Title
Program Year (PY) 2012 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Annual Action and CDBG Consolidated Plan Amendment Approval to clarify first year project operating expenses.
Issue:
Whether to approve the Draft Annual Action Plan for CDBG funding for Program Year 2012 (September 1, 2012 - August 31, 2013) that proposes $551,500 in federal funding for the “Family Support Center: Smith Building Family Housing Units” project, along with the CDBG Consolidated Plan amendment clarifying that $45,000 will be used for first-year Family Support Center operating expenses.
Committee Recommendation:
Not referred to a committee.
City Manager’s Recommendation:
Move to approve the draft PY 2012 CDBG Annual Action and CDBG Consolidated Plan Amendment and submit to the Federal Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) by July 15, 2012.
Staff Contact:
Anna Schlecht, Housing Program Manager, CP&D, 360.753.8183
Steve Friddle, Community Services Manager, CP&D, 360.753.8591
Background and Analysis:
Each year, the Council follows a public involvement process to develop a CDBG Annual Action Plan for how to spend the annual Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funding. The attached Action Plan identifies the specific activities to be undertaken with CDBG funding. This PY 2012 single-year Action Plan is the final year in the three-year CDBG Consolidated Plan, the multi-year strategic plan for the local use of these federal funds.
For program Year 2012 the City offered CDBG funding and the city-owned Smith Building for a singular capital (bricks and mortar) project to address community needs as defined in the City’s CDBG Consolidated Plan; the County’s 10-Year Plan to Reduce Homelessness; the City Council’s 2012 Goals; and, other identified criteria (see attachment 7 - Proposal Preview Matrix and Staff Ranking).
The CDBG Request for Proposals was released on March 19, 2012 and the City received four (4) proposals by the May 7, 2012 deadline (see attachment 6...
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