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HomeMy WebLinkAbout6881RESOLUTION NO. 6881 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF PUEBLO, COLORADO, ADOPTING THE CITY'S COMMUNITY DEVEIAPMENT BLOCK GRANT (CDBG) FINAL STATEMU OF OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES FOR 1992 AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO SUBMIT THE FINAL STATEMENT AND OTHER NECESSARY DOCUMENTATION TO THE US. DEPAR'IMIINT CF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELCPMEINT TO OBTAIN APPROXIMATELY $1 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 1990; and WHEREAS, the City held a public hearing on November 11, 1991, 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 1992, 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 1992, together with the other necessary documentation, including the required assurances, to the U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development for approximately $1,500,000 in Federal Community Development Block Grant funds and to affix his signature thereto. INTRODUCED January 13 1992 BY_ JOYCE LAWRENCE CITY COUNCIL MEMBER APPROVED: BY: 2e, P IDENT OF CITY COUNCIL CITY CLERI� January 16, 1992 THE CITY OF PUEBLO, COLORADO, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT (CDBG) FINAL STATEMENT OF OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES FOR 1992. The City Council of Pueblo, Colorado, will undertake the following objectives for use of CDBG funds in 1992. CDBG funds are intended to provide decent housing, suitable living environment and economic opportunities, principally for low- and moderate - income persons through rehabilitation and preservation, economic /job development and public facilities improvements. It is expected that approximately $1,500,000 in CDBG funds will be received by the City of Pueblo in 1992. It is the intent of the City of Pueblo that approximately 76% of the program funds would benefit the needs of low- and moderate - income persons. Permanent involuntary displacement of neighborhood persons or businesses is not anticipated. Any low- and moderate - income housing which is demolished or converted will be replaced in compliance with the CDBG regulations. Following are the proposed projects: BENEFIT LOW TO MODERATE INCOME PERSONS DEBT SERVICE /PLANNING 1. Fountain Creek Flood /HUD Section 108 Loan Payment 250,000 2. Arkansas River Walkway Feasibility Study 25,000 PROGRAM DELIVERY 3. Housing & Community Development Administration 267,000 X 4. Neighborhood Housing Services Administration - Downtown & Northside Target Area 54,900 X HOMELESS SERVICES 5. House the Homeless Program - Posada 20,000 X 6. Posada Building Acquisition & Remodel 100,000 X PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS AND FACILITIES 7. St. Anne's Park Improvements Corner of Clovis & E. 13th Street 30,000 X 8. Y.W.C.A. Repair Building Mechanical Systems 801 N. Santa Fe Avenue 15,500 X 9. Y.W.C.A. Heater for Mens' Locker Room 3,000 X 10. El Pueblo Pride Park Improvement - Light & Electrical Outlet W. 13th Street & Francisco 4,500 X 11. East Side Child Care Center Floor Repairs 2717 E. 8th Street 6,000 X BENEFIT LOW TO MODERATE INCOME PERSONS 12. Eastwood Community Park Improvements 30,000 X 13. Wildhorse Creek Park Improvements Street Lights 13,500 X 14. Landscape Yards for Elderly Program, City Wide 2,000 X 15. Community Youth Foundation Building Rehabilitation, 1102 E. Abriendo Avenue 7,200 X 16. Alley Paving 1400 Block E. 3rd Street Between E. 3rd & E. 4th Streets 14,000 X 17. Construct Sidewalk on Jones Between Prairie Avenue & Rose Lane 7,500 X 18. Revegetate Embankment of Fountain Creek at E. 5th Street & Erie 1,000 X 19. Irving Place Park Improvements 1629 W. 21 st Street 60,000 X 20. Northern Avenue Streetscape - Phase I From Orman Avenue to Spruce Street 250,000 X 21. Senior Center Complex & Apartment Building 106 S. Grand Avenue 58,900 X SLUM & BLIGHT /INFRASTRUCTURE /ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT 22. Union Avenue Streetscape - Final Phase 100 Block "B" Street 220,000 23. Demolition Substandard Housing Structures - Unfeasible to Rehab, City Wide 55,000 24. Pueblo Cleanup Day, City Wide 5,000 In the Fiscal Years 1990 and 1991, 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 & Community Development on the third floor of City Hall. Lewis A. Quigley, City Manager #1 City Hall Place Pueblo, CO 81003 Telephone (71 9) 584-0800