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Home My WebLink About2002-05-13 02-218 ORDERItem No 02-218 Date: May 13.2002 Item/Subject: ORDER Authorization to Execum and File a Final Consolidated Housing and Community Development Plan for Community Development Bafflement Funds under Title I of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 Responsible Department: Community B Economic Development Commentary: The City is required to hold public hearings before adoption of the FY 2002 Consolidated Housing and Community Development Plan. The Business and Bconomic Committee held public hearings at their meetings on February 5, 2002 and May 7, 2002. A copy of the proposed City of Bangor 2002/2003 Community Development Block Grant Program for the period July 1, 2002 to June 30, 2103, as recommended by the Business and Economic Development Committee is attached. Also attached is a summary of the City of Bangor 2002 Consolidated Plan Annual Action Plan for Housing and Community Development. /moi/ i/Ij Manager's Comments:aoit/ U. us' CM1y Manager assocdatel Information: (J 1 p4tf..j I ,aa Budget Approval: Finance Director Legal Approval: 1441 CVSolicftr Induced for Passage _ First Reading Page _ of Referral 02-218 Assignedro Councilor pazrlvgtou Nay 13, 2002 CITY OF BANGOR (TIRE.) Order, Authorization to Execute and File a Consolidated Housing mad Community Development Plat for Community Development Entitlement Funds under Tide I of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 6y Me ON Cowed/ofthe 6[y ofB ngM ORDERED, THAT the City Council of Bangor, as the local governing body, hereby authorizes and directs the City Manager m submit in and file with the Department of Housing and Urban Development a Consolidated Housing and Community Development Plan for Community Development Block Grant Entitlement Funds as provided for in Title I of the Housing aM Community Development Act of 1914, as amended, a copy of which is on file in the Office of the City Clerk; and on provide such additional information and furnish such documents as may be required by the Department of Housing and Urban Development to execute such contract or warrants as may be necessary for the entitlement grant to be received; and to execute and file requisitions for funds. BE IT FURTHER ORDERED, THAT, the City Manager is hereby appointed as the authorized representative of the City of Bangor to act in comesetion with such Plan of the City of Bangor for Federal Community Development Black Grant funds under Title I of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, as amended. IP CITY COUNCIL May 13, 2002 Notion Made and Seconded p rig—gig for Income Passed O NON& (TITLE) Authorization to Execace and Me a Consolfdated BousIng. and Comity Oevelopmen[ Plan for Comity Develugment Nousfug and Coumuuity Development Act of 1974 Assigned to CCoo�unci�l/or�#i�Li�✓�/ O VY'Y 02-218 CITY OF BANGOR 200212003 Community Development Black Grant (CDBG) Program Proposed Community Development Activities July 1, 2002 ro June 30.2003 CDBG FUNDING SOURCES AVAILABLE FOR USE CDBG Entitlement Grant $1,292,000 Prolectetl Program Income tram COBG funded loan reprymentc 320000 TOTAL COBO FUNDS AVAILABLE FON USE $I,B12,000 PROGRAM OBJECTIVES AND PROIECTEO USE OF FUNDS The primary obledlce of City of BmMer Ccmmunib provincial Program is the development ofa Mable urban community by providing@cent b0using, a suitable living ww ronmem and expanding economic appotluniBes, finncipely for persons of low. and mNerna Income. Consistent with this primary abuse". Sri FY 2003 p'darmm year founded with Fal or 2002 funds)spreic Objectives and projeclM use of funds are: grev me&Oeecnmrw Larval BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE hipaybol Commercial Industrial, 0owntown RMtailoolon and Handicap Citywide $100.000 Access Loans and Assistance. (This is in session t0 one $204.594 presently available far this snowily accUMVIO dfrom repayment of precious loans). PARK MOM - SOCIAL SERVICES Funds Sir me case management position a no the clenwl time Pork W00a$ $5],$00 needed t0 supportNat position. PILOFE RENABIUTATION Law Interest and deterred payment aans for rehabilitation of CRY wide $560.149 loxerincome, over accused. single family homes and mural rental oro¢. PROPERTY MSPO$ITION Legal ice; sovers, environmental rtmNialion and other Dewntowq WaknroM, $30.000 costs assoclated with the ebpoail of CDBGu@aired pmkkmy. Carcinoma Neighborhoods PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS Downtown RevlAlim mArno Main Street sidewalk -Children s Museum/Frouni laming $17.500 Park Strait siamvelk � One Hundred Aswciates of Bangor Building Project $50.000 Exchange Street sidewalk State to York $63.657 Downward Rovl4lizatlon Arab SUMohI $131.157 RFarlront Redmlepmam Ares Public lnlrzstruclure Improvements Building Carl and Claomup MA000 Boarded Site Plan & Landscape Crash Carol R. Johnson bwciate41ni $175.653 element Radmbpmmt Ares sob l $225,663 Produced CD Activities 1 5/2/02 02-218 Ach✓N ATS 80ucnmm busphorb (anchr($1 PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS Cont. Champion of public information (Program information matenais, ADA Praised, Handicap access Merck $47,600 ADA Pra(x45ubtotal $67,600 Neighborhood Public Improvement[ $293.205 Neighborhood Cumberland E. Henry to Canter $6,998 Cedar St- Fltth to Main $30,100 Buck St Main to Third $11.200 Middle SI. - High t0 Columbia $1,590 Essex St. York W Slate $3,039 HIS St. - Union to Hammon $11,000 Care SL-Flntlo Main $2.975 ThirdSt-Union to Waller $15,670 Third St. Union to Vine $18.200 Hammond St. � Fifth to Union $2.905 Neighborhood Public Imprareara sUbro t $101.626 Maine Business Enterprise Park Infrastructure Improvements $50000 Maine Business Enterprise Park Subtotal $50,000 PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION OversIRM,Management, Manlbring, and CooNlna[ngol CDEG Program ectirides. N/A $290.205 Champion of public information (Program information matenais, public teeming nadc", and publical Mummers). City-MEe 3,000 PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION SUBTOTAL $293.205 PUNNING Reimbursement to the Planning DI'nsian for Servlws provided In support of Community Confinement Program activities. N/A $15,000 PUNNING SUBTOTAL $15,000 Proposed CD Adivitiep 2 1 o2-2re City of Bangor Consolidated Plan for Housing and Community Development 2002 Annual Action Plan The Bangor 2002 Consolidated Plan Annual Action Plan presents a coordinated approach N addressing Bangor's housing and community development needs over the third year of the five year period addresses by the 2000-2004 Consolidated Plan. The goal of the plan is in integrate economic, physical and human development in a comprehensive and coordinated fashion so that families and communities can work together and thrive. The Consolidated Plan describes the City's planned use of federal, state and local funds and other housing resources N address the needs of homeless and low- and moderate -income households arid persons in ways that promote community and individual stability. The 2002 Consolidated Plan Annual Action Plan integrates the application, ples"ag and citizen participation for Bangor's Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program. Ultimately, the Consolidated Plan allows the City of Bangor, its citizens, housing and related service providers and citizens, the opportunity an create a unified vision for community development actions. The 2002 Bangor Consolidated Plan Armed Action Plan, as required by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development must primarily benefit low- and moderate -income persons in accordance with the following major goals; Provide decent housing. Assist homeless persons to obtain affordable housing; retain the affordable housing stock, increase the availability of permanent anent housing that is affordable to low-income households; and increase supportive housing that includes structurel features and services to enable persons with special needs N live in dignity. M Provide a suitable living evvuroomeot. Improve the safety, =it livability of neighborhoods; increase access to quality facilities and services; reduce the isolation of income groups within areas by deconcentrating housing opportunities and revitalizing deteriorating neighborhoods; restore and preserve natural and physical features of special value for historic, archiNCNmI, or aesthetic reasons; and conserving energy resources. Expand economic opportunities. Within this goal are creating jobs accessible N low- and very low-income persons; providing funding for community development that promotes long-term economic and social viability; and empowering low- and very low-income perams in federally assisted and public housing in achieve self-sufficiency. CONTENTS OF PLAN Homing, Service and Homeless Needs Assessment: Includes housing and population cbmachrlsticai for Bangor and its residents act identifies housing and human services needs. The data presented will inform current and future planning efforts as Bangor continues toward the development of a continuum of housing and services to meet the needs of its residenta. Homing Demand and Needs Assessment - includes housing assistance needs, demand for housing, nature and extent of homelessness, and housing and support needs for populations with special needs. Homing Market Analysis - addresses general market conditions, housing affordability and the housing market. Strategic Plan: For the City of Bangor, national and local goals for community ami human development, a summary of federal, stare, local and private resources relative to the strategic plan, and the five-year activities and allocation strategies for each of the following areas: > Public Housing Initiatives > Public hdbastructme > Affordable Housing > Economic Development > Homelessness > Lead -Based Paint Hazards > Institutional Roles & Coordination > And -Poverty Strategy. Action Plan: Describes resources expected to be available and activities to be undertaken during the next year m address priority needs. Indicates areas to receive assistance and ethers m: address homeless and other special needs, further affordable homing, evaluate and reduce lead-based paint hazards, reduce the effects of poverty, enhance public/private cooperation, and improve the public homing environment. Key Public Policies: That impact housing and community development in Bangor include the City Comprehemive Plan, income eligibility, geographic targeting, soul the siting of subsidized housing. Appendix. Provides supplemental program information, HUD -required certifications anal HUD -required maps, charts and tables. For further Rodney McKay or Sudsy Mmes information or City of Bangor a copy of the Commmtity Development Division propmed plan City Hall, 73 Harlow Street contact: Bangor, ME 04401 945-4400, ext. 211 AW 1e, mm