AGENDA
WAYS&MEANS COMMITTEE
April 21, 2004
6:30 p.m.
Administration Building - Board Room
220 N. Main Street
Ann Arbor, Michigan
http://www.ewashtenaw.org

I.

Roll Call

II.

Citizen Participation

III.

Commissioner Follow-up to Citizen Participation

IV.

New Business

A.

Planning, Development&Environment Community of Interest

1. Planning&Environment – Community Development

a. Urban County Annual Action Plan

à         Authorize the County Administrator to sign the Annual Action Plan of the Washtenaw Urban County and HOME Consortium

à         For the period of July 1, 2004 through June 30, 2005

à         To the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)

à         The Action Plan describes the activities that will be undertaken to meet the objectives of the five year Consolidated Strategy and Plan using the ADDI, CDBG, and HOME funding received from HUD

à         Approved by the Urban County Executive Committee

à         The County will receive a total HUD allocation of $1,643,507 for the program year beginning July 1, 2004 :

o                   American Dream Downpayment Initiative: $56,618

o                   Community Development Block Grant: $906,000

o                   HOME Investment Partnerships Program: $680,889

RECOMMENDATION: Approval

b. Affordable Housing Project

à    Approve an allocation of $70,530 from the Housing Contingency Fund

à    To the City of Ann Arbor Housing Trust Fund

à    To be used by Community Housing Alternatives (CHA) to provide homebuyer assistance to three low-income workforce households at 3642 and 3697 Stone School Road, Ann Arbor

à    For the purpose of providing a subsidy for one 3-bedroom unit to be affordable to a household at 80% of AMI and two 3-bedroom units to be affordable to households at 60% AMI.

à    Total of 55 units, 21 of the units will be affordable to households at 60% AMI, 12 units will be affordable to households at 80% AMI, and 22 units will be affordable to households 100% AMI

RECOMMENDATION: Approval

2.    Planning and Environment

       Purchase of Development Rights Revision      

à         Adoption of the revised Purchase of Development Rights Ordinance

à         Revisions by the PDR Review Committee are supported by the Planning Advisory Board

à         Revisions ensure consistency to state and federal PDR legislation as well as reflect recent developments in local PDR programs

à         Revisions focus on simplifying and clarifying processes to provide flexibility in forming partnerships and assisting property owners in local units of government that do not have approved PDR ordinances

RECOMMENDATION: Approval

B.

Revenue&Record Keeping

Equalization

2004 Equalization Report    Presentation

à         Adopting the 2004 Equalization Report

RECOMMENDATION: Approval at the Board meeting

V.

Report of the Administrator 
     -    Budget Update

VI.

Report of the Chair of the Board

VII.

Items for Current/Future Discussion

VIII.

Citizen Participation

IX.

Commissioner Follow-up to Citizens Participation

X.

Pending

XI.

Adjournment

May 5, 2004
Board Room
220 N. Main Street
Ann Arbor
6:30 p.m.

Next Agenda Meeting
April 28, 2004
Administration Building
220 N. Main Street
5:30 p.m.