1613RESOLUTION NO. I ~ 13
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF WEST MEMPHIS, ARKANSAS
AMENDING THE CO1~~IlVIUNITY DEVELOPMENT
BLOCK GRANT PROGRAMS (B-93-MC-OS-0009)
WHEREAS, the City of West Memphis, Arkansas is carrying out a variety of
community improvement activities with funds received under provisions of Title I of the
Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, as amended; and
WHEREAS, the City of West Memphis is desirous of approving an amendment to
this program by revising certain line items; and
WHEREAS, there has been prepared for the stated purpose an Amendment to the
CDBG Program, which is identified as a printed document which was reviewed at this
meeting.
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF WEST MEMPHIS, ARKANSAS:
That Amendment No. 1 dated May 6, 1999, as identified above, be and hereby
is approved in all respects as an official revision to the City's CDBG Program
and the Final Statement of Community Development Objective and Projected
Use of Funds.
2. That the Mayor be and hereby is authorized to notify, advise, and otherwise
publish information required in order to effectuate this Amendment.
3. That all of the findings and determinations regarding the CDBG Program is
hereby reaffirmed and made applicable to this resolution as if same were
repeated herein in their entirety.
4. That this resolution shall take effect immediately.
Mayor -William .Johnson
Attes
Ci -Phillip Para
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AMENDMENT NO. 1
May 6, 1999
Community Development Block Grant Program
B-93-MC-OS-0009
The principal purpose of Amendment No. 1 is to reallocate funds to the specific
activity that is currently part of the program listed above. This amendment is intended to
accomplish adjustments to the overall program which will allow the City to complete the
implementation of various activities in the most efficient and effective manner possible,
and to continue meeting needs and opportunities for assistance to low and moderate
income residents within the community.
Provisions of Amendment:
The B-93-MC-OS-0009 program is hereby revised and amended to wit:
The amount of $55,500 in the Rehabilitation -New Construction Program
will be transferred to the Youthbuild Rehabilitation -Elderly Program.
This program will be implemented in conjunction with the Mid-South
Community College.
Amendment No. 1 is hereby approved in all respects.
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Mayor William .Johnson
Att
City erk Phillip Para
id-South Community College
West Memphis, Arkansas
April 23, 1999
Dear Mayor Johnson;
Mid-South Community College is applying for a HUD grant throughout he YOUTHBUILD project.
This project will take high school drop-outs from Crittenden County, and for a year, pay them to
complete their high school education (GED) and to gain on-the-job training in construction skills,
while building houses for the low-income elderly of West Memphis. Success in attaining this
grant will bring $350,000.00 to Crittenden County.
The benefits to the community are several:
The project will inject young skilled laborers into the construction industry
It will enable the participants to gain marketable skills, and thus achieve independence from
public assistance
• It will demolish and rebuild dilapidated housing in tracts 304 and 305, in keeping with the
community development consolidated plan.
The entire project at this point, hinges upon our being able to fund actual construction costs
(materials and fees) from a source other than YOUTHBUILD. Wdhout that piece, we cannot go
forward.
The Community Development Agency has identified a pool of funding which is remaining from an
uncompleted project several years ago, money which can only go to an organization such as
ours. To date, we are the only applicant for these funds, a total of $55,000.00.
Our problem is this: our grant proposal must be sent by overnight delivery to Washington, D.C.
on Wednesday, April 28, several weeks before the city council will officially commit the funding.
Larry Jones suggested that you might feel comfortable giving us a letter in support of our grant
and indicating the strong probability that this funding will be made available to us. If HUD
understands that these funds are forthcoming, the extra points that our application scores could
make the difference in our obtaining this grant. I have attached a description of the wording that
HUD is looking for.
As always, I appreciate the support you give this community and this college, and I look forward
to talking ~tit~r you about this further.
Glen Fenter
President, Mid-South Community College
2000 West Broadway •West Memphis, AR 72301-3829 • (870) 733-6722 ~ Fag (870) 733-6799
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Dr. Glen Fenter, President
Mid-South Community College
2000 West Broadway
West Memphis, AR 72301
Dear Dr. Fenter:
The Community Development Agency of West Memphis has recommended an award of
$55,000 from Block Development Grant monies for the YOLJ'I~-IBUII,D project as
proposed by Mid-South Community College.
If this proposal is funded, we commit $55,000 for construction costs to YOITTHBUII-D
Crittenden County. This commitment is pending final reading and approval of the city
council on May 6, 1999.
Such funds are to be used for construction on both the North 8th Street site, involving
two houses, and the South 17th Street site, involving three houses.
These funds will be available from November 1999 through completion, approximately
November 2000.
Sincerely,
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William H. 3ohnson
Mayor
205 South Redding West Memphis, Arkansas 72301 (870) 732-7500