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14-9920
| A | | R/K CAA Tenant Rent assistance contract extension (Res. No. 14-0199) | Communication | Subject: Request by the Racine/Kenosha Community Action Agency to extend the period for completion of its Tenant-Based Rent Assistance contract. (Res. No. 14-0199)
Recommendation of the Community Development Committee on 4-28-14: That the request of the Racine/Kenosha Community Action Agency for an extension of its contract for the Tenant-Based Rent Assistance program through November 2014 be approved.
Fiscal Note: The contract will be amended to extend the time for competion. The amount of the grant for the program will remain unchanged. | Recommended For Approval | |
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14-9964
| A | | 2014 LOF CDBG Funds (Res. No. 14-0200) | Communication | Subject: Request that the Local Option CDBG funds be approved to fill a shortfall in the 2014 CDBG Grant. (Res. No. 14-0200)
Recommendation of the Community Development Committee on 4-28-14: That the request of the Director of City Development that Local Option funds be used to fill a shortfall in the 2014 CDBG grant be approved so that the allocations on the table attached to item 14-9964 are fully funded.
Further recommends that the unanticipated additional Emergency Solutions Grant funding received by the city be allocated to United Way of Racine County as shown on the table attached to item 14-9964.
Fiscal Note: $129,974 in Local Option funds will be used to fill the shortfall. There are sufficient funds in the Local Option account. The city's Emergency Solutions Grant is $20,021 more than expected. United Way is the fiscal agent for Racine's consortium of providers of shelter and services to the homeless. United Way will allocate the additional funds consistent with the consortium's grant application for the funds. | Recommended For Approval | |
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14-10087
| A | | HOME funds request 614 Ninth Street (Res. No. 14-0333) | Communication | Subject: (Direct Referral) Request to use HOME Investment Partnerships Grant funds in place of Community Development Block Grant funds for the 614 Ninth Street Renovation project. (Res. No. 14-0333)
Recommendation of the Community Development Committee on 7-16-14: That the request of the Department of City Development to use $56,000 in HOME Investment Partnership Grant funds in place of Community Development Block Grant funds for the 614 Ninth Street Renovation project be approved.
Fiscal Note: The renovation of 614 Ninth Street was awarded $35,000 in CDBG funds in December 2013. To adjust for the shortfall in CDBG funds received from HUD, staff recommended that the project be funded from HOME funds instead and that the grant be increased to $56,000, the amount originally requested by the applicant. The higher grant will allow exterior work on the property to be undertaken. HOME funds are available for this purpose. | Deferred | |
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