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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1786 ResolutionRESOLUTION NO. /711 A RESOLUTION authorizing, under certain conditions, the use of Community Development Block Grant funds to be expended toward interest and late payment penalties on Local Improvement District (LID) accounts. WHEREAS, Federal rules and regulations have previously precluded the use of Community Development Block Grant Funds toward interest, penalty or penalty interest charges on Local Improvement District (LID) assessments; and, WHEREAS, owner-occupants of single family homes within Pasco, unable to stay current on LID assessment payments, presently face foreclosure and resulting displacement from their homes; and, WHEREAS, the U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has provided written authorization that the use of block grant funds for the purpose stated hereinabove is an eligible expense of said funds; and, WHEREAS, the City Council of the city of Pasco, in reliance upon said written authorization, concludes such use of block grant funds to be appropriate under certain conditions; NOW, THEREFORE: BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PASCO, AS FOLLOWS: $50,000 of heretofore unused Community Development Block Grant funds shall be transferred to the LID Assistance Program. Each award of these funds shall be used to pay the entire LID account assessment against the benefitting property listed on the 1987 LID foreclosure list, including all outstanding principal balance, interest, penalty, and penalty interest, necessary to retire the account. All awards shall be subsequent to confirmation of eligibility under the rules of the 1986 LID Assistance Program, except that for purposes of determining eligibility, household income for income tax years 1984, 1985 and 1986 shall be averaged and said average compared to the average of the income limits for low and very low income households, provided by HUD, in efect for the same three year period of time. PASSED y the City Council of the City of Pasco thise," day of , 1987 ckson, Mayor oe W. ATTEST: Eve APP Greg bstello, City attorney