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HomeMy WebLinkAboutHousing & Redevelopment Authority Resolution 2022-003 CITY OF PLYMOUTH HRA RESOLUTION 2022-03 A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE ALLOCATION OF FISCAL YEAR 2022 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT FUNDS WHEREAS, the City of Plymouth, as an entitlement community, participates in the Community Development Block Grant Program; and WHEREAS, the City of Plymouth has developed a proposal for the use of CDBG funds, and held a public hearing on February 24, 2022, to obtain the views of citizens on the proposed use of$292,810 in grant funding plus $40,000 in anticipated program income funds for the 2022 Community Development Block Grant Program; and WHEREAS, as a result of a decrease in federal CDBG funding to $281,379, the City of Plymouth reissued a thirty-day public comment period on July 28, 2022; and WHEREAS, the Housing and Redevelopment Authority in, and for the City of Plymouth, MN, has determined the following to be an appropriate use of Community Development Block Grant funds in accordance with federal guidelines and the City's HUD approved Consolidated Plan; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSING AND REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF PLYMOUTH, MINNESOTA, that it hereby recommends that the City Council authorize the City Manager to apply for 2022 Community Development Block Grant funds totaling$281,379 in addition to $40,000 in anticipated program income totaling$321,379 from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development with the following allocations: 1. Housing Rehabilitation Grant/Loans 108,569.00 2. First Time Homebuyer Program 69,000.00 3. Homes Within Reach Land Trust 60,000.00 4. Senior Community Services 16,000.00 5. Tree House 15,000.00 6. Interfaith Outreach 10,000,00 7. People Responding in Social Ministry(PRISM) 9,000.00 8. HOME Line 5,400.00 9. Lutheran Social Services of MN 3,000.00 10. Fair Housing Activities 3,000.00 11. Program Administration 22,410.00 Total $321,379.00 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that if there is an increase or decrease in the anticipated funding amount for the 2022 CDBG fiscal year, the Housing Rehabilitation Grant/Loan Program allocation will be increased or decreased accordingly. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that it is hereby recommended to the City Council that all CDBG program income may be used to cover expenses generated in any existing CDBG program or activity and not just expenses related to the activity generating the income, unless otherwise reallocated by the City Council. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED,that it is hereby recommended to the City Council that all unexpended 2022 CDBG funds be allocated to an eligible activity in 2023, unless otherwise reallocated by the City Council. Approved this 25th day of August, 2022 by the Plymouth Housing and Redevelopment Authority. ka,.# Michelle Soderberg, Chair Cbco—JC - ?cx"dN- Danette Parr, Executive Director