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A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE YEAR 17 2013 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT BUDGET AND AUTHORIZING THE SUBMISSION OF THE FY 2013 ACTION PLAN
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WHEREAS, it is the intention of the City of Jonesboro to allocate Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds in such a manner that the maximum feasible priority is given to activities which will benefit low to moderate income families and eliminate slum and blight.
WHEREAS, the use of these monies are strictly mandated including the mandate that an annual action plan be submitted to the U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development in accordance with Title 1 of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act of 1990, and
WHEREAS, there is a total of $583,680.00 for Year 17 funds allocated to the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program for budgetary purposes; in addition to a total of $334,413.17 un-programmed funds that will be re-committed in this Action Plan; for a total of $918,093.17 in the Year 17 CDBG Budget;
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL FOR THE CITY OF JONESBORO, ARKANSAS THAT:
SECTION 1: The Year Seventeen Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program totaling nine hundred eighteen thousand ninety three dollars and seventeen cents ($918,093.17) for budgeting purposes is adopted by reference to the attached project/activity budget table;
SECTION 2: The in-house certifications as included in this document are reaffirmed;
SECTION 3: The Grants Administrator of the Grants and Community Development Department is authorized to prepare, and submit the 2013 Action Plan to HUD for review and approval, to administer and carry out the activities and projects in said plan as identified in the 5 - Year Consolidated Plan to the U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). Once the approval from HUD has been obtained, the Mayor is authorized to execute contractual agreements with his signature being attested by the City Clerk, for the execution of the Fiscal ...
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