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Department of City Manager's Office
Reference: CDBG IGA with Adams County
To: Mayor Richard N. McLean and Members of City Council
Through: Manuel Esquibel, City Manager
Prepared By: Murphy Robinson III, Assistant City Manager- General Services
Date Prepared: 05/26/15
PURPOSE
URBAN COUNTY AND HOME REQUALIFICATIONS
Staff is recommending that the City renew its Intergovernmental Agreements (IGAs) with Adams County and other participating jurisdictions (PJ) as they apply to the Urban County and HOME programs administered by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD):
BACKGROUND
HUD requires jurisdictions to re-qualify Urban County status every three years in order to maintain eligibility to receive and administer Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds. This requalification period is aligned with a required HOME Consortium requalification period to maintain eligibility to receive and administer HOME Investment Partnerships Program (HOME) funds on behalf of the County. In 2015, because the County was still a designated Urban County and a participating jurisdiction in the HOME program, it received $1,625,647 in CDBG funds and $821,632 in HOME funds. HUD requires IGAs to be in place to govern program participation.
CRITERIA BY WHICH COUNCIL MUST CONSIDER THE ITEM
FINANCIAL IMPACT
URBAN COUNTY DESIGNATION:
* Participating Jurisdictions: Bennett, Brighton, Commerce City, Federal Heights, Northglenn, Unincorporated Adams County
* IGA HUD deadline: 7/24/15
* IGA:
o Effective 3/1/16 - 2/28/19
o Adams County retains 20% to administer CDBG program for administration and support
o Allocations: proportionate to percent of the County's HUD targeted census tracts and low/mod income levels. Funds awarded using an 80/20 split formula (80% on community's targeted census tracts; 20% on community's low/mod income levels)
* Approximate Allocations:
* Unincorporated Adams County - $600,000
* Bennett - $15,000
* Brighton - $160...
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