HomeMy WebLinkAbout2009-27 - 2008-09 CDBG-R FundsCITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION 2009 -27
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NEWPORT
BEACH APPROVING A SUBSTANTIAL AMENDMENT TO THE 2008 -2009
ANNUAL ACTION PLAN WHICH IS PART OF THE CONSOLIDATED PLAN,
AND THE PROJECTED' USE OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK
GRANT - RECOVERY (CDBG -R) FUNDS FOR FY 2008 -2009, AND
SUPERCEDING ALL PREVIOUS RESOLUTIONS WHICH ARE
INCONSISTENT THEREWITH.
WHEREAS, on February 17, 2009, the President of the United States signed Title XII of
the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) into law, appropriating $1
billion in supplemental funds for the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program.
WHEREAS, the City of Newport Beach participates in the Department of Housing and
Urban Development's CDBG program; and
WHEREAS, the grant program under Title XII is commonly referred to as the
Community Development Block Grant — Recovery (CDBG -R), and the City of Newport Beach
anticipates receiving $96,603 in supplemental CDBG -R funds for fiscal year 2008 -2009; and
WHEREAS, the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) requires a
substantial amendment to the City's current approved Consolidated Plan and 2008 -2009 Action
Plan in order to receive CDBG -R funds; and
WHEREAS, on May 16, 2009, the City published a public notice in the Daily Pilot
newspaper indicating that the proposed amendment would be available to the public for review
and comment from May 19, 2009 to May 26, 2009; and
WHEREAS, on May 26, 2009, the City Council reviewed and approved the proposed
amendment to the 2008 -2009 Action Plan. The City will amend the Action Plan to include any
comments and response to the comments that are accepted at the hearing; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has considered the community needs, priorities, and
strategies set forth in the Consolidated Plan and the economic stimulus purposes of the ARRA,
and concludes the proposed allocation of $96,603 in CDBG -R funds is consistent with the
Consolidated Plan and Housing Element; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 15378 of the State Environmental Guidelines, the
proposed project is exempt from the requirements of CEQA.
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Newport Beach DOES HEREBY
RESOLVE as follows:
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SECTION 1. The proposed amendment to the 2008 -2009 Action Plan is hereby adopted,
and the City Council DOES HEREBY AUTHORIZE the City Manager to be the official
representative of the City of Newport Beach to submit the amended Action Plan and certification
required to HUD.
SECTION 2. That the City Council DOES HEREBY AUTHORIZE the Economic
Development Coordinator of the Planning Department, Economic Development Division, or his
designee, to be the official representative of the City of Newport Beach to submit required
environmental documentation for CDBG projects.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Newport Beach at a regular
meeting held on the 26th day of May 2009.
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA }
COUNTY OF ORANGE
CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH }
I, Leilani 1. Brown, City Clerk of the City of Newport Beach, California, do hereby
certify that the whole number of members of the City Council is seven; that the foregoing resolution,
being Resolution No. 2009 -27 was duly and regularly introduced before and adopted by the City
Council of said City at a regular meeting of said Council, duly and regularly held on the 26th day of
May, 2009, and that the same was so passed and adopted by the following vote, to wit:
Ayes: Henn, Rosansky, Curry, Webb, Gardner, Daigle, Mayor Selich
Noes: None
Absent: None
Abstain: None
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the
official seal of said City this 27th day of May, 2009.
(Seal)
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City Clerk
Newport Beach, California