For City Council Meeting [September 28, 2021]
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council
APPROVAL: Marcus Fuller, City Manager
FROM: Stephen Erlandson, Finance Director
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Request City Council to Conduct a Public Hearing and Solicit Public Comments from Interested Citizens, to Consider Approval of the City's 2020-2021 Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report (CAPER) Related to the City's Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Funds.
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BACKGROUND
In May 2020, the City Council approved the City's Five-Year 2020-2024 Consolidated Plan. A One-Year Action Plan and Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report (CAPER) are required for each fiscal year within the Five-Year 2020-2024 Consolidated Plan period. The Consolidated Plan is a planning document that contains an assessment of the housing and community development needs of the community and a five-year strategy.
As required by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), the City of Rialto is required to prepare the CAPER and provide for public review and comment prior to its submittal to HUD. The CAPER contains an assessment of the City's performance in meeting Fiscal Year 2020-2021 housing and community development goals as outlined in the corresponding One-Year Action Plan. Additionally, the CAPER discusses its progress in meeting the five-year goals as outlined in the 2020-2024 Consolidated Plan. And finally, the CAPER discusses changes the City anticipates making in the upcoming year as a result of the assessment of FY 2020-2021 annual performance.
A copy of the CAPER is included as Attachment 1.
ANALYSIS/DISCUSSION
The CAPER for the Fiscal Year ending June 30, 2021, provides a detailed description of how the City of Rialto has expended its federal Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds, along with local funding, in addressing established Community Development and Housing priority needs as outlined in the City's 2020-2021 One-Yea...
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