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CITY OF HOUSTON - CITY COUNCIL
Meeting Date: 11/19/2019
ALL
Item Creation Date: 4/26/2019
HCD19-50 Amendment to the Contract with GLO for CDBG-DR17 Funds
Agenda Item#: 10.
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| | | | | | | | Summary:
O2019-0904 ORDINANCE approving and authorizing amendment to Texas General Land Office (“GLO”) Contract No. 19-147-001-B489 between the City of Houston and GLO, increasing the amount of the award of Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) Funds and making other revisions to align the GLO Contract with the State of Texas Plan for Disaster Recovery: Hurricane Harvey - Round 1, as amended |
| | | | | | | | Background:
The Housing and Community Development Department (HCDD) recommends Council approval of an ordinance authorizing the Mayor, or Mayor’s designee, to execute an amendment to contract No. 19-147-001-B489 with the Texas General Land Office (GLO), increasing the award of Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) funding from $1,175,954,338.00 to $1,275,878,041.00 and making other Contract Revisions to align with the GLO’s State of Texas Plan for Disaster Recovery: Hurricane Harvey – Round 1 (Plan).
1) On January 5, 2019, the City of Houston executed a contract with the GLO for $1,175,954,338.00 to be used for Hurricane Harvey recovery efforts, primarily related to housing. 2) In December 2018, the GLO submitted Amendment 2 Plan to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). Amendment 2 of the Plan, approved by HUD on February 22, 2019, allocated an additional $89,639,815.00 program funding to the City of Houston. 3) Due to a change in GLO’s methodology of calculation, the GLO also notified the City of Houston of an additional allocation of $10,283,888.00 for administration funds in mid-January 2019.
As a result of this increase, City Council approved the amended Houston sections of the Plan to reflect these budget changes on February 27, 2019, as follows:
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Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR)
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Activity
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Increase
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New Budget
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Homeowner Assistance Program
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$35,170,627.00
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$427,900,063.00
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Single Family Development Program
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$18,269,086.00
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$222,269,086.00
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Multifamily Rental Program
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$28,771,892.00
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$350,050,472.00
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Small Rental Program
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$5,481,182.00
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$66,686,282.00
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Homebuyer Assistance Program
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$1,947,028.00
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$23,688,328.00
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Buyout Program
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$40,800,000.00
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Public Services
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$60,000,000.00
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Economic Revitalization Program
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$30,264,834.00
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Administration
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$10,283,888.00
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$31,118,976.00
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Planning
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$23,100,000.00
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Total
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$99,923,703.00
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$1,275,878,041.00
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The GLO incorporated these and additional narrative changes into Amendment 3 of the Plan. Following GLO’s 30-day public comment period ending April 20, 2019, the GLO submitted Amendment 3 to HUD, and on June 13, 2019, HUD approved the amendment.
Fiscal Note:
No Fiscal Note is required on grant items.
The Housing and Community Affairs Committee reviewed this item on May 22, 2019.
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Tom McCasland, Director
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| | | | | | | | Prior Council Action:
06/27/2018 (O) 2018-0518
01/02/2019 (O) 2019-0010
02/27/2019 (O) 2019-0125
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| | | | | | | | Amount and Source of Funding:
$99,923,703.00
Federal State Local – Pass Through Fund
Fund 5030
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| | | | | | | | Contact Information:
Roxanne Lawson
Phone: (832) 394-6307
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| ATTACHMENTS: | | Description | Type | | Cover Sheet | Signed Cover sheet |
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