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HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - 1986.02.27 - 10674Feb . 27, 1986 Date: MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION NO. 86037 BY: PUBLIC SERVICES COMMITTEE - DAMES E. LANNI, CHAIRPERSON IN RE: COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIVISION - DESIGNATION OF TARGET CONIMUNITIES FOR THE 1986 COMMERCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (CAP) TO THE OAKLAND COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS Mr. Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen: WHEREAS Oakland County has been a recipient of Community Development Block Grant funds from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development since 1974 and has operated a residential rehabilitation program since 1976; and WHEREAS the County of Oakland by Miscellaneous Resolution 1182283 of September 21, 1982 adopted the basic concept of utilizing Community Development Block Grant funds to leverage private financial resources for the rehabilitation of residential and commercial property; and WHEREAS the County of Oakland by Miscellaneous Resolution 1183034 of February 24, 1983 approved the creation of a commercial rehabilitation financing program with Community Development Block Grant funds and authorized the Community Development Division to solicit lenders for a financial leveraging agreement; and WHEREAS the County of Oakland by Miscellaneous Resolution #84239 of August 30, 1984, and amended by Miscellaneous Resolution 1185159, of May 23, 1985, approved the Rehabilitation Leveraging Agreement with Manufacturers National Bank of Detroit for a program of financing commercial property rehabilitation; and WHEREAS the County of Oakland by Miscellaneous Resolution /185308 of October 24, 1985 adopted the 1986 Commercial Assistance Program (CAP) Guidelines; and WHERE AS 10 of the 48 communities participating in the County's Community Development Block Grant program through Miscellaneous Resolution 1/84211 of July 26, 1984 submitted proposals to participate with the County in the 1986 Commercial Assistance Program (CAP); and WHEREAS Miscellaneous Resolution #85308 authorized the Oakland County Community Development Division to utilize the approved community evaluation criteria to select, with approval of the Oakland County Board of Commissioners, the 1986 CAP Target Communities; and WHEREAS the CAP Review Team comprised of representatives from the Economic Development Group, Community Development Division and 1985 CAP communities has conducted community field visits and scored communities according to the evaluation criteria approved in Miscellaneous Resolution 1/85303, and ranked the communities by score (attached); and WHEREAS the Oakland County Community Development Division has recommended designation of the top ranking six communities as the 1986 CAP Target Communities with appropriate proportional funding as stated in Miscellaneous Resolution 1/85308 describing the three step funding allocation formula; and anni, Chairperson a iel T. Murphy, County' kxa I WHEREAS the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development has advised the Oakland County Community Development Division to use a thirty-one percent (31%) reduction factor of the 1985 Community Development Block Grant funding allocation as a planning number for the 1986 Community Development Block Grant funding level; and WHEREAS the original 1986 CAP funding level of $350,000 authorized by Miscellaneous Resolution 1185308 would need to be reduced for planning purposes to $241,500 with an additional amount of $63,037 of 1985 earned interest program income on the CAP lump sum deposit account at Manufacturers Bank being added back resulting in a planning total of $304,537 for the 1986 CAP program; and WHEREAS the Community Development Advisory Council has recommended approval by an 8-1 vote of the top ranking six communities for designation as 1986 CAP Target Communities, as specified in the attachment.-- NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners approves the Commercial Assistance Program (CAP) Review Team's scores and ranking as presented in the attachment and in accordance with Miscellaneous Resolution #85308, hereby designates the City of Rochester, City of Berkley, City of Keego Harbor, City of Farmington, Springfield Township and the City of Madison Heights as the 1986 CAP Target Communities. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the planned 1986 CAP funding allocation of $350,000 be reduced by the actual HUD percent of the 1936 budget cut and then supplemented by the $63,037 in CAP earned lump sum deposit interest income to arrive at a 1986 CAP funding level not to exceed $350,000 to be proportionally distributed among the 1986 CAP communities in accordance with Miscellaneous Resolution #85308. Mr. Chairperson, on behalf of the Public Services Committee, I move the adoption of the foregoing resolution. I HEREBY APPROVE THE FOREGOING RE oLUTION 1986 COMMERCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM COMMUNITY SCORES Part I: (MINIMUM ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS) All of the communities" applications were reviewed by the CAP Coordinator. It was determined that all ten applicant communities met the 10 minimum eligibility criteria. Part II: SCORING - Each eligible community had the opportunity to receive a final score of five hundred (500). The scoring was divided into two (2) categories: A. Written Application Maximum point value 400 B. Field Visit Maximum point value 100 maximum A. Written Application The applications were evaluated and scored by the Oakland County CAP Review Team comprised of staff from Community Development (Susan Affleck-Childs, CAP Coordinator and Jim Dennis, CAP Architect) and the Economic Development Group (Dan Hunter and Sam Minnitte). Ten (10) selection criteria were scored for a total of 400 points. The ten (10) criteria are: Comprehensiveness of the Commercial Revitalization Program (80 Points) • Potential for Commercial Development and Investment Community Need/CDBG Eligibility Local Government Commitment Availability of other Financial Resources Involvement of Civic, Community and Business Organizations Historical/Architectural Significance of Buildings Design Review Experience Inter-governmental Approach Potential for New Employment Opportunities (50 Points) (50 Points) (50 Points) (50 Points) (35 Points) (25 Points) (20 Points) (20 Points) (20 Points) The communities' responses to a single criterion were read and scored by an individual member of the Oakland County CAP Review Team. The County reader for each criterion scored the applications by comparing communities' responses to each other. The CAP Coordinator tallied each community's score on all ten (10) criteria to calculate an overall score for their written application. B. FIELD VISIT A two hour field visit was made to all ten (10) applicant communities between January 17 and January 24, 1986. The purpose of the field visit was to allow the community an opportunity to demonstrate "in person" how it met the selection criteria, and describe its' plans for commercial revitalization. The CAP Field Review Team was comprised of three representatives from the 1985 CAP Target Com munities: • Gloria Robinson, Economic Development Specialist, City of Hazel Park • Bruce Potthoff, Village Manager, Village of Milford • Don Winglernire, downtown property and business owner, Chairman of the Holly Downtown Development Authority The CAP Coordinator attended all field visits but did not participate in the scoring. Robert Terry, Director of the Michigan Main Street Program, served as an advisor to the team and attended the first two field visits. After the field visit, each individual Field Review Team member consulted their field notes and determined a preliminary score based on the community's actual demonstration of: • participation by various groups/organizations involved in the commercial revitalization program (20 Points) • interest in CAP financing as expressed by prospective borrowers (20 Points) • commitment of local elected and appointed government officials (20 Points) • quality, initiative, thoroughness and energy of the field presentation considering the community's staff and size (20 Points) • comprehensiveness of the community's revitalization program (20 Points) After all ten (10) field visits had been completed, the CAP Field Review Team reconvened (1-23-86) to discuss the visits and reconcile their scores. A single score for each community's field visit was issued by the Field Review Team. FINAL SCORE - Upon completion of the scoring of the written applications and the field visits, the CAP Coordinator tallied the final scores and ranked them accordingly. (See chart below) 1986 COMMERCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM COMMUNITY SCORES Written Application Field Visit Score Final Score Score (400 = Maximum) (100 m. Maximum) (500 = Maximum) 1. City of Rochester 265.32 93 358.32 * 2. City of Berkley 244.69 85 329.69 * 3. City of Keego Harbor 242.71 73 315.71 * 4. City of Farmington 213.75 90 303.75 * 5. Springfield Township 169.47 63 232.47 * 6. City of Madison Heights 146.23 83 229.23 * 7. Rochester Hills 131.31 80 211.31 + S. Pleasant Ridge 132 . 26 72 204.26 + 9. Oak Park 119.75 75 194.75 + 10. Beverly Hills 111.00 68 179.00 + * 1986 CAP Target Communities: 85% of the final 1986 CAP allocation will be distributed among these communities according to the formula approved in Miscellaneous Resolution #85308. + 15% of the final 1986 CAP funding allocation will be divided equally among these four communities. CD12 this 27th day of February 986 EN #86037 February 27, 1986 Moved by Lanni supported by Skarritt the resolution be adopted, AYES: Gosling, Hassberger, Holland, Richard Kuhn, Susan Kuhn, Lanni, Law, McConnell, McDonald, McPherson, Moffitt, Nelson, Olson, Perinoff, Pernick, Rowold, Skarritt, Webb, Wilcox, Aaron, Caddell, Calandro, Doyon, Fortino. (24) NAYS: None. (0) A sufficient majority having voted therefor, the resolution was adopted., STATE OF MICHIGAN) ) COUNTY OF OAKLAND) I, Lynn D. Allen, Clerk of the County of Oakland and having a seal, do hereby certify that I have compared the annexed copy of the attached Miscellaneous Resolution adopted by the Oakland County Board of Commissioners at their meeting held on February 27, 1986 with the orginial record thereof now remaining in my office, and that it is a true and correct transcript therefrom, and of the whole thereof. In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said County at Pontiac, Michigan Couniy Clerk/Register of Deeds