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HomeMy WebLinkAbout15-020 CC ResolutionRESOLUTION NO. 15 -20 ' A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TEMECULA APPROVING A SUBSTANTIAL AMENDMENT TO THE FISCAL YEAR 2012 -13 AND FISCAL YEAR 2013 -14 FEDERAL COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT (CDBG) PROGRAM ANNUAL ACTION PLANS THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TEMECULA DOES HEREBY RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Procedural Findings. The City Council of the City of Temecula does hereby find, determine and declare that: A. The City of Temecula has participated directly within the federal Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) as an entitlement jurisdiction for Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds since July 1, 2012; B. The City of Temecula has prepared all documents, notices, and forms required by HUD for participation in the CDBG Program by entitlement jurisdictions; ' C. The City Council adopted Resolution No. 11 -42 on June 14, 2011 initiating the City to obtain entitlement community status from HUD, and authorized the Director of Community Development to prepare and return for City Council approval all documents required for the designation as an Entitlement City, including the Five -Year Consolidated Plan, the Annual Action Plan, the Citizen Participation Plan, and the Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing; D. The City Council adopted Resolution No. 11 -78 on November 1, 2011, approving the Citizen Participation Plan that sets forth the City's policies and procedures for citizen participation in the development of its Five -Year Consolidated Plan, Annual Action Plans, Annual Performance Reports, and any substantial amendments deemed necessary for direct administration of federal CDBG funds; E. The City Council adopted Resolution No. 12 -30 on April 10, 2012, approving the 2012 -16 Five -Year Consolidated Plan, that contains a housing community development needs assessment, a survey of available resources, and a five -year strategy for achieving housing and community development goals, as well as the Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing which outlines the City of Temecula's strategy to affirmatively promote equal housing opportunity and remove impediments to fair housing choice; F. The City of Temecula has prepared Annual Action Plans to implement the ' first and second year of the five year strategy of the 2012 -16 Five -Year Consolidated Plan to HUD on May 15, 2012, and May 15, 2013; Resos 15 -20 1 G. The 2012 -13 and 2013 -14 Annual Action Plans established programs in ' compliance with HUD CDBG entitlement funding allocations; H. The City incorporated various changes to the Annual Action Plans as adopted on April 10, 2012, and on April 23, 2013, and Substantial Amendment adopted April 14, 2015, in the form of eliminating some of the programs /projects originally included in the 2012 -13 and 2013 -14 Annual Action Plans, reallocating those funds to other program /projects; I. The Substantial Amendment to the 2012 -13 and 2013 -14 Annual Action Plans was processed including, but not limited to a public notice, in the time and manner prescribed by Federal, State, and local law; J. At the conclusion of the Finance Subcommittee meeting and after due consideration of the testimony, the Finance Subcommittee provided funding recommendations for the Substantial Amendment to the 2012 -13 and 2013 -14 Annual Action Plans on January 27, 2015; K. The City Council, at a regular meeting, considered the Substantial Amendment to the 2012 -13 and 2013 -14 Annual Action Plans on April 14, 2015, at a duly noticed public hearing as prescribed by law, at which time the City staff and interested persons had an opportunity to and did testify either in support or in opposition ' to this matter. L. At the conclusion of the City Council hearing and after due consideration of the testimony, the City Council approved the Substantial Amendment to the Fiscal Year 2012 -13 and Fiscal Year 2013 -14 Annual Action Plans, subject to and based upon the findings set forth hereunder. M. All legal preconditions to the adoption of this Resolution have occurred. Section 2. Further Findings. The City Council, in approving the Substantial Amendment hereby finds, determines and declares that: N. Pursuant to Title 24, Housing and Urban Development, of the Code of Federal Regulations, Subtitle A Office of the Secretary, Department of Housing and Urban Development, Part 91.505, a grantee shall amend its approved Plan whenever it makes a change in its allocations priorities or change in the method of distribution of funds, carries out an activity using funds from a program covered in the Consolidated Plan, not previously described in the Action plan, or changes the purpose, scope, location, or beneficiaries of an activity. Section 3. Environmental Findings. The proposed action on the Substantial Amendment to the Fiscal Year 2012 -13 and Fiscal Year 2013 -14 Annual Action Plans is ' exempt from National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) pursuant to the provisions of the National Environmental Policy Act and specifically 24 CFR 58.34(a)(1) because the Resos 15 -20 2 Substantial Amendment to the Fiscal Year 2012 -13 and Fiscal Year 2013 -14 Annual ' Action Plans is a resource identification study and the development of plans and strategies for the prioritization and funding of proposed programs through CDBG and the proposed action involves the feasibility and planning studies to determine prioritization and CDBG funding to begin the development of certain projects. The potential projects discussed in the proposed actions that might involve physical activity will be reviewed under NEPA or the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) as part of the development of those projects. The proposed action is also exempt from CEQA per CEQA Guidelines Section 15262 and 15378(b)(4). Section 4. ADDrovals. O. The City Council hereby approves the Substantial Amendment to the Fiscal Year 2012 -13 and Fiscal Year 2013 -14 Annual Action Plans, set forth as Exhibit A attached hereto, and any and all other documents deemed necessary by HUD to reprogram the $160,561 allocation of Federal CDBG funds and authorizes and directs the City Manager, or his designee, to execute and the City Clerk to attest to the execution of these documents, including, but not limited to serving as the Certifying Officer for all environmental review procedures associated with the various CDBG projects, and Certifying Officer for the purpose of signing correspondence, agreements, and other required documents. ' P. The City Council hereby approves the reprogram of unexpended CDBG Entitlement funds in the amount of $160,561; the allocation of Fiscal Year 2012 -13 CDBG funds of $122,338 to the Sam Hicks Monument Park Playground Replacement Project; the allocation of Fiscal Year 2012 -13 CDBG funds of $12,000 to the Solar Affordable Home Program; the allocation of Fiscal Year 2012 -13 and Fiscal Year 2013- 2014 CDBG funds of $26,223 to the Critical Home Maintenance and Repairs Program; Section 5. Certification. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this Resolution. PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Temecula this 14th day of April, 2015. Jett Gomerchero, Mayor ATTEST: Randi - Ison, City Clerk (SEAL] Resos 15 -20 3 STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) ' COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE ) ss CITY OF TEMECULA ) I, Randi Johl - Olson, City Clerk of the City of Temecula, of the City of Temecula, do hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution No. 15 -20 was duly and regularly adopted by the City Council of the City of Temecula at a meeting thereof held on the 14th day of April, 2015, by the following vote: AYES: 4 COUNCIL MEMBERS: Edwards, Naggar, Rahn, Comerchero NOES: 0 COUNCIL MEMBERS: None ABSTAIN: 0 COUNCIL MEMBERS: ABSENT: 0 COUNCIL MEMBERS: Resos 15 -20 4 None None Randi Johl- Olson, City Clerk City of Temecula Community Development Block Grant Program SUBSTANTIAL AMENDMENT Program Year 1: 2012 -2013 ITA Wk Program Year 2: 2013 -2014 Submitted to: US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Office of Community Planning and Development Los Angeles Field Office 611 West 6th Street, Suite 801 Los Angeles, CA90017 Prepared by: City of Temecula Community Development Department 41000 Main Street Temecula, CA 92590 May 2015 J W-C.M' Summary Table of Contents Substantial Amendment Narrative Appendix A: Summaries of Reallocated /Reprogrammed Funds by Project Appendix B: Stakeholder Consultation and Citizen Participation ISummary The City of Temecula currently receives Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funding as an entitlement community from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). The upcoming Program Year 2015 -2016 Annual Action Plan (Program Year 4) was approved by the Temecula City Council at a Public Hearing on April 14, 2015, and subsequently submitted to HUD on May 15, 2014 This document, consisting of a narrative as well as required attachments, constitutes the formal Substantial Amendment to HUD. Substantial Amendment Narrative The 2012 -13 Fiscal Year was the City's first year participating as an Entitlement Community within the CDBG Program. This, in conjunction with other project specific factors, has resulted in some delay in set -up and commencement of some of the 2012 -13 and 2013 -14 programs /projects which were allocated funding. Consequently, the City will also be processing a formal Substantial Amendment to HUD to reallocate /re- program funds from various projects /programs included in the respective Annual Action Plans into projects /programs included in the 2015 -2016 Annual Action Plan. ProjectlProgram Description Original CDBG Funding Amount Recommended Re- Programmed Amount($) Substantial Amendment Recommendation Transitional/ $150,DOO $150,000 City anticipated acquiring an existing Supportive Housing private multi- family site through Facility partnership during Fiscal Year 2012 -13 (Program Year 1), and budgeted for this housing facility project as part of the FY2012 -13 Action Plan. However, as of February 2015, partnership for acquisition has not occurred. The City conducted extensive research regarding the feasibility of completing a iransitionallsupportive housing facility as planned. The proposed project is not expected to be able to be completed within the upcoming year. Recommendation Is to re- program (1) $122,338 of the Transitional /Supportive Housing Facility Project budget into the Sam Hicks Monument Park Playground Replacement Project to close the funding gap: (2) $12,000 into the Solar Affordable Home Program administrated by GRID Alternatives, and (3) $15,662 into the Critical Home Maintenance and Repairs Program, administered by Habitat for Humanity, all capital improvement projects included as part of the Program Year 2015.16 Action Plan. Public Services: $10,190 $10,190 Temecula Murrieta Rescue Mission Temecula Murrieta experienced some administration Rescue Mission changes and was not able to complete (TMRM) Food the requirements required receive Distribution Program CDBG funds. As a result, the CDBG i public service activity was canceled, and not all funds were used during implementation of the FY2013 -14 Action Plan. Recommendation is to re- program unused /remaining balance of FY2013- 14 public service program funds into Critical Home Maintenance and Repairs Program, administered by Habitat for Humanity, and included as part of the Program Year 2015.16 Action Plan. Public Services $128,333 $277 Not all funds were used during Miscellaneous implementation of the FY2012 -13 and FY2013 -14 Action Plans. ' Recommendation is to re- program unused/remaining balance of public service program funds into Critical Home Maintenance and Repairs Program, administered by Habitat for Humanity, included as part of the Program Year 2015-16 Annual Action. Planning & $198,550 $94 Not all funds were used during Administration: implementation of the FY2012 -13 and (Fair Housing FY2013 -14 Action Plans. Services) $487,073 C Recommendation is to re- program unused /remaining balance of administration program funds into Critical Home Maintenance and Repairs Program, administered by Habitat for Humanity, included as part of the Program Year 201516 Annual Action. ' Appendix A Summaries of Reallocated /Reprogrammed Funds by Project In total, $160,561 from Program Years 2012 -13 ($150,280) and 2013 -14 ($10,281) remaining and /or unused funds from various projects /program (see previous section) will be reallocated /reprogrammed into three capital projects included as part of the Program Year 2015 -16 Annual Action Plan. 1, Sam Hicks Monument Park Playground Replacement Project A total of $122,338 from Program Year 2012 -13 remaining and/or unused funds from various projects /programs (see previous section) will be reallocated /reprogrammed to this park improvement project 2 Critical Home Maintenance and Repairs Program. A total of $26,223 from Program Year 2012 -13 and Program Year 2013 -14 remaining and /or unused funds from various projects /programs (see previous section) will be reallocated /reprogrammed to this housing improvement program. 3 Solar Affordable Home Program: A total of $12,000 from Program Year 2012 -13 remaining and /or unused funds from various projects /programs (see previous section) will be reallocated /reprogrammed to this housing improvement program Appendix B Stakeholder Consultation and Citizen Participation The proposed reallocation /reprogramming recommendations included within the Substantial Amendment were presented before the Temecula City Council for approval during the April 14, 2015 Public Hearing. The Substantial Amendment, as presented, was approved by City Council. There were no comments received during the 30 -day comment period from March 12, 2015 through April 11, 2015.