HomeMy WebLinkAboutRESOLUTION FOR SPECIAL CDBG CODE ENFORCEMENT ACTIVITIES - RE Council/Agency Meeting Held:
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Council Meeting Date: 8/6/2007 Department ID Number: ED 07-25
CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH
REQUEST FOR CITY COUNCIL ACTION
SUBMITTED TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
SUBMITTED BY: Penelope Culbreth-Graft, DPA, City Administrator /lam
PREPARED BY: Stanley Smalewitz, Director of Econ mic Development
Scott Hess, Director of Planning
SUBJECT: Approve Resolution for Special CDBG Code Enforcement Activities
Statement of Issue,Funding Source,Recommended Action,Alternative Action(s),Analysis,Environmental Status,Attachment(s)
Statement of Issue: The United States Department of Housing and Urban Development
(HUD) requires the City approve a resolution defining criteria for identifying deteriorating or
deteriorated areas and designate the boundaries of these areas in order to meet national
objectives and activity eligibility requirements for utilizing Community Development Block
Grant Program funding for special code enforcement activities.
Funding Source: Not Applicable
Recommended Action: Motion to:
1. Approve City Resolution 2007-51 , a resolution determining that certain areas have
met the city's definition of deteriorating or deteriorated areas, and designating these
areas for special code enforcement activities in the Community Development Block
Grant Program.
Alternative Action(s): Motion to:
1. Direct staff to modify the resolution.
Resolution No. 2007-51
Description of Proposed Borders and Boundaries
for Deteriorated/Deteriorating Areas
Area Reporting Specific Boundary # Avg Yr %of residential units CDBG
Name Districts Units Built deteriorated/deteriorating National
Objective
Bolsa 155/3109 North of Heil, East of 1478 1961 40% LMA
Chica— 156/3110 Algonquin, South of deteriorated/deteriorating 48.5%
Heil Scenario Lane, East
of Bolsa Chica, South (12% low, 21% medium,
of Edinger, West of 4% high, 3%very high)
Graham
East- 252/3115 South of Edinger, East 6937 1964 78% LMA
Central 253/3116 of Gothard, West of deteriorated/deteriorating 52.2%
261/3214 Newland, North of
262/3215 Heil, South of Heil, (24% low, 40% medium,
263/3216 East of Goldenwest, 6% high, 8% very high)
264/3217 West of Magnolia,
272/3315 North of Warner,
273/3316 South of Warner, East
282/3415 of Gothard, West of
283/3416 Newland, North of
Talbert
South— 412/3615 South of Main, East of 3796 1971 43% LMA
Central 422/3715 Huntington, West of deteriorated/deteriorating 51.1%
432/3815 Beach, North of
442/3915 Yorktown, South of (13% low, 18% medium,
Yorktown, East of 10% high, 2% very high)
Lake Alley,West of
Beach, North of
Adams, South of
Adams, East of Lake
Alley, West of
Delaware, North of
Indianapolis
Southeast 436/3819 South of Yorktown, 1005 1965 82% of residential units LMA
East of Bushard, West deteriorated/deteriorating 44.9%
of Brookhurst, North of
Adams (52% low, 24% medium,
4% high, 2%very high)
EXHIBIT A
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Res. No. 2007-51
STATE OF CALIFORNIA
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) ss:
CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH )
I, JOAN L. FLYNN the duly elected, qualified City Clerk of the City of
Huntington Beach, and ex-officio Clerk of the City Council of said City, do hereby
certify that the whole number of members of the City Council of the City of
Huntington Beach is seven; that the foregoing resolution was passed and adopted
by the affirmative vote of at least a majority of all the members of said City Council
at a regular meeting thereof held on the 6th day of August, 2007 by the following
vote:
AYES: Bohr, Carchio, Cook, Coerper, Green, Hansen, Hardy
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
City Verk and ex-officio C rk of the
City Council of the City of
Huntington Beach, California
RCA ROUTING SHEET
INITIATING DEPARTMENT: Economic Development
SUBJECT: Approve Resolution for Special CDBG Code
Enforcement Activities
COUNCIL MEETING DATE: August 6, 2007
CA`A /4CxI M 'N'TS 1' STi� US` =T
Ordinance (w/exhibits & legislative draft if applicable) Attached ❑
Not Applicable
Resolution (w/exhibits & legislative draft if applicable) Attached
Not Applicable ❑
Tract Map, Location Map and/or other Exhibits Attached ❑
Not Applicable
Contract/Agreement (w/exhibits if applicable) Attached ❑
(Signed in full by the City Attorne ) Not Applicable
Subleases, Third Party Agreements, etc. Attached ❑
(Approved as to form by City Attorne ) Not Applicable
Certificates of Insurance (Approved by the City Attorney) Attached ❑
Not Applicable
Fiscal Impact Statement (Unbudgeted, over $5,000) Attached ❑
Not Applicable ED
Bonds (If applicable) tttt A elNoplicable
Staff Report (If applicable) Attached ❑
Not Applicable
Commission, Board or Committee Report (If applicable) Attached ❑
Not Applicable
Findings/Conditions for Approval and/or Denial Attached ❑
Not Applicable
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REQUEST FOR CITY COUNCIL ACTION
MEETING DATE: 8/6/2007 DEPARTMENT ID NUMBER: ED 07-25
Analysis:
The primary purpose of the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program,
administered by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), is
the development of viable communities by providing decent housing, suitable living
environments and expanding economic opportunities, principally for persons of low and
moderate income. Eligible activities and projects funded by the program must meet at least
one of three national objectives:
1. Benefit low- and moderate-income persons;
2. Aide in the prevention of elimination of slums or blight, and or
3. Meet an urgent need.
Historically, the City of Huntington Beach has utilized a portion of its CDBG funds to provide
code enforcement activities within designated areas meeting low and moderate income
levels identified by HUD. However, it has recently been determined by HUD that CDBG
funded code enforcement activity must be a "special effort" under eligible housing
rehabilitation and preservation (24 CFR 570.202 (c)). A "special effort" must be in addition to
the regular code enforcement activities provided citywide and funded by the General Fund:
The CDBG special code enforcement activity is defined as a more concentrated effort to
assist in housing rehabilitation and housing preservation in deteriorating areas, where
combined with other public or private improvements, rehabilitation, or services, would be
expected to prevent the continued deterioration of the area.
The current year CDBG funding for special code enforcement is $173,831. The amount
proposed in the 2007/08 Action Plan is $187,526. CDBG funds provide for two (2) full-time
equivalent code enforcement officers and a part-time clerical staff person.
HUD has requested that all jurisdictions allocating CDBG funding for special code
enforcement approve a resolution delineating and defining "deteriorating areas", and approve
a new resolution every three to five years in order to focus this activity where most beneficial.
In an effort to meet this request, the City of Huntington Beach has defined a deteriorating
area as:
"Any area of the City which contains a substantial number of buildings or properties
maintained in such a manner that substandard conditions, as defined by Chapter 10
of the 1997 California Uniform Housing Code, are in existence or are likely to be
observed, and/or exhibit other factors and conditions believed to indicate, influence,
or contribute to the deterioration of buildings or properties."
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REQUEST FOR CITY COUNCIL ACTION
MEETING DATE: 8/6/2007 DEPARTMENT ID NUMBER: ED 07-25
A recent analysis by Code Enforcement staff determined four geographical areas that meet
the criteria for a deteriorating area and meet the national objective of serving the low-
moderate population. An area qualified as low-moderate must have a population where at
least 40.3% of the residents have a median income defined by HUD as low-moderate. Of
significant importance was that while these areas contain approximately 20% of the City's
total residential units, they were responsible for over 42% of all code enforcement activity
and over 51% of all code violations recorded city-wide.
As shown on the map attached to the proposed resolution, the special CDBG code
enforcement efforts shall be located in the following areas:
Area Reporting Specific Boundary # Avg Yr %of residential units CDBG
Name Districts Units Built deteriorated/deteriorating National
Objective
Bolsa 155/3109 North of Heil, East of 1478 1961 40% LMA
Chica— 156/3110 Algonquin, South of deteriorated/deteriorating 48.5%
Heil Scenario Lane, East
of Bolsa Chica, South (12% low, 21% medium,
of Edinger, West of 4% high, 3%very high)
Graham
East- 252/3115 South of Edinger, East 6937 1964 78% LMA
Central 253/3116 of Gothard, West of deteriorated/deteriorating 52.2%
261/3214 Newland, North of
262/3215 Heil, South of Heil, (24% low, 40% medium,
263/3216 East of Goldenwest, 6% high, 8%very high)
264/3217 West of Magnolia,
272/3315 North of Warner,
273/3316 South of Warner, East
282/3415 of Gothard, West of
283/3416 Newland, North of
Talbert
South— 412/3615 South of Main, East of 3796 1971 43% LMA
Central 422/3715 Huntington, West of deteriorated/deteriorating 51.16%
432/3815 Beach, North of
442/3915 Yorktown, South of (13% low, 18% medium,
Yorktown, East of 10% high, 2%very high)
Lake Alley, West of
Beach, North of
Adams, South of
Adams, East of Lake
Alley, West of
Delaware, North of
Indianapolis
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REQUEST FOR CITY COUNCIL ACTION
MEETING DATE: 8/6/2007 DEPARTMENT ID NUMBER: ED 07-25
Area Reporting Specific Boundary # Avg Yr %of residential units CDBG
Name Districts units Built deteriorated/deteriorating National
Objective
Southeast 436/3819 South of Yorktown, 1005 1965 82% of residential units LMA
East of Bushard, West deteriorated/deteriorating 44.9%
of Brookhurst, North of
Adams (52% low, 24% medium,
4% high, 2%very high)
Staff recommends that City Council approve Resolution 2007-51 determining that
certain areas have met the city's definition of deteriorating or deteriorated areas, and
designating these areas for special code enforcement activities in the Community
Development Block Grant Program.
If the resolution is not approved, the City will not be eligible to utilize CDBG funds for special
code enforcement activities, resulting in these areas not receiving the additional code
enforcement staffing needed, or causing the activities to be funded by the general fund.
Strategic Plan Goal: The Special Code Enforcement objective is to preserve the City's
neighborhoods as addressed under the goal for Land Use and Economic Development.
Environmental Status: Not Applicable
Attachment(s):
City Clerk's
Page Nlumber No. f Description
1. City Resolutiore007-51making a determination of "deteriorating" and
defining "deteriorating areas" for special code enforcement activities
funded by the Community Development Block Grant program.
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ATTACHMENT # 1
RESOLUTION NO. 2007-51
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH ACCEPTING THE DETERMINATION
THAT CERTAIN AREAS HAVE MET THE CITY'S DEFINITION OF
DETERIORATING OR DETERIORATED AREAS, AND DESIGNATING THESE
AREAS FOR SPECIAL CODE ENFORCEMENT ACTIVITIES IN CON* UNITY
DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM
WHEREAS, the City of Huntington Beach is a recipient of Community
Development Block Grant(CDBG)Funds, distributed by the Department of Housing and
Urban Development('HUD"), and
WHEREAS, as a recipient of CDBG funds, the City must certify that its projected
use of CDBG funds has been developed to give maximum feasible priority to activities
which will carry out one of the national objectives of benefiting low- and moderate-
income persons or aid in the prevention or elimination of slums or blight.
WHEREAS, it is the desire of the City of Huntington Beach to utilize CDBG
funds to reduce or eliminate conditions which cause a reduction of or lack of, proper
utilization of areas to such an extent that it constitutes a serious physical, social, visual, or j
economic burden on the community; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to the regulations outlining the eligible activities for CDBG
funds, City is permitted to use CDBG funds for costs incurred for inspection for code
violations and enforcement of codes in deteriorating or deteriorated areas when such
enforcement together with public or private improvements, rehabilitation, or services to
be provided may be expected to arrest decline of the area;and
WHEREAS, from January to June 2007, City Staff completed a comprehensive
survey of certain areas within the City and documented conditions within these areas that
evidence that the areas are deteriorating or are deteriorated areas, which is defined as any
area of the City which contains a substantial number of buildings or properties
maintained in such a manner that substandard conditions, as defined by Chapter 10 of the
1997 California Uniform Housing Code, are in existence or are likely to be observed,
and/or exhibit other factors and conditions believed to indicate, influence, or contribute to
the deterioration of buildings or properties; and
WHEREAS, based on the City's survey, deteriorating or deteriorated areas within
the City are described and depicted in the attached Exhibit A incorporated herein by this
reference; and
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NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
HUNTINGTON BEACH DOES RESOLVE, DETERMINE, AND ORDER AS
FOLLOWS:
i. Deteriorating or deteriorated area are defined to be any area of the City
that contains a substantial number of buildings or properties maintained in such a manner
that substandard conditions, as defined by Chapter 10 of the 1997 California Uniform
Housing Code, are in existence or are likely to be observed, and/or exhibit other factors
and conditions believed to indicate, influence, or contribute to the deterioration of
buildings or properties.
2. The City of Huntington Beach accepts the findings of the survey
completed by City Staff, and declares that the areas, as specified within borders and
boundaries defined in the completed survey as depicted in the attached Exhibit A, have
met the criteria of a deteriorating or deteriorated area and meet the criteria as a qualified
area for special code enforcement activities and for utilization of CDBG funds in these
areas to carry out one of the national objectives of benefiting low- and moderate-income
persons or aid in the prevention or elimination of slums or blight.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach
at ooarp gular meeting thereof held on the 6 t h day of August
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REVIEWED AND APPROVED. APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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City Ad � inistrator �Cjx�Attorney
INITIATED AND PROVED:
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Director of Eco Development
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