HomeMy WebLinkAboutRes 0608 - 1978-1980 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG)
WASHINGTON
RESOLUTION NO 608
WHEREAS, funds are available to the City of Tukwila as part of
an urban county under the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974,
and
RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF AN AGREEMENT
WITH KING COUNTY REGARDING PLANNING FOR USE AND
DISTRIBUTION OF CERTAIN BLOCK GRANT FUNDS FOR THE
PROGRAM PERIOD 1978 -1980, UNDER THE COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT ACT OF 1974.
WHEREAS, the City of Tukwila has completed plans for
utilization of such funds, and
WHEREAS, it is necessary that an agreement be entered into,
NOM, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TUKWILA, WASHINGTON,
DOES RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. That the Mayor, on behalf of the City of Tukwila,
is hereby authorized to execute the attached agreement relating to the City
being a part of the King County Consortium for the purposes of implementation
of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974.
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TUKWILA, WASHINGTON,
at a regular meeting thereof this 19th day of December 1977.
Ap.roved as to Form:
City Attorney
Published:
ATTEST:
King County State of Washington
John D. Spellman, County Executive
PLANNING DIVISION
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KAREN v
KAREN RAHM, MANAGER
W217 King•County Courthouse
516 3rd Avenue
Seattle, Washington 98104
206 344 -4218
December 5, 1977
TO: BLOCK GRANT PARTNERS
FROM: PETER SHEPH
SUBJECT: 1978 -80 BLOCK GRANT URBAN CONSORTIUM AGREEMENT
PS:RG:mos
Attachment
Department of Planning
and Community Development
John P. Lynch, Director
Attached is the formal 1978 -80 Block Grant Urban Consortium Agreement
for your signature. Please have the designated official of your
jurisdiction sign on page 9 and return the Agreement to King County
Housing and Community Development by December 15, 1977. The Agreement
will then be signed by King County Executive John D. Spellman.
If you are unable because of Council meeting schedule to have the
Agreement signed and returned to us by December 15th, please send a
letter of intent, signed by the designated official, stating that your
jurisdiction will have the Agreement signed at your next Council meeting.
If you have any questions or need additional information, please call
me at 344 -7605.
Edgar D. Bauch, Mayor
CITY CIF' TUKWILA
7 December 1977
14475 59TH AVENUE SOUTH
TUKWILA, WASHINGTON 98067
Mr. Peter Shepherd
W -217 King County Courthouse
516 Third Avenue
Seattle, Washington 98104
RE: Consortium Agreement on Block Grants
Dear Mr. Shepherd:
The City Council by voice vote authorized the Mayor to send a
letter of "intent to participate" in the King County consortium
for the application of the Housing and Community Development
Block Grant Program.
It is their intent to review the document on December 12 and approve
it December 19, 1977, if it is substantially the same as last year's
agreement.
I hope this letter satisfies your temporary needs prior to approval
of the agreement.
Sincerely,
Aa
Edgar" D. Bauch
Mayor
EDB /KS /ch
cc: Kjell Stoknes
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AGREEMEN`,,,, OR PLANNING, l!'.E DISTRIBUTION I,..)
BLOCK GRANT FUNDS AND EXECUTION UNDER THE HOUSING
AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ACT OF 1974, AMENDED.
THIS AGREEMENT, made this 14th day of December 1977
by and between the governing body of King County and the undersigned
incorporated municipal jurisdiction within King County.
WITNESSETH:
WHEREAS, the Federal Government through adoption and administration of
the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 as amended, hereafter
referred to as "the Act," will make funds available to the County of King
for expenditure during the 1978 -80 funding years; and
WHEREAS, the area encompassed by King County exclusive of Seattle
I and Bellevue.ha,'s been designated by the•U.S. Department of Housing and
Urban Development, hereafter referred to as "HUD" as an urban county; and
WHEREAS, the Act allows joint participation of units of general purpose
Government within an urban county, and a distribution of some or all of
these funds to such Governmental units; and
WHEREAS, the King County Council by Motion 1808 has established a
Joint Policy Committee hereinafter referred to as the "Committee" described
in Section III of this Agreement and a method for allocating funds described
in Section II of this Agreement; and
WHEREAS, a majority of Block Grant funds available to our urban county
are based on the population characteristic; and
WHEREAS, the Block Grant Regulations and King County Council Motion
No. 1808 require the acceptance of both the Housing Assistance and Community
Development Plans by participating jurisdictions; and
WHEREAS, these plans must be realistic and a process needs to be
established to settle disagreements between the County and participating
jurisdictions; and
WHEREAS, King County will undertake Block Grant funded activities
in participating incorporated jurisdictions as specified in the plan, by
granting funds to those jurisdictions for their execution, and by undertaking
such activities directly as are authowized by amendment to this Agreement; and
WHEREAS, King •County as the applicant is responsible to the Federal
Government for all activities undertaken with Block Grant funds; and
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WHEREAS, these plans must be revised annually by King County and
participating jurisdictions and submitted to HUD as part of an annual
application; and
WHEREAS, the purpose of this Cooperation Agreement which is made
pursuant to State Law 39.34 is to form the urban county arrangement for
planning for distribution of certain Block Grant Funds and for execution
under the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974;
NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS AGREED THAT:
I. GENERAL AGREEMENT
King County and each participating jurisdiction shall cooperate
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in undertaking, or assisting in undertaking, essential community
development and'housing assistance activities, specifically urban
renewal and publicly assisted housing, as specified in the Community
Development Program and Housing Assistance Plan portions of the
application, for the program years covered by the Agreement.
II. DISTRIBUTION OF FUNDS
The Distribution within King County, exclusive of Seattle and
Bellevue, of. Community Development Block Grant Entitlement Funds
under Title I of the Act shall be governed by the following
provisions;
A. Ten percent of the entitlement amount shall be reserved for
allocation by the Joint Policy Committee with the concurrence
of the County Council for innovative projects sponsored jointly
by two or more member jurisdictions of the Consortium. Projects
shall be consistent with the Three Year Plan and Strategy for
Community Development. These funds are part of the Needs
Funds described in II (D)(2) and II (E)(2) below.
B. The monies remaining after II (A) above shall be divided into
two funds, one designated for the county and the second for the
incorporated areas, according to the monies brought to the fund
based on population, poverty (counted twice), and overcrowding,
provided that consideration be given in subsequent years to
the advantages of pooling all monies into a single fund.
1 C. In determining the portions of monies attributable to
2 population and need characteristics under II (D) and II (E)
3 below, a minimum of fifty percent (50 of all monies shall
4 be assigned to the two funds based on need.
5 D. The County funds shall be allocated as follows:
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7 population shall be allocated to the unincorporated area,
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9 2.. That portion of the monies brought to the fund based on
10 need characteristics shall be allocated according to need
11 without regard to boundaries of participating jurisdictions.
12 E. The funds for the incorporated jurisdictions shall be allocated
13 as follows:
14 1. That portion of the monies brought to the fund based on
15 a jurisdiction's population shall be allocated back to
16 the jurisdiction.
17 2. That portion of the monies brought to the fund based on
18 need characteristics shall be allocated according to need
19 in the incorporated areas.
20 F. The receipt of funds provided for in II (D)(1) and II (E)(1)
21 (i.e. population monies) is contingent upon review of projects
22 by the Committee, as provided in IV (B)(4).
23 G. Receipt of funds provided for in II (D)(2) and II (E)(2)
24 (i.e. needs monies) is contingent upon review and prioritizing
1. That portion of the monies brought to the fund based on
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25 of projects by the Comittee and approval by the King County
26 Council as provided in Section IV (B)(5). Review and
27 prioritization will be based upon the Three Year Community
28 Development Plan and Strategy.
29 H. If a project application is determined by a reviewing authority
30 to be ineligible under the Actor Regulations, then the
31 monies which would have been assigned to that project will
32 remain in the original fund to which they were allocated.
33 These monies will be made available for subsequent, valid
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1 project applications. If the monies assigned to a project
2 exceed the actual cost, then the excess will be reallocated
3 to the fund of origin for similar redistribution.
4 III. USE OF FUNDS: GENERAL PROVISIONS
5 A. The jurisdiction shall specify activities and projects which
6 it will undertake with these funds.
7 B. The jurisdiction must conduct appropriate citizen participation
8 activities.
9 C. Approval of activities must be secured in the annual plan,
10 and approval of projects must be secured in formal grant
11 applications.
12 D. General administrative costs incurred by each participating
13 jurisdiction shall be paid for out of funds received based on
14 population or from local funds. Costs incurred in administering
15 projects shall be included in project costs.
16 IV. JOINT POLICY COMMITTEE
17 There shall be established a Joint Policy Committee.
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A. Composition. The Committee shall be composed of the following
persons or their designee (who shall be specified in writing
by the elected member, and who shall be the same person
consistently from meeting to meeting): The King County
Executive, two King County Councilpersons to be selected by
the Council, and three elected officials of participating
incorporated jurisdictions selected by the Suburban Mayors
Association. Members of the Committee shall serve at the
pleasure of their respective appointing authorities. The
27 Chairperson of the Committee shall be chosen from among the
28 members of the Committee by a majority vote of the members
29 for a term of one year, PROVIDED that a representative of a
30 suburban city shall be designated as Chairperson at least
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32 B. Powers and Duties. The Committee shall be empowered to:
33 1. Review and recommend to the County Council all policy
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1 matters including allocation of funds.
2 2. Review Housing and Community Development objectives, plans,
3 programs, strategies, target areas, and funding levels
4 for recommendation to the King County Council and other
5 participating jurisdictions.
6 3. Review and recommend program guidelines for project
7 proposals submitted by participating jurisdictions. These
8 guidelines shall define Community Development needs to
9 be addressed, target areas and populations to be assisted,
10 and priorities for funding.
11 4 Review and approve project proposals for funding under
12 I.I (D)(1) and II (E)(1) which are consistent with the
13 King County Housing and Community Development Objectives.
14 5. Review specific project proposals submitted by participating
15 jurisdictions for purposes of funding under II (D)(2)
16 and II (E)(2) and recommend to them and the County Council
17 their approval, disapproval, or alteration.
18 6. Review staff suggestions for projects and programs to be
19 evaluated and recommend projects and programs for evaluation.
20 7. Be the arbitrator of plan and program disagreements between
21 King County and other participating jurisdictions.
22 V DUTIES OF THE KING COUNTY STAFF
23 The King County Staff, hereinafter referred to as the staff,"
24 shall fulfill the following duties:
25 A. Responsibilities to the Committee. The staff shall:
26 1. Solicit and present to the Committee all applicable
27 Federal and County policy guidelines, special conditions,
28 and format requirements related to the preparation of
2 9 the Housing Assistance and Community Development Plans
3 and related to administration of the programs under
3 these plans.
32 2 Prepare and present written materials required by HUD and
33 the King County Council as components of the annual King
1 County Housing Assistance and Community Development Plans
2 to be prepared pursuant to this Agreement, including but
3 not limited to: collection and analysis of data;
4 identification of problems, needs and their locations;
5 development of long and short term objectives; consideration
6 of alternative strategies; and preparation of action year
7 program and budgets, except that the initial activity
8 descriptions and budgets proposed for inclusion in the
9 annual plan shall be prepared by agents of the parties
10 to this Agreement.
11 3. Recommend target areas to be addressed, target populations
12 to be assisted and policies for funding.
13 4. Prepare and present to the Committee project evaluation
14 reports for selected projects.
15 B. Responsibilities to Jurisdictions Which Are Parties to This
16 Agreement. The staff shall:
17 1. Solicit and present all applicable Federal and County
18 policy guidelines, special conditions, and format
19 requirements related to the preparation of the Housing
20 Assistance Plan and Community Development Plan and
21 related to program administration.
22 2. l:dentify supplemental sources of funding to increase the
23 participating jurisdiction's capability to conduct
24 effective Community Development activities.
25 3. Prepare and present written materials required by HUD and
26 the King County Council as components of the annual King
27 .County Housing Assistance and Community Development Plans
28 to be prepared pursuant to this Agreement, including but
29 not limited to collection and analysis of data; identification
30 of problems, needs and their location; development of long
31 and short term objectives; consideration of alternative
32 strategies; and preparation of action year programs and
33 budgets. The initial activity descriptions and budgets
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1 proposed for inclusion in the annual plan shall be
2 prepared by agents of the parties to this Agreement.
3 4. Prepare and present project evaluation reports for
4 selected projects.
5 5. Present to the King County Council, as appropriate, the
6 locally adopted annual plan in general, and the included
7 projects in particular.
8 6. Administer the Housing and Community Development Program.
9 VI RESPONSIBILITIES AND POWERS OF JURISDICTIONS
10 The jurisdictions participating in this Agreement shall have the
11 following responsibilities and powers:
12 A. Subject to review by the Committee, each participating
13 jurisdiction shall determine the use of funds allocated to
14 it based on population in a manner consistent with the Three
15 Year Community Development Plan and Strategy developed
16 cooperatively by the member jurisdictions, adopted by the
17 Joint Policy Committee and approved by the King County Council.
18 Disposition of monies in case of project invalidity or in
19 case of excess funds remaining after project completion,
20 shall be in accordance with II (H) above.
21 B. The legislative authority of each participating p g jurisdiction
22 shall approve or disapprove activities, areas and budgets
23 submitted by its agents prior to approval by the Committee
24 for inclusion in the annual plan. Approval shall be given
25 by motion or resolution.
26 C. Parties to this Agreement shall submit drafts of project
27 proposals to the staff for review as to consistency with
28 objectives and guidelines prior to the presentation of the
29 proposals to the Committee and to the King County Council,
30 where appropriate. Each participating jurisdiction shall
31 fulfill to King County's satisfaction all relevant requirements
32 of Federal laws and regulations which apply to King County
33 as applicant, including assurances and certifications.
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1 VII.. RESPONSIBILITIES AND POWERS OF KING COUNTY
2 King County shall have the following responsibilities and powers:
3 A. The King County Council shall have authority and responsibility
4 for all policy matters including plan and project approvals,
5 after review and recommendation by the Committee.
6 B. The King County Executive, as administrator of this Housing
7 and Community Development Program, shall have authority and
8 responsibility for all administrative requirements for which
9 the County is responsible to the Federal Government.
10 C. The King County Executive shall have authority and responsibility
11 for all fund control and disbursements.
12 D. Notwithstanding any other provision contained in this Agreement,
13 King County as the applicant for Block Grant Funds has sole
14 responsibility for and assumes all obligations as the applicant
15 in the execution of this Community Development Program.
16 Nothing contained in this Agreement shall be construed as
17 an abdication of those responsibilities and obligations.
18 VIII. GENERAL TERMS
19 A. Any party to this Agreement shall be permitted to withdraw
20 from this Agreement at the end of 1978, 1979, or 1980
21 program years upon three months written notice to each of
22 the other parties.
23 B It is understood that by signing this Agreement the jurisdiction
24 shall accept the Housing Assistance Plan and its "Realistic
25 Annual Goals."
26 C. It is recognized that amendment of the provisions of this
2 Agreement may become necessary,, and such amendment shall take
28 place when both parties have executed a written addendum
29 to this Agreement.
3 D. Population figures as used herein shall refer to "The Official
31 Population of Cities, Towns and Counties" as published
32 annually by the State of Washington Office of Program
33 Planning and Fiscal Management, subject to any later adjustments
1 or correction as to the o ulation of an
p p any participant which
2 is officially recognized by the Office of Program Planning
3 and Fiscal Management.
4 E. Participating jurisdictions shall be considered to be those
5 jurisdictions which have signed this Agreement.
6 F. The duration of this Agreement shall be three program years.
7 G. Jurisdictions undertaking activities and /or projects with
8 these Block Grant funds retain full civil and criminal
9 liability as though these funds were locally generated.
10 H. King County retains environmental review responsibility for
11 purposes of fulfilling requirements of the National Environmental
12 Policy Act, under which the County may require the local
13 incorporated jurisdiction or contractor to furnish data,
14 information, and assistance for the County's review and
15 assessment in determining whether King County must prepare an
16 Environmental Impact Statement.
17 I. Jurisdictions retain responsibility in fulfilling the
18 requirements of the State Environmental Policy Act under
19 which the County has review responsibility only.
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