File #: 14-1124    Version: 1
Type: public hearing Status: Filed
File created: 11/13/2014 In control: City Council
Agenda date: 11/25/2014 Final action: 11/25/2014
Title: Public Hearing - Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Annual Report (CAPER) for Program Year 2013
Attachments: 1. DRAFT PY2013 Citizens Summary, 2. DRAFT PY2013 CAPER
Related files: 14-1144
Title
Public Hearing - Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Annual Report (CAPER) for Program Year 2013
 
Recommended Action
Committee Recommendation:
Not referred to a committee.
 
City Manager Recommendation:
Hold a public hearing on the City of Olympia's CDBG PY2013 Annual Report.  Direct staff to schedule final consideration and approval for December 2, 2014, Council meeting after completion of the public comment period.
 
Report
Issue:
Should the attached CDBG PY2013 Annual Report be submitted to HUD?
Staff Contact:
M. Anna Schlecht, Housing Program Manager, Community Planning and Development, 360.753.8183
 
Presenter(s):
Leonard Bauer, Deputy Director, Community Planning and Development
 
Background and Analysis:
The Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report (CAPER) is the annual report for the City of Olympia's Community Development Block Grant Program.  It describes the year-end status of all activities by the City in the Program Year 2013 Action Plan, the first year of the five-year Consolidated Plan (2013-2017).  It also evaluates accomplishments.  The report covers activities between September 1, 2013, and August 31, 2014.  The City presents both the full Program Year 2013 CAPER in the required format along with a "DRAFT 2013 CAPER Citizen's Summary" that is more user friendly.
 
The public has an opportunity to review and comment on the CAPER. Tonight's public hearing is part of a 15-day public comment period that runs from November 10, 2014, through 9 a.m. on Wednesday, November 26, 2014.
 
This opportunity allows community members to evaluate the City's CDBG Program accomplishments.  At the conclusion of the 15-day public comment period, staff will incorporate all public comments into the final CAPER.  Once approved by City Council, staff will submit the CAPER to the regional office of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).
 
The draft report is attached and copies of the report are available in the following locations:
 
1.      Online on the City of Olympia's website (www.olympiawa.gov <http://www.olympiawa.gov>);
2.      At Olympia City Hall, 601 4th Ave E, Community Planning and Development Department,  2nd floor;
3.      At the Olympia Timberland Library, 313 8th Ave SE, Olympia, WA 98501; and
4.      Direct email copy upon request to slodholm@ci.olympia.wa.us <mailto:slodholm@ci.olympia.wa.us>.
 
Public Comments:
Comments received by 12 Noon, Thursday, November 20, are included as an attachment to this staff report.  Comments received between then and 5 p.m. on Tuesday, November 25, will be photocopied and placed on the City Council members' desks at the meeting.
 
Comments to the City Council may be submitted by 9 a.m., November 26, by:
 
2.      Postal Mail: Olympia City Council, PO Box 1967, Olympia, WA 98507-1967
3.      Hand Delivered: Olympia City Hall, 601 4th Ave E
 
Neighborhood/Community Interests (if known):
All neighborhoods with low- and moderate-income residents and community groups that work with low- and moderate-income individuals are affected.
 
Options:
1.      Hold the public hearing and receive public comments on the CDBG Annual Report.  Direct staff to schedule final consideration and approval for the December 2, 2014, Council meeting after completion of the public comment period.
 
Financial Impact:
The CAPER report presents federal CDBG expenditures totaling $739,505.