AGENDA #4c
MEMORANDUM
TO: Mayor and Town Council
FROM: W. Calvin Horton, Town Manager
SUBJECT: Town Applications for the 2001-2002 Community Development, HOME and Capital Fund Grant Programs
DATE: April 23, 2001
Attached for the Council’s consideration are three grant proposals for submittal to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. The Council held public hearings on these grant proposals on January 23 and March 28, 2001. Also attached for the Council’s consideration is a draft Annual Update of the 2000 – 2005 Consolidated Plan.
Agenda item #4c(1) is a draft Annual Update of the 2000 – 2005 Consolidated Plan. The U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development requires all jurisdictions that receive federal Community Development and Federal HOME Program funds to submit one application package called the Consolidated Plan. In addition, information on the Town’s 2001-2002 Capital Fund Grant for public housing activities is included in the Consolidated Plan for reference. The Annual Update must be approved by all participating jurisdictions before it is submitted to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development on May 15, 2001.
Agenda item #4c(2) details a recommended plan for $476,000 of 2001–2002 Community Development funds. Adoption of Resolution R-2 would approve activities for the 2001- 2002 Community Development program.
Agenda item #4c(3) details a recommended 2001-2002 HOME Program Plan. The HOME Program Review Committee consisting of elected officials and staff of Chapel Hill, Carrboro, Hillsborough and Orange County has developed a plan for $743,475 of federal HOME Program funds and local match funds. Adoption of Resolution R-3 would approve the activities of the 2001–2002 HOME Program.
Agenda item #4c(4) summarizes the Capital Fund Program Grant for public housing renovation and resident services. Adoption of Resolution R-4 would approve the 2001– 2002 activities and authorize submittal of the Annual Statement to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.
Please see Attachment 1 for a chart that summarizes requests received and activities recommended for funding from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development grants including the Community Development, HOME, and Capital Fund Programs.
1. Summary of requests received and activities recommended for funding (p. 3).