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INTEROFFICE MEMORANDUM
Date: May 9, 2019
To: The Honorable Mayor and City Council
Through: Rebecca Underhill, Interim City Manager
From: Ronald Burton,Assistant City Manager
RE: P. R. # 20863
Introduction:
The intent of this Agenda Item is to seek the City Council's approval for the 2019 Community
Development Block Grant and HOME application to the Department of Housing and Urban
Development.
Background:
Pursuant to the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1974, as amended, Public Law 93-383,
the City will submit, by June 15, 2019,to the United States Department of Housing and Urban
Development(HUD)the 45Th (2019 Program Year) Consolidated Plan as an application for a
grant in the amount of$1,088,228 Community Development Block Grant Funds (CDBG) and a
grant for$246,524 in HOME funds.
The Consolidated Plan is designed to help states and local jurisdictions to assess their affordable
housing and community development needs and market conditions, and to make data-driven,
place-based investment decisions. The consolidated planning process serves as the framework
for a community-wide dialogue to identify housing and community development priorities that
align and focus funding from the CPD formula block grant programs: Community Development
Block Grant(CDBG) Program, HOME Investment Partnerships (HOME) Program, Housing
Trust Fund (HTF), Emergency Solutions Grants (ESG) Program, and Housing Opportunities for
Persons With AIDS (HOPWA) Program. The Consolidated Plan is carried out through Annual
Action Plans, which provide a concise summary of the actions, activities, and the specific federal
and non-federal resources that will be used each year to address the priority needs and specific
goals identified by the Consolidated Plan. Grantees report on accomplishments and progress
toward Consolidated Plan goals in the Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report
(CAPER).
The following areas were addressed in the Consolidated Plan:
1. Needs Assessment—identifies the variety of housing, homeless, community
development, and non-homeless special needs of the community;
2. Housing Market Analysis—reviews a variety of data from the American Community
Survey, the census, the Port Arthur Housing Authority, and homeless service providers to
provide a picture of the local housing market.
3. Strategic Plan—lays out the direction the City intends to take to distribute the
Community Development Block Grant and HOME funding for the next five years. The
priorities list was determined through consultation with service providers and
consideration of a community survey.
4. Annual Plan - provides a concise summary of the actions, activities, and the specific
federal and non-federal resources that will be used each year to address the priority needs
and specific goals identified by the five-year Consolidated Plan.
J-QUAD Planning Group was the consultant responsible for compiling and analyzing the data as
well as writing the Consolidated Plan.
Budget Impact:
Community Development Block Grant is the funding source.
Recommendation:
It is recommended that City Council approve the P. R. number 20863.
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P.R.No.20863
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RESOLUTION NUMBER
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO APPLY TO THE
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT FOR A
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT IN THE AMOUNT OF
$1,088,228 AND A GRANT IN THE AMOUNT OF $246,524 IN HOME
INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIP (HOME) FUNDS AND AUTHORIZING THE
CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE THE CITY OF PORT ARTHUR'S 2019
CONSOLIDATED ANNUAL PLAN. THE CONSOLIDATED PLAN WILL BE
SUBMITTED TO THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN
DEVELOPMENT.
WHEREAS,pursuant to the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1974, as
amended, Public Law 93-383, the City will submit to the United States Department of Housing
and Urban Development (HUD)the 45TH (2019 Program Year) Consolidated Plan as an
application for a grant in the amount of$1,088,228 Community Development Block Grant Funds
(CDBG) and a grant for$246,524 in HOME funds; and,
WHEREAS,the 45TH Year Consolidated Plan will include a proposed list of
Projects for the 2019 Program Year, per Resolution No. 19-188, and certifications and included
within the Plan is the CDBG budget(see Exhibit A); and,
WHEREAS,the citizens have been given an opportunity to express their ideas as
to projects, which should be included in the 2019 Community Development Block Grant
Program at the public hearings; and,
WHEREAS, City Council will be informed if additional comments are submitted
from June 4— 10, 2019 concerning the 2019 Consolidated Plan document; and,
WHEREAS, the City Council, is required to designate an official to sign all
documents in connection with the Applications and Grant Agreement.
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF PORT ARTHUR,TEXAS:
THAT the City Manager is authorized to apply to the U.S. Department of
Housing and Urban Development for a Community Development Block Grant for$1,088,228
and a grant in the amount of$246,524 in HOME funds.
THAT the City Manager is authorized to execute the 2019 Consolidated Plan,
which refers to a grant to be made by the United States Department of Housing and Urban
Development for a Community Development Block Grant for One Million Eighty-Eight
Thousand Two Hundred Twenty-Eight Dollars ($1,088,228) and for HOME funds for Two
Hundred Forty-Sixty Thousand Five Hundred Twenty-four Dollars ($246,524) for the 2019
Program Year; and,
THAT a copy of the Consolidated Plan in attached hereto in substantially the
same form as Exhibit"A"; and,
THAT the City Manager is designated to sign all documents in connection with
the applications and grant agreements.
THAT a copy of the caption of this Resolution be spread upon the minutes of the
City Council.
READ, ADOPTED AND APPROVED this day of
A.D., 2019 at a Regular Meeting of the City Council of the City of
Port Arthur, Texas by the following vote:
AYES: MAYOR
COUNCILMEMBERS:
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NOES:
MAYOR
ATTEST:
SHERRI BELLARD
CITY SECRETARY
AP 'ROVED AS TO FORM:
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APPROVED FOR ADMINISTRATION:
REBECCA UNDERHILL
INTERIM CITY M• AGER
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RONALD BURT ,
ASSISTANT C Y MANAGER
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P.R.20843
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EXHIBIT "A"
Available on the City's website