Amendment to Annual Action PlanRESOLUTION NO. 398-00
RESOLUTION APPROVING AN AMENDMENT TO THE FISCAL YEAR
2001 ( PROGRAM YEAR 2000) ANNUAL ACTION PLAN FOR
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT FUNDS.
Whereas, the City of Dubuque has prepared and filed with the u.S. Department of
Housing and Urban Development an Annual Action Plan for Fiscal Year 200 I (Program Year
2000); and
Whereas, the City now desires to amend said Annual Plan to recognize receipt of
additional income and to allocate funds as per the attached Exhibit A; and
Whereas, said amendment is a substantial amendment as provided in the City's Citizen
Participation Plan and must therefore be approved by resolution of the City Council after a public
hearing by the Community Development Advisory Commission; and
Whereas, the City advertised a public comment period beginning June 23, 2000; and
Whereas, the Community Development Advisory Commission reviewed the proposed
amendment at a public hearing on August 15, 2000, and has voted to approve said amendment
and to recommend approval by the City Council.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
DUBUQUE, IOWA:
Section 1. That the amendment to the Fiscal Year 2001 (Program Year 2000) Annual
Action Plan for the Community Development Block Grant Program hereto attached as Exhibit A
is hereby approved.
Section 2. That the City Manager is hereby authorized and directed to submit a copy of
this resolution to the U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.
Passed, approved and adopted this 21st day of August, 2000.
Terrance M. Duggan, Mayor
Attest:
Jeanne F. Schneider, City Clerk
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Exhibit A
Amendment No 1
Community Development Block Grant (CDBG)
FY 2001 Annual Action Plan Amendment
Program Year 2000 July I, 2000 to June 30, 2001
City of Dubuque, Iowa B-00-MC-19-004
Funding Sources
Original
Statement
Amendment Cbange
Prior Year Funds
$70,069
$879,163 +809,094
Proposed Activities/Costs
Activity Name National Implementing Original Amendment Cbange
. and Description Objective Agency Statement
Acquisition/Disposition Slum and Blight Communityl 0 $780,000 +$780,000
Economic
Development Dept
Contingency 0 $ 29,094 + $29,094
This amendment will recognize receipt of additional program income of $809,094 from the repayment of the
Farmland Foods, Inc. CDBG loan. Funds in the amount of $780,000 are proposed to be utilized for the acquisition
and clearance of property in the 4'" Street Peninsula area (Ice Harbor UIban Renewal District) for future
development.
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CITY OF DUBUQUE, IOWA
MEMORANDUM
August 17, 2000
TO: The Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
FROM: Michael C. Van Milligen, City Manager
SUBJECT:
Amendment to FY 2001 Annual Action Plan
Community and Economic Development Director Jim Burke is recommending approval of an
amendment to the City's FY 2001 (Program Year 2000) Annual Action Plan for the use of
CDBG funds. These changes will allow the City to expend funds for the acquisition of land
in the Ice Harbor Urban Renewal District for prevention or elimination of blight.
The proposed amendment to the Annual Action Plan: 1) increases revenue by adding
$809,094 to "Prior Year Funds"; 2) establishes a new activity" Acquisition/Disposition"
with funding of $780,000; and 3) allocates the remaining $29,094 to Contingency. The
amendment also provides that the Acquisition/Disposition activity is intended to meet the
second national objective of the CDBG program--preventin9 or eliminating slum or blight.
I concur with the recommendation and respectfully request Mayor and City Council
approval.
Michael C. Van Milligen
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CITY OF DUBUQUE, IOWA
MEMORANDUM
August 16, 2000
TO:
FROM:
ommunity and Economic Development Director
SUBJECT:
mendment to FY 2001 Annual Action Plan
INTRODUCTION
This memorandum presents for City Council consideration proposed changes in the City's
Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) FY 2001 (Program Year 2000) Annual Action
Plan. These changes provide for the allocation of unanticipated CDBG revenue to the acquisition
of land for the removal of blight from the Ice Harbor Urban Renewal District.
BACKGROUND
Federal rules require that each year a city must prepare and file an Annual Action Plan prior to
receipt of its CDBG entitlement. The Annual Plan is adopted following a public participation
process which includes a published notice, a public comment period, and a public hearing. A
city must follow its adopted annual plan as it expends entitlement funds. The City's current plan
was adopted with the budget in March.
In June, with the sale of the Farmland Foods plant, the City of Dubuque received a payment of
$968,009 from Farmland Foods in settlement of its CDBG Loan. Of this amount, $158,915 was
expected this fiscal year as regular loan payments and $809,094 represents unanticipated
revenue. Federal rules require that if the City's revenues or activities change, the city must
amend its annual plan.
Also in June, the City Council approved an amended urban renewal plan for the Ice Harbor
Urban Renewal District. This plan determined that blighting conditions exist in the area and the
City should undertake certain public purpose activities including land acquisition, building
demolition, and disposition to eliminate the blighting conditions. The Council further acted to
approve a development agreement with Platinum Hospitality to lease and develop a portion of
the area.
As part of the Development Agreement, the City will acquire the Plastic Center, Inc. property
and demolish the existing structures to make way for the new development. The estimated cost
for this work is $2.7 million. To help fund this amount, the staff recommended that $780,000
come from the Farmland Foods loan settlement and initiated the process for amending the CDBG
Annual Plan.
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DISCUSSION
The proposed amendment to the Annual Action Plan: 1) increases revenue by adding $809,094
to "Prior Year Funds"; 2) establishes a new activity "Acquisition/Disposition" with funding of
$780,000; and 3) allocates the remaining $29,094 to Contingency. The amendment also provides
that the Acquisition/Disposition activity is intended to meet the second national objective of the
CDBG program - Preventing or eliminating slums or blight.
A notice regarding the proposed amendment was published 30 days prior to the public hearing.
This notice advised the public ofthe general nature of the amendments, invited their comments
and notified them of a proposed public hearing. This initiated a 30-day public comment period
on the proposed amendment as provided in the Citizen Participation Plan.
There were no written comments received from the public during the 30 day comment period.
The Community Development Advisory Commission reviewed the proposed amendments at a
public hearing on Tuesday, August 15,2000. Following the public hearing, the Commission
voted 5-1 to approve the proposed amendment and recommend City Council approval.
RECOMMENDATION
I recommend that the City Council approve the above-described amendment to the City's FY
2001 (Program Year 2000) Annual Action Plan for the use ofCDBG funds. These changes will
allow the City to expend funds for the acquisition ofland in the Ice Harbor Urban Renewal
District for prevention or elimination of blight.
ACTION STEP
The Action Step is for the City Council to adopt the attached resolution.
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