AGENDA #7a(6)
TO: Mayor and Town Council
FROM: W. Calvin Horton, Town Manager
SUBJECT: Grant Project Ordinance for the 2006-2007 Community Development Entitlement Program
DATE: June 26, 2006
The attached budget ordinance would establish a Community Development Grant Project Ordinance for 2006-2007.
SUMMARY
On April 24, 2006, the Council approved a plan for the use of $598,310 of Community Development funds for 2006-2007 and authorized submittal of a Consolidated Plan to the U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.
The 2006-2007 Community Development funds will be used for the following activities, as approved by the Council:
1. Public Housing $210,000
Renovation of North Columbia Street $165,000
Refurbishing Program $ 40,000
Playground Equipment $ 5,000
2. EmPOWERment, Inc. $ 75,810
3. Orange Community Housing and Land Trust $120,000
4. Community Services $ 74,500
Chapel Hill Police Department Youth Programs $45,000
Chapel Hill Training and Outreach/
Family Resource Center After School Program $15,000
YMCA After School Program $14,500
5. Administration $118,000
Total $598,310
RECOMMENDATION
That the Council enact the attached Community Development Grant Project Ordinance.