City of Gainesville - File #: 120130.

• File #: 120130.
• Version: 0
• Name: American Recovery & Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA), Community Development Block Grant Recovery Grant (CDBG-R) #B-09-MY-12-0007 Closeout Report (B)
• Type: Staff Recommendation
• Status: Passed
• File created: 7/19/2012
• In control: City Manager
• Final action: 7/19/2012
• Title: American Recovery & Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA), Community Development Block Grant Recovery Grant (CDBG-R) #B-09-MY-12-0007 Closeout Report (B) This informational item is for the City Commission to receive a closeout report for the CDBG-R Grant #B-09-MY-12-0007 in the amount of $371,003 received from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
7/19/2012	0	City Commission	Approved as Recommended	Pass

Title
American Recovery & Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA), Community Development Block Grant Recovery Grant (CDBG-R) #B-09-MY-12-0007 Closeout Report (B)

This informational item is for the City Commission to receive a closeout report for the CDBG-R Grant #B-09-MY-12-0007 in the amount of $371,003 received from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).

Explanation
The City of Gainesville received $371,033 in CDBG-R Program funding from HUD through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) that was signed into law on February 17, 2009, and appropriated funding for measures that will modernize our nation's infrastructure, enhance energy independence, expand educational opportunities, preserve and improve affordable health care, provide tax relief and protect those in greatest need. The CDBG-R Program funding was a separate allocation from the regular, Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program funds that the City of Gainesville receives on an annual basis from HUD.

On July 22, 2009, the City entered into an agreement with HUD for the CDBG-R Program, #B-MY-09-12-0007 in the amount of $371,003. The CDBG-R funds were allocated for a City public infrastructure project, the Booker T Washington Subdivision Roadway and Drainage Improvement/Eastside Paving project located in the Duval Area Neighborhood. The project scope included the entire scope of the Booker T Washington area and provided roadway pavement restoration/reconstruction with concrete curbs and gutter, including a storm-water management system.

The CDBG-R Grant Expenditure Date is September 30, 2012. The total project cost for the Booker T Washington Subdivision Roadway and Drainage Improvement/Eastside Paving project was $370,313.80, with $689.20 expended on administrative expenses for a newspaper publication related to the project for a total grant expenditure of $371,003. The City's final report to complete the project was submitted to HUD on March 3...