For City Council Meeting [May 26, 2020]
TO: Honorable City Council
APPROVAL: Rod Foster, City Manager
FROM: Stephen Erlandson, Deputy City Manager
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Request City Council to Conduct the continued Public Hearing to Consider the City's Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Five-Year Consolidated Plan (2020-2024), Annual Action Plan (2020-2021), Citizen Participation Plan, and Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing Choice (2020-2024). At the conclusion of the public hearing and Council comments, Consider the Staff Recommendations detailed herein, make any modifications to said CDBG documents/allocations deemed appropriate by the Council, and subsequently approve the documents for submission/processing with the Federal Government.
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BACKGROUND
The U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) requires that the City prepare and submit a Five-Year Consolidated Plan (2020-2024), an Annual Action Plan (2020-2021), a Citizen Participation Plan, and an Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing Choice (2020-2024) 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 the aforementioned Draft documents for review and consideration by the City Council and submittal to HUD.
CDBG CARES Funding Background
The CDBG program is a federally funded program of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) that provides funding for housing, community facilities, and public services. On April 2, 2020 HUD announced the allocation of the first $2 billion in CARES Act funding for current CDBG grantees. The CARES Act builds on features of the existing CDBG program as well as precedent set by CDBG Disaster Response (CDBG-DR) supplemental appropriations. The act directs HUD to administer these funds, pursuant to Section 106 of the Housing and Com...
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