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Recommendation to approve the Fiscal Year 2019 (FY 19) Action Plan, and Substantial Amendments to the FY 18, FY 17, FY 16, and FY 15 Action Plans for the expenditure of Community Development Block Grant, Home Investment Partnership Grant, and Emergency Solutions Grant Funds; and
Authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute all necessary documents with the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development to receive these funds and execute agreements necessary to implement and comply with related federal regulations. (Citywide)
DISCUSSION
The United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) requires the City to develop and submit a Five-Year Consolidated Plan (Consolidated Plan), and an annual Action Plan that furthers the goals established in the Consolidated Plan, for the use of Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), Home Investment Partnership Grant (HOME), and Emergency Solution Grant (ESG) funds. The current Consolidated Plan was approved by the City Council and HUD in 2017, and is valid from October 1, 2017 through September 30, 2022. HUD requires that the City Council review and approve an annual Action Plan that describes how HUD funds will be used to support programs and services, which principally benefit low- and moderate-income residents, consistent with the approved Consolidated Plan.
The attached FY 19 Action Plan, and FY 18, FY 17, FY 16, and FY 15 Action Plan Amendments (Exhibit A), describe in detail the proposed programs and services to be funded during the period of October 1, 2018 through September 30, 2019. The following table summarizes the funding proposed for the FY 19 Action Plan:
FY 19 Action Plan Entitlement Funding Level
Available Funds CDBG ESG HOME TOTAL
New Entitlement $6,099,577 $496,583 $3,011,176 $9,607,336
Program Income $60,000 $0 $1,500,000 $1,560,000
Total Available Funds $6,159,577 $496,583 $4,511,176 $11,167,336
The FY 19 Action Plan, as required by HUD’s recent directives, wil...
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