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HomeMy WebLinkAbout048 - 03/19/2019 - AMENDING CHAPTER 2, ARTICLE III, DIVISION 11 OF CITY CODE REGARDING THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCKWithdrawn on First Reading 3/19/19 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. Withdrawn on First Reading 3/19/19 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. ... 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. … Withdrawn on First Reading 3/19/19 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. __________________________________ Mayor ATTEST: _______________________________ City Clerk Passed and adopted on final reading on the 16th day of April, A.D. 2019. __________________________________ Mayor ATTEST: _______________________________ City Clerk