Ordinance No. 11,896ORDINANCE NO. 11,896
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN, TEXAS,
AMENDING THE PY 2008 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK
GRANT ANNUAL ACTION PLAN AND MAKING A CHANGE IN THE CITY OF
BAYTOWN'S FISCAL YEAR 2011 -2012 BUDGET FOR MUNICIPAL PURPOSES
IN ORDER TO REPROGRAM FUNDS IN THE OUTSIDE CONTRACT FOR
HOUSING MARKET ANALYSIS OF THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK
GRANT FUND 270 TO THE STREETS, SIDEWALKS AND CURB PROGRAM
WITHIN SUCH FUND; AND PROVIDING FOR THE EFFECTIVE DATE THEREOF.
WHEREAS, the Community Development Block Grant Funds are sources of federal revenue that
are made available to local community development programs; and
WHEREAS, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 ( "Recovery Act ") has made
available an additional $1 billion in Community Development Block Grant (CDBG -R) funds for existing
entitlement communities; and
WHEREAS, the CDBG -R allocation to each grantee is approximately 27% of the PY 2008
CDBG allocation, which equates to TWO HUNDRED TWENTY -TWO THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED
THIRTY -TWO AND NO/ 100 DOLLARS ($222,532.00) for the City of Baytown; and
WHEREAS, such funds were allocated as follows:
Sidewalk and Alleyway Program ..................... ............................... .......................$200,500
Housing Market Analysis .................................................. ............................... $22,032; and
WHEREAS, since 2009, several detailed housing studies have been completed in Baytown,
including the 2010 -14 Consolidated Plan, a two- phased Housing Market Research Study through
the Baytown West Chambers County Economic Development Foundation, and the draft Analysis of
Impediments to Fair Housing; and
WHEREAS, the City is proposing not to conduct another housing study and to remove such study
from the Community Development Block Grant PY 2008 Action Plan; and
WHEREAS, the removal of the Housing Market Analysis from such plan is a substantial
amendment; and
WHEREAS, the Community Development Advisory Committee ( "CDAC ") reviewed the request
at its public meeting on February 28, 2012, and recommends a substantial amendment be made to the
Action Plan to remove the Housing Market Analysis from such plan; and
WHEREAS, the CDAC recommendation was published on the City's website and in The
Baytown Sun seeking public comment; and
WHEREAS, the public comment period expired on March 12, 2012, and no written comments
were received; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has reviewed the CDAC recommendation; NOW THEREFORE
BE IT ORDAINED 13Y "l CITY COUINCIL OF "I'llE' CITY OFBAYTOWN,TEXAS:
Section 1: The City COL11161 herebyarnends the PY 2008 C0111ruUnity Development Block
Grant Annual Action Plan to remove funding flor Housing Market Analysis.
Section 2: That the City Council of the City of Baytown hereby changes the City of
Baytown's Fiscal Year 2011-12 budget fOr Municipal Purposes to reprogram TWEENTY-'I WO
THOUSAND THIRTY-TWO AND NO/] 00 DOLLARS ($22,032.00) in Outside Contracts for Housing
Market Analysis of the Community Development Block Grant I"und 270 for the Streets, Sidewalks and
Curb Program, as more particularly described in Exhibit "A," which is attached hereto and incorporated
herein for all intents and purposes.
Section 3: This resolution shall take effect immediately from an(] after its passage by the
Cit)� Council ofthe City of Baytown, Texas.
INTRODUCE'D, READ, and PASSED by the affirmative vote of I t`(/(1-/ity Council of the City of
Baytown, the 19"' (lay of March, 2012.
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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eiNAVC10 RAMIREZ, SR., Ci 4yiiiiey
. DONCARLOS, Mayor
Exhibit "A"
CDBG -R FUND 270
SUMMARY OF BUDGET ADJUSTMENTS
2011 -12 Outside Contracts for Housing Market Analysis $ 22,032
2011 -12 Budget Adjustment - Outside Contracts for Housing Market Analysis (22,032)
Total 0
2011 -12 Sidewalk Repair and Replacement $ 200,500
2011 -12 Budget Adjustment - Sidewalk Repair and Replacement 22,032
Total $ 222,532