For City Council Meeting July 23, 2024
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council
APPROVAL: G. Michael Milhiser, Interim City Manager
FROM: Colby Cataldi, Community Development Director
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Request City Council to Set a Public Hearing for August 13, 2024, to solicit public comments from interested citizens; and Consider and Approve Substantial Amendment No. 1 to the FY 2024-2025 Annual Action Plan and a Substantial Amendment No. 1 to the 2020-2025 Consolidated Plan.
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RECOMMENDATION(S)
Staff recommends that the City Council:
1) Set a Public Hearing for August 13, 2024, to solicit public comments from interested citizens; and
2) Consider and Approve Substantial Amendment No. 1 to the FY 2024-2025 Annual Action Plan and a Substantial Amendment No. 1 to the 2020-2025 Consolidated Plan.
BACKGROUND
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) requires that the grantee cities, such as Rialto, prepare an Annual Action Plan every year as a condition to receiving Federal funding under the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), HOME Investment Partnerships Program (HOME), and Emergency Solutions Grants Program (ESG), in order to meet the goals and objectives approved by the City Council in the Five-Year Consolidated Plan.
The City of Rialto (City), as an entitlement City, has previously only received Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds on an annual basis from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to carry out a wide range of community development activities, which benefit low- and moderate-income residents.
The Annual Action Plan identifies how the CDBG program funds will be utilized to provide programs and projects that benefit low- and moderate-income households and neighborhoods in the City. It also serves as the City's official grant application to HUD. Normally, the Action Plan is prepared during the prior Fiscal Year (FY) to ensure compliance with the City's approved Citizen's Participation Plan and CDB...
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