Resolution 10-08

This resolution authorizes the City of Bloomington to apply for $216,314 in Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery funding on behalf of the Salvation Army of Monroe County. The State of Indiana received federal disaster recovery funds in response to the floods of 2008 and the State’s Office of Community and Rural Affairs is passing these funds down to local communities in need. As only local units of government can apply for funding, the Salvation Army has requested that the City apply for funding to rehabilitate the Salvation Army’s daycare facility and gymnasium, which sustained damage in the flooding. This resolution authorizes the Mayor to apply for funding and to execute and administer any resulting grant. The resolution acknowledges that the City will hold a public hearing on the housing, public facilities and economic needs of its low-and moderate- income residents and makes clear that the dedication of matching funds by the Salvation Army is contingent upon receipt of the Disaster Recovery funds.