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ORDINANCE NO. 048, 2019
OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
AMENDING CHAPTER 2, ARTICLE III, DIVISION 11 OF
THE CODE OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS REGARDING
THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT COMMISSION
WHEREAS, in 1990 the City Council passed Ordinance No. 098, 1990, establishing the
Community Development Block Grant Commission (the “Commission”) and defining the
Commission’s membership and functions; and
WHEREAS, the Commission was originally created to provide advice and
recommendations to the City Council regarding the federal Department of Housing and Urban
Development’s Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program; and
WHEREAS, in the intervening years the Commission’s activities and functions have
evolved, but the description of its functions in the City Code have never been updated; and
WHEREAS, City staff has recommended that Chapter 2, Article III, Division 11 of the
City Code regarding the Commission be amended to do the following:
Change the name of the Commission to the “Social Investment Commission,” to recognize
that it makes recommendations on funding from other sources of federal and local funding
besides CDBG funds;
Remove the requirement that low- and moderate-income residents of the Commission be
from “slum and blight areas” or “neighborhood strategy areas”;
Remove the direction that the Commission provide special attention to “neighborhood
strategy areas”;
Allow the Commission to advise the City Council and City staff on matters related not just
to CDBG funding, but also on funding from the federal HOME program, and the City’s
Human Service Program and Affordable Housing Fund moneys, and on all matters
pertaining to human services issues of concern to the City; and
WHEREAS, due to the weather, the Commission’s regular meeting on March 13, 2019, was
postponed until April 3, at which time the Commission is expected to vote on a recommendation
to the City Council regarding the proposed amendments to the City Code; and
WHEREAS, the City Council finds the proposed changes reflect the Council’s intent for the
role and functions of the Commission, and desires to amend the Code accordingly.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT
COLLINS as follows:
Section 1. That the City Council hereby makes and adopts the determinations and
findings contained in the recitals set forth above.
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Section 2. That Article 11 of Division III of Chapter 2 of the Code of the City of Fort
Collins is hereby amended as follows:
Division 11 Community Development Block Grant Social Investment Commission
Sec. 2-181. - Creation.
There shall be and is hereby created a The Community Development Block Grant
Commission created pursuant to Ordinance No. 98, 1990, shall hereafter be named the
Social Investment Commission, and shall be hereafter referred to in this Division as the
“Commission.”
Sec. 2-182. - Membership; term.
(a) The Commission shall consist of nine (9) members appointed by the City Council,
including persons of low and moderate income who are residents of slum and blight areas
and/or are residents of the low- and moderate-income neighborhood strategy areas that
have been identified by the City.
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Sec. 2-183. - Functions.
The duties and functions of the Commission shall be:
(1) To advise the City Council and City staff on matters pertaining to the Department of
Housing and Urban Development's Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and
HOME Investment Partnership (HOME) Programs;
(2) To promote the CDBG Program within the City with special attention to the three (3)
low- and moderate-income neighborhood strategy areas of Holy Family, Laurel School,
and Buckingham, Alta Vista and Andersonville (B.A.V.A.) To advise the City Council
and City staff on all matters pertaining to human services issues of concern to the City;
(3) To assess the community development needs of low- and moderate-income individuals
and families and suggest programs to meet those needs;
(4) To provide recommendations to the City Council and City staff concerning the
expenditure of federal and City funds for human services and affordable housing,
including CDBG and HOME funds received from the Department of Housing and Urban
Development, and City Human Service Program and Affordable Housing Fund moneys;
(5) To perform such other duties and functions and have such other powers as may be
provided by ordinance of the City Council.
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Introduced, considered favorably on first reading, and ordered published this 19th day of
March, A.D. 2019, and to be presented for final passage on the 16th day of April, A.D. 2019.
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Mayor
ATTEST:
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City Clerk
Passed and adopted on final reading on the 16th day of April, A.D. 2019.
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Mayor
ATTEST:
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City Clerk