2017-1464 FILE RESOLUTION NO. 2017-1464
RESOLUTION APPROVING THE 2018 ACTION PLAN FOR THE COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT (CDBG) PROGRAM AND ROCK COUNTY HOME
CONSORTIUM FOR SUBMISSION
WHEREAS, the City of Janesville is a formula grantee 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, the Community Development Authority (CDA) has held the required
public hearings and evaluated the citizen comments concerning potential activities for the
2018 Annual Action Plan for the Community Development Block Grant and HOME
Program submissions and thereafter considered the various alternative allocations for
activities; and
WHEREAS, the Community Development Authority has recommended to the
Common Council that it approve the following Final Statement of Objectives and Budget to
be included in the City of Janesville 2018 Action Plan:
PROPOSED STATEMENT OF BUDGET & OBJECTIVES 2018 CDBG and HOME
PROGRAMS
For 2018, the City of Janesville is estimating that $1,206,398 in Community Development
Block Grant (CDBG) funding and $747,107 in HOME funding will be available to address
housing and community development needs in Janesville. These amounts include new
grant awards, program income and the use of prior year's grants, along with the Revolving
Loan Fund for home improvement loans to balance the budget.
1. Housing Activities -To rehabilitate owner-occupied and rental housing occupied by
low and moderate income households through the use of deferred payment and low
interest installment loans and partially forgivable loans. Funds may also be used to
support Homeownership Program activities; to provide loans and/or grants for
acquisition of property by non-profit agencies for rehabilitation and sale to low
/moderate income occupants; for acquisition, demolition, and provision of vacant
lots for new housing construction by non-profit agencies for sale to low/moderate
income families; or for acquisition and/or rehabilitation of property by a non-profit for
transitional housing or other housing programs. Using these funds, the City may
also acquire, rehabilitate and resell housing to low and moderate income families.
Funds are also provided for encouraging the reduction in density of multi-family
units in the central city area in connection with the rehabilitation work, for the
provision of information and training on the hazards of lead-based paint and other
housing rehabilitation-related hazards and abatement of such. $1,239,111
($408,145-owner rehab, $60,886-rental rehab, $292,837-home ownership,
$114,000-new construction, $210,000-purchase/rehab/resale, and $153,243-rehab
service delivery).
2. Neighborhood Activities—To fund a pro-active property maintenance enforcement
program and support a variety of programs aimed at reconnecting families in low-
moderate income residential areas with their neighborhoods and the community as
a whole. Also, to provide blight elimination program focused on offering demolition
grants to low-moderate income individuals who have received orders to correct for
deteriorated garages or accessory structures ($96,200).
3. Public Service Activities-To provide funds for activities which indirectly support the
mission of the Community Development Authority and Neighborhood and
Community Services Department. Activities to be funded in 2018 include the
following: Boys and Girls Club - facility improvement ($2,000), Community Action -
Fatherhood Initiative ($6,000), ECHO - emergency rent assistance ($52,000), and
HealthNet - primary medical care ($50,000).
4. Administration and Planning - To provide overhead and administrative support
necessary to carry out the CDBG, HOME, and Neighborhood Development,
including compliance with program regulations and planning for the housing and
community development needs in Janesville ($181,579).
It is the intent of the City of Janesville not to cause displacement of persons as a result of
CDBG funded activities. In the event that displacement does occur, a plan for assistance
will be developed.
WHEREAS, the CDA further recommends to the Common Council that it authorize
and direct the City Manager to execute the FY2018 Action Plan for the CDBG and HOME
programs, including the various certifications for these funds; and
WHEREAS, the Common Council finds that it is in the community's best interest to
fulfill the requirements to secure the FY2018 CDBG and HOME funds for the eligible
activities in the City of Janesville;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the Common Council of the City of
Janesville, that it authorizes and directs the City Manager to submit the 2018 Annual Action
Plan including the above statement of objectives and budget as recommended, including
assurances contained therein and to provide any other information requested by HUD;
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 FY2018 budget
document to reflect the receipt of the FY2018 Community Development Block Grant
Program and HOME program funds and the expenditures as reflected in this resolution.
ADOPTED: November 13, 2017 Motion by: Consent
Second by: Consent
APPROVED: Councilmember Aye Nay Pass Absent
itu/A- Conley X
Farrell X
Mark A. 'reitag, City Manag- Gruber X
Jorgensen X
ATT •• I Marklein X
Williams X
/ 'illw" Wolfe X
David T. Godek,'City Clerk-Treasurer
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Wald Klimczyk, City Attorney
Proposed by:Neighborhood and Community
Services
Prepared by: Neighborhood Development
Specialist