Title
Dept/ Agency: Administration/Office of the Business Administrator
Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: Application and Agreements with HUD for FY 2020-2024 Consolidated Plan and 2020 Action Plan, and acceptance of associated grant funds
Purpose: To provide an Application to HUD for the FY 2020-2024 Consolidated Plan, which includes the 2020 Action Plan (Program Year 2020-2021), and acceptance of associated grant funds.
Entity Name: United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
Entity Address: One Newark Center, Newark, New Jersey 07102-5260
Total Grant Amount: $16,429,064.00
Funding Source: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)/Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG), HOME Investment Partnerships (HOME), and Housing Opportunities for People with AIDS (HOPWA) Program
Grant Period: September 1, 2020 through August 31, 2024, until funds are expended
Contract Basis: ( ) Bid ( ) State Vendor ( ) Prof. Ser. ( ) EUS
( ) Fair & Open ( ) No Reportable Contributions ( ) RFP ( ) RFQ
( ) Private Sale (X) Grant ( ) Sub-recipient ( ) n/a
Monitoring Dept/Agency: N/A
Additional Information:
Detailed allocation:
CDBG/$7,326,192.00
ESG/$627,104.00
HOME/$2,686,431.00
HOPWA/$5,789,337.00
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WHEREAS, the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) mission is to create strong, sustainable, inclusive communities and quality affordable homes for all, and in furtherance of its mission, HUD awards various grants, including Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG), HOME Investment Partnerships (HOME), and Housing Opportunities for People with AIDS (HOPWA); and
WHEREAS, the Mayor and the Municipal Council find and declare that continued efforts are required to provide decent and affordable housing for low- and moderate-income residents, including those with special needs; and
WHEREAS, the Mayor and the Municipal Council further find and declare that the welfare of the City and the well-being of its residents are dependent on the provision of planned physical and economic development initiatives, as well as supportive public services for mainstream and special needs populations, especially the homeless and people with AIDS; and
WHEREAS, the City of Newark desires to further the public interest by obtaining funding from HUD for the provision of the above-referenced services to meet the needs of the citizens of Newark; and
WHEREAS, in order to receive CDBG, ESG, HOME and HOPWA grant funding, HUD requires the submission of a multi-year Consolidated Plan and annual Action Plans; and
WHEREAS, the City’s Department of Administration coordinated the preparation of the FY 2015-2019 Consolidated Plan (September 1, 2020 through August 31, 2024), which included the 2020 Action Plan (September 1, 2020 through August 31, 2021) in conformity with HUD regulations and in the format attached herewith; and
WHEREAS, on or about February 17, 2021, the City’s Mayor and Business Administrator caused to be submitted to HUD the FY 2020-2024 Consolidated Plan and the 2020 Action Plan (copies of which are attached hereto and made a part hereof); and
WHEREAS, as a result of submitting the FY 2020-2024 Consolidated Plan and 2020 Action Plan, the City of Newark was awarded $7,326,192.00.00 for CDBG, $627,104.00 for ESG, $2,686,431.00 for HOME and $5,789,337.00 for HOPWA, for a total of $16,429,064.00 (a copy of the award letter is attached hereto and made a part hereof); and
WHEREAS, the Mayor and the Business Administrator wish to accept the grant award, and on or about March 25, 2021, the Mayor did execute and submit grant agreements governing said award (copies of which are attached hereto as part of the award letter, and are made a part hereof); and
WHEREAS, no matching municipal funds are required for acceptance of the grant award; and
WHEREAS, no commitment of City resources or staff is required for acceptance of the grant award; and
WHEREAS, the grant funds will only be used to maintain already existing services, and will not be used to create a new service or to expand an existing service.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MUNICIPAL COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, THAT:
1. The Mayor and/or his designee, the Business Administrator are hereby authorized to submit a FY 2020-2024 Consolidated Plan (September 1, 2020 through August 31, 2024) and 2020 Action Plan (September 1, 2020 through August 31, 2021), which contains $7,326,192.00.00 for CDBG, $627,104.00 for ESG, $2,686,431.00 for HOME and $5,789,337.00 for HOPWA, for a total of $16,429,064.00.
2. The Municipal Council hereby ratifies its authorization of the submission of the FY 2020-2024 Consolidated Plan and 2020 Action Plan from the date of their submission to the date of adoption of this authorizing resolution.
3. The above-described grant award in the total amount of $16,429,064.00, from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, is hereby accepted (copies of the City’s Request For Proposals publicly advertising the availability of funding under ESG and HOPWA are attached hereto and made a part hereof).
4. The Mayor and/or his designee, the Business Administrator are hereby authorized to enter into and execute such grant documents and agreements with HUD as may be necessary to receive the above-described grant funds.
5. The Municipal Council hereby ratifies its authorization of the execution of the grant documents and agreements from the date of their execution to the date of adoption of this authorizing resolution.
6. No municipal funds are required for the receipt or acceptance of the grant funds.
7. No commitment of City resources or staff is required for the receipt or acceptance of the grant funds.
8. The grant funds shall only be used to maintain already existing services, and shall not be used to create any new service or to expand an existing service.
9. The Business Administrator shall file fully-executed copies of the FY 2020-2024 Consolidated Plan and 2020 Action Plan and any associated grant documents or agreements in the Office of the City Clerk.
STATEMENT
This resolution authorizes the Mayor and/or his designee, the Business Administrator to submit the FY 2020-2024 Consolidated Plan (September 1, 2020 through August 31, 2024) and 2015 Action Plan (September 1, 2020 through August 31, 2021), with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, and ratifies such actions taken in that regard and authorizes the Mayor and/or his designee, the Business Administrator to enter into and execute the grant agreements necessary to receive the grant funds and ratifies such actions taken in that regard and authorizes the acceptance of the grant funds.