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Item # H.
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| Town Council Regular Session |
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| Information |
| SUBJECT: |
| Resolution No. (R)16-34, authorizing and approving a cooperative Intergovernmental Agreement between the Town of Oro Valley and Pima County for the Community Development Block Grant Program and Home Investment Partnership Program |
| RECOMMENDATION: |
Staff recommends approval since the Town is a regional partner with Pima County. The County is seeking certification as an "Urban County" and provides its citizenry with the options and benefits this program affords.
In addition, the terms of this agreement shall apply to the Town only if the Town requests and receives funding for low and moderate income housing within the Town boundaries under the terms of this agreement. |
| EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: |
This is a cooperative Intergovernmental Agreement (IGA) (see attachment 2) between Pima County and the Town of Oro Valley for the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and Home Investment Partnership Program (HOME).
The Town and the County have historically approved these triennial IGAs, which provides Oro Valley with the ability to directly apply to the County for available US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) entitlement funds--in lieu of having to competitively apply via the State of Arizona. In addition, these agreements “re-certify” Pima County as an Urban County, a HUD requirement for entitlement funded agencies, (see attachment 3 for a summary letter from the County to the town manager). |
| BACKGROUND OR DETAILED INFORMATION: |
Pima County concurrently executes identical documents with the towns of Marana, Sahuarita, and the City of South Tucson. Historically, the Town of Oro Valley has entered into an Intergovernmental Agreement (IGA) with Pima County for Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) purposes. This arrangement between Oro Valley and Pima County was initiated in 1984 and has been renewed every term except in 1998, which resulted in a loss of funding in the amount of $80,000 for the region. The proposed IGA for 2016 is for a three-year period (fiscal years 2017, 2018 & 2019).
There are a few changes in the language of this IGA from the last approved agreement; however, these are minor and do not alter its use and overall functionality. All changes are related to compliance language stipulated in the Code of Federal Registry that are passed down to entities utilizing Federal HUD funding. The previous IGA is attached for reference, see attachment 4.
Participation in this IGA is desirable to meet the requirements of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974. Although Oro Valley's population is below the 50,000 threshold that qualifies its low to moderate income residents to apply for home repair monies, Oro Valley still has participated with the region so that Pima County may qualify for full funding.? |
| FISCAL IMPACT: |
| There is not a fiscal impact to the Town's budget. |
| SUGGESTED MOTION: |
| I MOVE to approve Resolution No. (R)16-34, authorizing and approving a cooperative Intergovernmental Agreement between the Town of Oro Valley and Pima County for the Community Development Block Grant Program and Home Investment Partnership Program |
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