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97-208����� SAINT PAUL, MINNES07A Presented Referred 9.�t - �oS' RESOLUTION SUPPORTING AN APPLICAITON FOR NATIONAL CONIMUNITY DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE FUNDING WI�REAS, representatives of the City of Saint Paul, the St. Paul Coalition for CommuniTy Development (Coalifion), the St. Paul Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC), the Family Housing Fund, the Minnesota Housing Finance Agency (MFIFA), private lenders and others, have been meeting to prepaze and implement strategies to spur more intensive revitalization of city neighborhoods through nonprofit sponsored community development activities; and WHEREAS, staff of these organizations acknowledge the role of community development corporations and other nonprofit organizations as catalysts for ereating neighborhood environments that are conducive to and welcoming for private investment, a key component of successful neighborhood revitalization; and 8 WIIEREAS, the staff have prepared a coordinated investment strategy which calls for a cumulative nonprofit 9 sponsored production of more than 2000 units of ownership and rental housing by the year 2000, including better 10 coordinated, more comprehensive systems for financing such production using private and public funds; and 11 WI-IEREAS, the investment strategy includes financing for housing production for new construction, substantial 12 rehabilitation, home improvement, purchase/refmance and rehabilitation, and rental housing rehabilitation and 13 development, and also includes components ttiat address the need to link housing improvement and development 14 activities with economic development, social development, and public improvement activities; and 15 WI�REAS, the National Community Development Initiative (NCDI), is a nafional program which utilizes a 16 competitive process to provide si�ificant funding from major national foundations and corporations to ]ocal LISC 17 organizations to strengthen the socio-economic vitaliTy of local neighborhoods and the public/public partnerships 18 required to make this occur (NCDI funders have included The Prudential, the Rockefeller Foundation, 7.P. Morgan, 19 John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, John S. and James L. I{night Foundation, Pew Chazitable Trusts, 20 Metropolitan Life Foundafion, Surdna Foundation, Annie Casey Foundation, The McKnight Foundation, Hewlett 21 Foundations, Lilly Endowment, and U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development); a?nd 22 WHEREAS, the St. Paul LISC was previously selected to participate in Rounds One and Two of NCDI, and received 23 funds for housing improvement and development activities, technical assistance and operating support for selected 24 community development corporations; and 29 WfIEEREAS, the City and other local funders participated in Rounds One and Two of NCDI by providing matching 30 funds used to support housing improvement and development, community building, and the capacity building 31 activifies of the LISC supported community development corporations; and 32 WHEREAS, St. Paul LISC now has the opportunity to apply for four years of additional funding through Round Three 33 ofNCDI; and 34 WHEREAS, the coordinated inveshnent strategy prepared by the staff is consistent with the program guidelines of 35 Round Three of NCDI and will constitute the program component of the LISC application for NCDI Round Three 36 funding;and q �t - a a8� 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 WFIEREAS, the Saint Paul Housing Policy For T7te 1990s, the Housing Action Program 1996-1997, and the Business Plan: Implementation of a Comprehensive Housing Strategy, adopted by the City Council, and the Saint Paul Community DevelopmentAgenda 1996-2001, all contain provisions that confirm or recommend the need for public- private-nonprofit partnerships that aze essential for successful community development, the need for strategic neighborhood improvements, an increase in housing improvements and development, and the need to affirm and strengfhen the community development corporation industry in Saint Paul as a key partner in building economically and socialty viable city neighborhoods; and 44 WHEREAS, the City of Saint Paul is requested to continue to support nonprofit sponsored community development 45 activity, and support LISC's application for NCDI Round Three funding; and 46 WHEREAS, Round Three of NCDI funding is an exceptional opportunity for Saint Paul to leverage funds up to a 47 maximum of $3.5 million in grant and loan funds from major national foundations and corporations to assist in 48 implementing coordinated, new and expanded neighborhood investment strategies, develop new delivery systems, and 49 help in building the capacity of community development corporation • now, therefore, be it and other nai�borhood based housinQ and commercia 50 RESOLVED, that the City Council of the City of for National Community 51 Development Initiative (NCDl) funding, and talces the following additional actions: 52 1. Supports ongoing planning-implementation activities of the staff team which includes representatives of the 53 City, LISC, the Coalition, the Family Housing Fund, MHFA, private lenders and other private sector entities, 54 for community and economic development; and 55 2. Affirms the important role of community development corporations and other nonprofit organizations in 56 achieving successful community and economic development, including neighborhood and household outreach, 57 counseling and training; and 58 3. Acknowledges that the proposed NCDI funded activities are essential ingredients to the community 59 development partnership with the City, and is part of a much lazger array of opportunities and approaches to 60 revitalizing neighborhoods; and 61 4. Requests the Mayor and the Housing and Redevelopment Authority (HItA) to identify and recommend 62 appropriate sources of City funds as part of a pool of local funds to match funds provided by NCDI Round 63 Three. Requested by Department of: 1 Adopt�i Certified by Council Secretazy Hy: t \ <--� �- � � ��._m-,..,-- Approved by Mayor: Date �(�� / 7' By: a� 1 � Plann' & Econ mic Develo ment BY: /� /�� l Form Approved by City Attorney �i' . 1^ By: � Approved by By: � 2- to Council � - OEPARTMENT/OFFICE/COUNCIL - DATEINRIATED �� 24 rEn oz/zb/9� GREEN SHEE CONTACT PERSON & PHONE �NRIAUDATE INITIAL/DATE �DEPAPTMENTDIpE OCfiYCOUNCIL Gar Peltier 6-6619 AS+�GN �CffYHTTORNEV OpNCLERK MUSf BE ON COUNCIL AGENDA BY (DAiE) NUYBER FOR ❑ 8��� DIflECTOfl O FIN. & MGT SERVICES DIR. NOUnNG 1`23TC�1 5 1997 OPDEN � MAVOfl IORASSIffiAN'n O TOTAL # OF SIGNATURE PAGES (CLIP ALL LOCATIONS FOR SIGNATURE) , A(.TION REQUE57ED: ' Approval of resolution by City Council to support NCDI application by LISC aECAMMENDA710NS: npprove (A) or Reject (R) pEHSONAI SERVICE�CONTRACTS MUST ANSWER THE FOLLOWING �UESTIONS: _ PLANNMG COMMISSION _ CNIL SEFiVIC£ COMMSSION �� Has Nis persanftirtn ever worketl uMer a co�tract for this department? __ aB CoMM�TfES YES - NO - ' 2. Has this perSOnHirtn ever been a c'ity employee? , — STAF� � — YES NO _ DIS7aIC7 COUAr _ 3. Does this personRirtn possess a skill no[ nortnally possessed by any current city employee? SUPPOFTS WHICH COUNCIL OBJECfIVE? YES NO ' , Explain all yes answers on separote sheet and attach to green sheet INITIATING PROBLEM, ISSUE, OPP4IRTUNITV (Who, What. When. Where, Why): � Resolution supports an application by Saint Paul LISC to national funders for up to 413.5 million to support non-profit sponsored community development activities., ADVANTAGES IFAPPROVED: Opportunity can secure national'funding to support a variety of City strategies for neighborhood improvement and development. „ DISADVANTAGESIFAPPflOVED: ' ' DISADVANTAGES IF NOTAPFROVED: ' Potential loss of national funds to LISC. 70TAL AMOUNT OF TRANSACTION S � COST/fiEVENUE BUDGETED (CIR'CLE ONE) YES NO FUNDIfdG SOURCE N�A ACTIVITY NUMBER FINANCIAL INFORMATION: (EXPLAIN) , � �t� — a-d8' ����� SAINT PAUL, MINNES07A Presented Referred 9.�t - �oS' RESOLUTION SUPPORTING AN APPLICAITON FOR NATIONAL CONIMUNITY DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE FUNDING WI�REAS, representatives of the City of Saint Paul, the St. Paul Coalition for CommuniTy Development (Coalifion), the St. Paul Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC), the Family Housing Fund, the Minnesota Housing Finance Agency (MFIFA), private lenders and others, have been meeting to prepaze and implement strategies to spur more intensive revitalization of city neighborhoods through nonprofit sponsored community development activities; and WHEREAS, staff of these organizations acknowledge the role of community development corporations and other nonprofit organizations as catalysts for ereating neighborhood environments that are conducive to and welcoming for private investment, a key component of successful neighborhood revitalization; and 8 WIIEREAS, the staff have prepared a coordinated investment strategy which calls for a cumulative nonprofit 9 sponsored production of more than 2000 units of ownership and rental housing by the year 2000, including better 10 coordinated, more comprehensive systems for financing such production using private and public funds; and 11 WI-IEREAS, the investment strategy includes financing for housing production for new construction, substantial 12 rehabilitation, home improvement, purchase/refmance and rehabilitation, and rental housing rehabilitation and 13 development, and also includes components ttiat address the need to link housing improvement and development 14 activities with economic development, social development, and public improvement activities; and 15 WI�REAS, the National Community Development Initiative (NCDI), is a nafional program which utilizes a 16 competitive process to provide si�ificant funding from major national foundations and corporations to ]ocal LISC 17 organizations to strengthen the socio-economic vitaliTy of local neighborhoods and the public/public partnerships 18 required to make this occur (NCDI funders have included The Prudential, the Rockefeller Foundation, 7.P. Morgan, 19 John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, John S. and James L. I{night Foundation, Pew Chazitable Trusts, 20 Metropolitan Life Foundafion, Surdna Foundation, Annie Casey Foundation, The McKnight Foundation, Hewlett 21 Foundations, Lilly Endowment, and U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development); a?nd 22 WHEREAS, the St. Paul LISC was previously selected to participate in Rounds One and Two of NCDI, and received 23 funds for housing improvement and development activities, technical assistance and operating support for selected 24 community development corporations; and 29 WfIEEREAS, the City and other local funders participated in Rounds One and Two of NCDI by providing matching 30 funds used to support housing improvement and development, community building, and the capacity building 31 activifies of the LISC supported community development corporations; and 32 WHEREAS, St. Paul LISC now has the opportunity to apply for four years of additional funding through Round Three 33 ofNCDI; and 34 WHEREAS, the coordinated inveshnent strategy prepared by the staff is consistent with the program guidelines of 35 Round Three of NCDI and will constitute the program component of the LISC application for NCDI Round Three 36 funding;and q �t - a a8� 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 WFIEREAS, the Saint Paul Housing Policy For T7te 1990s, the Housing Action Program 1996-1997, and the Business Plan: Implementation of a Comprehensive Housing Strategy, adopted by the City Council, and the Saint Paul Community DevelopmentAgenda 1996-2001, all contain provisions that confirm or recommend the need for public- private-nonprofit partnerships that aze essential for successful community development, the need for strategic neighborhood improvements, an increase in housing improvements and development, and the need to affirm and strengfhen the community development corporation industry in Saint Paul as a key partner in building economically and socialty viable city neighborhoods; and 44 WHEREAS, the City of Saint Paul is requested to continue to support nonprofit sponsored community development 45 activity, and support LISC's application for NCDI Round Three funding; and 46 WHEREAS, Round Three of NCDI funding is an exceptional opportunity for Saint Paul to leverage funds up to a 47 maximum of $3.5 million in grant and loan funds from major national foundations and corporations to assist in 48 implementing coordinated, new and expanded neighborhood investment strategies, develop new delivery systems, and 49 help in building the capacity of community development corporation • now, therefore, be it and other nai�borhood based housinQ and commercia 50 RESOLVED, that the City Council of the City of for National Community 51 Development Initiative (NCDl) funding, and talces the following additional actions: 52 1. Supports ongoing planning-implementation activities of the staff team which includes representatives of the 53 City, LISC, the Coalition, the Family Housing Fund, MHFA, private lenders and other private sector entities, 54 for community and economic development; and 55 2. Affirms the important role of community development corporations and other nonprofit organizations in 56 achieving successful community and economic development, including neighborhood and household outreach, 57 counseling and training; and 58 3. Acknowledges that the proposed NCDI funded activities are essential ingredients to the community 59 development partnership with the City, and is part of a much lazger array of opportunities and approaches to 60 revitalizing neighborhoods; and 61 4. Requests the Mayor and the Housing and Redevelopment Authority (HItA) to identify and recommend 62 appropriate sources of City funds as part of a pool of local funds to match funds provided by NCDI Round 63 Three. Requested by Department of: 1 Adopt�i Certified by Council Secretazy Hy: t \ <--� �- � � ��._m-,..,-- Approved by Mayor: Date �(�� / 7' By: a� 1 � Plann' & Econ mic Develo ment BY: /� /�� l Form Approved by City Attorney �i' . 1^ By: � Approved by By: � 2- to Council � - OEPARTMENT/OFFICE/COUNCIL - DATEINRIATED �� 24 rEn oz/zb/9� GREEN SHEE CONTACT PERSON & PHONE �NRIAUDATE INITIAL/DATE �DEPAPTMENTDIpE OCfiYCOUNCIL Gar Peltier 6-6619 AS+�GN �CffYHTTORNEV OpNCLERK MUSf BE ON COUNCIL AGENDA BY (DAiE) NUYBER FOR ❑ 8��� DIflECTOfl O FIN. & MGT SERVICES DIR. NOUnNG 1`23TC�1 5 1997 OPDEN � MAVOfl IORASSIffiAN'n O TOTAL # OF SIGNATURE PAGES (CLIP ALL LOCATIONS FOR SIGNATURE) , A(.TION REQUE57ED: ' Approval of resolution by City Council to support NCDI application by LISC aECAMMENDA710NS: npprove (A) or Reject (R) pEHSONAI SERVICE�CONTRACTS MUST ANSWER THE FOLLOWING �UESTIONS: _ PLANNMG COMMISSION _ CNIL SEFiVIC£ COMMSSION �� Has Nis persanftirtn ever worketl uMer a co�tract for this department? __ aB CoMM�TfES YES - NO - ' 2. Has this perSOnHirtn ever been a c'ity employee? , — STAF� � — YES NO _ DIS7aIC7 COUAr _ 3. Does this personRirtn possess a skill no[ nortnally possessed by any current city employee? SUPPOFTS WHICH COUNCIL OBJECfIVE? YES NO ' , Explain all yes answers on separote sheet and attach to green sheet INITIATING PROBLEM, ISSUE, OPP4IRTUNITV (Who, What. When. Where, Why): � Resolution supports an application by Saint Paul LISC to national funders for up to 413.5 million to support non-profit sponsored community development activities., ADVANTAGES IFAPPROVED: Opportunity can secure national'funding to support a variety of City strategies for neighborhood improvement and development. „ DISADVANTAGESIFAPPflOVED: ' ' DISADVANTAGES IF NOTAPFROVED: ' Potential loss of national funds to LISC. 70TAL AMOUNT OF TRANSACTION S � COST/fiEVENUE BUDGETED (CIR'CLE ONE) YES NO FUNDIfdG SOURCE N�A ACTIVITY NUMBER FINANCIAL INFORMATION: (EXPLAIN) , � �t� — a-d8' ����� SAINT PAUL, MINNES07A Presented Referred 9.�t - �oS' RESOLUTION SUPPORTING AN APPLICAITON FOR NATIONAL CONIMUNITY DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE FUNDING WI�REAS, representatives of the City of Saint Paul, the St. Paul Coalition for CommuniTy Development (Coalifion), the St. Paul Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC), the Family Housing Fund, the Minnesota Housing Finance Agency (MFIFA), private lenders and others, have been meeting to prepaze and implement strategies to spur more intensive revitalization of city neighborhoods through nonprofit sponsored community development activities; and WHEREAS, staff of these organizations acknowledge the role of community development corporations and other nonprofit organizations as catalysts for ereating neighborhood environments that are conducive to and welcoming for private investment, a key component of successful neighborhood revitalization; and 8 WIIEREAS, the staff have prepared a coordinated investment strategy which calls for a cumulative nonprofit 9 sponsored production of more than 2000 units of ownership and rental housing by the year 2000, including better 10 coordinated, more comprehensive systems for financing such production using private and public funds; and 11 WI-IEREAS, the investment strategy includes financing for housing production for new construction, substantial 12 rehabilitation, home improvement, purchase/refmance and rehabilitation, and rental housing rehabilitation and 13 development, and also includes components ttiat address the need to link housing improvement and development 14 activities with economic development, social development, and public improvement activities; and 15 WI�REAS, the National Community Development Initiative (NCDI), is a nafional program which utilizes a 16 competitive process to provide si�ificant funding from major national foundations and corporations to ]ocal LISC 17 organizations to strengthen the socio-economic vitaliTy of local neighborhoods and the public/public partnerships 18 required to make this occur (NCDI funders have included The Prudential, the Rockefeller Foundation, 7.P. Morgan, 19 John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, John S. and James L. I{night Foundation, Pew Chazitable Trusts, 20 Metropolitan Life Foundafion, Surdna Foundation, Annie Casey Foundation, The McKnight Foundation, Hewlett 21 Foundations, Lilly Endowment, and U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development); a?nd 22 WHEREAS, the St. Paul LISC was previously selected to participate in Rounds One and Two of NCDI, and received 23 funds for housing improvement and development activities, technical assistance and operating support for selected 24 community development corporations; and 29 WfIEEREAS, the City and other local funders participated in Rounds One and Two of NCDI by providing matching 30 funds used to support housing improvement and development, community building, and the capacity building 31 activifies of the LISC supported community development corporations; and 32 WHEREAS, St. Paul LISC now has the opportunity to apply for four years of additional funding through Round Three 33 ofNCDI; and 34 WHEREAS, the coordinated inveshnent strategy prepared by the staff is consistent with the program guidelines of 35 Round Three of NCDI and will constitute the program component of the LISC application for NCDI Round Three 36 funding;and q �t - a a8� 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 WFIEREAS, the Saint Paul Housing Policy For T7te 1990s, the Housing Action Program 1996-1997, and the Business Plan: Implementation of a Comprehensive Housing Strategy, adopted by the City Council, and the Saint Paul Community DevelopmentAgenda 1996-2001, all contain provisions that confirm or recommend the need for public- private-nonprofit partnerships that aze essential for successful community development, the need for strategic neighborhood improvements, an increase in housing improvements and development, and the need to affirm and strengfhen the community development corporation industry in Saint Paul as a key partner in building economically and socialty viable city neighborhoods; and 44 WHEREAS, the City of Saint Paul is requested to continue to support nonprofit sponsored community development 45 activity, and support LISC's application for NCDI Round Three funding; and 46 WHEREAS, Round Three of NCDI funding is an exceptional opportunity for Saint Paul to leverage funds up to a 47 maximum of $3.5 million in grant and loan funds from major national foundations and corporations to assist in 48 implementing coordinated, new and expanded neighborhood investment strategies, develop new delivery systems, and 49 help in building the capacity of community development corporation • now, therefore, be it and other nai�borhood based housinQ and commercia 50 RESOLVED, that the City Council of the City of for National Community 51 Development Initiative (NCDl) funding, and talces the following additional actions: 52 1. Supports ongoing planning-implementation activities of the staff team which includes representatives of the 53 City, LISC, the Coalition, the Family Housing Fund, MHFA, private lenders and other private sector entities, 54 for community and economic development; and 55 2. Affirms the important role of community development corporations and other nonprofit organizations in 56 achieving successful community and economic development, including neighborhood and household outreach, 57 counseling and training; and 58 3. Acknowledges that the proposed NCDI funded activities are essential ingredients to the community 59 development partnership with the City, and is part of a much lazger array of opportunities and approaches to 60 revitalizing neighborhoods; and 61 4. Requests the Mayor and the Housing and Redevelopment Authority (HItA) to identify and recommend 62 appropriate sources of City funds as part of a pool of local funds to match funds provided by NCDI Round 63 Three. Requested by Department of: 1 Adopt�i Certified by Council Secretazy Hy: t \ <--� �- � � ��._m-,..,-- Approved by Mayor: Date �(�� / 7' By: a� 1 � Plann' & Econ mic Develo ment BY: /� /�� l Form Approved by City Attorney �i' . 1^ By: � Approved by By: � 2- to Council � - OEPARTMENT/OFFICE/COUNCIL - DATEINRIATED �� 24 rEn oz/zb/9� GREEN SHEE CONTACT PERSON & PHONE �NRIAUDATE INITIAL/DATE �DEPAPTMENTDIpE OCfiYCOUNCIL Gar Peltier 6-6619 AS+�GN �CffYHTTORNEV OpNCLERK MUSf BE ON COUNCIL AGENDA BY (DAiE) NUYBER FOR ❑ 8��� DIflECTOfl O FIN. & MGT SERVICES DIR. NOUnNG 1`23TC�1 5 1997 OPDEN � MAVOfl IORASSIffiAN'n O TOTAL # OF SIGNATURE PAGES (CLIP ALL LOCATIONS FOR SIGNATURE) , A(.TION REQUE57ED: ' Approval of resolution by City Council to support NCDI application by LISC aECAMMENDA710NS: npprove (A) or Reject (R) pEHSONAI SERVICE�CONTRACTS MUST ANSWER THE FOLLOWING �UESTIONS: _ PLANNMG COMMISSION _ CNIL SEFiVIC£ COMMSSION �� Has Nis persanftirtn ever worketl uMer a co�tract for this department? __ aB CoMM�TfES YES - NO - ' 2. Has this perSOnHirtn ever been a c'ity employee? , — STAF� � — YES NO _ DIS7aIC7 COUAr _ 3. Does this personRirtn possess a skill no[ nortnally possessed by any current city employee? SUPPOFTS WHICH COUNCIL OBJECfIVE? YES NO ' , Explain all yes answers on separote sheet and attach to green sheet INITIATING PROBLEM, ISSUE, OPP4IRTUNITV (Who, What. When. Where, Why): � Resolution supports an application by Saint Paul LISC to national funders for up to 413.5 million to support non-profit sponsored community development activities., ADVANTAGES IFAPPROVED: Opportunity can secure national'funding to support a variety of City strategies for neighborhood improvement and development. „ DISADVANTAGESIFAPPflOVED: ' ' DISADVANTAGES IF NOTAPFROVED: ' Potential loss of national funds to LISC. 70TAL AMOUNT OF TRANSACTION S � COST/fiEVENUE BUDGETED (CIR'CLE ONE) YES NO FUNDIfdG SOURCE N�A ACTIVITY NUMBER FINANCIAL INFORMATION: (EXPLAIN) , � �t� — a-d8'