Report to Mayor and City Council
Tuesday, April 20, 2021
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 2021/22 AND ADOPTION OF THE 2021-2022 ANNUAL ACTION PLAN (CITY COUNCIL)
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I. SUMMARY
Each year, 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 has been 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. Therefore, staff is requesting that the public hearing, and consideration of the 2021-2022 AAP, now proceed in order to enable the AAP to be submitted in a timely fashion.
II. RECOMMENDATION
Recommendation
Take the following actions:
1. OPEN the Public Hearing, TAKE public testimony, and CLOSE the Public Hearing;
2. ALLOCATE CDBG public service funding for FY 2021/22 (PY 2021) as designated by City Council;
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 2021/22 (PY 2021) CDBG budget; AND
5. APPROVE the submission of the City's 2021-2022 Annual Action Plan to the U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development .
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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 50,000 and meeting certain other demographic criteri...
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