HomeMy WebLinkAbout7920RESOLUTION NO. 7920
A RESOLUTION AMENDING THE CITY OF PUEBLO'S 1995
CONSOLIDATED PLAN SUBMITTED TO HUD BY
ADOPTING A NEIGHBORHOOD STRATEGY PLAN FOR FIVE
NEIGHBORHOODS WITHIN THE AREA KNOWN AS THE
PUEBLO "Y" THEREBY ALLOWING MORE FLEXIBLE USE
OF CDBG FUNDS FOR NEIGHBORHOOD REVITALIZATION
ACTIVITIES WITHIN THE TARGETED PUEBLO
NEIGHBORHOODS
WHEREAS, The City of Pueblo held a Public Hearing on May 16, 1996 for purposes
of amending the 1995 Five -Year Consolidated Plan submitted to HUD on January 18, 1996
and;
WHEREAS, the City of Pueblo adopted the neighborhood revitalization plans proposed
in the Pueblo Community Enterprise EZ /EC Strategic Plan submitted to HUD on June 27,
1994 and;
WHEREAS, in recent years, HUD's Office of Community Planning and Development
has stressed a coordinated marshalling of resources to facilitate a grantee's ability to engage in
comprehensive community revitalization strategies thereby encouraging Community
Development Block Grant (CDBG) entitlement grantees to develop comprehensive
neighborhood revitalization strategies and;
WHEREAS, the City of Pueblo administers various affordable housing programs for
purposes of providing safe, decent and adequate housing for low and moderate income
households, thereby contributing toward the revitalization of older Pueblo neighborhoods;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF PUEBLO
COLORADO, that:
The Neighborhood Plans for. the Pueblo "Y" area submitted to HUD under the
federally- designated Empowerment Zone or Enterprise Community on June 27, 1994 with
amended benchmarks is hereby adopted by the City Council of Pueblo, Colorado as the
official neighborhood strategy plan for the five neighborhoods individually known as the
Core, Eastside (including Eastwood Heights), Hyde Park, Southside, and the Northside
thereby making certain CDBG activities as defined in HUD's Notice CPD -96 -01 more
flexible.
ATTEST:
City Clerk
INTRODUCED: July 22 , 1996
By Cathy Garcia
Councilperson
APPROVED:
Pr ident of the City Council