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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2009-02-23 09-094 ORDERCOUNCIL ACTION Item No, Date: February 23, 2009 09 094 Item/Subject: ORDER, Authorizing the Execution and Filing of Documents regarding Community Development Block Grant Neighborhood Stabilization Program Funds Responsible Department: Community & Economic Development Commentary: PUBLIC HEARING The City is required to hold a public hearing before applying for Community Development Block Grant Neighborhood Stabilization Program funds from the State of Maine Department of Economic and Community Development. The purpose of this funding is to provide targeted emergency assistance to State and local governments to acquire and redevelop foreclosed properties that might otherwise become sources of abandonment and blight. The City is eligible to receive $1,084,873 for this purpose. Following the public hearing, the Council may take action on this Order which authorizes the execution and filing of documents to enable the City's participation in the Neighborhood Stabilization Program. The proposed City of Bangor Neighborhood Stabilization Program is scheduled to begin on March 1, 2009. Department Head Manager's Comments: This has been reviewed and is recommended by the Business and Economic Development Committee. City Manager Associated Information: Budget Approval: finance Director Legal Approval: City Solicitor Introduced for X Passage First Reading Page _ of _ Referral 09 094 Assigned to Councilor Hawes February 23, 2009 CITY OF BANGOR (TITLE.) ORDER, Authorizing the Execution and Filing of Documents Regarding Community Development Block Grant Neighborhood Stabilization Program Funds WHEREAS, the City Council's authorization is required for the City's participation in the U.S. Department of Hosuing and Urban Development Neighborhood Stabilization Program; and WHEREAS, certifications regarding execution and filing of all documents including workplan, environmental review, and other related documents, under Title III in the Housing and Economic Recovery Act, 2008, as well as the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, as ammeded in 1992, and all Community Development Block Grant Regulations (24 CFR Part 570) are required; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDERED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BANGOR THAT the City Council, as the local governing body, hereby authorizes and directs the City Manager to submit to and file with the State of Maine Department of Economic and Community Development an application for Neighborhood Stabilization Program funds; and BE IT FURTHER ORDERED, THAT the City Manager is hereby appointed as the authorized representative of the City of Bangor to act in connection with the Neighborhood Stabilization Program under the Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008, as well as the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, as amended in 1992, and all Community Development Block Grant Regulations (24 CFR Part 570). IN.CITY COUNCIL February 23, 20.09 Motion Made to Opeti ,the" Public -Hearing` E'ub& Re-Aring--0pene& No one from the Public came forward Motion Made and Seconded to Close the Public Hearing Public Hearing Closed Motion Made and Seconded for Passage Pa ed CITY CLERK # 09-094 (TITLE,) Altitborizing Fxprution and Fi 1 ing of Documents Regarding Community Development Rlnrk grant Npighbarband Stabilization Program Funds Assigned to Councilor