Title
Approval to Schedule a Public Hearing on the Community Development Block Grant Draft Program Year 2015 Action Plan
Recommended Action
City Manager Recommendation:
Move to direct staff to schedule a thirty-day public comment period, including a public hearing, on the draft Program Year 2015 (PY2105) Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Action Plan reflected in Attachment 2, with the following changes from the initial proposal from General Government Committee:
1. Approve the Grow Olympia Fund small business loan fund, as described in Attachment 5 as an alternative to the ADA curb-cut project.
2. Remove the policy language from the draft Action Plan.
Report
Issue:
What do you wish to submit to the community for public hearing and comment?
Staff Contact:
Leonard Bauer, CPD Deputy Director, Community Planning & Development, 360.753.8206
Presenter(s):
Anna Schlecht, Housing Program Manager
Leonard Bauer, CPD Deputy Director
Background and Analysis:
The City of Olympia receives federal CDBG funds from the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). According to the HUD website, the CDBG Program provides federal funds to "develop viable communities by providing decent housing, a suitable living environment and opportunities to expand economic opportunities, principally for low- and moderate-income persons." The City maintains a five-year consolidated plan that outlines the priorities for CDBG grant funding. Each year, the City re-evaluates the plan to reflect the needs of the community, and adopts its Action Plan for that year. The PY2015 CDBG Action Plan will cover the period of September 1, 2015 - August 31, 2016. At its February 25 meeting, the Committee accepted the schedule in Attachment 1 for City Council consideration of the PY 2015 CDBG Action Plan.
The City has identified the following strategies, in priority order, for both the five-year Consolidated Plan and the Action Plan for Program Year 2015.
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