TO: Mayor and Commissioners
FROM: David Weatherspoon, Interim Director, Neighborhood and Community Services
THROUGH: Neal de Jesus, Interim City Manager
DATE: July 9, 2019
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COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT (CDBG) ANNUAL ACTION PLAN FY2019-2020 (PUBLIC HEARING)
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Recommended Action:
Recommendation
Motion to approve and execute the attached Annual Action Plan.
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Background:
Pursuant to the Housing Act of 1974, HUD requires all local municipalities and urban counties to prepare local planning documents as a condition of receiving federal assistance. Federal Regulation 24 CFR Part 91 governs the local plan submission and requires that each municipality submit a Consolidated Plan every five years and an Annual Action Plan each fiscal year. Citizen participation is integral to the development of the Plan. The City as a grantee is required to provide at least two public hearings per year to obtain the public’s views and to respond to proposals and questions. The first "Needs Assessment" meeting, advertised in the May 9, 2019 issue of the Sun Sentinel, was held in the First Floor Conference Room on May 20, 2019. The second public meeting is set to appear before City Commission on July 9, 2019. Only comments from the public which are not accepted must be summarized and included in the final plan as an attachment. The city has not received any reportable comments. The plan and proposed budget is unanimously supported by the public as presented. This plan has been developed in accordance with the stated regulations.
The attached Annual Action Plan provides a description of the City's plan to utilize CDBG funding for activities and programs consistent with the needs delineated in the Five Year Consolidated Plan. The City CDBG entitlement for FY 2019-2020 will be $518,054 and has been categorized by the following objectives:
PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION $ 103,610
General management, oversight, and coordination of the CDBG program & NS Division
HOUSING $ 336...
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