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1 RESOLUTION NO. 2017-51
2 RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN
3 BERNARDINO, CALIFORNIA, REALLOCATING COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
BLOCK GRANT PUBLIC SERVICE FUNDS TO FAIR HOUSING AND CAPITAL
4 IMPROVEMENT ACTIVITIES FOR A PERIOD OF FIVE YEARS
5 WHEREAS, the City of San Bernardino is a direct recipient (a.k.a. Grantee) of
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Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds from the United States Department of
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8 Housing and Urban Development(HUD); and
9 WHEREAS, the purpose of CDBG funds is to assist the City in meeting the
10 affordable housing and community development goals and objectives outlined in the City
11 2015-2019 Consolidated Plan, particularly for those persons and families with low- to
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moderate- incomes; and
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WHEREAS, federal regulations allow the City the discretion to select the method it
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will use in determining how these federal funds will be used to achieve the goals and
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17 WHEREAS, under the federal regulations, the use of CDBG funds to support public
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service activities is an optional expense and is not mandated to be allocated to public service
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20 agencies by the City; and
21 WHEREAS, in light of the City's recent bankruptcy, the City does not wish to use
22 CDBG funds to support public service activities for the next three to five years; and
23 WHEREAS, by eliminating the use of CDBG funds to support public service
24 activities, these funds can be redirected to activities that benefit a larger segment of our
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residents and will repair and/or replace City-owned infrastructure and public facilities that are
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j 1 WHEREAS, the City is required to fund a fair housing program in order to meet the
2 City's certification to affirmatively furthering fair housing and meet other federal
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5 NOW THREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY
j COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO AS FOLLOWS:
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7 SECTION 1. That the Mayor and City Council do hereby authorize the City
8 Manager, or his designee, to reallocate CDBG funds that have previously been allocated to
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9 support public service activities for a period of five years. The City Manager is authorized to
10 use the reallocated CDBG funds for eligible fair housing and capital improvement activities to
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address the number of deteriorated City-owned public facilities and infrastructure in
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13 designated income eligible areas of the City.
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1 RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN
BERNARDINO, CALIFORNIA, REALLOCATING COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
2 BLOCK GRANT PUBLIC SERVICE FUNDS TO FAIR HOUSING AND CAPITAL
IMPROVEMENT ACTIVITIES FOR A PERIOD OF FIVE YEARS
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4 I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Resolution was duly adopted by the Mayor
5 and City Council of the City of San Bernardino at a Joint Regular meeting thereof, held on
6 March 20, 2017, by the following vote, to wit:
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j 8 Council Members: AYES NAYS ABSTAIN ABSENT
9 MARQUEZ X
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10 BARRIOS X(S)
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VALDIVIA X M
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j SHORETT X
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NICKEL X
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15 RICHARD X
16 MULVIHILL X
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18 Geor inn Hanna, CMC, City Clerk
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The foregoing Resolution is hereby approved this e�r day of , 2017.
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R. Carey Dav' , Mayor
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Approved as to form:
Gary D. Saenz, City Attorney
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