Title
Consider/Discuss/Act on a Resolution Authorizing the Interim City Manager, or Designee, to Apply for and Accept, If Awarded, Grant Funding through the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs (TDHCA) for the Amy Young Barrier Removal Program
Summary
MEETING DATE: November 4, 2014
DEPARTMENT: Housing & Community Development / Housing Services Division
CONTACT: Cristel Todd, Affordable Housing Administrator
RECOMMENDED CITY COUNCIL ACTION:
· Approve Resolution.
ITEM SUMMARY:
· The attached Resolution authorizes the Interim City Manager, or Designee, to apply for and accept, if awarded, a grant through the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs (TDHCA) for the Amy Young Barrier Removal Program (AYBRP) to assist residents of McKinney.
· The Amy Young Barrier Removal Program (AYBRP) provides one-time grants of up to $20,000.00 to persons with disabilities in a household qualified as low income. Grants are for home modifications that increase accessibility and correct hazardous and unsafe conditions.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
· The Amy Young Barrier Removal Program <http://www.tdhca.state.tx.us/htf/single-family/amy-young.htm>(AYBRP) provides one-time grants of up to $20,000.00 to households whose composition includes at least one member meeting the definition of a Person with Disabilities, for home modifications necessary for accessibility and addressing housing-related health and safety hazards, as approved by the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs (TDHCA).
· A Person with Disabilities is an individual who has a disability that is a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities. Program beneficiaries may be renters or homeowners and their household members with disabilities.
· Household income may not exceed 80% of the Area Median Family Income (AMFI), in accordance with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).
FINANCIAL SUMMARY:
· No match required.
BOARD OR COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION:
· N/A