8968-17 Submit One-Year Action Plan to HUD Re: 2018 CDBG, ESG, & HOME Funds

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REFERRED TO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE 12/4/17. RESOLUTION NO. 8968 -17 BY: Anderson, Bullock, Litten, Marx, Nowlin, O'Leary, O'Malley. A RESOLUTION to take effect immediately provided it receives the affirmative vote of at least two thirds of the members of Council, or otherwise to take effect and be in force after the earliest period allowed by law, authorizing and directing the Mayor to submit the Fiscal Year (FY) 2018 One -Year Action Plan of the FY 2015 - 2019 Five Year Consolidated Plan which includes dollar allocations and activities to be funded with federal Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG), and HOME Investment Partnership Program (HOME) resources and incorporates the City's application to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) for FY 2018 CDBG, ESG, and HOME funds and all amendments thereto and all understandings and assurances contained therein, WHEREAS, the Secretary of HUD is authorized by various federal acts to make grants to units of general local government to finance community development programs; and WHEREAS, HUD requires units of general local government to incorporate the Comprehensive Housing Affordability Strategy into a Consolidated Plan; and WHEREAS, the City is annually required, with the participation and approval of its Citizens Advisory Committee (CAC), to submit a One -Year Action Plan associated with its current FY 2015 -FY 2019 Consolidated Plan which serves as both a planning document and the city's formal application for FY 2018 CDBG, ESG, and HOME funding from HUD and includes Lakewood's community development objectives, a description of activities to be undertaken, a budget, and certifications in the form of assurances; and WHEREAS, as set forth in Section 2.12 of the Third Amended Charter of the City of Lakewood, this Council by a vote of at least two thirds of its members determines that this resolution is an emergency measure and that it shall take effect immediately, and that it is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public property, health, and safety and to provide for the usual daily operation of municipal departments, in that it is necessary in order to meet the annual HUD application deadline for federal funds; now, therefore, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY OF LAKEWOOD, OHIO: Section 1. The Mayor is hereby authorized and directed to submit to HUD Lakewood's FY 2018 One -Year Action Plan of the FY 2015 -FY 2019 Consolidated Plan, as reviewed and approved by the CAC, which serves as the City's FY 2018 application for federal CDBG, ESG, and HOME funds as indicated in Exhibit A, and all amendments thereto and all understandings and assurances contained therein. Section 2. The FY 2018 One -Year Action Plan of the Consolidated Plan, as reviewed and approved by the CAC, will reflect a multi -year certification for the expenditure of CDBG funds for FY 2016, FY 2017 and FY 2018.