HomeMy WebLinkAbout962RESOLUTION NO.
A RESOLUTION of the City
Council of the City of Kent, Washington,
adopting the Revised 1982 Housing and
Community Development Program under the
Housing and Community Development Act of
1974.
WHEREAS, the United States Congress in 1974 enacted
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public law 93-393, commonly called the "Housing and Development
Act of 1974", and hereinafter called "the Act", and
WHEREAS, the primary objective of the Act is "the
development of viable urban communities, by providing decent
housing and suitable living environment and expanding economic
opportunities, principally for persons of low and moderate in-
come", and
WHEREAS, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Develop-
ment is authorized by the Act to make grants to units of general
local government to help finance community development programs
approved in accordance with the provisions of the Act, and
WHEREAS, the City of Kent is a unit of general local
government which is entitled to grant monies for some of its
proposed programs in the areas of housing assistance and com-
munity development, and
WHEREAS, the City of Kent has provided its citizens
with adequate information relative to the funds available and
programs fundable under the Act, and has provided citizens with
an adequate opportunity to participate in the development of
grant applications, and has held numerous public hearings to ob-
tain the view of citizens on community development and on hous-
ing needs, and
WHEREAS, it has been determined that the City of Kent,
as a member of the King County Block Grant Consortium, is en-
titled to certain monies commonly referred to as "Population
money", and may be entitled to.other monies commonly referred
to as "Needs and Interjurisdictional money'', and
WHEREAS, the City of Kent City Council passed by
Resolution #949 a Three Year Plan for Community Development
that outlines Community Development needs, supportive Com-
prehensive Plan goals, and Block Grant funding strategies, and
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WHEREAS, at a public hearing held on October 20, 1981,
the Kent Planning Commission recommended the 1982 Housing
and Community Development Block Grant Program for adoption
by the City Council, and
WHEREAS, at a regular public meeting held on November 2,
1981, the Kent City Council adopted the 1982 Kent Housing and
Community Development Block Grant Program by Resolution #938,
and forwarded the program applications to the King County Con-
sortium for their review and approval, and
WHEREAS, at a meeting on February 2, 1982, the King County
Block Grant Consortium Joint Policy Committee adopted its 1982
Housing and Community Development Block Grant Program which
did not award the $27,500 Needs funds requested for the Kent
Senior Center Feasibility Study, and
WHEREAS, the amount of Kent's Population funds must be
reduced by $235 as a result of a reduction in the HUD entitle-
ment for 1982, and
WHEREAS, the King County Consortium did notify the Council
that it is necessary to allocate the $5,000 Population funds
set aside by Resolution #938 for the Senior Center Feasibility
Study, NOW, THEREFORE
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENT, WASHINGTON, DO HEREBY
RESOLVE:
Section 1: That the Revised 1982 Housing and Community
Development Program attached hereto as Exhibit "A" incorporated
herein by reference be and the same is hereby adopted.
PASSED at a Public Hearing of the Kent City Council this
5th day of April, 1982. ~~~ ISABEL HOGAN~
CLERK
TTORNEY
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I hereby ~ertify that this is a true copy of
Resolution # 90~ , passed by the City Council of
the City of Kent, Washington, the 5th day of April,
1982.
EXHIBIT "A"
PROJECT
Housing Repair Services Program
North Park Storm Drainage
Contruction Phase II
Senior Center Feasibility Study
Planning and Administration
Totals
AMOUNT
Population
$ 24,408
15,000
4,765
44,500
$ 88,673
OF FUNDS
Needs
$ 58,108
93,000
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$151,108