Report to Mayor and City Council
Tuesday, May 02, 2017
Special Orders of the Day
SUBJECT:
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PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER THE PROPOSED ALLOCATION OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT (CDBG) FUNDS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2017-18, AND DRAFT 2017-18 ANNUAL ACTION PLAN (CITY COUNCIL)
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I. SUMMARY
During the April 4, 2017, Council meeting the City Council continued this matter to May 2, 2017.
Each year at this time, the City Council conducts a public hearing on the City's Annual Action Plan (AAP), its application to the U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) under the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program. This timing is based on a requirement to a) submit the AAP to HUD not less than 45 days prior to the July 1 start of the CDBG program year (generally by May 15 each year), and b) prior to that submission, subject the AAP to a period of public review and comment of not less than 30 days. However, because of delays in the federal government's appropriations process, HUD has been unable to inform grantee local governments what their CDBG funding allocations for the 2017 CDBG program year (which coincides with the City's 2017-18 fiscal year) will be. HUD has issued guidance to grantee local governments advising them not to submit AAPs for program year (PY) 2017 until after the PY 2017 allocations have been announced. Therefore, staff is requesting that the public hearing, and consideration of the 2017-18 AAP, be continued until at least May 2, 2017, or until such time as the PY 2017 CDBG allocation is known.
II. RECOMMENDATION
Recommendation
CONTINUE the public hearing until the City Council meeting of June 20, 2017.
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III. ALTERNATIVES
TAKE another action that the City Council deems appropriate.
IV. BACKGROUND
The City of Carson annually receives CDBG funds under the federal Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, as amended, due to its status as an "entitlement" jurisdiction (Based on having a population above 5...
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