HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - 1996.10.10 - 24884MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION #96220 September 26, 1996
BY: PLANNING AND BUILDING COMMITTEE, CHARLES E. PALMER, CHAIRPERSON
RE: COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT - COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT DIVISION - ALLOCATION OF PROGRAM INCOME FROM THE
DISCONTINUED RENTAL REHABILITATION LOAN PROGRAM (RRP) TO HOMELESS SHELTERS
PARTICIPATING IN THE 1996 OAKLAND COUNTY EMERGENCY SHELTER GRANT(ESG)
PROGRAM
To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) funded the Rental
Rehabilitation Program from 1984 through 1991; and
WHEREAS this loan program rehabilitated rental housing units for low and moderate income people in
forty-nine communities participating in Oakland County's Community Development Block Grant Program; and
WHEREAS the decreasing term loans were secured by mortgages; and
WHEREAS the United States Congress terminated the Rental Rehabilitation Program in 1992; and
WHEREAS the Oaldand County Community Development Division has received $56,022.76 in program
income from the repayment of these loans and anticipates more program income in the future; and
WHEREAS the 1996 Emergency Shelter Grant (ESG) Program funded by HUD has been reduced by
32.5 percent from $160,000 to $108,000; and
WHEREAS the Oakland County Treasurer provided $25.00 to open and maintain the bank account for
this grant; and
WHEREAS the Oakland County Community Development Division recommends that $25.00 be returned
to the Oaldand County Treasurer, $25.76 be retained to maintain the account and $55,997 be provided to the five
organizations receiving 1996 Emergency Shelter Grant funds; and
WHEREAS the distribution of the $55,997 would be as follows: South Oakland Shelter (SOS), $32,033;
Pontiac Area Transitional Housing (PATH), $5,991; Help Against Violent Encounters Now (HAVEN), $5,991;
New Bethel Outreach Ministry, $5,991, and the Sanctuary (A Step Forward project), $5,991; and
WHEREAS this distribution follows the same percentages as the shelters' 1996 contracts with Oakland
County, authorized by the Board of Commissioners by Miscellaneous Resolution #96153; and
WHEREAS the reallocated funds would be used for activities eligible under federal Emergency Shelter
Grant (ESG) program regulations; and
WHEREAS the 1996 ESG contracts authorized by the Board of Commissioners by Miscellaneous
Resolution 96153 would be amended to reflect the additional funding; and
WHEREAS the Oakland County Executive is authorized to sign the contract amendments; and
WHEREAS the Oakland County Citizens Advisory Council for Community Development voted
unanimous approval by a vote of ten to zero.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners recognizes
the $56,022.76 in program income from the discontinued Rental Rehabilitation Program and distributes the funds
through 1996 ESG contract amendments as follows: South Oakland Shelter, $32,033; Pontiac Area Transitional
Housing, $5,991; Help Against Violent Encounters Now, $5,991; New Bethel Outreach Ministry, $5,991; the
Sanctuary, $5,991; Oakland County Treasurer's office, $25.00 and retain $25.76 to keep the account open.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Oakland County Executive is authorized to sign the contract
amendments.
Chairperson, on behalf of the Planning and Building Committee, I move the adoption of the foregoing
resolution.
PLANNING AND BUILDING COMMITTEE
FISCAL NOTE (M.R. #96220)
BY: FINANCE AND PERSONNEL COMMITTEE, SUE ANN DOUGLAS, CHAIRPERSON
IN RE: COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIVISION - ALLOCATION OF PROGRAM INCOME FROM THE
DISCONTINUED RENTAL REHABILITATION LOAN PROGRAM (RRP) TO HOMELESS SHELTERS
PARTICIPATING IN THE 1996 OAKLAND COUNTY EMERGENCY SHELTER GRANT (ESG) PROGRAM
TO THE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
Pursuant to Rule XII-F of this Board, the Finance and Personnel Committee
has reviewed the above referenced resolution and finds:
1) The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development has terminated
the Rental Rehabilitation Program (RRP) that was funded from 1984
through 1991.
2) Since the termination of this program, the Oakland County Community
Development Division has realized $56,022.76 in program income from
activities associated with this grant.
3) These funds must be spent on activities that are eligible under the
guidelines governing the Community Development Block Grant program.
4) The Community Development Division has signed 1996 contracts with
five non-profit agencies that provide emergency shelter for homeless
people that are in need of assistance.
5) Community Development intends to increase existing contracts by the
following amounts: South Oakland Shelter (SOS), $32,033; Pontiac
Area Transitional Housing (PATH), $5,991; Help Against Violent
Encounters Now (HAVEN), $5,991; New Bethel Outreach Ministry, $5,991
and the Sanctuary, $5,991.
6) The Oakland County Treasurer's office provided $25.00 to open the
Rental Rehabilitation bank account. This amount will be returned to
the Treasurer's office.
7) Funds in the amount of $25.76 shall remain in the Rental
Rehabilitation bank account to keep it open and available for future
program income.
8) The 1996 Budget shall be amended as follows:
Revenue
3-27404-196-59-00-2185 $55,997
Expenditure
4-27404-196-59-16-7242 (SOS)
4-27404-196-59-16-7244 (PATH)
4-27404-196-59-16-7246 (HAVEN)
4-27404-196-59-16-7249 (New Bethel)
4-27404-196-59-16-7253 (Sanctuary)
FINANCE AND PERSONNEL COMMITTEE
$32,033
5,991
5,991
5,991
5,991
$55,997
10/1/96
Resolution #96220 October 10, 1996
Moved by Palmer supported by Law the resolution be adopted.
AYES: Jensen, Johnson, Kaczmar, Kingzett, Law, McCulloch, McPherson,
Obrecht, Palmer, Pernick, Powers, Quarles, Schmid, Taub, Wolf, Amos, Crake,
Devine, Dingeldey, Douglas, Garfield, Holbert, Huntoon, Jacobs. (24)
NAYS: None. (0)
A sufficient majority having voted therefor, the resolution was adopted.
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I HEREBV)RP3OV, THE FOREGOING RESOLUTION
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L BrooktifriKer;;;T: County Executive Date
STATE OF MICHIGAN)
COUNTY OF OAKLAND)
I, Lynn D. Allen, Clerk of the County of Oakland, do hereby certify that the
foregoing resolution is a true and accurate copy of a resolution adopted by the
Oakland County Board of Commissioners on October 10, 1996 with the original
record thereof now remaining in my office.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the
County of Oakland at Pontiac, Michigan this 10th day of October„4996.
Lynn/D. Allen, County Clerk