOffunds
so as to give maximum feasible priority to activitiee 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 designed to meat other
community development needs having a particular urgency because
existing conditions Was a serious and immediate threat to the
health or welfare of the community, and other financial
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resources are not available); except that the aggregate use of
cDw funds received under section 106 of .the Act and, if
applicable, under section 108 of the Act, during
the Three program year(s) La period specified
by t grantee tonere ng of one, two, or three consecutive
years), shall Briacipally he
persons of low and moderate
income in a mmner that ensure@ that not lean than 60 percent
of such funds are used for activities that benefit such persons
during such period;
(h) It has developed a community development plan, for the period
specified in paragraph (9) above, that identifies community..
development and boom vg needs and epecif iu both short .and
long-term community development objectives that have been
developed in accordance with the primary objective end
requirements of the Act;
(i) It is following a current housing assistance plan which has
been approved by HUD;
(j) lic
It
saasssiisted in whole orcover yinapartlwithts of foods provided
under section 106 of the Act or with amounts resulting from a
guarantee under section 108 of the Act by "sensing any amount
_against properties Owned and occupied by persona 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 we used to
pay the proportion of such fee or assessment that relates
to the capital coots of such public improvements that are
financed from revenue sources other than under Title I of
the Act; or
2. for purposes of "amazing any mount against properties
Owned and occupied by persons of moderate income, the
grantee certifies to the secretary that It lack$
sufficient funds received under section 106 of the Act to
comply with the requirements of subparagraph (1) above;
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(k) its notifiatio. concerningclead-tamed paintnwil I comply with JS70.608;oandunee
(1) It will comply with the other provisions of the Act and with
other applicable laws.
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