Placement: New Business
Action Requested: Discussion
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FY 2024-2025 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Project Discussion
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Submitted By: Alessandra "Alex" Tasca, Deputy Director, Neighborhood Services Dept. (NSD)
Strategic Plan Link: The City's Mission to be responsive to our community.
Executive Summary (General Business): The CDBG program provides federal funds for projects and programs that help improve the physical, economic, and social conditions of our community. Eligible projects must benefit low to moderate-income persons, address urgent needs or slum and blight also referred to as community development or redevelopment. Staff is presenting eligible projects to the City Council for discussion. Staff will return to a future City Council meeting to launch a 30 day public comment period and seek final approval of a final prioritized project list together with an Annual Action Plan, based on this discussion.
Presentation Information: NSD will briefly present proposed projects (10 minutes); additional detailed information about the projects and prioritization methodology is available upon request. The project managers from each department will be available to discuss their specific project proposals and priorities for CDBG funding and to address any questions regarding their proposed projects, if needed.
Staff Recommendation: Request that the Council review eligible projects for inclusion in the 2024-2025 CDBG Action Plan and provide feedback to staff on the current proposals. Staff requests further Council input if any of the proposed projects are not desired by the City Council so they can be removed completely from the list. The Draft Action Plan will come back to Council for approval (approximately June/July 2024) prior to submittal to the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) (deadline August 15, 2024).
Background: The City is required by HUD to prepare an Annual Action Plan report detailing our CDBG and housing activ...
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