12-13 - TxCDBG 23-24 Community Development Fund Application

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Item Nos. 12 & 13 Memorandum TO: Mayor, Mayor Pro Tem & City Council Grayson Path, City Manager FROM: Robert Vine, Assistant City Manager SUBJECT: TXCDBG 23/24 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FUND APPLICATION DATE: February 27, 2023 BACKGROUND: The Texas Department of Agriculture offers the Community Development Fund of the Texas Community Development Block Grant Program every two years for the infrastructure improvements. The City of Paris has not applied for a grant since 2016. Per the current scoring criteria, this would give the City maximum points in the highest category of scoring which is previous funding. The maximum grant amount that can be requested is $500,000 and requires a 15% cash match ($75,000). The grants are awarded in two cycles, the first notification would be in the fall of 2023 and the second would be in the fall of 2024. STATUS OF ISSUE: The City is working with GrantWorks, Inc. to complete the application. If awarded the grant, the City proposes to replace a 10" sewer line which runs cross country in West Paris between 28th St and Graham Street. This particular line serves in excess of 300 parcels and is anticipated to exceed the minimum threshold of 51 % low/moderate income beneficiaries. Door to door income surveys are being performed by GrantWorks, Inc. to confirm beneficiaries. The TxCDBG program requires compliance with certain civil rights and fair housing policies associated with the project. The TxCDBG program requires identification of authorized signatories for duties within the application and subsequent award. BUDGET: If the City is awarded the grant the $75,000 match will be budgeted in the 2023/2024 budget or following year depending on the grant award cycle. RECOMMENDATION: Approve the resolution authorizing submission of an application to the TxCDBG Community Development Fund offered by the Texas Department of Agriculture and associated citizen participation plan, civil rights and fair housing policies. Approve the resolution authorizing signatories for the application.