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Home My WebLink About2001-05-14 01-209 ORDERItem No. 01-209 Date: May 14, 2003 Item/Subject ORDER Authorization to Execute and File a Final Consolidated Housing and Community Development Plan for Community Development Enfidement Funds under Tide I of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1714 Responsible Department: Commun tV & Economic Development Commentary: The City is required to hold public hearings before adoption of the PY 2001 Consolidated Housing and Community Development Plan. The Business and Fcorwmio Committee held public hearings az their meetings on February 7, 2001 and May 8, 2001. A copy of Bre proposed City of Bangor 200//2002 Community Development Block Grunt Program for the period July 1, 2001 to June 30, 2002, as recommendM by fire Business and Economic Development Continuous, is attached. Also attached is a summary of We City of Bangor 2001 Consolidated Plan Annual Action Man for Housing and Community Development. Manager's Comments: nn City Manager Aseatlated Information: Q,Aa r 1 66� MA W Finance Director Legal Approval: City Solicitor IIr,uoed for J� Passage _ First Reading Page _ of Referral 01-209 e AssignMto Councilor hatable Nay 14, 2001 CITY OF BANGOR (MLE.) Order, Authorization to Execute and File a Consolidated Housing and Community Development Plan for Community Development Entitlement Funds under Title I of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 ay the oyCWW/wme ay Of Mflgw. ORDERED, THAT the City Council of Bangor, as the local governing body, hereby authorizes and directs the City Manager to submit to and file with the Deparmsent 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 and Community Development Aa of 1974, as amended, a copy of which is on file in the Office of the City Clerk; and to provide such additional information and hurrah such documents as may be required by the Department of Housing and Urban Development to execute such contract or contracts as may be necessary for the emitlemem gran[ on 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 connection with such Plan of the City of Bangor for Federal Community Development Block Grarrt funds under Title I of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, as amended. 01-209 CITY OF BANGOR 2001/2002 Community Development Block Grand(COBE)aborti n Proposed Community Development Activities July 1, 2001 W June 30, 2002 COBE FUNDING SOURCES AVAILABLE FOR USE COBE EmiOement Gram: $1.264,000 Prepared Phil Income from CABG funded loan repayments: 376,563 TOTAL CDBG Pl AVAILABLE FOR USE $11610,563 TM primary objective of the Gty W Bangor Cammumly Development Program is the development of a viable urban Community W prwidingtlaam housing, a suitable living environment and eepaMingewnomic opportunities, principally for Persons of low and modembinccme. Cmsklmtwimmisprimryobo&lw,Ban sFY 2pmgremy , (tuned with Federal FY 2001 funds) specific objectives and proleCW use mfunds are: Al Name & Descrolaffet Userini BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE Fcnnn /a Cerebral IMuenc e, Downtown Revnalizmm and Handicap Gtywlde $146.500 Acwss Loans and Assistance. abs is in ackilim to the $172,456 presently available kr this activity accumulated from repayment M previous loam). PARK WOODS - SOCIAL SERVICES Funds for the case management pmltlon and the tldlcal time Perk Weak $57,60) madad to sulScn that puition. PROPERTY REHABILITATION Irnv Interest and real payment laansfor capacitance m Citywide $567.002 Mwenmmme, ownttorcupled, singletamily homes and multi family rental units. PROPERTY DISPOSIPPON Legal fees. survive environmental remMlation and other Downtown. Waletlmnt, $30.0)3 chat$ associated with the convention m CD6Gayuired property. Low base, NeighborMwtls PUBLIC IMPRWEMFNTS members Revitalization Area Palk $beet siandalX -One Hundred Associates W Baroor Bulling Project $49.617 Downtown Revitalization Area Samoan $49,617 Rlvemont RedevNopmeM Area Public Im251mclure Improvements Pleasant and South Streets ShMtall $27.0)3 Watedeurt She Plan &"announce Design Carol R. Johnson Anaerobic Inc. $134.695 Informal Redevelopment Area SuatMal $161,895 PUBLIC IMPRWEMEN SUBTOTAL $211,512 ProposMm Mivities 1 5/7/01 01-209 Union Placa Nelgbbmbood Conservation Ancient Property acquisition, nlocetion payments, Poverty deposited &start-up $310.610 Union Place Nelghborbnod Demarcation Prapct Subtotal $310.616 PROPEEM ACQUISITION, RELOCATION AND DIMOLITON PUBTOTAL $310,616 PROGRAM AOMINISIRAMON Oversight, ManagemenC Monitoring. and Ceoodwating of CDBG Program asteitiee. MAN $291 Pmvislon of Posts Information(Program Information materials, Wblid he ing natters, and publication r¢qulremeMs) CltywlEe 31W0 PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION SUBTOTAL $302,335 PLANNING ReMWrsemmt to tat Planning Division for services provided in Support ofCommunity Development Program activities . N/A $15.000 PIANMING SUBTOTAL $15M Proposed Co Activities 2 5201 01-209 City of Bangor 2000-2004 Consolidated Plan for Housing and Community Development The Bangor 2000-2004 Consolidated Plan presents a coordinated approach to addressing Bangor's housing and community development needs over a five-year period. The goal of the plan is to 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 is developed by the City of Bangor under guidelines from the federal Department of Housing and Urban Development (HOD). It describes the Citys planned use of federal, state and local funds and other housing resources to address the needs of homeless, and low- and moderate -income households and persons, and persons with special housing needs in ways that Promote community and individual stability. The 2000-2004 Consolidated Plan integrates the application, planning and cifven participation for Bangor's Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program. Ultimately, the Consolidated Plan allows the City of Bangor, its citizens, housing and related services providers and citizens, the opportunity to create a unified vision for community development actions. The 2000-2004 Consolidated Plan, as required by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development mus[ primarily benefit low- and moderate-incoma parsers in accordance with the following major goals: • Provide decent housing• Assist homeless persons and persons with special needs to obtain affordable housing; conserve and expand the affordable housing stock, increase the availability of permanent housing that is affordable to low- income households; and increase supportive housing that includes structural features and services to enable persons with special needs to live in dignity in a safe, sanitary, and suitable dwelling. IN Provide a suitable Bving environment Improve the safety and livability of neighborhoods; increase access m quality facilities and services; reduce the isolation of income groups within areas by deconcenhating housing opportunities and revitalizing deteriorating neighborhoods; restore and preserve natural and physical features of special value for instant, architectural, or aesthetic reasons; and conserving energy resources. ■ Expand economic opportunities. Within dris goal areNe creation ofjobs available to low- and very low-income persons; providing funding for community development activities and projects that promotes longterm economic and social viability; and empowering low- and very low-income persons in federally assisted and public housing to achieve self-sufficiency. CONTENTS OF THE 2000-2004 CONSOLIDATED PLAN Housing, Service and Homeless Needs Assessment. Includes housing and population characteristics for Bangor and its residents and identifies housing and human services needs. The data presented will inform current and future planning efforts as Bangor continues toward the development of continuum of housing and services to meet the needs of its residents. • Housing 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. • Housing Market Analysis- addresses genual market conditions, housing affordability and the housing market. Strategic Plan. For the City of Bangor, national and local goals for community and human development, a summary, of federal, state, local and private resources associated with the strategic plan, and the five-year activities and allocation strategies for each of the fallowing meas: Public Housing Initiatives > Public Infinatmeture > Affordable Housing > Economic Development Homelessness > Lead -Based Paint Hazards > Institutional Roles & Coordination > Anti -Poverty Strategy. Action Plan. Resources expected to be available and activities to be undertaken during the next year to address priority needs. Indicates areas to receive assistance and efforts to: address homeless and other special needs, further affordable housing, evaluate and reduce lead-based paint hazards, reduce the efforts of poverty, enhance public/private coopemilorm, and unprove the public and private housing environments. Key Public Policies. Identifies public policies that impact housing and community development in Bangor such as the City Comprehensive Plan, income eligibility, geographic targeting, and the siting of subsidized housing. Appendix. Provides supplemental program information, HUD -required rectifications, and a glossary of turns. Some key HUD-mquinxi maps, charts and tables also appear. For further Rodney McKay, Director of Community and Economic Development information or or Stan Moses, Ass. Community Development Director a copy of the Community Development Division proposed plan ]J Harlow Street, Bangor, ME 04401 contact: 945-4400, ext. 211 IH CITY Co09CIL Nay la, 2001 Motion for Passage Nade and Seconded Passed C M V (TITLE,) authortmattan to naemte nm nue a Consolidated Housing and Comity ➢evelopment Plan for Coamoity pevelopaent Entitlement Prods under title I of the Housing and Community Development Art of 19]6 Assigned m Councilor :J� / ami- lY . W