HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution 2022-068 Approving and Authorizing the Mayor to Execute a Notice of Intent Not to Participate in the Urban County Program for the Community Development Block Grant Program MARANA RESOLUTION NO. 2022-068
RELATING TO COMMUNITY AND NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES; APPROVING
AND AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE A NOTICE OF INTENT NOT TO
PARTICIPATE IN THE URBAN COUNTY PROGRAM FOR THE COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM AND HOME INVESTMENT
PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM FOR FEDERAL FISCAL YEARS 2023-2025;
AUTHORIZING TOWN STAFF DO ALL THINGS NECESSARY OR PRUDENT TO
ACCEPT METROPOLITAN CITY STATUS FROM THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF
HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT ONCE ELIGIBILITY NOTIFICATION HAS
BEEN MADE TO THE TOWN OF MARANA
WHEREAS Pima County, as a designated Urban County, has been the sponsor-
ing agency for distribution of Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and
HOME Investment Partnership Program (HOME Program) funding pursuant to the
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD) Housing and Communi-
ty Development Act of 1974; and
WHEREAS every three years, Pima County must re-qualify as an Urban County
for CDBG and HOME Program funding, and incorporated political jurisdictions within
the County may elect whether or not to be a participating jurisdiction in Pima County's
distribution of CDBG and HOME Program funding; and
WHEREAS for many years, the Town has been a participating jurisdiction in the
CDBG and HOME Program funding sponsored by Pima County; and
WHEREAS the 2020 census determined that the population of the Town of Ma-
rana is now over 50,000 residents, thereby qualifying the Town of Marana as a Metro-
politan City for CDBG and HOME Program funding; and
WHEREAS as a Metropolitan City, the Town of Marana can compete directly for
CDBG and HOME Program funding rather than being a participating jurisdiction in
Pima County's distribution of CDBG and HOME Program funding; and
WHEREAS to apply directly for CDBG and HOME Program funding as a Metro-
politan City, the Town of Marana must first complete a Notification of Intent to Not
Participate in Pima County's Urban County Program and then accept Metropolitan City
status from HUD once eligibility notification has been made; and
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WHEREAS the Mayor and Council of the Town of Marana find it is in the best
interests of its citizens to no longer be a participating jurisdiction in Pima County's Ur-
ban County Program for CDBG and HOME Program funding and to accept Metropoli-
tan City status from HUD and compete directly for CDBG and HOME Program fund-
ing.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF
THE TOWN OF MARANA, ARIZONA, AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. The Notification of Intent to Not Participate in Pima County's Urban
County Program for CDBG and HOME Program funding, attached to and incorporated
by this reference in this resolution as Exhibit A, is hereby approved and the Mayor is
hereby authorized and directed to execute it for and on behalf of the Town of Marana.
SECTION 2. The Town Manager or the Town Manager's designee is hereby au-
thorized to sign all documents and undertake all actions on behalf of the Town of Ma-
rana that are necessary or prudent to accept Metropolitan City status from HUD once
eligibility notification has been made, and to proceed with applying for direct funding
for CDBG and HOME Program funding.
SECTION 3. The Town's Manager and staff are hereby directed and authorized
to undertake all other and further tasks required or beneficial to carry out the terms, ob-
ligations, and objectives of this resolution.
PASSED AND ADOPTED BY THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF THE TOWN
OF MARANA, ARIZONA, this 21st day of June, 2022.
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Exhibit A to Marana Resolution No.2022-068
A
PIMA COUNTY
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
NOTICE OF INTENT NOT TO PARTICIPATE
IN THE URBAN COUNTY PROGRAM
It is the intent of the Town of Marana not to participate with the County of Pima,Arizona in the Urban
County Qualification for Participation in the Community Development Block Grant Program sponsored
by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development Fiscal Years 2023, 2024, and
2025.
BY:
Mayor
Date:
ATTEST:
Clerk
Date:
PIMA COUNTY
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
NOTICE OF INTENT NOT TO PARTICIPATE
IN THE URBAN COUNTY PROGRAM
It is the intent of the Town of Marana not to participate with the County of Pima,Arizona in the Urban
County Qualification for Participation in the Community Development Block Grant Program sponsored
by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development Fiscal Years 2023, 2024, and
2025.
BY:
Mayor
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Date:
ATTE .
Clerk
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