HomeMy Public PortalAbout83-034 (04-05-83)RESOLUTION NO. 83 -34
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF LYNWOOD CONCERNING THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
BLOCK GRANT (CDBG) PROGRAM FOR YEAR IX (1983 -84).
WHEREAS, the City entered into an Agreement with the
County of Los Angeles on November 10, 1981 regarding cooperation in
undertaking activities authorized by the Housing and Community De-
velopment Act.of 1974, as amended; and
WHEREAS, the City has complied with citizen participation
process requirements, and now must prepare, approve, and submit re-
quired documentation so that the County may compile its annual appli-
cation for CDBG funds.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE City Council of the City of Lynwood does
hereby find, determine, order and resolve as follows:
Section 1 . That all documentation required of the City by
the County and by the Department of Housing and Urban Development
for the preparation of an annual application for $769,915 of CDBG
funding be prepared;
Section 2 . That the draft statement of Community Develop-
ment Objectives, attached hereto as Exhibit A, is approved and
adopted as the City's final Statement;
Section 3 . That the Mayor, City Manager, and Community
Development Director be authorized to execute any requirement docu-
mentation for the Year IX application and any CDBG projects' Imple-
mentation.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this
APRIL , 1983.
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ATTEST:
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Andrea L. Hooper, City Clerk
APPROVED AS T�:
avid MCLwen, CIY;y ACtotpney
APPROVED AS TO CONTENT:
th day of
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LOUIS A. THOMPSON, M or
City of Lynwood
drl M. Read, Community Uevelopmen
irector
EXHIBIT A
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT
STATEMENT OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVES
July 1, 1983 - J une 30, 1984 Lynwood B- 83 -UC -06 -05
(1) Program Year (2) City (3) Grant Number
(4) _X 7 Original /___7 Revision, Dated
(5) Program Categories
A. Community Conservation
(X ) Goal Enable people to live in a safe, decent and
sanitary environnent.
Objectives
(X ) 1. provide financing for housing rehabilitation
programs.
(
X) 2, Provide free minor interior and exterior
house repairs, including energy conservation
activities, for low- and moderate- income
households.
( ) 3. Increase the availability of rebates and
affordable rehabilitation loans in declining
neighborhoods from public and private
organizations.
( ) 4. Provide for the purchase, rehabilitation and
sale or rent of single - family or multi - family
units to low- and moderate - income households,
including the acquisition of new sites for
move -on units which are rehabitable.
(
X) 5. Develop or expand code - enforcement programs and
eliminate or prevent blighted conditions.
( ) 6. Other (Describe).
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B. Housing Production
( X) Goal Improve the housing opportunities for
persons of low- and moderate - income.
Objectives
( ) 1. Acquire land and develop sites for the
construction of modular or manufactured
housing units for low- and moderate - income
families.
( ) 2. Acquire land and develop sites for the
construction of new housing for low- and
moderate- income families.
(X ) 3. Provide financing for housing production
activities (i.e., off -site improvements)
to assist private developers in building
low cost housing units.
( ) 4. other (Describe).
C. Neighborhood Development
(X ) Goals Provide for the orderly growth and develop-
ment of a specific area.
objectives
(X ) 1. Develop and implement redevelopment plans for
selected areas.
(X ) 2. Implement various activities such as:
- Infrastructure development and improvement.
- Development /expansion of industrial land use.
- Development of commercial properties.
- Acquisition of properties.
- Clearance, demolition and relocation.
- street and alley widening and reconstruction.
- Rehabilitation of substandard properties.
( ) 3. Other (Describe).
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D. Community Business Revitalization
X) Goal Improve and expand essential community
business activities and reduce unemployment.
Objectives
( X) 1. Utilize existing legal and financial service
mechanisms associated with the revitalization
of economic development.
(
X) 2. Create new jobs within Commercial Industrial
Revitalization Areas with at least 518 of
these new jobs guaranteed to low- and moderate -
income residents, while also keeping in mind
provisions for upgrading skill levels and
expanding economic opportunities to these
groups.
(X ) 3. Assist local qualifying businesses to obtain
loan guarantees or interest subsidies, etc.,
for the purposes of land acquisition, interior/
exterior rehabilitation, working capital, and
technical and management assistance.
(X ) 4.
Encourage the development of conveniently
located retail commercial activities which will
provide goods and services essential to the needs
of the local residents.
( ) 5.
provide the public improvements deemed necessary
for the delivery of essential services, especially
where such public goods and services are absent,
inadequate or lacking.
(X ) 6.
Provide and coordinate the provision of technical
and /or financial assistance to small and minority
businesses and /or potential community entrepreneurs.
( ) 7.
Other (Describe).
E. Public Works
(X ) noal: Construct /reconstruct public buildings
and infrastructure.
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Objectives
( X) 1. Acquire, construct, reconstruct, or install
public works, facilities, and site or other
improvements -- including neighborhood
facilities, centers for the handicapped,
senior centers, historic properties, utilities,
streets, street lights, water and sewer
facilities, foundations and platforms for air
rights sites, pedestrian malls and walkways,
parks, playgrounds, recreational facilities,
parking facilities, solid waste disposal
facilities, recycling or conversion facilities,
and fire protection services and facilities.
( X) 2. Provide adequate ramps and other fixtures to
remove material and architectural barriers
which restrict the mobility and accessibility
of elderly and handicapped persons.
( ) 3. Other (Describe).
F. Public Services
(
X) Coal Improve public services and facilities.
Objectives:
(
X) 1. Provide public services, including but not
limited to those concerned with employment,
crime prevention, child care, health, drug
abuse, education, energy conservation, welfare
or recreational needs.
( X) 2. Implement graffiti removal programs.
(X ) 3. Other (Describe).
Provide fair housing counseling and guidance,
transportation, legal and referral services.
C. Planning and Administration
(X ) Goal Develop the planning capacity to implement
the objectives listed for program categories
A through F.
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Objectives:
(X )
1.
Develop an application for CDBG funds in
consort with an approved Housing Assistance
Plan.
(X )
2.
Develop a policy planning management capacity
to include:
a. Community Development objectives.
b. Programs and activities to meet the
objectives.
c. Progress evaluations of such programs.
d. Management coordination, and monitoring
of program activities.
e. Carrying out a fair housing program.
(X )
3.
Provide reasonable administrative costs and
carrying charges related to planning and
execution of community development and housing
activities.
(X )
4.
Provide information and resources to residents
of areas in which community development and
housing activities are to be implemented.
(X )
5.
Implement a procedure to effectively manage
program income.
(X )
6.
Maintain an appropriate financial management
system in accordance with federal, county and
local requirements.
7.
other (Describe).
R.
Contingency
Set
aside entitlement funds to augment existing
programs or implement new programs.
PROJECTED ACTIVITIES
Consistent with the above objectives and the U.S.
Department of Housing and Urban Development Regulations
governing the Block Grant Program, the activities which
may be implemented include, but are not limited to, the
following:
Economic Development Projects (continuation of prior
years' projects).
Residential and Commercial Rehabilitation Projects (continuation
of prior years' projects).
Code Enforcement Program (continuation of prior years'
projects).
Administration of Community Development and Housing
Activities (new project).
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
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COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES )
I, the undersigned, Citv Clerk of the City of
Lynwood, do hereby certify that the foregoing resolution
was passed and adopted by the City Council of the City of
Lynwood at a regular meeting held on the
5TH day of APRIL 1983..
AYES: COUNCILMEN BYORK, GREEN, MORRIS, ROWE, THOMPSON
NOES: NONE
ABSENT: NONE
City Clerk, City of Lynw od