Number
001364
Version
ORIGINAL
Reference
000849 THROUGH 000865 &
000867 THROUGH 000870
Sponsor
THE CHAIR
Title
Resolution authorizing the Department of City Development and the Redevelopment Authority of the City of Milwaukee and the Housing Authority of the City of Milwaukee to expend 2001 Community Development Block Grant funds and approving and authorizing the execution of contracts between the City of Milwaukee and the Redevelopment Authority of the City of Milwaukee and the Housing Authority of the City of Milwaukee. (DCD)
Analysis
This resolution authorizes the Department of City Development to expend 2001 Community Development Block Grant funds for various projects and approves and authorizes the execution of contracts between the City of Milwaukee and the Redevelopment Authority of the City of Milwaukee and the Housing Authority of the City of Milwaukee.
Body
Whereas, The Mayor and Common Council of the City of Milwaukee ("Common Council") by adoption of Common Council Files No. 000849 through 000865 & 000867 through 000870 on November 28, 2000, authorized submission and acceptance of a twenty-seventh program year application for Community Development Block Grant funds available under Title I of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974; and
Whereas, The final statement of community development objectives and projected use of funds for the 2001 Community Development Program has been submitted to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development; and
Whereas, The Redevelopment Authority of the City of Milwaukee ("Redevelopment Authority") and the Housing Authority of the City of Milwaukee ("Housing Authority") and the Common Council have, by appropriate actions, approved the Community Development Projects hereinafter identified; and
Whereas, The Common Council adopted File No. 74-92-2p on May 27, 1975 and File No. 74-92-5v on April 10, 1979, to assure proper processing of agreements to be entered into with public and private agencies in an orderly, prudent, and consistent manner; and
Whereas, The Redevelopment Authority, in accordance with Common Council File No. 74-92-2p and Common Council File No. 74-92-5v, will prepare the necessary Prime Contracts with required attachments for identified Community Development Projects; and
Whereas, This statement includes the following Projects relative to the Department of City Development ("DCD"):
PROJECT NAME/BUDGET
DCD Administration/$456,700
Historic Preservation/$92,500
Land Management/$775,000
Spot Acquisition/$625,000
RACM Administration/$581,800
Neighborhood Commercial Revitalization/$135,000
Brownfields Remediation/$250,000
Housing Authority/$33,655
; and
Whereas, Federal Community Development Block Grant funds in the amount of $2,949,655 will be supplied to the City of Milwaukee to support the costs of these Projects; and
Whereas, The Mayor and Common Council have set forth procedural guidelines to be followed by the appropriate City officials in the handling of the Community Development Program in Common Council File No. 74-92-5v; now, therefore, be it
Resolved, By the Common Council of the City of Milwaukee that the Department of City Development is authorized to expend from the Project budgets itemized below an amount not to exceed $10,300 for training and out-of-town travel by DCD staff:
PROJECT NAME/TRAVEL AMOUNT
Land Management/$7,500
Historic Preservation/$2,800
; and, be it
Further Resolved, That contracts for the above-identified Projects are approved and that the proper City officials are authorized and directed to properly execute said contracts for and on behalf of the City of Milwaukee; and, be it
Further Resolved, That the Redevelopment Authority and the Housing Authority are authorized to enter into contracts and amendatory agreements relative to the aforementioned Projects, within the limits of the budgets approved for the Projects, as are necessary to enable the Redevelopment Authority and the Housing Authority to fulfill its obligations, administer and effectuate the purposes of the Community Development Projects; and to direct and authorize its proper officers, in accordance with its bylaws, to execute such contracts and amendatory agreements for and on behalf of the Redevelopment Authority and the Housing Authority without further Common Council approval; and, be it
Further Resolved, That the DCD will work in cooperation with the Department of Neighborhood Services to continue to carry out neighborhood development objectives and to effectuate the purposes of the Community Development Projects; and, be it
Further Resolved, That any Section 108 loan repayment deficits will be funded from the City of Milwaukee's Community Development Block Grant entitlement; and, be it
Further Resolved, That the City Comptroller is authorized and directed to establish the necessary specific capital project accounts, capital purpose subaccounts, and other accounts as the City Comptroller deems necessary, and to disburse funds in accordance with the terms of the contracts and amendatory agreements; and, be it
Further Resolved, That all of the above is contingent upon approval by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development of the aforementioned application for a Community Development Block Grant and upon approval by the Common Council of the Projects herein identified.
Drafter
DCD:RDH:rdh
01/16/01/A