Agenda Item # 4
ADD-ON
Columbus Consolidated Government
Council Meeting
March 28, 2017
Agenda Report # 114
TO: Mayor and Councilors
SUBJECT: Allocation of CDBG funds for Winterfield Community Clean-Up
Event
INITIATED BY: Community Reinvestment Department
Recommendation: Approval is requested to enter into a CDBG agreement with Keep
Columbus Beautiful to utilize Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds in
an amount up to $5,000 for a clean-up event that is taking place within the
Winterfield Community as part of the Winterfield Community Improvement Program.
Background: The Community Reinvestment Department, is celebrating National
Community Development Week (NCDW) April 17-22, 2017. The NCDW provides a
perfect forum to highlight the importance of the Community Development Block
Grant (CDBG) and HOME Investment Partnership (HOME) programs. During this
week, the Community Reinvestment Department, along with Keep Columbus
Beautiful, will host a Winterfield Community Clean-up Event on April 22, 2017
from 8 a.m. ? 2 p.m. at the Martin Luther King, Jr. Elementary School. The CDBG
funding will be used to purchase clean-up supplies, along with assisting
elderly homeowners within the Winterfield neighborhood with landscaping
activities to their properties.
Analysis: The Community Reinvestment Department and Keep Columbus Beautiful
has formed this partnership to host a clean-up event and provide landscaping
assistance to elderly, low-income individuals and/or families within the
Winterfield Community. These types of activities are allowable under the CDBG
program.
Financial Considerations: The City will provide up to $5,000 in CDBG funds to
assist with the Winterfield Community Improvement Program. The CDBG funding is
from prior year grant allocations.
Legal Considerations: The City Attorney will review and approve the proposed
CDBG Interagency Agreement prior to obtaining signatures.
Recommendations: Approve a resolution authorizing the City Manager to enter
into a CDBG agreement with Keep Columbus Beautiful to utilize Community
Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds in an amount up to $5,000 for a clean-up
event that is taking place within the Winterfield Community as part of the
Winterfield Community Improvement Program.
A RESOLUTION
NO. _____
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF A CDBG AGREEMENT WITH KEEP COLUMBUS
BEAUTIFUL TO UTILIZE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT (CDBG) FUNDS IN AN
AMOUNT UP TO $5,000 FOR A CLEAN-UP EVENT WITHIN THE WINTERFIELD COMMUNITY.
WHEREAS, the Community Reinvestment Department, is celebrating National
Community Development Week from April 17-22, 2017 which provides a perfect
forum to highlight the importance of the Community Development Block Grant
(CDBG) and HOME Investment Partnership (HOME) programs; and,
WHEREAS, in partnership with Keep Columbus Beautiful a clean-up event will be
held within the Winterfield Community as part of the celebration; and,
WHEREAS, CDBG funds can be utilized to purchase supplies and services for the
event; and,
WHEREAS, the City of Columbus would like to provide up to $5,000 in CDBG
funding for eligible expenses needed to carry out the clean-up activities.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE COUNCIL OF COLUMBUS, GEORGIA, HEREBY RESOLVES AS FOLLOWS:
That approval is granted to enter into a CDBG agreement with Keep Columbus
Beautiful to utilize Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds in an
amount up to $5,000 for a clean-up event that is taking place within the
Winterfield Community as part of the Winterfield Community Improvement Program.
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Introduced at a regular meeting of the Council of Columbus, Georgia, held the
_________ day of _____________, 2017 and adopted at said meeting by the
affirmative vote of ____________ members of said Council.
Councilor Allen voting __________.
Councilor Baker voting __________.
Councilor Barnes voting __________.
Councilor Davis voting __________.
Councilor Garrett voting __________.
Councilor Henderson voting __________.
Councilor Huff voting __________.
Councilor Thomas voting __________.
Councilor Turner Pugh voting __________.
Councilor Woodson voting __________.
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Tiny B. Washington, Clerk of Council Teresa Pike Tomlinson, Mayor
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