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Home My WebLink AboutRESOLUTION 1994-13 CITY OF KENAI RESOLUTION NO. 94-13 A RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENAI, ALASI(A AUTHORIZING PARTICIPATION IN THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT - RURAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE (CDBG-REDI) PRO~RAM · WHEREAS, the Council of the City of Kenai wishes to provide improved accessibility to City owned buildiflgs for people with disabilities ~ and, WHEREAS, this entity is an applicant for a grant in the amount of $50,000.00 from the Alaska Department of Community and Regional Affairs (hereinafter .Department"), under the CDBG-REDI program. WHEREAS, the City intends, if this grant is awarded, to appropriate, by ordinance its share of the project cost from the City's General Fund= and, Manninen, of the City of Kenal, Ks ~ereDy au~norLzea =o n~ and execute any and all documents required for granting and · managing funds on behalf of this organization. Be It Further Resolved, City Manager, Thomas J. Nanninen, is also authorized to execute subsequent amendments to said grant agreement to provide for adjustments to the project within the scope of services or tasks, based upon the needs of the project. PASSED BY THE day of March, COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENAI, 1994. the sixteenth WILLIAMS, MAYOR ATTEST Carol L. Freas, City Clerk CDB~! ih DATE: Mm*eh 9, 11~4 MEMO~UM TO, Mayor John Williams City Couneil ~ FROMt Lm*edtl Hm. vey0 Admin~raiive The City has filed an Intent to Apply for FY94 CDBG Grant funds to provide improved accessibility to City owned buildings for people with disabilities. Under the Threshold Requirements for this grant the City is required to hold two public hearings. A Citizen Participation Plan and Proof of Community Assessment must be Included with thO*' application. Items which need to be covered are: Review of the community's development and housing needs and reflect that discussion in the minutes. Formally accept proposals and citizen views and comments on the proposed CDBG project and reflect that discussion in the minutes. We need to specifically say at the meeting and in the minutes, that the City has chosen to seek CDBG funding for the project, and state specifically what the. project will be. If the minutes do not contain all d the above information, they do not tecflnically meet ' the requirements of the program. As a result the application may not be reviewed by the Application Selection Committee. Improvements for City Hall, Public Safety, Library, Rec Center, Visitors Center, Congregate Housing, Senior Center, and Airport Terminal buildings are being considered. Please come prepared to discuss this project, if you need more information contact Jack at 283-7535. DEPT. OF COMMUNITY & REGIONAL AFFAIRs.. Division of Community and Rural Developmenti..~' P.O. Box 1121001 'Juneau, Alaska. 99811.2f00.. RE: Inten[ to Apply for FY~an[ -' ~~hoid a~1r~~'. We recently received your "Notice of lnten~ "to ~ SUbmit a ' 'CD~' Application" card, and I am writing ~o offer technical assistance with the development of your project and application. If there are any apparent problems with your projec~ ~hat I can determine .from your intent card, you will receive another letter, R~gh~ now~ I Want to make Sure that your appl~cation will~ pass the 'in~tial threshold review when it is submitted to us in March. We have several requirements for CDBG applications, as I .am sure you will notice from the CDBG Handbook and Applica~ion packet.. Many cf these .are considered "threshold" requirements.,' meaning..",.that :'i:~.~i the application does not meet those minimum'.:.standardS~:..: iti::.will.':not-be. reviewed for funding by the Application Se!ection:.committee. :In .past. grant cycles, we have run into some'prOblems..=ep~eated'lY, 'and::haVe, now decided to t~ and eliminate 2he problems:.~ 2he' applica- tions are submi~ted. To pass threshold.' review,, and.'..~o .be....rev~ewed for funding, your appl~cation must mee~ the 'followi~g requireme~ts= The application and all required attaChments must be received in the Fairbanks DCRA office on or before 4:30p.m.:, March 28, 1994. -. The application must be submitted by Rule City, First Class City, Second Borough). an el£gible entity (Home Class-City.or Organized The application must be for an eligible-activity. '- Appendix A, "Authority to Participate*,, must be signed applicant's highest elected official, and 'at orio[~al attached to the applica'~iOni..,' The project must meet the NattoRal: Objective to least 51% low and moderate income persons. by the 'least one benefit at o Appendix C, "Statement of Assurances. and.certification., must be signed by the applicant's highest 'elected-.official and at least one ~ attached to the application. A Citizen Participation Plan~ .-(a~d. Proof... of'~ .co~unity Assessn~ent (minutes of a · ::.. ::-:..;::,.::':,'.,:,..:,......':: ... ~..,:...".j.[,:: ::,:,:-.::.::'.::..,:.'::.,:: .../.":...,./ <::: . :. :":.'; '.-::::' ::::'.. :?. Without a doubt, .the '.requirement ·that Causes the most' problems is the Citizen ParticiPation. plan and 'Proof 'of Community .Assessment. Page 12 of the CDBO 'HandbOok says: Each app'Iicant'--.'mUSt,....hold at least two public .hearings. to the 'original' .'--'SUbmiSsiOn~''' date". Of... the, application'~ wi~ ~e.' p~Se' of...review~ng:, the .Co~ity, s develop.~ n~t and. houe~ng...,:,needS,':: .accepting. v~evs and,. con~ts .rot., the ,'chosen pro3~ect*.. ~oc~en~a-~ to .f d ng ......... ' ' 2~on of .this .P~bl$c h'ear~nq,:.... [n'-.t~e: form o~ ~eet~nq m~nu~es,, mus~-..' .be~.~ :subtitted." :vith the' CDBG-REDI.' application.' A.. second .. publ~c .hearing. must be held during the tam of the"proJect, tO 'rev~e~ program.' ~erfo~ance .To adequately fulfill' rt:h$S"requ~rement, it ~s necessary to make ~he public 2eet~ng addresses" all of ~he po~nts ~n the paragraph. sure abOVe First, you should post or publish notice of the meeting, stating the.' purposes of' the meeting and inviting public conment. ·InclUde ..a.'i cop~ of ... this notice wit~. vo~ aDDlicat!o~ Second, you' need to review the co=~unitv,s..deve.loDm~nt a.~ ~ .at that.meeting, and' reflect.that discussion Third, You must:fOrmallY. and comments:.':oni:.~-the..'~oroD~' at meet4n-. and reflect 'that. discUssion 'in theminutes. Fourth, you must 'specifically say at that' meeting aj~ in the minutes, that the .City/Borough has chosen to seek CDB~ fundina 'for the_'.DrO~ect., and~..state, s~.ec~fi~!lV ..wh~t ._t~__at If the minutes not technically meet application may not Committee as a result. be funded because.of to your project. do not".oontain all of the above information, they do the ..requirements of the program, and the be. reviewed by the Application Selection This means that a. very worthy project may not a .technicality. Please don't let th~s happen If you have any questions about any of requirements, please call me at 465-§541'for is too late to find out about these threshold review clarification. March 28 Sincerely, Melanie Antioquia kD Grant'Administrator .' Chairman Walker opened the item to public hearing. Seeing end hearing no persons .wishing to testify, the item was brought back to the Commission, . ......Jaok La Shot noted that the present structure is in conformance.with the eatbaok .. ~..~ code. It is the two-story addition which requires the v*arlance.· ~. ~......... Bryson asked if the signatures attached to the applioatlon had-been detmmlned to surrounding property owners. Loretta Harvey said she had verified theY.~' neighboring properties, and one more neighbor had broUght in a signature after.the .PaOket was mailed. It appeared the neighbors had no ObJeetion to the varianCe. VOTE: · . III I II III IIIIII I II I I I I' I' I '1 I ,BRYSQN OI. IClC WERNEI~QUADE MCCOMSEY PIERCE GOE(~bE WAr,JCl' YES YES YES ABSENT ABSENT YES. . YE8 I I III III III J I I I II I II la~a ~i ~ b. Community Development Block Grant- Rural Eoonamlo Development Initiative Program (CDBG.REDI) J Chairman Walker introduced the item reiterating that the requested amount of the · - .I .grant will be $50,000. ~ i MOTION:l'''' . · . ,:. .l"LGIlek MOVED approval of Resolution PZ 94-12. Goeeke SECONDED." I *PUBLIc HEARING: "Chairman Walker opened the item to public hearing. Seeing and hearing no pemons wishing to testify, the item was brought back to the Commission. *DISCUSSION: La Shot reported the reason for bringing the CDBG-REDI proposal before.P&Z was that one of the requirements for the grant is that we have publio hearings and establish a plan for utilizing the money. The projsot needs to be benefiolal to the c~mmunity. The city is attempting to get as much publlo input as possible to show that removal of barriers to comply with the American's with Disabilities AOt (ADA) is priority. The $50,000 figure is something that the City will have to match. It's not' necessarily the amount of money the city will have to spend, but Administration had .. · decided that a higher figure should be sought, in case unforeseen problems arise~ Teresa Warner-Quads had prepared a memo to cover items which were ~pecificallY requested. Walker asked if the Administration had completed their study of the sites that will be improved? La Shot said no, but they would be working on that in the near future and also get a transition plan completed in time to make any changes before the ADA deadline, The Improvements will be specifi~ to city buildings, such as City Hall, Police and Fire,. Library, etc. The law says we have to make changes that are reasonable. Wemer-Quade said she had prepared the following statements after speaking to La Shot. The Community development ,~eeds include providing, within reason, on a long-. term basis improved accessibility for individuals with disabilities. Our city buildings have been constructed using the "Uniform Federal Accessibility. Standards (UFAS)' since UFAS Inception in 1973. However, there are several other 'special needs' standards by which buildings can be judged. Be it known that this body requests Improved accessibility in all City of Kenal buildings, within reason, and standard compliance according to the needs of the citizens that use these buildings, such as: parking; door openers; width restricticns; elevators; handrails; wheelchair/walker ramps; counter top/drinking fountain height; and braille; etc. The City of Kenai has chosen to apply for FY94 CDBG grant funds; matched by the city. Funds in the amount of $50,000 will allow for a~essibility on existing buildings, and also, any other city buildings or remodels that may require upgrades, which the' public uses, such as the Ubrary and Airport Terminal. Councilman Smailey noted that one of the things that ADA requires is just having a plan in action. La Shot said that the city is behind in the plan but they do have until January 26, 1995 to make structural modifi~ations. Goecke asked what buildings were in need of improvements? La Shot said City Hall is one with the main changes to be designated parking areas, Kenai Planning and Zoning Commlealen Minutes. Mamh S, 1994 'doors, slgnage, 'lower 'cOUnter tops, eto~ :. The 'Ubrary has a f"ewarea" to Work on, . F 'l~te al;s a,r.ea.:. Bmng. !n. complt._ .mice.~ not always'mean'reheat!on, is n~ry.'. , ..'or.e..xarn. lxe, tm.vino.p e opm'. available.. ~.to help'direct thePubil~: tO:av~lable..faeiiitles, .:- '" '. eOe~e asked if a fist of ImProvements will be'available' at that'headng... 'La' 6hot saki h~ h~ to have a rough Ii~t I~'th~. 8.. NEW BUSINESS OLD BUSINESS. a. -Review of Commen~ial Zones - Spur Highway Walker noted this item has been carried over until the Ma~"23rdmeeting~ ~ Shot reported that me Police ~ent. was'WOddng'on'the.sltuatiorm a~.Foto;...- QUIck and the'Katmai.lvlotei.' ~ I d d ~ r ~ ~ Me'for ealoln front of the motel have been moved, Tho'.Legal ~ent 'is pursuing oalng RhodeS for code. violations concerning abandO~ VehMleS. Aclmh~mt~n' Wlll'be reviewing further. a~lon on the. .... Quandtproperty 8ttuatlon-thls-spdng, '"--..,..1.. G°eeke asked If Administration had',~vestigated the situati°n'.'of Junk. Vehielas' on 4th" and Forest as r~umted In the p~us minutes? La.Shot .said.' :'he hare't, but'he would try to before tho next meeting., REPORTS a. City Counoil Kenal' PI~. and ZonhnO CommbMm~ ~~, the Planning and Zoninq Commission~.held/a'Publio hearinq~. on March 9, 1994, to:obtain a Citizen par~tcipation,.plan, and Community Aamemsment'~ and, WHerEAS, as a result-'of-the testimony obtained at'".thim public hearinq, the. PlannLng and .Zoning Commission .would.:,recommmnd to the Council of. the~.Ctty of"Kenai to.~,-provide ~JAnprovmd'. accessibility to' City owned build~nqs for people.wi~h disabilities; and, WHEREAS, the City of. Kenai is ~ an-: applicant-: for- a .crfan~.. t-'~-,the ommunxcy ana ~eq~onal l~taxrm (heretna£~er "l)epart~l:".),'~ under- the CDBG-REDZ program.. ..-.'.':-'... ".. MOM, THEREFORE, BE.'XT'RESOLVED THAT the Planning :and .ZO~J~g ¢omm~ssion recommends to Council th&t tho City Manager, Thomas Manninen, o£ tho City o£ KenaZ, be-hereb~ authorized and execute any and. all documents required, for granting 'and.. manaqinq funds on 'behalf of-this or~anization. e .l.t .F~er. Reso.lved.and Recommended that~ City-xanager, 'Thomas... · _~.annxn.en, ~:~,.-aUthOrized to execute subsequent::' m~~ to s_,a~a.gr.a.nt: agreem(~_t: to p. rov:Lde-for'-ad:Justments to:tho ,pro::Jec~ v~cn~n ~ne scope o~:.serv~ces or--tasks, based upon the project. BY THE PLANNING AND ZONING COP~LTSSXON" OF:THE.CITY OF" ALASKA, the nineth day o~..~:a.t'oJl) 1994. · PASSED KENAI, ~f~rett~ l~ar~¥' &~h~nistrattVe KEVIN WALKE~, CHAIRMAN