Explanation
BACKGROUND: This ordinance authorizes the expenditure of $34,000.00 from the Community Development Block Grant Fund (CDBG) for CDBG-eligible relocation activities administered through the Department of Development’s Housing Division. The Uniform Relocation and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (the Uniform Relocation Act aka URA) contains the guidelines that must be followed when federal funds are used in the acquisition, rehabilitation or demolition of real property and when there is a relocation of occupants or personal/business property.
The Housing Division’s Acquisition and Relocation Compliance Services provides assistance with the implementation of the Uniform Relocation Act when federal funds are used in a project and for the relocation of occupants when Code Enforcement issues an emergency vacate order under the Optional Relocation Program.
Emergency action is requested so that the monies can be utilized immediately for relocation activities thereby avoiding an interruption of vital program services.
FISCAL IMPACT: Funds for this activity are allocated from the 2013 Community Development Block Grant Fund, Affordable Housing Opportunity program.
Title
To authorize the Director of the Department of Development to expend Community Development Block Grant Funds for HUD-eligible relocation activities; to authorize the expenditure of $34,000.00 from the Community Development Block Grant Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($34,000.00)
Body
WHEREAS, this ordinance authorizes the expenditure of $34,000.00 to provide funding for CDBG-eligible relocation activities; and
WHEREAS, emergency action is requested so that the monies can be used for emergency relocation efforts; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Department of Development, in that it is immediately necessary to authorize the expenditure of these funds to avoid an interruption of vital program services, thereby preserving the pub...
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