Report to Mayor and City Council
Tuesday, April 21, 2020
Special Orders of the Day
SUBJECT:
Title
PUBLIC HEARING ON THE 2020-2024 FIVE-YEAR CONSOLIDATED PLAN, 2020-2021 ANNUAL ACTION PLAN, AND ANALYSIS OF IMPEDIMENTS TO FAIR HOUSING CHOICE (CITY COUNCIL)
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I. SUMMARY
The City of Carson, as a recipient of Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds from the federal government, is required to prepare a Five-Year Consolidated Plan and an Annual Action Plan for the use of those resources. Included in that mandate is the furthering of fair housing within the jurisdiction through such means as the preparation of an Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing Choice. Tonight's public hearing represents the final opportunity to elicit public input into the development of these related documents prior to their submission to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). Staff is moving forward with submission of these documents to HUD by the normal submission deadline of May 15, though the recent passage by Congress of Coronavirus-related CDBG funding will necessitate subsequent revisions (by means of Substantial Amendment) to the Consolidated Plan and Annual Action Plan.
HUD has notified the City that it will receive $803,871.00 in CDBG entitlement funding for Program Year 2020 (City fiscal year 2020/21). The proposed CDBG budget for 2020-2021 includes that entitlement allocation plus $1,024.00 in eligible program income, for a total budget of $804,895.00.
II. RECOMMENDATION
Recommendation
TAKE the following actions:
1. OPEN the Public Hearing, TAKE public testimony, and CLOSE the Public Hearing.
2. ALLOCATE CDBG funding for FY 2020/21 (Planning Year 2020) as recommended by the Citywide Advisory Commission (CAC).
3. AUTHORIZE the Mayor to execute agreements with the public service providers as designated by City Council following negotiation and approval as to form by the City Attorney.
4. APPROVE the proposed FY 2020/21 (PY2020) CDBG b...
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