HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 16913-04-2006Ordinance No. 16913-0~-2006
AN ORDINANCE INCREASING ESTIMATED RECEIPTS AND APPROPRIATIONS IN
THE GRANTS FUND IN THE AMOUNT OF $225,000, FROM AVAILABLE FUNDS, FOR
THE PURPOSE OF FUNDING HOUSING COUNSELING SERVICES IN THE HOUSING
DEPARTMENT; PROVIDING FOR A SEVERABILlTY CLAUSE; MAKING TH1S
ORDINANCE CUMULATIVE OF PRIOR ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH; AND
PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS:
SECT[ON 1.
That in addition to those amounts allocated to the various City departmen#s for Fiscal Year 2005-2006 and
in the Budget of the City Manager, there shall also be increased estimated receipts and appropriations in the
Grants Fund in an amount up to $225,000, from available funds, for the purpose of funding the Housing
Counseling Program Services in the Housing Department.
SECTION 2.
That should any portion, section or part of a section of this ordinance be declared invalid, inoperative or void
far any reason by a court of competen# jurisdiction, such decision, opinion ar 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 farce and effect.
SECTION 3.
That this ordinance shall be cumulative of Ordinance No. 16582 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ordinances and apprnpriations are hereby expressly repealed.
SECTION 4.
This ordinance shall take effect upon adoption.
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY:
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Assistant City Attorney
ADOPTED AND EFFECTIVt=: April 25, 2006
Mayor and Council Communication
COUNCIL ACTION: /Approved on 4/25/2006 -Ordinance No. '16913-04-2006
DATE: Tuesday, April 25, 2006
LOG N/AtV1E: 05000NSELING 06
SUB.~ECT':
Authorize Application far and Acceptance of a
Development far Housing Counseling Services
and Approve Appropriation Ordinance
REFERENCE NO.: G-151?7
Grant to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban
Program; Approve Acceptance of Private Donation;
RECOI~nnENOATION:
It is recommended that the City Council:
1. Authorize the City Manager to apply for and accept, if awarded, a grant of up to $200,000 from the
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) for the City's Housing Counseling Services
Program;
2. Certify that the activities to be funded with the HUD Housing Counseling Grant are consistent with. the
City`s Consolidated Plan;
3. Authorize the City Manager to accept private donations up to a total of $25,000 to leverage the HUD
grant; and
4. Adopt the attached appropriation ordinance increasing the estimated receipts and appropriations in
Grant Fund by up to $225,000 from available funds.
^ISCUSSION:
HUD issued a competitive Notice of Fund Availability for its Housing Counseling Grant Program. The
Housing Department desires to apply for $200,000 under the HUD grant program, the maximum amount an
applicant may seek.
The Housing Department was initially certified by HUD as a Local Housing Counseling Agency on
December 19, 1997. This certification has been renewed and is effective through August 2007.
The Housing Department is competing for this HUD grant to continue support for the City's Housing
Counseling Services Program available to residents of the city and the surrounding area. This Housing
Department program includes homeownership training in a classroom sefting as well as one-on-one
counseling sessions on topics such as budgeting, credit repair, how to shop for a mortgage, hnw to shop far
a home, caring for and maintaining a home following purchase, reverse mortgages, refinancing, foreclosure
prevention and education on how to avoid predatory lending practices. In FY 2004-2005, the City's
program served a total 1,755 housing clients. It is complementary and supportive of the City's down
payment and closing cost assistance program which helped 140 first-time hamebuyers purchase homes. It
also provides the required 4D-hour housing counseling and financial literacy program to participants in the
Fort Worth Housing Authority's (FWHA) Section 8 homeownership program. The City has a contract with
FWHA to provide this service. The Housing Department also partners with the Community Relations
Department in providing information on predatory lending practices to about 1,400 clients each year. The
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Housing Department collaborates with local housing nonprofits, community development corporations,
lenders, real estate agents and other entities in reaching out to residents who need housing counseling
services, particularly first-time homebuyers, low-income households, minorities, persons with disabilities,
homeless persons in transitional housing programs and other underserved populations.
The Housing Department has successfully competed for this HUD grant over the past several years,
receiving $247,00(3 for the current year. To leverage the Housing Counseling Grant, the Housing
Department has also received contributions and grants from lenders and other private donors for outreach
and training activities. Last year, this amounted to approximately $14,000. The Housing Department plans
to increase that amount in the taming year.
The hauling counseling program is available in all City COUNCIL DISTRICTS.
FISCAL INFORMATIONICERTIFICATION:
The Finance Director certifies that upon receipt of the grant and adoption of the attached appropriation
ordinance, funds will be available in the current operating budget, as appropriated, of the Grants Funds.
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Submitteel for Ci Mona er's Office b Dale Fisseler (6940)
Originating ®epart~nent Head: Jerome Walker (7537)
Additional Information Contact: Theresa Thames (7326)
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