HomeMy Public PortalAbout018-2013 - Donation - Stellar Community GrantORDINANCE NO. 18-2013
AN APPROPRIATION ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE SUBMITTAL,
ACCEPTANCE, AND APPROPRIATION OF A GRANT FROM THE
INDIANA HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY, OFFICE OF
COMMUNITY AND RURAL AFFAIRS, AND INDIANA DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION (ALSO KNOW AS THE STELLAR COMMUNITIES PROGRAM)
WHEREAS, In accordance with Indiana Code (IC) 36-1-4-10, a municipality may execute any
documents necessary to receive money from the state or federal government or
any other source, and said documents are prepared and executed by the City
executive administration, provided that the Common Council of the City of
Richmond as the legislative body of the City approves an ordinance for the
appropriation of any monies received in accordance with IC 36-4-6-18; and
WHEREAS, The City of Richmond recognizes the need to stimulate growth and complete
community development projects to address various needs such as housing, water
infrastructure, street and roadwork, streetscape and lighting, community centers,
and revitalization projects, and other quality of life projects to benefit its citizens;
WHEREAS, The City of Richmond has been named as one of the six (6) finalist communities
that is eligible to receive the Stellar Community designation which will allow the
City to receive grant funds from the Indiana Housing and Community
Development Authority (IHCDA), Office of Community and Rural Affairs
(OCRA), and Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT); and
WHEREAS, The IHCDA has preliminary grant funding in the amount of Ten Thousand
Dollars ($10,000.00) allocated to each of the finalists in order that each finalist
community may hire consultants to prepare an in-depth Strategic Investment Plan
proposal in connection with the Stellar Communities Program; and
WHEREAS, No local match is required.
NOW, THEREFORE, be it ordained by the Common Council of the City of Richmond,
Indiana, as follows:
1. The City of Richmond, by the Mayor and the Richmond Department of Metropolitan
Development, has submitted or will submit, as authorized by IC 36-1-4-10, an application for the
planning funds in the amount of $10,000.00 in connection with the IHCDA Stellar Community
Program.
2. The City of Richmond Department of Metropolitan Development is authorized to
accept said grant funding in an amount up to Ten Thousand Dollars and Zero Cents ($10,000.00)
from the IHCDA.
3. Said funds, if awarded to the City of Richmond Department of Metropolitan
Development, shall be appropriated for the hiring of a consultant to assist with the preparation of
the Strategic Investment Plan proposal in connection with the IHCDA Stellar Community
Program application.
4. There is no local match required.
Passed and adopted this l.<day of , 2013, by the Common Council of the
City of Richmond, Indiana.
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PRESENTED to the Mayor of the City of Richmond, Indiana, this day o ,
2013, at 9:00 a.m.
(Karen Chasteen, IAMC, MMC)
APPROVED by me, Sarah L. Hutton, Mayor of the City of Richmond, Indiana, this day
of , 2013, at 9:05 a.m.
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s Mayor
(Sarah L. Hutton)
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(Karen Chasteen, IAMC, MMC)