HomeMy WebLinkAbout3254 RESOLUTION NO. 3254
A RESOLUTION of the City Council of the City of
Bremerton, Washington, approving the 2016 CDBG/HOME
Funding Recommendations for inclusion in the 2016
CDBG/HOME Action Plan.
WHEREAS, the City of Bremerton is an entitlement community which receives a
Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) each year from the Department of Housing and
Urban Development, and also receives funding from HUD's Home Investment Partnerships
(HOME) program through its participation in the Kitsap County HOME Consortium; and
WHEREAS, the City of Bremerton has established a mandatory Policy Plan for
the City's management of its HUD entitlement, including a citizen participation plan, application
and review processes, eligibility, and implementation requirements for grant funded projects; and
WHEREAS, the City of Bremerton conducts a competitive annual process based
on the Policy Plan to determine allocation of CDBG and HOME entitlement; and
WHEREAS, the City of Bremerton's 2016 Policy Plan Citizen Participation
element establishes a Project Review Committee to assist the Department of Community
Development in reviewing CDBG and HOME applications by interviewing applicants and
recommending annual project allocation decisions to the Bremerton City Council; and
WHEREAS, the City of Bremerton participates in a Coordinated Application
process with Kitsap County Block Grant and the Kitsap Regional Coordinating Council for
HOME and Homeless Housing Grant Programs which received one capital application eligible
for HOME funding. The HOME Grant Recommendation Committee has reviewed, interviewed
and discussed each of the eligible funding requests and formulated funding recommendations
based on their review; and
WHEREAS, the City of Bremerton had its own competitive Request For Proposal
process for its CDBG entitlement which received 6 capital applications, and one economic
development application, and all but one was forwarded to the Project Review Committee; and
WHEREAS, the CDBG Project Review Committee has reviewed, interviewed
and discussed each of the eligible funding requests and formulated funding recommendations
and a funding contingency plan based on their review; and
WHEREAS, the City of Bremerton Block Grant staff on Thursday, October 15,
2015 posted the CDBG and HOME recommendations to the City's website and advertised in the
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2016 CDBG/HOME Funding Recommendation
Kitsap Sun a 30-day written public comment period commencing October 15, 2015 and
concluding November 18, 2015; and
WHEREAS, any comments received during the advertised public comment
period were provided to City Council for review; and
WHEREAS, the Department of Community Development CDBG/HOME staff
presents the Grant Review Committees HOME recommendations and the Project Review
Committee's CDBG recommendations for CDBG funding and the Coordinated Grant
Committee's recommendation for HOME funding to the City Council for adoption; NOW
THEREFORE,
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BREMERTON, WASHINGTON,
DOES HEREBY RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. The recitals and findings of fact set forth in this resolution are
hereby incorporated as if fully set forth herein.
SECTION 2. The 2016 CDBG/HOME Funding Recommendations attached
hereto as Exhibit A and B and further described in Exhibit C is hereby adopted and
incorporated herein by reference, and will be included in the 2016 Action Plan to be submitted to
the Department of Housing and Urban Development for approval.
SECTION 3. Severabilitv. If any one or more sections, subsections, or
sentences of this Resolution are held to be unconstitutional or invalid, such decision shall not
affect the validity of the remaining portion of this Resolution and the same shall remain in full
I force and effect.
SECTION 4. E�fective Date. This Resolution shall take effect and be in force
immediately upon its passage.
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W hin on this �
PASSED by the City Council of the City of Bremerton, as gt ,(
day of D� , 2015.
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GREG W LER, Council President
APPROVED AS TO FORM: ATTEST:
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RO ER A. LUBOVICH, Cit`� SHANNON CORIN, City Clerk
Exhibit A: CDBG Funding Recommendations
Exhibit B: HOME Funding Recommendations
Exhibit C: Project Descriptions
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2016 CDBG/HOME Funding Recnntn:endation
Percentage of Award Allocation Estimated Available Funding Funding Requested Funding
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F ADMINISTRATION FUNDING 20% $78,000 $78,000
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y remmendation: Adminstration award will be
�ased on on percentage (20%) of actual funding
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NIDE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT(ED) FUNDING 15% $58,500
!rogram $50,000
✓remmendation: Citywide ED award will be
ased on percentage (15%J of actual funding received
iT FUNDING 10% $39,000
: Group: 279 4th Street Building Upgrades $39,000
✓remmendation: Blight funding award will be
ased on percentage (10%J of actual funding received
'IAL PROJECT FUNDING � 55% $214,500
� Group: 4th Street Facade Improvements $196,629
ierization and Minor Home Repair $50,000
Evergreen Rotary Park "Missing Link" $168,950
�A- Economic Empowerment Center $200,000
al Project Funding Sub-Total
✓recommendation. Capita/project funding will be
ased on percentage (55%J of actual funding received
is$17,000 more than anticipated, COB Parks wil/be
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-he ADA walkway af vehicular entrance of Evergreen-
�. Any increased allocation less an $17,000 will go
''s wearherization and minor home repair projecrs.
Percentage of Award Allocation Estimated Available Funding Funding Requested Funding
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F HOME ADMINISTRATION FUNDING 10% $17,756 $17,756 i
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� remmendation: Adminstration award will be
�ased on on percentage (10%) of actual funding ,
Im HUD. �
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=MERTON HOME 90% $169,809 �
�Frameworks-Built in Bremerton 3 $360,000 i
.i project amounts may be reduced to cover project/activity delivery costs as outlined in the 2016 CDBG/HOME Policy Plan
r of individuals/households served reflects the number included in the application. Reduced funding may result in fewer individuals/households served. The n�
sted at the time of constract execution based on the final amount of funds awarded.
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ill PROPOSED FUNDING ALLOCATIONS FOR 2016 HOME
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� 2016 CDBG/HOME Project Descriptions __ Exhibit C :
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f----CDBG STAFF ADMINISTRATION FUNDING �
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IGrant administration is the general management and coordination of the CDBG/HOME programs,including federal regulation compliance,annual monitormg,citizen participation and
�development of other sources of funding for community devetopment.20%of our CDBG ent�tlement may be used for planning and administratve costs to delrver the CDBG program ,
jrequirements.Those funds not being used for administration and planing purposes will be rolled into project use.
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�CDBG CITYWIDE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT(ED)FUNDING '
Kitsap Community Resources:Business Education Support and Training
•Funds will be used to support 79 Bremerton and Kitsap County residents in creating small taxpaying businesses through the eusiness Education Support and Training(BE$T)program.
;Specifically the total estimated number of Bremerton residents to be directly served by the BE$T program.Specifically the total estimated number of Bremerton residents to be directly
'served by the BE$T program as a participant in 2016 is 37.BE$T is a microenterprise program that provides busmess training,ongoing busmess support,and facilitates access to capital to .
�help clients with limited financial resources develop their business.In 2016 79 Bremerton and Kitsap County residents will be supported as they create small taxpaying businesses. �
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CDBG BLIGHT FUNDING
Sound West Group: 279 4th Street Building Upgrades
This project will help to address the blight conditions in the 279 4th street building which has been vacant since the 1980s.The work will address substantial code deficiencies by installing
fire sprinklers to bring the building up to acceptable current building codes.
CDBG CAPITAL PROJECT FUNDING
Sound West Group:4th Street Facade Improvements
Funds will be used to conduct fa4ade improvements for the remodeling and repositioning the properties to convert what is currently old,vacant commercial space into 30 modern,
efficient apartments,with at least 20%of the units dedicated to affordable housing.The commercial use will be on the majonty of the ground floor areas of the buildings with the
exception of the Sears building,where the ground floor will be dedicated to"live work",i.e.it may serve either for commercial or retail.
Kitsap Community Resources-Weatherization and Minor Home Repair
Funds will be used to provide Weatherization and minor home repair to 3 income eligible homes within the City of Bremerton 2016-2020 Consolidated Plan target area.This will include
installing measures which improve energy efficiency such as insulation,blower door testing to assess heat leakage,ductless heatpumps and combustion safety evaluation.It will also
include minor home repairs that may include repair or replacement of a leaking roof.Improvements in rental properties will be allowed in limited cases for ADA improvements such as
wheelchair ramps.Funds from this request will be used for labor and matenals and improvements only.
City of Bremerton Parks and Recreation-Evergreen Rotary Park,Completing the Missing link(Only Recommended in Contingency Funding)
Funds wilt go towards completing the missing sidewalk,curb ramps and pathway links at Evergreen Rotary Park resulting in nearly one continuous mile of accessibte walkway;enhancing
the park's recreational value and providing safe travel of persons with disabilities.
New Life Community Development Agency-Marvin Williams/Birkenfield Economic Empowerment Centers(Not Recommended for Funding)
Funds will go towards the construction of the Marvin Williams/Birkenfield Economic Empowerment Center.This facility is a 20,000 square foot building with the two facilities that will be
distinguished by wings.The Marvin Williams Center will occupy approximately 16,000 sf and the Birkenfield Economic Empowerment Center will occupy 4,000 sf.
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IHOME PROJECT FUNDING �
iCommunity Frameworks-Built in Bremerton 3 �
IFunds will be used as Down Payment Assistance(DPA)for approximately 12 homebuyers participating in the Built in Bremerton homeownership program,and to pay administrative costs �
such as affirmatively marketing the program and processing homebuyer applications and closings.euilt in Bremerton is a local homeownership program in which Community Frameworks i
purchases vacant foreclosed,or otherwise ddapidated homes within eremerton City Limits.The homes are rehabilitated and made available for sale to low-income homebuyers who fall I
under the 80%Area Median Income limits. I
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