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Joseph R. Grassie
City Manager
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Dena Spillman
Director
Community Development
..:,r. January 7, 1980
Model Cities Development
Agency Proposal
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At your meeting of December 27, 1979, George Adams, Model City CD Advisory Board
Chairperson, presented a proposal for an Economic Development Agency in Model
City. It was requested that staff review the proposed budget and respond to it.
This proposal seeks to re -program $350,000 of previously allocated Model City funds
to carry out community economic development or neighborhood revitalization activi-
ties permitted to be undertaken only by neighborhood -based non-profit organizations,
Small Business Investment Corporations (SBIC's) or local development corporations.
These activities are listed in the proposal and include such items as using CD block
grant funds for grants, loans, working capital, operational funds, capitalization of
a SBIC or local development corporation, capital for land, structures and other
activities.
Presented in the proposal are the many ways in which the MCDA would represent the
community and assist the city and the community to develop and implement a compre-
hensive redevelopment and revitalization strategy. The content of the proposal would
be an eligible activity in accord with the federal regulations cited (CFR 570.204).
An additional activity which the MCDA proposes to undertake is housing rehabilitation
and development. This is a highly specialized field due to both the nature of the
work involved and the myriad of federal regulations which must be followed when these
programs are implemented. The city has been working closely with Dade County Depart-
ment of Housing and Urban Development to successfully implement both the housing
rehabilitation program and the many aspects of housing development and planning under
all applicable housing programs. Although the city would welcome additional input
and guidance from community groups, the responsibility for the implementation of
these programs must remain with the city.
Several target areas have presented proposals for the formation of local development
corporation. In response to these requests, staff is preparing a recommendation for
presentation to the City Commission on January 24th, which will accommodate the for-
mation of neighborhood economic development offices linked to a city-wide development
corporation. If the staff recommendation is approved by the City Commission, target
areas would be able to utilize $50,000 plus start-up costs to fund the neighborhood
office operation. These funds would be reallocated from funds already designated
for the target area.
In the case of Model City, the board is requesting the use of previous years' funds
for services eligible under CFR 570.204. Although this would be a possibility,
reallocation to economic development in previous years plans, would require amendment
of previously approved applications, environmental clearance processing and the new
activity by HUD. This procedure would take a minimum of three mon s. It is also
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required that the agency be legally constituted and a written agreement entered
into which would specify the activities which would be undertaken. The guide-
lines for the activities of these neighborhood economic development offices
have not yet been established pending Commission's approval of the economic
development stragegy which will be brought before you on the 24th. This office
recommends not reprogramming previous years' funds to Economic Development
because the approval process takes considerably time, during which the funds
would not be usable for redevelopment activities. The use of Sixth Year funds,
as in other areas, is recommended.
A meeting will be held on January 9, 1980, at the regular meeting of the Model
Cities Advisory Board to discuss the above issues.
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(2) Program implementation. The roles
citizens will play in program
implementation shall be indicated in the
citizen participation plan. At a
minimum, this shall include involvement
of citizens in an advisory role in policy
decisions regarding program
implementation. It may also include self-
help activities carried out by citizen
groups and direct program operations
conducted by neighborhood -based
organizations and other eligible
nonprofit entities,
• (3) Assessment of performance.
Citizens and citizen organizations shall
be given the opportunity to assess and
submit comments on all aspects of the
applicant's community development
performance, including the performance
of the applicant's subrecipients and
contractors, They shall also be given the
opportunity to assess projects and
activities to determine whether
objectives are achieved. The methods by
which such opportunities shall be made
available shall be indicated in the
citizen participation plan. The applicant
shall include in its annual performance
report: (i) Copies of comments submitted
by citizens regarding the applicant's
community development performance;
(ii) the applicant's assessment of such
comments; and (iii) a summary of any
actions taken in response to the
comments received.
(e) Submission of views and
proposals. The applicant shall provide
for and encourage the submission of
views and proposals regarding the
Community Development Program by
citizens, particularly low- and moderate -
income persons and residents of
blighted neighborhoods. This includes
submission of such views:
(1) Directly to the applicant during the
planning period prior to public hearings
on the application;
(2) To recognized neighborhood,
project area, and communitywide citizen
organizations;
(3) At neighborhood and other
meetings, if scheduled by the applicant
prior to formal public hearings; and
(4) At formal public hearings.
The applicant shall provide timely
responses to all proposals submitted to
it, including written responses to written
proposals stating the reasons for the
action taken by the applicant on the
proposal. The citizen participation plan
shall state the number of days within
which responses will be provided.
Whenever practicable, responses should
be provided prior to the final hearing on
the application.
(f) Consideration of objections to
applications. Persons wishing to object
to approval of an application by HUD
may make such objection known to the
appropriate HUD Area Office. HUD will
consider objections made only on the
following grounds: The applicant's
description of needs and objective•, is
plainly inconsistent with available facts
and data; or the activities to be
undertaken are plainly inappropriate to
meeting the needs and objectives
identified by the applicant; or the
application does not comply with the
requirements of this Part or other
applicable law; or the application
proposes activities which are otherwise
ineligible under this Part.
Such objections should include both
an identification of the requirements not
met and, in the case of objections made
on the grounds that the description of
needs and objectives is plainly
inconsistent with significant, generally
available facts and data, the data upon
which the persons rely. Although HUD
will consider objections submitted at
any time, such objections should be
• submitted within 30 days of the
publication of the notice that the
application has been submitted to HUD,
as described in paragraph (i)(3) below.
In order to ensure that objections
submitted will be considered during the
review process, HUD will not approve
an application until at least 45 days
after receipt of an application.
(g) Complaints. The plan shall provide
for answering complaints in a timely
and responsive manner. The applicant
shall make every reasmnable effort to
provide written responses within 15
working days.
(h) Technical assistance. To facilitate
citizen participation, the pfan_shall
provide for technjaLassislance. The
Tevel and type of assistance determined
appropriate by the applicant shall be
provided to: (1) Citizen organizations, so
that they may adequately participate in
planning, implementing, and assessing
the program; and (2) groups of low- and
moderate -income persons and groups of
residents of blighted neighborhoods
which request assistance in developing
proposals and statements of views.
It may also be directed toward
assisting citizens in organizing and
operating neighborhood and project area
organizations and in carrying out
Community Development Program
activities. Technical assistance should
be rovidi d b specialists iointi
se acted by the applicant and the
organizations and groups to be assisted.
It may be provided either by the , •
applicant directly or through
arrangements with public or private
entities.
(i) Adequate information. The
applicant shall provide for full public
access to program information and
affirmative efforts to make adequate
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infr ilaLle to citizens,
espe .1 „ 1 !se of low- and
modarat. ncome and to those residing
in lower•incor..1 or blighted
neighborhoods,
(1) At the time the applicant begins
planning for the next program year, the
following program information shall be
provided to citizens:
(i) The total amount of community
development block grant funds available
to the applicant for community
development and housing activities,
including planning and administrative
activities,
(ii) The range of activities that may be
undertaken with these funds and the
kind of activities previously funded in
the community,
(iii) The processes to be followed in
drawing up and approving the•local
application and the schedule of meetings
and hearings,
(iv) The role of citizens in the
program, as provided under this section,
(v) A summary of other important •
program requirements.
(2) The applicant shall provide for full
and timely disclosure of its grogram
records and information consistent with
applicable State and local laws
regarding personal privacy and , -
obligations of confidentiality,
Documents relevant to the program shall
be made available at the applicant's
office during normal working hours for
citizen review upon request (either
written or oral). Such documents include
the following:
(i) All mailings and promotional
material,
(ii) Records of hearings,
(iii) All key documents, including all •
prior applications, letters of approval,
grant agreements, the citizen
participation plan, performance reports,
evaluation reports, other reports
required by HUD, and the proposed•and
approved application for the current
year,
(iv) Copies of the regulations and
issuances governing the program, and
(v) Documents regarding other
important program requirements, such
as contracting procedures,
environmental policies, fair housing and
• other equal opportunity requirements,
relocation provisions, and the A-95
review process.
(3) When the application is submitted
to HUD upon completion of
clearinghouse reviews, the applicant
shall publish a notice in a newspaper of
general circulation stating that the
application has been submitted and is
available to interested parties upon
request and describing the requirements
on citizen objections to applications
contained in paragraph (f), above.
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