The City Council finds and declares:
(a)
The
Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 established a Community
Development Block Grant Program to provide grants to local communities
to meet housing and community development needs principally of low
and moderate income persons.
(b)
The
Congress of the United States has passed and the President of the
United States has signed the National Affordable Housing Act of 1990
which amends the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 and
further establishes the HOME Investment Partnership Program (HOME)
to meet affordable housing needs.
(c)
Implementing
regulations have been amended to consolidate into a single submission
the planning and application aspects of all HUD formula grants, including
Community Development Block Grants and HOME, through a final rule
issued by the Housing and Urban Development Department, which became
effective January 6, 1995.
(d)
The
City Council desires to ensure that low and moderate income persons
are the primary beneficiaries of the Community Development Block Grant
Program.
(e)
The
City Council desires to ensure that procedures for the implementation
of all HUD formula grants, including the HUD Consolidated Plan requirements,
are adopted which examine local community needs and address those
needs in an appropriate manner.
(Prior code § 2940; amended
by Ord. No. 1467CCS, adopted 2/28/89; Ord. No. 1801CCS § 1,
adopted 5/9/95)
The following words and phrases as used in this Chapter shall
have the following meanings:
shall mean a person having an annual income of not more than
fifty percent of the median income for the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim
Standard Metropolitan Statistical Area for a family of similar size
as determined in accordance with the Housing and Community Development
Act of 1974, as amended.
shall mean a person having an annual income of not more than
eighty percent of the median income for the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim
Standard Metropolitan Statistical Area for a family of similar size
as determined in accordance with the Housing and Community Development
Act of 1974, as amended.
shall mean a person who is the recipient of programs or activities
funded by the Community Development Block Grant Program such as the
direct recipient of a public or social service funded by the Community
Development Block Grant Program, an employee of a job created or retained
because of the Community Development Block Grant Program, or an owner
or occupant of housing assisted or rehabilitated because of the Community
Development Block Grant Program, or an individual residing in a project
area deriving benefits from a Community Development Block Grant activity.
A project area is a geographical area determined by the City and need
not be coterminous with census tract.
shall mean all programs and activities of the City of Santa
Monica that are funded in whole or in part by Community Development
Block Grants made pursuant to the Housing and Community Development
Act of 1974, as amended.
(Prior code § 2941; added
by Ord. No. 1261CCS, adopted 11/9/82)
(a)
Each
project or activity funded by the Community Development Block Grant
Program shall primarily benefit low and moderate income persons and
shall be consistent with the policies set forth in this Chapter.
(b)
A
project or other activity funded by the Community Development Block
Grant Program will not be considered to give maximum priority to low
and moderate income persons unless:
(c)
Community
Development Block Grant funds shall be used to address needs identified
in the City's Consolidated Plan and may include activities to address
affordable housing, community and public services, accessibility,
public facility improvements, economic development, and other Community
Development Block Grant eligible activities.
(d)
No
more than fifteen percent of any year's allocation of Community Development
Block Grant funds shall be expended on public services.
(e)
No
more than twenty percent of any year's allocation of Community Development
Block Grant funds shall be expended on general administrative costs.
(Prior code § 2942; amended
by Ord. No. 1467CCS, adopted 2/28/89; Ord. No. 1801CCS § 2,
adopted 5/9/95)
(a)
Expenditure
of Community Development Block Grant funds shall be made in accordance
with the Consolidated Plan.
(b)
At
a minimum, the Consolidated Plan shall be prepared by the City every
five years to identify local community development and planning needs
and shall contain the following components:
(1)
A description of housing and community development needs identified
through relevant information from previous submissions, other reports
and studies, community input, and consultation with other local jurisdictions
and entities.
(2)
A five-year strategic plan that brings needs and resources together
in a coordinated housing and community development strategy describing
actions, projects, and programs the City plans to initiate or complete
over the next five years.
(3)
A one-year action plan, to be adopted annually, that lists projects
and activities the City will undertake to address priority needs and
local objectives through anticipated HUD formula grants including
Community Development Block Grant.
(Prior code § 2943; amended
by Ord. No. 1467CCS, adopted 2/28/89; Ord. No. 1801CCS § 3,
adopted 5/9/95)
(a)
The
preparation of the Consolidated Plan will result from a community
involvement process that will provide for and encourage involvement
of low income, very low income, and extremely low income residents
and will encourage participation of all City residents including minorities,
non-English speaking persons, as well as persons with impaired mobility,
vision, or hearing.
(b)
Prior
to the adoption of the Consolidated Plan, a minimum of two public
hearings will be held at convenient times for people who might benefit
from HUD formula grants including Community Development Block Grant.
(c)
The
proposed Consolidated Plan will be made available for a thirty-day
community review period prior to its submission to HUD. All interested
persons may submit written comments during this community review period.
Written comments will be incorporated into the final Consolidated
Plan to the extent possible.
(d)
Notice
of availability of the proposed Consolidated Plan for the thirty-day
review period will be published in easily readable type in the nonlegal
section of newspapers with general circulation in the area.
(e)
At
least fourteen days prior to any public hearing related to the Consolidated
Plan, notice of the date, time, place, and purpose of the public hearing
shall be published in easily readable type in the nonlegal section
of newspapers with general circulation in the area.
(f)
Appropriate
notices describing the purpose of any public hearing related to the
Consolidated Plan shall be distributed to newspapers of general circulation
in the City, to newspapers and newsletters serving low and moderate
income neighborhoods, to television and radio stations, and to organizations
serving low and moderate income persons.
(Prior code § 2944; amended
by Ord. No. 1467CCS, adopted 2/28/89; Ord. No. 1801CCS § 4,
adopted 5/9/95)
(a)
Prior
to the submission to the United States Department of Housing and Urban
Development of a statement of community development objectives or
similar document, the proposed Consolidated Plan shall be presented
to the City Council for its approval. Upon approval, the Consolidated
Plan shall become the vehicle for local design, implementation, and
evaluation of the Community Development Block Grant Program.
(b)
The
City Council may approve amendments to the Consolidated Plan. Any
amendments made after the initial approval of the Consolidated Plan
shall be approved following public hearing as provided for in this
Chapter if the amendment either individually or in combination with
previous amendments concerns more than ten percent of the current
year's entitlement amount.
(Prior code § 2945; added
by Ord. No. 1261CCS, adopted 11/9/82; Ord. No. 1801CCS § 5,
adopted 5/9/95)
(a)
The
one-year action plan will be prepared annually to describe the federal
resources, including Community Development Block Grant, expected to
be available to address the priority needs and specific objectives
identified in the Consolidated Plan's five-year strategic plan.
(b)
The
one-year action plan will provide a description of the activities
to be undertaken during the next program year to address priority
needs. This description of activities shall estimate the number and
type of households that will benefit from the proposed activities;
the geographic areas to which funds will be directed; the specific
local objectives and priority needs that will be addressed by the
activities using HUD formula grant funds, including Community Development
Block Grant funds, and program income the City expects to receive
during the program year; and a target date for completion of the activity.
(c)
A
performance report describing the activities undertaken in the prior
program year will be prepared and submitted to the Department of Housing
and Urban Development no later than September 30th of the following
program year. This report will detail the expenditures incurred and
program accomplishments of the one-year action plan in the prior program
year. The City will make copies of this report available to the community
in sufficient time as to permit citizens to comment on the report
prior to its submission to HUD. Notification of availability of this
report will be made in easily readable type in the nonlegal section
of newspapers with a general circulation within the area.
(Prior code § 2946; amended
by Ord. No. 1467CCS, adopted 2/28/89; Ord. No. 1801CCS § 6,
adopted 5/9/95)
All records maintained by the City in connection with the Community Development Block Grant Program shall be available to the public in accordance with the California Public Records Act. The City shall provide to residents without cost a reasonable number of copies of the Consolidated Plan, any proposed Consolidated Plan or amendment thereto, the statement of objectives, the annual grantee performance report, the reports required by Section 2.68.070, and this Chapter.
(Prior code § 2947; added
by Ord. No. 1261CCS, adopted 11/9/82; Ord. No. 1801CCS § 7,
adopted 5/9/95)
