ORDINANCE approving and authorizing ninth amendment reinstating and extending the CDBG - Disaster Recovery Grant Contract, GLO Contract No. 09-6852-000-5275, Formerly referred to as the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs Community Development Program Contract No. 70090001,  between the City of Houston and the TEXAS GENERAL LAND OFFICE for Hurricane Ike/Dolly Funding under the Consolidated Security Disaster Assistance and Continuing Appropriations Act of 2009

The Housing and Community Development Department recommends approval of Contract Amendment #9 to the Hurricane Ike Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) Round 1 grant contract with Texas General Land Office (GLO).

Amendment #9 will reinstate and extend the contract with a new end date of 9/30/2014. This will ensure that construction of the final 8 of the program’s 222 homes served will be completed prior to the end date of the contract.  To date, 216 homes have been completed.

HCDD published a 15-day public notice in the Houston Chronicle on Tuesday, April 29, 2014. To date, no comments have been received.

This action was reviewed by the Council Committee on Housing and Community Affairs Tuesday, May 13, 2014.

Ord. #2009-0347 – 04/29/2009

Ord. #2010-0921 – 11/09/2010

Ord. #2011-0197 – 03/23/2011

Ord. #2011-0440 – 06/08/2011

Ord. #2012-0434 – 05/09/2012

Ord. #2012-1011 – 11/28/2012

Ord. #2013-0354 – 04/24/2013

Ord. #2014-0251 – 04/02/2014

Stephen Tinnermon

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