ACTION REQUESTED:
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Communication from the City Manager and Community Development Director with a Request to APPROVE $302,738.00 in HUD HOME FUNDS to HABITAT FOR HUMANITY GREATER PEORIA AREA for the Construction of Three (3) New, Affordable, Single-Family, Owner-Occupied Homes Located in the 900 and 1000 Blocks of NORTHEAST MONROE. (Council District 1).
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BACKGROUND:
UPDATE: This item was deferred as a local resident filed an opinion that the construction of these houses would cause an adverse effect on the neighborhood. Because of the objection, the City followed the appropriate federal requirements and requested that the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation provide a comment on the objection. On July 13, the ACHP responded to the City (complete letter attached). In the response, the ACHP rendered the following decision:
"The City appears to have carefully considered the properties that are within the district and that contribute to its integrity. The City also has provided multiple examples of other properties within the surrounding area that are one or two stories. As such, it appears that the construction of a 1.5 story property which will conform to the SOI's Standards is unlikely to alter any of the characteristics of the district that qualify it for inclusion in the National Register of Historic Places. Accordingly, the ACHP believes that the City has appropriately applied the criteria of adverse effect to this undertaking, and the finding of "no adverse effect" is correct."
The Illinois State Historic Preservation Officer (SHPO) concurs with this decision. As such, the project has met appropriate federal and state requirements and can move forward.
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On an annual basis, the City of Peoria receives HOME funds from the US Department of Housing & Urban Development (HUD). Fifteen percent (15%) of the total annual HOME allocation must be set aside for Community Housing Development Organization (CHDO) activities. As a part o...
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