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HomeMy WebLinkAbout3311RESOLUTION NO. 3311 A RESOLUTION of the City Council of the City of Bremerton, Washington, approving the 2019 CDBG/HOME Funding Recommendations for inclusion in the 2019 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 ("HUD"), 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 2019 Policy Plan citizen participation plan 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 Program and Kitsap County Housing and Homelessness Program for HOME and Homeless Housing Grant Programs, and had its own competitive CDBG RFP process which received five (5) capital applications, and three (3) job training applications, and all were 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 Friday, August 30th, 2018, posted the recommendations to the City of Bremerton's website and advertised in the Kitsap Sun a 30 -day written public comment period commencing September 1st and concluding September 30, 2018; and WHEREAS, no public comments were received during the public comment period; and WHEREAS, a legal ad was placed in the Kitsap Sun on October 17`'', 2018 advertising the City of Bremerton Public Hearing adopting the funding recommendations on November 7a' 2018; and WHEREAS, the Department of Community Development CDBG/HOME staff presents the Project Review Committee's recommendations 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 2019 CDBG/HOME Funding Recommendations attached hereto as Exhibit A will be incorporated into the 2019 Action Plan to be submitted to the Department of Housing and Urban Development for approval. SECTION 3. Severability. 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 force and effect. SECTION 4. Effective Date. This Resolution shall take effect and be in force immediately upon its passage. PASSED by the City Council of the City of Bremerton, Washington this day ofee,� , 2018. ERIC YOUN R, Co it President APPROVED AS TO FORM: ATTEST: I 1"ne"Nal, ••� 2 CDBG PLAN REVIEW COMMITTEE 2019 FUNDING RECOMMENDATIONS Available Funding Estimated based on prior years allocations Entitlement $450,000 Administration $90,000 Public Services (15% cap) $67,500 Capital / Microenterprise $292,500 Project Name Amount Requested Job Training Applications (Public Services) -subject to 15% cap HOPE Inc $69,280 Barnacles and Bees $12,563 Total $81,843 Funding Deficit ($14,343) Capital OR Microenterprise Applications Kitsap Mental Health Scattered Site Housing BEST COB Curb Ramp Construction COB Sidewalk abatement Evergreen Park Accessibility improvements Kitsap Community Food Coop Funding Recommendations Exhibit A Notes & Conditions $67,500.00 See Contingency Notes at bottom of page $0.00 $67,500.00 Total $511,747.34 $292,500.00 Funding Deficit $0.00 Contingency: If more money: funds go to sidewalk and If less: funds are taken from If award decreased more than curb ramps. -Job training for HOPE inc. is sidewalks and curb ramps. Note $48,000 then: sidewalks and locked at $67,500. that 15% public service allocation curbramps would be eliminated If entitlement received is more than decreases if entitlement decreases. and all other projects receive $52,000 over anticipated funding, then roll equal deductions by percentage forward to next years process. of award received. 2019 HOME FUNDS - RECOMMENDATIONS Preserve affordable housing. CONDITION: $137,224.34 $135,000.00 Add 15 years to current period of HOME Applications affordability (2031 + 15 = 2046) $75,000 $70,000.00 $50,000 $25,000.00 $48,000 Total Curb Ramp and Sidewalk: The City of Bremerton share of the HOME funds, for use on projects located in the City of Bremerton, is Committee and applicant recommend $50,000 $23,000.00 combining the two projects into one. $39,500 $39,500.00 $160,023 $0.00 Total $511,747.34 $292,500.00 Funding Deficit $0.00 Contingency: If more money: funds go to sidewalk and If less: funds are taken from If award decreased more than curb ramps. -Job training for HOPE inc. is sidewalks and curb ramps. Note $48,000 then: sidewalks and locked at $67,500. that 15% public service allocation curbramps would be eliminated If entitlement received is more than decreases if entitlement decreases. and all other projects receive $52,000 over anticipated funding, then roll equal deductions by percentage forward to next years process. of award received. 2019 HOME FUNDS - RECOMMENDATIONS Requested Estimated HOME HOME Applications Amount Award City of Bremerton HOME Community Frameworks • Built in Bremerton 1�g,6[1t) ___1/9,600 Total $179,6001 $179,60 The City of Bremerton share of the HOME funds, for use on projects located in the City of Bremerton, is based on the HOME Consortium Percentage released annually by HUD. 15% of the City of Bremerton 2019 HOME allocation will be set-aside for a CHDO Project. Any increases to the remaining City of Bremerton HOME amount will be allocated in the next process and any decreases will be applied to Community Frameworks Bremerton Homeownership Project. " The awards for City of Bremerton HOME funds are approved through the Bremerton City Council.