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Recommendation to approve the City of Long Beach 2005 - 2010 Consolidated Plan and the 2005 - 2006 Action Plan; authorize City Manager to execute and submit all necessary documents related to its implementation to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development; and accept $10,042,143 of new CDBG funds, $5,145,948 of new HOME funds, $128,295 of new ADDI funds, and $384,839 of new ESG funds. (Citywide)
DISCUSSION
The Consolidated Plan is a requirement of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban
Development (HUD), and must be developed by local governments in order to receive
funding under the following Federal programs: Community Development Block Grant
(CDBG), the HOME Investment Partnerships Program (HOME), Emergency Shelter
Grant (ESG) Program, and the American Dream Downpayment Initiative (ADDI)
Program. The Consolidated Plan is valid for a period of three to five years. The City’s
current Consolidated Plan, approved by the City Council on August 1, 2000, will expire
on September 30,2005.
The Consolidated Plan is a comprehensive planning document that identifies overall
community needs, specifically in the low-income areas of the City. Issues such as
affordable and supportive housing, homeless shelters and services, economic
development, and neighborhood development are discussed. The Plan also details
activities to be undertaken to meet the identified needs. Finally the Plan serves as an
application for entitlement fund allocations for the programs cited above. The attached
2005 - 2010 Consolidated Plan (Attachment “A) describes, in detail, population
statistics, housing and community needs, and proposed programs and services to be
funded during the period of October 1 , 2005 - September 30,2010.
The Action Plan (Attachment “B”) describes resources, programs, activities and actions
Long Beach will undertake in fiscal year 2006. It attempts to balance the distribution of
resources to address the various needs identified in the Consolidated Plan...
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