Title
Dept/ Agency: Administration/Office of Management & Budget
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: CDBG Budget Appropriation
Purpose: CDBG Forty-First Year (CDBG XLI) funds to sub-grantees
Entity Name: City of Newark
Entity Address: 920 Broad Street, Newark, New Jersey 07102
Total Grant Amount: $6,519,425.00
Grant Period: September 1, 2015 through August 31, 2016
Funding Source: United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
Contract Basis: ( ) Bid ( ) State Vendor ( ) Prof. Ser. ( ) EUS
( ) Fair & Open ( ) No Reportable Contributions ( ) RFP ( ) RFQ
( ) Private Sale (X) Grant ( ) Sub-recipient ( ) n/a
Additional Information:
Application by Resolution 7R1-b 110515
Grant Acceptance by Resolution 7R1-b 110515
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WHEREAS, on November 5, 2015 through Resolution 7R1-b, the Municipal Council authorized the Mayor and Business Administrator to file a new consolidated plan with United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), which contained a request for Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds in the amount of $6,519,425.00, HOME funds in the amount of $1,374,509.00, Housing Opportunities for People with AIDS (HOPWA) in the amount of $6,060,826.00 (on behalf of Newark and the eligible “Metropolitan Statistical Area”), and Emergency Solutions Grant funds in the amount of $585,579.00, in compliance with Federal statutes and regulations governing the four aid grant programs; and
WHEREAS, on November 5, 2015 through Resolution 7R1-b, the Municipal Council authorized the Mayor and Business Administrator to enter into four separate agreements with HUD to receive and expend FY 2015 Community Development Block Grant funds in the amount of $6,519,425.00, HOME funds in the amount of $1,374,509.00 Housing Opportunities for People with AIDS (HOPWA) in the amount of $6,060,826.00 (on behalf of Newark and the eligible “Metropolitan Statistical Area”), and Emergency Solutions Grant funds in the amount of $585,579.00; and
WHEREAS, the Mayor and Business Administrator will strive to direct the investment of HUD funding in the identified target areas as outlined below. The Mayor and Business Administrator may change the targeting of HUD funding as needed, in order to align with changes to market conditions, needs, or strategies.
WHEREAS, the City of Newark desires to establish the block grant program and appropriate the funds to the various sub-grantees.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MUNICIPAL COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, THAT:
1. The following amounts are appropriated for the Community Development Block Grant Forty-First Year Program.
Community Development Block Grant XLI Year:
ADMINISTRATION AMOUNT
Administration - Business Administrator’s Office
Salaries and Wages -0-
Other Expenses 50,000
Administration - Office of Management and Budget
Salaries and Wages 295,250
Other Expenses -0-
Health and Community Wellness - Director’s Office
Salaries and Wages 196,245
Other Expenses -0-
Economic and Housing Development - Director’s Office
Salaries and Wages 273,044
Other Expenses -0-
Economic and Housing Development - Housing and Real Estate
Salaries and Wages 124,525
Other Expenses -0-
Finance - Grant Accounting
Salaries and Wages 319,821
Other Expenses 45,000
PROJECT
Demolition
Salaries and Wages -0-
Other Expenses 1,000,000
Commercial Rehabilitation/Façade Improvements
Salaries and Wages -0-
Other Expenses 260,263
Public Improvements
Salaries and Wages -0-
Other Expenses 700,000
Clearance/Remediation
Salaries and Wages -0-
Other Expenses 529,732
Acquisition of Private Property
Salaries and Wages 88,950
Other Expenses -0-
Private Property Rehabilitation
Salaries and Wages 334,761
Other Expenses -0-
Housing
Salaries and Wages 396,834
Other Expenses -0-
PUBLIC FACILITY DEVELOPMENT/REHABILITATION
Public Facility and Improvement
Salaries and Wages 280,000
Other Expenses 875,000
PUBLIC SERVICES
Department of Child and Family Well-Being
Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention
Salaries and Wages 275,695
Other Expenses -0-
Health Education and Control of Communicable Diseases
Salaries and Wages 269,129
Other Expenses -0-
Lead Free Safe House
Salaries and Wages 105,176
Other Expenses -0-
Department of Economic and Housing Development
Public Services
Salaries and Wages -0-
Other Expenses 100,000
TOTAL CDBG FORTY-FIRST (XLI)
YEAR ENTITLEMENT $6,519,425.00
STATEMENT
The City of Newark has been awarded $6,519,425.00 for the Community Development Block Grant Forty-First Year. Funding has been provided by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development. The grant period is September 1, 2015 through August 31, 2016.