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June 30,
2009
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Agenda
Item No. 5 Roll
Call No. 09-
Communication No.
09-438 Submitted by:
Larry Hulse, Community Development Director |
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AGENDA
HEADING:
Authorizing the Mayor to sign Major Amendment #5 of
the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Housing Disaster Recovery Fund
Contract with the Iowa Department of Economic Development (Contract Number
08-DHR-009).
SYNOPSIS:
On April 20, 2009, Council authorized staff to
submit two applications
for supplemental CDBG disaster funds (Roll Call #09-646). One of those applications has been approved by
the Iowa Department of Economic Development (IDED). This contract amendment adds the funds for
the construction of 13 Habitat for Humanity units into an existing contract
held between the City of Des Moines and IDED.
FISCAL
IMPACT:
Amount:
$503,061
Funding
Sources: The Iowa Department of Economic Development
is administering the Federal Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Disaster
Recovery Funds per a statewide allocation plan approved by the Department of Housing
and Urban Development.
ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION:
The State of Iowa published an action plan for
Disaster Recovery that described the proposed use of U.S. Department of Housing
and Urban Development (HUD) CDBG funding.
This action plan outlined the recovery activities that are taking place
across the state such as Jumpstart, Infrastructure Repair, and Small Business
Assistance. One additional proposed
activity is the construction of new housing units to replace the units lost in
the floods. IDED initially allocated $20
million statewide for this activity.
On April 20, 2009 Council authorized City Staff to
submit two applications (Roll Call #09646).
The first application was for the 2200 Block of Forest Avenue
Redevelopment Project. This application
has not been funded at this time. The
second project is the Habitat for Humanity Scattered Site Project. The City of Des Moines has received approval
for this application and is seeking Council authorization to amend its original
CDBG contract with IDED to include these funds.
The
funded application consists of thirteen single-family Habitat
for Humanity homes scattered in neighborhoods throughout the city of Des Moines. Ten of these homes will be completed and
occupied by the end of 2009 with the other three being completed and occupied
by May of 2010. These houses will range
from three to five bedrooms. This contract
amendment will provide the funds for this project to move forward.
PREVIOUS
COUNCIL ACTION(S):
Date: April, 20, 2009
Roll
Call Number: 09-646
Action: Authorizing
submittal of two single-family new construction applications for Community
Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds to the Iowa Department of Economic
Development (IDED). (Council
Communication No. 09-250) Moved by Vlassis to adopt.
Motion Carried 7-0.
Date: October 13, 2008
Roll
Call Number: 08-1810
Action: Approving
CDBG Housing Disaster Recovery Fund Contract with Iowa Department of Economic
Development. Sponsor: Mahaffey. (Council
Communication No. 08-628) Moved by Mahaffey to adopt. Motion Carried
6-1. Absent: Cownie.
BOARD/COMMISSION
ACTION(S): NONE
ANTICIPATED
ACTIONS AND FUTURE COMMITMENTS: NONE
For more information on this and other agenda items,
please call the City Clerk’s Office at 515-283-4209 or visit the Clerk’s Office
on the second floor of City Hall,