COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR RESOLUTION NO. 090436

Amending the 2008 One Year Action Plan and submitting a Substantial Amendment to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to include funding from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 into the City of Kansas City, Missouris Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program.

  WHEREAS, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) was passed by Congress in February 2009 and signed into law under Public Law under No. 111-5 by the President on February 17, 2009; and

WHEREAS, Title XII of Division A of ARRA appropriates one billion dollars ($1,000,000.00) to carry out the Community Development Block Grant Recovery Act Program, hereafter referred to as CDBG-R, under Title I of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5301, et seq.) on an expedited basis; and

WHEREAS, the City of Kansas City, Missouri has been allocated $2,371,367.00 in funding from HUD to provide CDBG-eligible activities and services; and

WHEREAS, in order to receive this funding, the City must amend its 2008 One Year Action Plan which was approved by Council through Committee Substitute for Resolution No. 080218 and submit said Substantial Amendment to HUD, postmarked on or before June 5, 2009, for its consideration; NOW, THEREFORE,

BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF KANSAS CITY:

Section 1. That the Substantial Amendment to the 2008 One Year Action Plan, prepared pursuant to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 under Public Law No. 111-5 and Federal Register FR-5309-N-01, a revised copy of which, in substantial form, is on file in the office of the Acting Director of Housing and Community Development and is incorporated herein by reference, is hereby approved.

Section 2. That the Mayor, on behalf of the City of Kansas City, Missouri, is hereby authorized to execute and submit the aforesaid Substantial Amendment to the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development.

  Section 3. That the City Council hereby certifies that said Substantial Amendment has been prepared pursuant to and in accordance with the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, as well as with the U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Developments rules as defined in the Federal Register FR-5309-N-01 for the Community Development Block Grant Program Funding under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.

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