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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2018-062RESOLUTION NO. 2018 - 062 A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA, AUTHORIZING THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR, OR IN HIS ABSENCE, A DESIGNEE OF THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR TO MAKE APPLICATION TO THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY (DEO) FOR A HOUSING REHABILITATION SMALL CITIES COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT (CDBG) FOR FEDERAL FISCAL YEAR (FFY) 2017 AND AUTHORIZE THE USE OF LOCAL STATE HOUSING INITIATIVES PARTNERSHIP (SHIP) FUNDS AS CDBG LEVERAGE, PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE, AND FOR OTHER RELATED PURPOSES. WHEREAS, there are several housing units within Indian River County that are deteriorated and are in need of being rehabilitated. WHEREAS, it is the desire of the Indian River County Board of County Commissioners to submit an application to the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity for a Small Cities Community Development Block Grant in the Housing Rehabilitation Category to rehabilitate deteriorated housing within the unincorporated areas of the County and benefit persons of low and moderate income. WHEREAS, the proposed Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) application is consistent with the Indian River County Comprehensive Plan; NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF INDIAN RIVER COUNTY; that SECTION 1. The CDBG program is declared to be a workable program for providing rehabilitation to deteriorated housing to benefit low to moderate income households within the unincorporated areas of Indian River County as indicated in the proposed FFY 2017 CDBG application. SECTION 2. The Board of County Commissioners hereby authorizes the Chairman, or the Community Development Director in the Chairman's absence, to execute 1 RESOLUTION NO. 2018 -_062 all necessary certifications for the Community Development Block Grant application to be submitted on or before August 13, 2018. SECTION 3. The Board of County Commissioners directs the Community Development Director, or in his absence a designee of the Community Development Director, to make minor corrections to and execute and submit the FFY 2017 CDBG application to the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity for State approval. SECTION 4. The Board of County Commissioners authorizes and directs the Community Development Director, or in his absence a designee of the Community Development Director, to submit additional information in a timely manner as may be required by the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity, award agreement, or other State or Federal request related to said application and award agreement. SECTION 5. The Board of County Commissioners authorizes the Community Development Director, or in his absence a designee of the Community Development Director, to sign any subsequent forms or documents as needed for the CDBG application and project. SECTION 6. The Board of County Commissioners does hereby commit to spend $50,000.00 in SHIP Funding on CDBG eligible activities identified in Indian River County FFY 2017 CDBG application as local government leverage in accordance with the applicable rules and guidelines as set forth by the DEO, subject to grant award. SECTION 7. Subject to grant award, the Board of County Commissioners does hereby commit to expend all local government leverage between the time of site visit and the time of administrative close-out for said grant, in accordance with applicable rules and guidelines as set forth by the DEO. SECTION 8. The Indian River County Comprehensive Plan is hereby adopted as the County's Community Development Plan. 2 RESOLUTION NO. 2018 - 062 SECTION 9. This Resolution shall take effect immediately upon its passage. The foregoing resolution was offered by Commissioner Flescher , and seconded by Commissioner Adams , and being put to vote, the vote was as follows: Peter D. O' Bryan, Chairman AYE Bob Solari, Vice Chairman AYE Joseph E. Flescher, Commissioner AYE Timothy Zorc, Commissioner AYE Susan Adams, Commissioner AYE The Chairman thereupon declared the resolution duly passed and adopted this 10'h day of July, 2018. ,.G��tITYC0..", `4 BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIpf4 OF INDI N RIVER COUNTY z; / 'dd� BY. Peter D.O'Bryan,Chairma F9-' . CpU�f� .�0�•p . ATTEST: Jeffre Sm'th, Clerk Of Circuit Court and Comptroller BY: Deputy Clerk APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGAL SUFFICIENCY ffYilliam K. eBraal, Deputy County Attorney F:\Community Development\CDBG\2017-18 CDBG\APPLICATION\Resolutions\RESOLUTION TO SUBMIT CDBG APPLICATION - 2017-18.doc 3