HomeMy WebLinkAbout2005-R-13RESOLUTION NO. 2005-R-13
RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING APPLIC'ATION SUBMISSION AND
LOCAL MATCH COMMITMENT
RESOLUTION OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF JEFFERSONVILLE, INDIANA,
AUTHORIZING THE SUBMITTAL OF THE CFF APPLICATION TO THE INDIANA
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND ADDRESSING RELATED MATTERS
WHEREAS, the Common Council of the City of Jeffersonville, Indiana recognizes the need to stimulate
growth and to maintain a sound economy within its corporate limits; and
WHEREAS, the Common Council of the City of Jeffersonville, Indiana recognizes the need to continue
providing a place for the provision of programs and services for the senior community in the City; and
WHEREAS, the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, as amended, authorizes the Indiana
Department of Commerce to provide grants to local units of government to meet the housing and
community development needs of low- and moderate-income persons; and
WHEREAS, the City of Jeffersonville, Indiana has conducted or will conduct public hearings prior to the
submission of an application to the Indiana Department of Commerce, said public hearings to assess the
housing, public facilities and economic needs of its low- and moderate-income residents;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Common Council of the City of Jeffersonville, hadiana
that:
1. The Mayor is authorized to prepare and submit an application for grant funding to address the
construction of a senior community center to replace the Ken Ellis Senior Center that was destroyed by a
tornado, and to execute and administer a resultant grant including requisite general administration and
project management, contracts and agreements pursuant to regulations of the Indiana Department o:f
Commerce and the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development.
2. The City of Jeffersonville, Indiana hereby commits the requisite local funds in the amount of Three, .' .......
hundred Forty-four Thousand Two-hundred Fifty-two Dollars ($344,252), consisting of One-Hun&'ed
Twenty-Nine Thousand Five-Hundred Ten dollars ($131,132.39) in EDIT funds and Two-hundred
Thirteen Thousand One-hundred Nineteen Dollars and Sixty-one Cents ($213,119.61) in insurance
proceeds from the payout on the destroyed Ken Ellis Senior Center, as matching funds for said program,
such commitment to be contingent upon receipt of CFF funding from the Indiana Department of
Commerce.
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Adopted by the
7'30 p.m.
City of Jeffersonville, Indiana this 21st day of March, 2005, at
SIGNATURE'
Jr., Mayor
ATTEST:
Peggy Wil
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