2011-805 RESOLUTION NO. 2011 -805
RESOLUTION APPROVING A REVISED 2011 STATE AND FEDERAL GRANTS
BUDGET
WHEREAS, the City of Janesville is an entitlement community under the Community
Development Block Grant Program and is the lead agency for the Rock County Consortium
under the HOME Investment Partnership (HOME) Program, both of which are administered
by the U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development; and
WHEREAS, in preparing the 2011 budget, the City of Janesville anticipated that
$762,000 in Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds and $678,000 in
Neighborhood Stabilization funds would be available in 2011, including new grant awards,
program income and the use of prior year's grants; and
WHEREAS, in preparing the 2011 budget, the City of Janesville anticipated that
$440,000 in HOME funding would be available in 2011, including new grant awards,
program income and the use of prior year's grants; and
WHEREAS, with the recent adoption of the 2011 Federal Budget, the City of
Janesville will receive $120,000 less in new grant dollars through the CDBG and HOME
programs than originally anticipated (16.5% Tess in CDBG funding- $97,000 and 12% Tess in
HOME funding - $26,000); and
WHEREAS, the Community Development Authority (CDA) has held a public hearing
regarding proposed changes to the 2011 State and Federal Grants budget; and
WHEREAS, the Community Development Authority has recommended to the
Common Council that it approve the revised budget, which is consistent with the 2011
Annual Action Plan; and
WHEREAS, the budget will be revised as follows:
HOME Investment Partnership Program (HOME)
HOME funds are to be used to provide affordable housing including assistance for new
construction of housing to be occupied by income eligible households, down payment and
closing cost assistance, and owner- and renter - occupied rehabilitation loans.
Reduce HOME funded activities from $440,000 to $434,000. Revisions to HOME funded
activities include:
1. Reduce Home Ownership Down Payment Assistance Program by $26,000.
2. Increase HOME Administration by $20,000.
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Community Development Block Grant (CDBG)
CDBG funds are to be used to provide a variety of housing and community development
activities to support low to moderate income individuals, including: housing, neighborhood
stabilization, local home ownership, neighborhood, downtown, public service, and
administration.
Reduce CDBG funded activities from $762,000 to $677,000. Revisions to CDBG funded
activities include:
1. Reduce CDBG Program Administration by $10,076.
2. Reduce Rehabilitation Services Delivery by $10,870.
3. Reduce Neighborhood Action Teams by $2,875.
4. Reduce Downtown Improvement Programs by $18,000.
5. Reduce Housing Owner- Rehabilitation by $72,500.
6. Increase Housing Rental — Rehabilitation by $35,000.
7. Reduce CDA Owned Houses by $1,014.
8. Reduce Emergency Rent Assistance by $4,269.
9. Increase Home Ownership Down Payment Assistance Program by $4,800.
10. Decrease HealthNet by $3,196.
11. Decrease Boys and Girls Club by $1,000.
12. Decrease Literacy Connection by $1,000.
Other State and Federal Grants
Other State and Federal Grants include those which support the housing and community
development goals of the Neighborhood Services Department. This includes funding under
the Lead Hazard Control Grant, the Lead Hazard Demonstration Grant, and other inactive
grants where we continue to receive loan repayments. Other State and Federal Grant
funds must be used in accordance with the terms of the grant agreement.
Increase other state and federal grants from $158,400 to $459,799. Revisions to Other
State and Federal Grant funded activities include:
1. Increase Lead Hazard Reduction Control Grant by $211,399.
2. Increase Lead Hazard Reduction Demonstration Grant by $50,000.
3. Increase Wisconsin Rental Rehabilitation Grant by $40,000.
WHEREAS, the Common Council finds that it is in the community's best interest to
revise the 2011 State and Federal Grants budget to reflect the reduction in federal funding;
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the Common Council of the City of
Janesville, that it authorizes and directs the City Manager to administer the 2011 State and
Federal Grants Budget as recommended;
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the City Manager, and his designees, are hereby
authorized to negotiate, draft, prepare, execute, file and modify such other documents,
papers and agreements ancillary and /or pertaining thereto and, from time to time, to take
and /or make whatever other minor actions and /or minor modifications to the above
described agreements as the City Manager and /or his designee may deem necessary
and /or desirable to effectuate the purposes of such agreements and the intent of this
resolution. The City Manager is also hereby authorized to revise the FY2011 budget
document to reflect the receipt of the FY2011 Community Development Block Grant
Program and HOME program funds and the expenditures as reflected in this resolution.
ADOPTED: May 23, 2011 Motion by: Rashkin
Second by: Steeber
APPROV i / Councilmember Aye Nay Pass Abs( nt
Brunner X
�i i� Dongarra -Adams X
Eri . Levity i ,, anager Liebert X
McDonald X
ATTEST: Rashkin X
Steeber X
1, �i j /IN A �d Voskuil X
Jean • nn Wulf, City Clerk- Treasurer
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Wald Klimczyk, City Attorney ' ±l
Proposed by: Community Development Authority _ : °-
Prepared by: Neighborhood Services Director -