Title
Approval of Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Annual Report for Program Year 2014
Recommended Action
Committee Recommendation:
Not referred to a committee.
City Manager Recommendation:
Move to review public comment, then approve the CDBG Annual Report for Program Year 2014.
Report
Issue:
Whether the Council should approve the CDBG Annual Report for Program Year 2014 and direct staff to submit to HUD (Housing and Urban Development).
Staff Contact:
M. Anna Schlecht, Housing Program Manager, Community Planning and Development, 360.753.8183
Presenter(s):
None; Consent calendar item
Background and Analysis:
The Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report (CAPER) is the annual report on the City of Olympia's Community Development Block Grant Program. The CAPER for Program Year 2014 covers activities between September 1, 2014, and August 31, 2015. It describes the year-end status of all activities and evaluates accomplishments by the City in the Program Year 2014 Action Plan, which is the second year of the five-year Consolidated Plan (2013-2017).
Council held a public hearing on October 13, 2015, as part of a 15-day public comment period that ran from October 5 through October 19, 2015, at 5 p.m. The public had an opportunity to review and comment on the full Program Year 2014 CAPER in the format required by HUD, as well as a more user-friendly "DRAFT 2014 CAPER Citizen's Summary." Staff incorporated all public comments received into the final CAPER. Once the final draft Annual Report is reviewed and approved by City Council, staff will submit the CAPER to the regional office of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).
Copies of the draft CDBG Annual Report were made available in the following locations:
1. Online on the City of Olympia's website (www.olympiawa.gov
);
2. At Olympia City Hall, 601 4th Ave E, Community Planning and Development Department, 2nd floor;
3. At the O...
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