Submitted By
Ahmad M. Zayyad, Deputy Village Manager / Interim Director of Development Customer Services
Reviewed By
LKS, Deputy Village Manager
Agenda Item Title
Title
A Resolution Approving an Amendment to the Program Year 2023 Community Development Block Grant for Public Works
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Overview
Overview
The Village will amend the PY 2023 Action Plan by repurposing funds of $200,000 originally allocated for street resurfacing to ADA Sidewalk replacement. With this amendment, the new allocation of the PY 2023 Sidewalk replacement is $600,000. There will not be a PY 2023 CDBG funding allocation for street resurfacing.
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Recommendation
Recommendation
Adopt the Resolution.
Background
As an Entitlement Community, the Village of Oak Park receives an annual CDBG grant allocation from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and uses the funds for a variety of locally-determined projects.
The Village invests part of its annual allocation of grant funds in Public Works projects. As approved by the Village Board at the October 30, 2023, meeting as part of the FY 2024-2028 Capital Improvement Plan, the proposed increased in ADA Sidewalk replacement will remove and replace sidewalk squares that are not ADA (American with Disabilities Act) and PROWAG (Public right of Way Accessibility Guidelines) compliant.
Fiscal Impact
The adopted FY 2024-2028 Capital Improvement Plan includes $600,000 in account # 2083.46201.101.583656 in FY 2024 for sidewalk improvements.
DEI Impact
The Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program requires that each activity funded, except for administration, meet one of three national objectives. The three national objectives are: 1) Benefit to low and moderate income (LMI) persons; 2) Aid in the prevention or elimination of slums or blight; and 3) Meet a need having a particular urgency. An activity that does not meet a national objective is not compliant with CDBG requirements.
Oak Park CDBG program focuses on the...
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