HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso 78-10 CDBG FundingRESOLUTION NO. 78 -10
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF DUBLIN
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AUTHORIZING AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF DUBLIN AND THE COUNTY OF
ALAMEDA TO RECEIVE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT FUNDS FOR
FISCAL YEAR 2010-2011 AND APPROVING COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK
GRANT-FUNDED AGREEMENTS WITH AXIS COMMUNITY HEALTH; BAY AREA
COMMUNITY SERVICES; OPEN HEART KITCHEN; SENIOR SUPPORT OF THE TRI-
VALLEY; SPECTRUM COMMUNITY SERVICES, INC.; AND TRI-VALLEY HAVEN FOR THE
SAME FISCAL YEAR AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO SIGN THE ABOVE
AGREEMENTS.
WHEREAS, the Congress of the United States has enacted the Housing and Community
Development Act of 1974; and
WHEREAS, Title I of the Act consolidates previous grant programs into the Community
Development Block Grant; and
WHEREAS, the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development has
made a determination that Alameda County may operate as an Urban County; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has received a Staff Report recommending adoption of an
agreement between the City of Dublin and the County of Alameda for allocation and usage of
$88,100 in Community Development Block Grant funds for Fiscal Year 2010-2011; and
WHEREAS, to utilize CDBG funds allocated to the City of Dublin for Fiscal Year 2010-
2011, Staff sent out Request for Proposals to solicit interest from agencies in providing services
within the City; and
WHEREAS, from the proposals received, the above listed agencies were evaluated to
best serve the needs of the community; and
WHEREAS, on February 1, 2010, the City Council approved funding for the following
programs for utilization of the City's Fiscal Year 2009-2010 CDBG funds: Axis Community
Health for free medical visits for uninsured women; Bay Area Community Services for the Valley
Creative Living Center; Open Heart Kitchen Weekend Box Lunch and Hot Meals Programs;
Senior Support of the Tri Valley Case Management for Low Income Seniors, Spectrum
Community Services for the Meals on Wheels Program; Tri-Valley Haven's Domestic Violence
and Homeless Shelter; Alameda County Minor and Major Home Repair Program; Program
Administration and the annual contribution for participation in a regional effort for the acquisition
and rehabilitation of the Sojourner House Homeless Shelter (collectively "the Programs"); and
WHEREAS, the City has prepared Agreements for each of the Programs involving
agencies other than the County of Alameda or City-administered programs ("the Agreements");
and
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WHEREAS, this year, the CDBG allocations released by the United States Department of
Housing and Urban Development were received in late March, thereby causing delays for the
County to process the necessary documents to expedite contracts with the Urban County Cites,
of which Dublin is one; and
WHEREAS, the County has indicated that this delay should not preclude Dublin from
executing contracts with Dublin's subrecipients of CDBG funds due to the fact that the City of
Dublin has entered into a 3-year contract starting in Fiscal Year 2009-2010, Attachment 2 to the
Staff Report, with the County in which it obligates the annual CDBG allocation to the City of
Dublin.
WHEREAS, Dublin has not yet received the Agreement for Fiscal Year 2010-2011;
therefore, a copy of Fiscal Year 2009-2010 Agreement was attached to the Staff Report as
Attachment 3; and
WHEREAS, the City Manager has been authorized to sign the Agreement between the
City of Dublin and Atameda County Department of Housing and Community Development; and
WHEREAS, on June 1, 2010, the City Council received a Staff Report recommending
that the City now execute Agreements with the above listed agencies for utilization of Dublin's
allocated CDBG funds. The Agreements are included as attachments to the Staff Report and
are hereby incorporated by reference.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council of the City of Dublin takes
the following actions:
1) Approve the Agreement befinreen the City of Dublin and the County of Alameda for
allocation of CDBG funds when it is received from the County.
2) Approves the Agreements with various agencies for use of the City of Dublin's
CDBG funds for Fiscal Year 2010-2011.
3) Authorizes the City Manager to execute the above listed Agreements.
PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED this 1 st day of June 2010 by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers Biddle, Hart, Hildenbrand, Scholz, and Mayor Sbranti
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
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