HomeMy WebLinkAbout7.8 HCD Block Grant Program AGENDA STATEMENT
CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: 8/27/84
SUBJECT: Participation in Alameda County' s
Urban County Housing and Community
Development (HCD) Block Grant Program
Fiscal Years 1985-86, 1986-87 , and
1987-88 .
EXHIBITS ATTACHED: 1 . Letter from William Fraley, Alameda
County Planning Director, dated
8/13/84 , with Draft Agreement
2 . Draft Resolution
RECOMMENDATION: o Adopt resolution and authorize Mayor
to sign agreement regarding
participation in Urban County HCD
Block Grant Program
FINANCIAL STATEMENT: (See description below)
DESCRIPTION: On September 27 , 1982 , the City Council
agreed to participate in the Alameda County Urban County
Housing and Community Development (HCD) Block Grant Program
for Fiscal Years 1982-83 , 1983-84 , and 1984-85 . The HCD
Program undertakes community renewal and lower income
housing assistance primarily for the benefit of low to
moderate income households . The HCD Program has partially
funded the Dougherty Road Improvement Project with $50 , 000
in 1982-83 HCD funds, $9 , 500 in administrative funds, and
$54 , 000 in HCD Contingency funds in March, 1984 . In the
1984-85 HCD Program, $30 , 000 has been budgeted for curb
cuts in Dublin. It is anticipated that the City would be
allocated approximately $55, 000 annually for public
improvements, housing rehabilitation, and administration
if the City participates in the HCD Program for Fiscal Years
1985-86, 1986-87, and 1987-88 .
In a related program, the Jobs Bill has partially funded the
Dougherty Road Improvement Project with $6, 000 of funds and
the Kaleidoscope Center staffing and handicapped
improvements with $27 , 000 in funds .
Staff recommends that the City Council adopt a resolution
and authorize the Mayor to sign an agreement regarding
City of Dublin ' s participation in the Urban County Housing
and Community Development Block Grant Program for Fiscal
Years 1985-86, 1986-87 , and 1987-88 .
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ITEM NO. �� COPIES TO: William Fraley
ALAMEDA COUNTY PLANNING DEPARTMENT
224 West Winton Avenue, Room 169, Hayward, CA 94544 (415)881-6094
August 13, 1984
TO: Robert S. Guletz, City of Albany
/Rich Ambrose, City of Dublin
Mark Buell, City of Emeryville
David Berger, City of Piedmont
Robert J. Harris, City of Pleasanton
Richard Turnlund, City of Newark
Karen Smith, City of Union City
FROM: William H. Fraley, County of Alameda
SUBJECT: Participation in the Alameda County Urban County Housing and
Community Development (HCD) Block Grant Program for the 1986, 1987, 1988
Fiscal Years
Seven Alameaa County jurisdictions have participated in the Urban County HCD
Program over the past nine years. The Alameda County Urban County is again
initiating preparations for its three year Application for Housing ana Com-
munity Development (HCD) Block Grant funds to the Department of Housing ana
Urban Development (HUD) in order to continue the Urban County HCD Program over
the 1986, 1987 ana 1988 fiscal years. The purpose of this letter is to invite
cities to participate in the Urban County HCD program during the upcoming
three year application period.
The Urban County HCD Program undertakes community renewal and lower income
housing assistance projects. Potential activities include housing rehab-
ilitation, construction of streets, parks, and other public improvements,
removal of architectural barriers, fair housing activities, new housing
construction assistance ana economic development activities. The main
criteria for project eligibility is that a project benefit low to moderate
income households. Under current HUD regulations the County must take full
responsibility for the excution of the community development ana housing
assistance programs and for meeting the requirements of other applicable
laws. In addition, the County will work cooperatively with participating
cities in determining project proposals for funding, although the County holds
final responsibility for all project selections.
✓%i Participation by your City in the Urban County program will require your City
Council to approve the enclosea City-County Cooperation Agreements. Four
,}executed copies and four copies of the authorizing resolution must be returned
to my office by September 7, 1984. All agreements must be endorsed by the
original signature of the City's Mayor. Upon receipt by the County of the
executed agreements and City resolutions, the County will submit all docu-
mentation to the Board of Supervisors for approval.
August 13, 1984
William H. Fraley
City Cooperation Agreements
Page 2
In the event that your City determines that it will not participate in the
upcoming Urban County three year program, your City must submit a letter to me
which states that the City does not wish to participate in the Urban County
program during fiscal years 1986, 1987 and 1988. The letter is required by
HUD, and must also be submitted to the County by September 7, 1984.
If you anticipate problems with this schedule, please contact Jack Shepherd
HCD Coordinator at 881-6094.
Very ruly yours,
am H. Fraley
Planning Director
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Enclosure
Doc.0029B
cc : County Administrator
County Counsel
A G R E E M E T
An Agreement by and between the CITY OF Dublin , hereinafter called
"CITY" and the COUNTY OF ALAMEDA, hereinafter called "COUNTY".
WHEREAS, the Congress of the United States has enacted the Housing and
Community Development Act of 1974, and subsequent amendments to such Act ,
hereinafter called Act; and
WHEREAS, Title I of Act consolidates previously separate grant programs
for open space, public facility loans , water and sewer grants, urban renewal,
model cities and rehabilitation loans; and,
WHEREAS, Title I makes available entitlement grants to:
( 1) cities whose 1980 Census population exceeds 50, 000 persons; and
(2) counties who qualify as an urban county; and
WHEREAS, the ' term "urban county" means anv county within a metropolitan
area which:
A. is authorized under state law to undertake essential community
development and housing assistance activities in its
unincorporated areas, which are not units of general local
government: and,
B. has a comoined population of 2 00. 000 of more in such
unincorporated areas and in its included units of local
government:
(i ) in which it has authority to undertake essential community
development and housing assistance activities and which do
not elect to have their population excluded; or,
(ii ) with which it has entered into cooperation agreements to
undertake or to assist in the undertaking of essential
community development and housing assistance activities;
and,
WHEREAS, seven cities in Alameda County have a 1980 Census population of
less than 5 0, 000; and,
WHEREAS, these same seven cities may join with the County of Alameda to
form a combined 1980 Census population of 200, 000 or more persons , thereby
qualifying as an urban county, and be eligible for an entitlement of Community
Development Block Grant funds : and,
WHEREAS, the Department of Housing and Urban Development, hereinafter
called HUD, has made a determination that the County has the essential powers
to operate as an urban county.
THEREFORE, it is agreed that :
1. CITY and COUNTY will cooperate to undertake, or assist in undertaking,
community renewal and lower income housing assistance activities , specifically
urban renewal and publicly assisted housing, hereinafter called Program, to be
carried out with annual Community Development Block Grants, hereinafter called
Block Grants, from Federal fiscal years 1985, 1986, and 1987 appropriations.
Community renewal and lower income housing assistance activities shall be
those designated or referred to within Title I of the Act and the regulations
issued pursuant thereto.
2. To carry out community renewal and lower income housing activities, COUNTY
shall distribute to CITY a portion of the Block Grant funds received under the
Act from Federal fiscal years 1985, 1986, and 1987 appropriations. The funds
distributed to CITY shall be determined in accordance with such needs ,
objectives, or strategies, as COUNTY shall decide. In preparing the needs,
objctives or strategies , COUNTY shall consult with CITY before making its
determinations.
3. It is expressly understood that, as the recipient of the Block Grant from
HUD, County must take the full responsibility and assume all obligations under
the Act and that HUD will look only to COUNTY in this regard. However, it is
also understood that CITY shall comply with all requirements of the act, the
National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of
1964, Title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968, Executive Order 11988,
Section 108 of the Act , other applicable laws, and all regulations issued
pursuant thereto.
4. CITY shall provide COUNTY with all information concerning CITY and the
activities CITY carries out under this agreement which COUNTY requires to
prepare 1) documents , required to be submitted to HUD, 2) annual performance
report , 3) such other documents as COUNTY may require to carry out community
renewal and lower income housing activities or meet Federal requirements. All
information shall be submitted on forms prescribed by COUNTY. In addition,
CITY agrees to make available upon request all records concerning the
activities carried out under this agreement for inspection by COUNTY or
Federal officials during regular business hours.
5. CITY designates Richard Ambrose, City Manager or his or her
deputy as the official to whom all notices and communications from COUNTY
shall be directed. COUNTY' S duty to notify CITY shall be complete when the
communication is sent to the designated official or deputy. It is the
exclusive duty of the designated official or deputy to notify the correct
individuals or department within CITY.
6. CITY shall indemnify and hold harmless COUNTY from liability for any
fines , penalties, or damage of any type accruing to COUNTY by virtue of CITY'S
failure to comply with any requirement of the Act and the regulations issued
pursuant thereto, or failure to comply in any respect with the Program
described herein. Further, CITY shall indemnify COUNTY, its officers and
employees, against any and all liability for injury or damage caused by any
act or omission of CITY or any of CITY 's employees or volunteers in the
performance of the contract or Program and CITY shall hold COUNTY harmless
from any and all loss occasioned in the performance of, of otherwise arising
out of, this Agreement or Program.
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7. This Agreement shall go into effect immediately upon the signature of both
parties and shall continue in full force and effect until all activities
funded from Federal fiscal years 1985, 1986, and 1987 appropriations are
completed. CITY will be included in the urban county for the entire three
year period funded by Block Grants from Federal fiscal years 1985, 1986, and
1987 appropriations and may not withdraw from the urban county during this
agreement period except :
i) If COUNTY fails to qualify as an urban county, or
ii ) If COUNTY does not receive a grant in any year of the three
fiscal years.
CITY OF MihIin COUNTY OF ALAMEDA
MAYOR Chairman of the Board of Supervisors
of Alameda County
ATTEST : ATTEST :
City Clerk
DATE: DATE:
0027B
8/84
RESOLUTION NO.
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF DUBLIN
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AUTHORIZING CITY OF DUBLIN PARTICIPATION IN THE ALAMEDA COUNTY
URBAN COUNTY HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK
GRANT PROGRAM
WHEREAS, the Congress of the United States has enacted
the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 ; and
WHEREAS, Title I of Act consolidates previously
separate grant programs for open space, public facilities loans,
water and sewer grants, urban renewal, model cities and
rehabilitation loans ; and
WHEREAS, the U. S. Department of Housing and Urban
Development has made a determination that Alameda County may
operate as an Urban County; and
WHEREAS, the Urban County HCD Program undertakes
community renewal and lower income housing assistance primarily
for the benefit of low to moderate income households ; and
WHEREAS, seven cities may join with Alameda County to
qualify as an Urban County and be eligible for an entitlement of
Community Development Block Grant funds ; and
WHEREAS, on August 27 , 1984 , the City Council received a
Staff Report recommending participation in the Urban County
Housing and Community Development Block Grant Program for Fiscal
Years 1985-86, 1986-87 and 1987-88;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE City Council of
the City of Dublin, a Municipal Corporation, takes the following
actions :
Section 1 That the City of Dublin agrees to
participate in the Alameda County Urban
County Housing and Community Development
Block Grant Program
Section 2 That the Mayor of the City of Dublin is
authorized to execute the agreement
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this th day of
1984 .
AYES :
NOES:
ABSENT:
ATTEST: Mayor
City Clerk
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