HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 19824-08-2011Ordinance No.19824 -08 -2011
AN ORDINANCE INCREASING THE ESTIMATED RECEIPTS AND APPROPRIATIONS
IN THE GRANTS FUND IN THE AMOUNT OF $10,293,616.00, SUBJECT TO RECEIPT
OF VARIOUS GRANTS, FOR THE PURPOSE OF FUNDING MAJOR HOUSING AND
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES; PROVIDING FOR A SEVERABILITY
CLAUSE; MAKING THIS ORDINANCE CUMULATIVE OF PRIOR ORDINANCES;
REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH; AND PROVIDING AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS:
SECTION 1.
That in addition to those amounts allocated to the various City departments for Fiscal Year 2010 -2011 in the
Budget of the City Manager, there shall also be increased estimated receipts and appropriations in the
Grants Fund in the amount of $10,293,616.00 ($6,153,267.00 in Community Development Block Grant
funds, $75,000.00 in Community Development Block Grant program income, $2,832,159.00 in HOME
Investment Partnerships program income, $297,018.00 in Emergency Solutions Grant funds and
$936,172.00 in Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS funds), all subject to receipt of these grants,
for the purpose of funding major housing and community development activities.
SECTION 2.
That should any portion, section or part of a section of this ordinance be declared invalid, inoperative or void
for any reason by a court of competent jurisdiction, such decision, opinion or judgment shall in no way
impair the remaining portions, sections, or parts of sections of this ordinance, which said remaining
provisions shall be and remain in full force and effect.
SECTION 3.
That this ordinance shall be cumulative of Ordinance No.19355 and all other ordinances and appropriations
amending the same except in those instances where the provisions of this ordinance are in direct conflict
with such other ordinances and appropriations, in which instance said conflicting provisions of said prior
ordinances and appropriations are hereby expressly repealed.
SECTION 4.
This ordinance shall take effect upon adoption.
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY:
Assistant City Attorney
ADOPTED AND EFFECTIVE: August 2. 2011
City of Fort Worth, Texas
Mayor and Council Communication
COUNCIL ACTION; Approved on 8/2/2011 •Ordinance No. 13824 -08 -2011'
DATE: Tuesday, August 02, 2011 REFERENCE NO.: C- 25066(Revised)
LOG NAME: 17HUDACTPLAN- REVISED
SUBJECT:
Approve City's 2011 -2012 Action Plan for the Use of Program Income Totaling $75,000.00 and Federal
Grant Funds Totaling $10,218,616.00 from the United States Department of Housing and Urban
Development Under the Community Development Block Grant, HOME Investment Partnerships Program,
Emergency Solutions Grant and Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS Grant Programs, Authorize
Application of Indirect Cost Rates, Authorize Execution of Related Contracts and Interdepartmental Letters
of Agreement and Adopt Appropriation Ordinance (ALL COUNCIL DISTRICTS)
RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the City Council:
1. Conduct a public hearing to allow citizen input and consideration of the City's 2011 -2012 Action Plan for
use of program income totaling $75,000.00 and federal grant funds totaling $10,218,616.00 from the
United States Department of Housing and Urban Development under the Community Development Block
Grant, HOME Investment Partnerships Program, Emergency Solutions Grant and Housing Opportunities
for Persons with AIDS grant programs;
2. Approve the City's 2011 -2012 Action Plan for submission to the United States Department of Housing
and Urban Development including allocations of grant funds to particular programs and activities in
accordance with the attached listing;
3. Authorize the use of estimated program income totaling $75,000.00 resulting from activities using
Community Development Block Grant funds;
4. Authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to execute contracts for a one year term with the agencies
listed in Table 1, Table 2, and Table 3 for Program Year 2011 -2012 for Community Development Block
Grant, Emergency Solutions Grant and Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS grant funds,
contingent upon receipt of funding;
5. Authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to extend the contracts for up to one year if an agency
requests an extension and such extension is necessary for completion of the program;
6. Authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to amend the contracts, if necessary, to achieve program
goals, provided any amendment is within the scope of the program and in compliance with City policies
and all applicable laws and regulations governing the use of federal grant funds;
7. Apply indirect cost rates as applicable for the Grants Fund in accordance with the City's Administrative
Regulations;
8. Authorize the collection of program income resulting from activities using HOME Investment
Partnerships Program funds; and
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9. Adopt the attached appropriation ordinance increasing the estimated receipts and appropriations to the
Grants Fund in the total amount of $10,293,616.00 ($6,153,267.00 in Community Development Block
Grant funds, $75,000.00 in Community Development Block Grant program income, $2,832,159.00 in
HOME Investment Partnership funds, $297,018.00 in Emergency Solutions Grant funds and $936,172.00
in Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS funds), all subject to receipt of these grants.
DISCUSSION:
The City's Action Plan summarizes the major housing and community development activities and
proposed expenditures for use of federal grant funds totaling $10,218,616.00 from the United States
Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) under the Community Development Block Grant
(CDBG), HOME Investment Partnerships Program (HOME), Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) and
Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS ( HOPWA) grant programs for the program year beginning
October 1, 2011 and ending September 30, 2012. This year's Action Plan also summarizes the use of
program income totaling $75,000.00 resulting from activities using CDBG funds. The purpose of these
grant funds is to primarily benefit low and moderate income City residents, with ESG funds primarily
benefiting homeless persons and HOPWA funds primarily benefiting persons with HIV /AIDS.
The public hearing on the City's Action Plan on July 26, 2011, was the first public hearing for the HUD -
required citizen participation process. A second public hearing for the HUD - required citizen participation
process will be held on August 2, 2011 at which time the City Council is scheduled to approve the Action
Plan. A 30 -day public comment period was held from June 28, 2011 to July 27, 2011. Any comments will
be maintained by the Housing and Economic Development Department in accordance with federal
regulations. A summary of the funding recommendations of the Community Development Council (CDC)
is provided below and a spreadsheet of all specific funding recommendations is attached. The City's
Action Plan must be submitted to HUD by August 16, 2011.
The allocations in the draft of the Action Plan that was available during the public comment period were
based on funding estimates available at the time. The allocations set out below reflect the final allocations
from HUD.
Staff developed recommendations for the allocation of the estimated funding from HUD and presented
them to the CDC on May 25, 2011. The CDC made recommendations based on the estimated
funding. Staff adjusted the CDC's recommendations once notification was received from HUD of the
actual amount of grant funding.
For 2011 -2012, the $6,153,267.00 in CDBG funds and $75,000.00 of program income is recommended to
be allocated as follows:
Public Services - $934,220.40
This item includes social services to low income, disabled and disadvantaged populations.
Housing Programs and Services - $2,437,052.00
This item includes funding for the City's emergency repair program, Cowtown Brush -Up, the Fort Worth
Housing Trust Fund, accessibility modifications to the homes of senior and /or disabled individuals and
related project delivery costs for these programs.
Public Facilities and Improvements - $878,159.30
This item includes funding for targeted infrastructure for the Hardy Street project in the Diamond Hill- Jarvis
neighborhood and street light installation for the Terrell Heights neighborhood.
CDBG Economic Development - $733,181.90
This item is this year's payment of the City's Section 108 loan from HUD.
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CDBG General Administration - $1,245,653.40
This item includes costs for administering the CDBG grant including allocations for Financial Management
Services, Internal Audit, Planning and Development, and funding for a Fair Housing Coordinator in
Community Relations.
For 2011 -2012, the $2,832,159.00 in HOME funds is recommended to be allocated as follows:
Homebuyer Assistance Program - $940,000.00
This item includes funding to provide down payment and /or closing cost assistance to low and moderate
income homebuyers.
Community Housing Development Organizations (CHDO) - $1,108,943.10
This item includes the HUD - required minimum allocation of 15 percent of HOME funds for non - profit
affordable housing projects, as well as $100,000.00 for CHDO administrative operating costs.
Fort Worth Housing Trust Fund (HTF) - $500,000.00
This program will fund the rehabilitation of single - family owner - occupied dwellings for income qualifying
households.
HOME General Administration - $283,215.90
This item includes costs for administering the HOME grant.
Staff anticipates the receipt of program income in the 2011 -2012 Program Year from activities using
HOME funds and will seek authorization to allocate this program income in a future M &C.
For 2011 -2012, the $936,172.00 in HOPWA grant funds is recommended to be allocated as follows:
Allocation to non - profit service providers - $908,086.84
Allocation to HOPWA program administration - $28,085.16
For 2011 -2012, the $297,018.00 in ESG grant funds is recommended to be allocated as follows:
Allocation to non - profit service providers - $282,167.10
Allocation to ESG program administration - $14,850.90
The CDC and staff recommend that contracts be executed with the agencies listed below in the amounts
shown in the following table:
Community Development Block Grant:
Table 1 - CDBG Agencies
Organization
Camp Fire USA First Texas Council
Camp Fire USA First Texas Council
CASA of Tarrant County, Inc.
Cenikor Foundation
Child Care Associates
Clayton Child Care., Inc dba Clayton
YES!
Cornerstone Assistance Network
Cultural Arts Center
Day Resource Center for the
Homeless (CDBG Program Income)
Program
Amount
Diamond Hill Station
$
33,604.00
Step -Up School
Completion
$
42,296.00
Advocate Training
$
43,300.00
Substance Abuse
Treatment
$
25,000.00
Pre - school Child Care
$117,000.00
School Age Child Care $ 54,000.00
New Life Center $ 25,000.00
GED in Spanish $ 25,000.00
Counseling Services $ 11,250.00
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Day Resource Center for the
Homeless (CDBG Grant)
Girls Inc. of Tarrant County
The Ladder Alliance
Mental Health Association of Tarrant
County
Mental Health Association of Tarrant
County
Northside Inter - Church Agency, Inc
The Salvation Army
Tarrant Area Food Bank
Tarrant County Housing Partnership,
Inc.
United Community Centers, Inc.
United Community Centers, Inc.
YWCA Fort Worth & Tarrant County
YWCA Fort Worth & Tarrant County
CDBG Public Service Subtotal
REACH Resource Center on
Independent Living
TOTAL CDBG Contracts
Emergency Solutions Grant:
Table 2 - ESG Agencies
Organization
CFW: Parks and Community Services
Presbyterian Night Shelter
SafeHaven of Tarrant County
SafeHaven of Tarrant County
YWCA Fort Worth & Tarrant County
TOTAL ESG Contracts
Counseling Services $ 33,605.40
Girl Power $ 25,000.00
Employment Training $ 25,000.00
Mental Health Advocate
Long Term Care
Ombudsman
Good Works /Buenas
Obras
Stabilizing to Achieve
Richer Tomorrows
(S.T.A.R.T.)
Community Kitchen
Housing Counseling and
Education
Junior Counselors - Poly
Center
Junior Counselors -
Wesley Center
Child Development
Program
My Own Place
Project Ramp
Program
ESG -Shipp
The Emergency Shelter
Program
Shelter Operations
Supportive Child Care
Program
Supportive Living
Program
Housin-q Opportunities For Persons With AIDS:
Table 3 - HOPWA Agencies
Organization Program
2011 -12 AOC
AIDS Outreach Center, Inc. Administration
AIDS Outreach Center, Inc. 2011 -12 AOC STRMU
2011 -12 AOC Supportive
$ 25,000.00
$ 25,000.00
$ 25,000.00
$ 25,000.00
$ 25,000.00
$133,092.00
$ 28,154.00
$ 27,919.00
$135,000.00
$ 25,000.00
$934,220.40
$ 50,000.00
$984,220.40
Amount
$ 25, 000.00
$197,167.10
$ 25,000.00
$ 25, 000.00
$ 10,000.00
$282,167.10
Amount
$ 28,683.00
$ 66,765.00
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AIDS Outreach Center, Inc.
AIDS Outreach Center, Inc.
AIDS Resources of Rural Texas
AIDS Resources of Rural Texas
AIDS Resources of Rural Texas
AIDS. Resources of Rural Texas
Tarrant County Samaritan Housing,
Inc.
Tarrant County Samaritan Housing,
Inc.
TOTAL HOPWA Contracts
Services
$ 33,869.20
2011 -12 AOC TBRA
$353,194.80
2011 -12 ARRT
GR76
Administration
$ 6,084.00
2011 -12 ARRT STRMU
$ 13,284.00
2011 -12 ARRT
GR76
Supportive Services
$ 25,196.00
2011 -12 ARRT TBRA
$ 92,199.84
2011 -12 Samaritan
GR76
House Administration
$ 20,216.00
2011 -12 Samaritan
GR76
House Supportive
GR76
Services
$268,595.00
$908,086.84
These programs are available in ALL COUNCIL DISTRICTS.
FISCAL INFORMATION / CERTIFICATION:
The Financial Management Services Director certifies that upon approval of the above recommendations,
adoption of the attached appropriation ordinance and receipt of grant funds, funds will be available in the
current operating budget, as appropriated, of the Grants Fund.
FUND CENTERS:
TO Fund /Account/Centers
GR76
451727 017206531XXX
GR76
5XXXXX 017206531XXX
GR76
451685 XXX206531XXX
GR76
5XXXXX XXX206531XXX
GR76
451727 017206533XXX
GR76
5XXXXX 017206533XXX
GR76
541727 017206534XXX
GR76
5XXXXX 017206534XXX
GR76
451727 01720653OXXX
GR76
5XXXXX 01720653OXXX
GR76
451685 XXX20653OXXX
GR76
5XXXXX XXX20653OXXX
CERTIFICATIONS:
$2,832,159.00
$2,832.159.00
$1,000.00
$1,000.00
$297,018.00
$297,018.00
$936,172.00
$936,172.00
$6,153,267.00
$6.153.267.00
$75.000.00
$75,000.00
Submitted for City Manager's Office by:
Originating Department Head:
Additional Information Contact:
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FROM Fund /Account/Centers
Susan Alanis (8180)
Jay Chapa (5804)
Mark Folden (8634)
Robin Bentley (7315)
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