For City Council Meeting [June 8, 2021]
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council
APPROVAL: Sean Grayson, Acting City Manager
FROM: Stephen Erlandson, Deputy City Manager
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Request City Council to (1) Hold a Public Hearing to Solicit Public Comments from Interested Citizens and to Consider and Approve the City's Consolidated Plan 2021-2022 One-Year Action Plan and (2) Consider and Direct Staff to Budget the Extra $18,392 Equally Amongst the Six Public Service Organizations that did not Receive their full Request During the City's CDBG Ad-Hoc Committee Allocation Process, Resulting in the Six Organizations Receiving an Equal Allocation of $13,244.67.
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BACKGROUND
The U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) requires that the City prepare and submit a Consolidated Plan One-Year Action Plan if it receives Federal funding under one or more of the following programs: Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), HOME, Housing for People With AIDS (HOPWA), and Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG). As a recipient of CDBG funds, the City has prepared a One-Year Action Plan (2021-2022) for review and consideration by the City Council and submittal to HUD.
The Action Plan will appropriate CDBG, funds to specific programs and projects for the 2021-2022 fiscal year. The City expected to receive $1,248,066 in federal community development funds; however, HUD recently notified the City that it would receive an additional $18,392 in funding. In addition, the City has a total of $184,826 of prior year funds that remained from projects and/or activities that were completed and closed out. As a result, the City had a total of $1,451,284 in CDBG funds available to commit to eligible projects.
ANALYSIS/DISCUSSION
As a prerequisite to receiving its annual CDBG allocation, the City is required to submit a One-Year Action Plan. The Action Plan delineates Rialto's plan for the use of its 2021-2022 CDBG funds. It describes the resources available for prog...
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