Title
Second Amendment to CDBG Program Year 2017 (9/1/17 - 8/31/18) Priorities
Recommended Action
Committee Recommendation:
Not referred to a committee
City Manager Recommendation:
Identify and recommend priorities for a second Amendment to CDBG Program Year 2017 (9/1/17 - 8/31/18).
Report
Issue:
Whether to identify the City's priorities for a second Amendment to CDBG Program Year 2017 (9/1/17 - 8/31/18).
Staff Contact:
Anna Schlecht, Community Service Programs Manager, Community Planning and Development Department (360-753-8183).
Presenter(s):
Anna Schlecht, Community Service Programs Manager.
Keith Stahley, Community Planning & Development Department Director.
Background and Analysis:
This item was originally added to a previously scheduled agenda item on CDBG priorities at the September 15, 2017 General Government Committee meeting. For the purpose of simplifying these CDBG processes, the proposed amendments of PY 2017 is now a separate agenda item for tonight's meeting.
Need for Amendment The current CDBG Program Year (PY) 2017 (September 1, 2017 - August 31, 2018) must be amended to re-program a total of $700,000. These funds come from the following sources: unanticipated Program Income during PY 2016 (9/1/16 - 8/31/17); cancelled PY 2017 activities (Warming Center); unspent prior year cumulative funds; and, un-allocated CDBG Program Income (PI) from the discontinued Rental Rehabilitation Program. Together, these funds must be allocated for CDBG-eligible activities that can be completed in a timely fashion and ensure that funds will be expended quickly.
CDBG Public Process - Tonight begins the CDBG Amendment process in which the Committee will discuss priorities for re-programing these funds. Then the Committee will make recommendations to the Council. The Committee will consider the staff recommendations and other options before deciding what proposed activities to include in their draft amendments to the current PY 2017 Program Year. As a...
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