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HomeMy WebLinkAbout6325RESOLUTION NO. 6325 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF PUEBLO, COLORADO, ADOPTING THE CITY'S COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT (CDBG) FINAL STATEMENT OF OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES FOR 1989 AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO SUBMIT THE STATEMENT AND OTHER NECESSARY DOCUMENTATION TO THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT TO OBTAIN APPROXIMATELY $1,257,000 IN FEDERAL CDBG FUNDS. WHEREAS, the City of Pueblo, hereinafter called City, is designated as an entitlement city under the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, as amended through 1987, and WHEREAS, the City has held a public hearing on November 14, 1988, to obtain the views of citizens on the City's housing and community needs; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF PUEBLO, COLORADO, that: Section 1. The City Council hereby declares the City of Pueblo's Community Development Program has been developed so as to give maximum feasible priority to activities which will benefit low- and moderate income families and /or aid in the prevention or elimination of slums and blight. Section 2. The City Council hereby adopts the attached Community Development Block Grant Final Statement of Objectives and Activities for 1989, which attachment is made a part of this Resolution. Section 3. The City Manager is hereby authorized and directed to submit the Final Statement of Objectives and Activities for 1989, together with other necessary documentation, including the required assurances, to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development for approximately $1,257,000 in Federal Community Development funds and to affix his signature thereto. INTRODUCED January 23 ' BY DR. GILBERT GARBISO APPROVED: PRE EN OF COUNCIL ATTEST: CITY CLER January 23, 1989 THE CITY OF PUEBLO, COLORADO, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT (CDBG) FINAL STATEMENT OF OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES FOR 1989. The City Council of Pueblo, Colorado, proposes the following objectives for use of CDBG funds in 1989. All projects will be designed primarily to help low -and moderate income persons or neighborhoods; to provide jobs for low -and moderate income persons; or for clearance of slum and blight. It is anticipated that approximately $1,257,000 in CDBG funds will be received by the City in 1989. Following are the proposed projects: BENEFIT LOW -TO- MODERATE INCOME PERSONS STREET IMPROVEMENTS 1. Paving, Curb & Gutter West 11th St. from Oak Ave. to Railroad $125,000 X 2. Alley Paving 1400 Block E. 8th St. between Norwood X and Monument $ 27,000 3. Alley Paving 1100 Block of East 1st St. $ 15,000 X 4. Mesa Junction - Median Improvement 100 Block East Abriendo $ 45,000 X SUBTOTAL $212,000 HOUSING PROJECTS 5. Community Development & Housing Adm. $254,999 X 6. Housing Rehabilitation Program $200,000 X City Wide 7. Acquisition & Relocation Program $ 75,000 X City Wide 8. Emergency Electrical & Furnace Program $ 72,748 X City Wide 9. Temporary Housing Program $ 2,000 X City Wide BENEFIT LOW -TO- MODERATE INCOME PERSONS 10. Neighborhood Housing Services $58,000 X Downtown & Northside 11. Fair Housing Task Force Funds $ 4,000 City Wide 12. House the Homeless - Posada $16,650 X SUBTOTAL $683,397 PARKS, OPEN SPACES AND BEAUTIFICATION 12. Trees Please Planting Project $20,000 X 13. Tree Maintenance $ 5,000 X Downtown & Northside 14. Mitchell Park Playground Equipment $13,232 X 15. Park View Elementary Playground Equip. $ 1,621 X 16. East Side Child Care Playground $ 5,500 X 17. Northside Neighborhood Park $25,000 X Francisco St. from W. 11th to 12th St. 18. Wildhorse Park Basketball Lights $25,000 X Graham Avenue SUBTOTAL $ 95,353 MISCELLANEOUS 19. Bessemer Ditch Seepage - Phase 1 $154,500 X 20. Voluntary Demolition Program $20,000 21. Rosemount Museum Fire Alarm System $ 3,250 22. Traffic Control System - 8th St. & Troy $60,000 X 23. Dry Creek Fix -up X Two Blocks East of Hwy. 50 & Troy East of Redrock Estates $ 2,000 24. Union Avenue Parking Lot 310 S. Union $17,000 25. Contingency Funds $ 9,500 SUBTOTAL $266,250 TOTAL $1,257,000 In the Fiscal Years 1987 and 1988, CDBG funds were utilized for the following projects: Housing, economic development, streets, water and sewer, parks and clearance or prevention of slum and blight. These activities were in compliance with the Community Development objectives as identified in the final statements prepared for the years mentioned above; they were also in compliance with the national objectives described in the Code of Federal Regulations Book 24, Part 570, Paragraph 901. The City of Pueblo has a Relocation Plan for minimizing displacement of persons actually displaced by such activities. This plan is available to the public for inspection during office hours Monday through Friday in the Department of Housing and Community Development on the third floor of City Hall. Lewis A. Quigley, City Manager 1 City Hall Place Pueblo, Colorado 81003 Telephone: (303) 545 -0561