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Department of Finance
Reference: 2015-2016 Community Development Block Grant Funding
To: Mayor Richard N. McLean and Members of City Council
Through: Manuel Esquibel, City Manager
Prepared By: Dan Frelund, Finance Director
Date Prepared: November 18, 2014
PURPOSE:
Requesting City Council approval of a resolution supporting the application of Community Development Block Grant funds for the 2015-2016 grant entitlement year, and authorizing the City Manager to sign the Award Agreement on behalf of the City.
BACKGROUND/HISTORY:
The City, through Adams County, receives funding from the U.S. Department of H.U.D. to assist low to moderate income families and neighborhoods within the city of Brighton. The grant period runs from March 1, 2015 through February 28, 2016.
In the past, the City has been allocated between $131,000 and $184,000 in grant funds per year to be use for low to moderate income assistance. Submittals have been received from Almost Home in the amount of $75,000 for an HVAC system for their Community Center, and the City in the amount of $75,000, to continue the handicap ramp and sidewalk upgrades to comply with ADA standards. All of these projects are located in the low to moderate income Census Tracts that CDBG funds qualify for. Usually, if the City is awarded more, or less than estimated, the difference is added to or subtracted from the City's project.
The Grant Applications are due to Adams County by November 25, 2014.