Title
Final Recommendations and Timeline for Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program Year 2020 Action Plan
Recommended Action
Committee Recommendation:
Not referred to a committee.
City Manager Recommendation:
Review new information on potential economic development activities, and develop final recommendations and a public process timeline for the CDBG Program Year 2020 (9/1/20 - 8/31/21) Action Plan for Council action.
Report
Issue:
Whether to develop final recommendations and a timeline for public process on the CDBG Program Year 2020 Action Plan.
Report
Staff Contact:
Anna Schlecht, Community Service Programs Manager, Community Planning and Development Department (360-753-8183).
Presenter(s):
Anna Schlecht, Community Service Programs Manager.
Mike Reid, Economic Development Director.
Background and Analysis:
The goal for tonight's meeting is for the General Government Committee to receive new information on economic development options and to develop final recommendations for Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) allocations and activities, as well as to determine the public process for the Program Year (PY) 2020 Annual Action Plan (9/1/20 - 8/31/21). The Committee specifically asked for information on two economic development options: 1) Arbutus Folk School; and, 2) the Northwest Cooperative Development Council. CDBG staff consulted with the City's Economic Development Director to tap his expertise on the highest and best uses of CDBG to support Economic Development. He suggested gathering together a broader range of economic development expertise to present options for the Committee. The attached matrix identifies the community partners that staff consulted with and some initial information about possible CDBG-funded activities. Due to scheduling challenges the final report on those options won't be available until the meeting.
Public Process: Once the Committee develops its recommendations, the following timeline will allo...
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