HomeMy WebLinkAbout6.k. Resolution of Approval for CDBG Application 4ROSEMOUNTEXECUTIVE SUMMARY
CITY COUNCIL
City Council Regular Meeting: January 7, 2014
AGENDA ITEM: Resolution of Approval for CDBG AGENDA SECTION:
Application Consent
PREPARED BY: Kim Lindquist, Community Development AGENDA NO. (0, K„
Director
ATTACHMENTS: Resolution; 2014 Application APPROVED BY:
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RECOMMENDED ACTION: Motion to Approve Draft Resolution.
BACKGROUND
Every year the City is required to apply for CDBG funds. The allocation is set by a formula that was
adopted by the County and is subject to the budget set at the Federal level. In past years, the City
has used funds to rehabilitate the Rosemount Family Resource Center and code improvements at
the Steeple Center and Erickson Park shelter.
Part of the application requirement is a resolution of support for the application from the City
Council. The application this year is to retrofit pedestrian ramps along the south side of Connemara
Trail to bring them into compliance with ADA requirements. It is estimated that the funding in the
amount of$47,598 will allow reconstruction of seven or eight pedestrian ramps on Connemara
Trail,between Hwy 3 and Birchwood Avenue.
CONCLUSION
Motion to approve the attached resolution.
CITY OF ROSEMOUNT
DAKOTA COUNTY, MINNESOTA
RESOLUTION 2014 -
A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE APPLICATION OF THE
CITY OF ROSEMOUNT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2014
DAKOTA COUNTY COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
BLOCK GRANT (CDBG) FUNDING
WHEREAS, the City of Rosemount is a participating jurisdiction with the Dakota County
CDBG Entitlement Program for Fiscal Year 2014 (ending June 30, 2015);and
WHEREAS,the Dakota County Community Development Agency(CDA)is a Subgrantee of
Dakota County for the administration of the CDBG Program;and
WHEREAS,the Dakota County CDA has requested fiscal year 2014 CDBG application to be
submitted by January 15,2014,based on a district formula allocation of funds approved in the
1984 Community Development Implementation Plan
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of
Rosemount hereby approves the following:
1. The Fiscal Year 2014 CDBG application is approved for submission to the Dakota
County CDA.
2. The Mayor for the City of Rosemount is authorized to execute the application and all
agreements and documents related to receiving and using the awarded CDBG funds.
3. The Dakota County CDA is designated as the administrative entity to carry out the
CDBG program on behalf of the City of Rosemount, subject to future Subrecipient
Agreements that may be required for specific CDBG-funded activities.
ADOPTED this 7th day of January, 2014, by the City Council of the City of Rosemount.
William H. Droste, Mayor
ATTEST:
Amy Domeier, City Clerk
APPLICATION FOR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT FUNDS
Application must be received by the Dakota County Community Development Agency
NO LATER THAN JANUARY 15, 2014 (for Program Year 2014, 7/01/14-6/30/15)
General Information
Applicant Name: City of Rosemount DUNS #:
Contact Name: Kim Lindquist, Community Development Director
Applicant Address: 2875 145th Street
City, State, Zip: Rosemount, MN 55068
Phone: 651-322-2020 Fax:651-423-4424 Email:kim.lindquist @ci.rosemount.mn.us
Proposed Proje ts/Activ ties
#1 Title: CDBG Request: $47598
#2 Title: CDBG Request:
#3 Title: CDBG Request:
#4 Title: CDBG Request:
#5 Title: CDBG Request:
Total Request:
PLEASE NOTE: AT LEAST 50% of the proposed funding must qualify as a LOW/MOD benefit and
NO MORE THAN 40% of the proposed funding can be for PUBLIC SERVICES. As public services
may not account for more than 15% of the County's total funding, public service requests may need
to be decreased once all applications are submitted and reviewed by CDA staff.
Certification
I certify that the information contained in this application is true and correct and that it contains no
misrepresentations, falsifications, intentional omissions, or concealment of material facts. I further
certify that no contracts have been awarded, funds committed, or construction begun on the proposed
project(s), and that none will be made prior to notification from the Dakota County CDA based on
HUD's issuance of a Release of Funds Notice.
Signature of Authorized Official Date
Title of Authorized Official
PLEASE ATTACH THE RESOLUTION OF THE GOVERNING BODY SHOWING APPROVAL
OF THE REQUEST FOR CDBG FUNDS
1. Project/Activity Title
Please complete the following Sections I-VI for EACH proposed project/activity.
(For example, if 3 projects/activities are being proposed, there will be 3 sets of the following pages.)
Project/Activity # 1
Project/Activity Title: Public Facilities/Improvements
1. ,Project/Activity Information
Describe the proposed project/activity. There are several crosswalks along Connemara Trail
that are not ADA accessible. This is an area of town identified for increased pedestrian access
and additional sidewalk linkages have been added to encourage walking. It is anticipated that
7 to 8 pedestrian ramps will be retrofitted comply with current ADA requirements. The work
area will be focused east of Hwy 3, along Connemara Trail, to Birchwood Ave, however,
depending upon bids some work may occur west of Hwy 3 also. These pedestrian
connections serve the adjoining residential neighborhoods including a mobile home park.
Has this Project/Activity received CDBG funding before? ❑ Yes ® No
Check the eligible activity category of the proposed project/activity: (See attached definitions)
❑ Acquisition/Disposition: ® Public Facilities/Improvements:
Vacant or undeveloped property Buildings
Commercial property x Infrastructure
Residential property Assessment abatement
❑ Demolition/Clearance ❑ Public Services (i.e. child care, recreation programs)
❑ Economic Development ❑ Planning
❑ Rehabilitation ❑ Homeownership Assistance:
Owner occupied housing Support services (i.e. counseling)
Rental housing Downpayment assistance
Commercial Other types of purchase financing
❑ General Administration ❑ Other (please describe):
❑ Relocation
Describe the project/activity schedule:
Proposed Project/Activity Start Date:
Proposed Project/Activity Completion Date:
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Ill. CDBG National Objective
CDBG funded projects/activities must meet one of the program objectives. Check the
objective for which the CDBG funds will be used.
El Low/Mod Area Benefit ® Low/Mod Limited Clientele Benefit
❑ Low/Mod Housing Benefit El Low/Mod Jobs Benefit
❑ Slum/Blight Area Benefit El Slum/Blight Spot Benefit
❑ Urgent Need (extremely rare; used only for emergencies):
If you checked the Low/Mod Area Benefit box, please answer the following:
In what Census Tract/Block Group(s) do beneficiaries of your Project/Activity live? (Please include map)
How many residents live in this area?
What is the percentage of low and moderate-income beneficiaries?
How was this documented? El HUD Data El Survey
(See enclosed map) (Please include a copy of survey)
If you checked the Low/Mod Housing Benefit box, please answer the following:
How many Low/Mod Households will benefit? Households
(Income eligibility must be verified by written documentation)
Where will this project/activity be available? (Address of property, neighborhood, city-wide)
If you checked the Low/Mod Limited Clientele Benefit box, please answer the following:
How many Low/Mod People or Households will benefit? People/Households
(Please choose either people or households for each project.)
How will income be verified?
El Income Verification Request Forms
❑ Eligibility Status for other Governmental Assistance program
El Self Certification (Must request source documentation of 20%of certifications and must inform beneficiary that all
sources of income and assets must be included when calculating annual income)
® Presumed benefit (HUD presumes the following to be low and moderate-income: abused children, battered
spouses, elderly persons, severely disabled persons, homeless persons, persons living with AIDS, migrant farm workers)
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If you checked the Low/Mod Jobs Benefit box, please answer the following:
To meet the requirements of the "Jobs"National Objective, the business being assisted must enter into an agreement
showing commitment that at lease 51% of jobs created or retained will be available to low/mod income persons. The
business must also be prepared to provide a list of all jobs, detailed information about the jobs being created or retained,
the selection and hiring process, and demographic information about the employees.
Will this project/activity create or retain full time equivalencies (FTEs)? ❑ Create ❑ Retain
For job(s) that are being retained, please provide evidence that the assisted business has issued a notice to affected
employees or that the business has made a public announcement to that effect, OR an analysis of relevant financial
records that shows the business is likely to cut back on employment in the near future without planned intervention.
Will the job(s) created or retained require a special skill? ❑ Yes ❑ No
What percent of permanent FTEs will be held by or available to low/mod income persons?
If you checked the Slum/Blight Area or Slum/Blight Spot Benefit box, please answer the
following:
What are the boundaries of the slum/blight area or the address of the slum/blight spot?
(Please provide letter from building inspector or other documentation noting deficiencies and include photos)
If Slum/Blight Area, what percent of buildings are deteriorated?
What deficiency will be corrected or the public improvement be?
1 Proposed,Objectives and Outcomes
Indicate the proposed objective and outcome of the activity/project.
Outcome #1 Outcome #2 Outcome #3
Availability/Accessibility Affordability Sustainability
Objective #1 ® Accessibility for the ❑ Affordability for the ❑ Sustainability for the
Suitable Living purpose of creating a purpose of creating a purpose of creating a
Environment suitable living suitable living suitable living
environment environment environment
Objective #2 ❑ Accessibility for the ❑ Affordability for the ❑ Sustainability for the
Decent Housing purpose of providing purpose of providing purpose of providing
decent housing decent housing decent housing
Objective #3 ❑ Accessibility for the ❑ Affordability for the ❑ Sustainability for the
Economic purpose of creating purpose of creating purpose of creating
Opportunity economic opportunities economic economic
opportunities opportunities
Indicate how the project/activity outcome will be measured and projected number of
beneficiaries.
❑ People ❑ Public Facilities ❑ Businesses
❑ Households _ ❑ Jobs ❑ Organizations
❑ Housing Units
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V. Priority Needs
Notofr The oof,®jity categories may change as a result of the 2010-2014 Consolidated Plan planning process.
Check the priority need from the Consolidated Plan for which the CDBG funds will be used:
High Priority Needs- Housing Medium Priority Needs- Housing
❑ Renter, elderly, 0-50% of median income ❑ Renter, elderly, 51-80% of median income
❑ Renter, small related, 0-80% of median income ❑ Renter, large related, 0-80% of median income
❑ Renter, all other, 0-50% of median income
❑ Owner, 0-80% of median income
High Priority Needs—Community Development Medium Priority Needs —Community Development
❑ Acquisition of Real Property ❑ Senior Centers
❑ Disposition of Real Property ❑ Homeless Facilities
❑ Parks, Recreational Facilities ❑ Youth Centers
❑ Water/Sewer Improvements ❑ Solid Waste Disposal Improvements
❑ Street Improvements ❑ Flood Plain Improvements
❑ Sidewalks ❑ Handicapped Services
❑ Clearance and Demolition ❑ Transportation Services
❑ Clean-up of Contaminated Site ❑ Battered and Abused Spouses Services
❑ Senior Services ❑ Crime Awareness
❑ Youth Services ❑ Fair Housing Activities
❑ Rental Housing Subsidies ❑ Public Housing Modernization
❑ Relocation ❑ Rehabilitation of Other Publicly Owned Residential
❑ Construction of Housing ❑ Residential Historic Preservation
❑ Direct Homeownership Assistance ❑ Non-Residential Historic Preservation
❑ Rehabilitation of Single Unit Residential ❑ Other Commercial/Industrial Improvements
❑ Rehabilitation of Multi-Unit Residential ❑ Economic Development Non-Profit Assistance
❑ Rehabilitation of Commercial/Industrial ❑ Economic Development Technical Assistance
❑ Code Enforcement ❑ Micro-Enterprise Assistance
❑ Commercial/Industrial Land Acq./Disposition
❑ Commercial/Industrial Infrastructure Development
❑ Commercial/Industrial Building Acq., Rehab
❑ Planning
Low Priority Needs—Community Development
These activities should be funded with sources other than CDBG.
Privately Owned Utilities
Handicapped Centers
Neighborhood Facilities
Child Care Centers
Substance Abuse Services
Employment Training
Child Care Services
Abused and Neglected Child Services
Tenant/Landlord Counseling
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VI Project Budget
Provide the total project cost and CDBG request.
Total Project Cost: $47598
Total CDBG Request: $47598 CDBG Percent of Total Cost: 100%
Describe all other funding sources.
Source of Funds Amount Committed Pending
CDBG 47598 ❑
Sidewalk recently installed with adjoining ❑ ❑
development project.
❑ ❑
Total:
Please itemize project expenses, using the following guidance as applicable:
• Acquisition & Improvement Costs - Include purchase price, closing costs, site improvements,
clearance of toxic contaminants, and other acquisition and improvement costs
• Construction/Rehabilitation Costs - Include site improvements, construction (labor, materials,
supplies), installation, permits and other construction/rehabilitation costs
• Professional Fees and Personnel Costs - Include architectural, engineering and code inspection
fees, surveys, appraisals, legal fees, hazardous materials surveys, project management, and
other professional/personnel fees
• Other Development Costs - Include relocation, financing costs, environmental reviews,
environmental studies, and other development costs
• Eligible Costs for Planning Projects - Include professional services, project management costs,
and other planning costs
Itemized Use of Funds/Expenses Costs CDBG Funds
Requested
Replace noncompliant Pedestrian Ramps with ADA compliant $47598 $47598
ramps
Total: $47958 $47958
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Please review each section for completeness.
Each project/activity should have separate Sections I through VI.
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CDBG ELIGIBLE ACTIVITIES DEFINITIONS
The following are summary definitions of Community Development Block Grant Eligible Activities:
Please Note:Although an activity maybe deemed eligible for CDBG funding, it does not guarantee funding. The Community
Development Needs for the CDBG Program in the Comprehensive Plan sets forth the priority of needs and as such, dictates which
types of eligible activities may be funded in a given year.
CDBG funds may NOT be used for costs attributable to a building used for the general conduct of government or used for political
activities.
Acquisition/Disposition:The use of CDBG funds to acquire real property, in whole or in part, by purchase, long-term lease,donation,
or otherwise,for any public purpose. Real property to be acquired may include: land, air rights,easements,water rights, right-of-ways,
buildings and other property improvements,or other interests in real property.
Demolition/Clearance: Clearance,demolition,and removal of buildings and improvements including movement of structures to other
sites.
Economic Development Activities: Economic development activities may include, but are not limited to: (1)Construction by the
grantee or sub-recipient of a business incubator designed to provide inexpensive space and assistance to new firms to help them
become viable businesses, (2)Loans to pay for the expansion of a factory or commercial business, and(3)Providing training needed
by persons on welfare to enable them to qualify for jobs created by CDBG-assisted special economic development activities. The level
of public benefit to be derived from the economic development activity must be appropriate given the amount of CDBG assistance.
Rehabilitation: Rehabilitation related activities may include single-family rehabilitation, multi-family rehabilitation,energy efficiency
improvements, public housing modernization, and rehabilitation of commercial properties.
General Administration: CDBG funds may be used for the general administration costs incurred by a Subrecipient to administer their
CDBG program. Administration costs directly associated with a CDBG activity should be part of the activity as project administration.
Relocation: CDBG funds may be used for relocation payments and assistance to displaced persons, including individuals,families,
businesses, non-profits, and farms,where required under section 570.606 of the regulations(pursuant to the Uniform Relocation Act).
Public Facilities/Improvements: CDBG funds may be used by the grantee or other public or private nonprofit entities for the
acquisition(including long term leases for periods of 15 years or more),construction, reconstruction, rehabilitation(including removal of
architectural barriers to accessibility),or installation,of public improvements or facilities. Buildings for the general conduct of
government cannot be acquired or improved with CDBG funds. This includes neighborhood facilities,firehouses, public schools,and
libraries, as well as water and/or sewer treatment plants. The regulations further specify that facilities that are designed for use in
providing shelter for persons having special needs are considered to be public facilities.
Public Services: CDBG funds may be used to provide public services(including labor,supplies, and materials), provided that each of
the following criteria is met: 1)The public service must be either a new service or a quantifiable increase in the level of service;and 2)
The amount of CDBG funds obligated within a program year to support public service activities under this category may not exceed
40%of the City's allocation and the total public services of all Sub-recipients may not exceed 15%of the total grant awarded to Dakota
County for that year.
Planning: Includes studies, analysis,data gathering, preparation of plans, and identification of actions that will implement plans. The
types of plans which may be paid for with CDBG funds include, but are not limited to: Comprehensive plans; Individual project plans;
Community development plans, Capital improvement programs; Small area and neighborhood plans; Environmental and historic
preservation studies;and Functional plans(such as plans for housing, land use,energy conservation,or economic development).
Homeownership Assistance: Homeownership assistance activities may include financial assistance for downpayments,closing costs
or other part of the purchase process and counseling for pre-purchase, post-purchase or foreclosure prevention.
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