Title
Public Hearing on Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program Year 2019 Amendments
Recommended Action
Committee Recommendation:
Not referred to committee.
City Manager Recommendation:
Hold a Public Hearing on proposed amendments to Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program Year 2019.
Report
Issue:
Whether to Hold a Public Hearing on proposed amendments to Program Year 2019 to allow for the expedited re-allocation of unused CDBG funds derived from the cancelled Salvation Army project and other unused prior year CDBG funds.
Staff Contact:
Anna Schlecht, Community Service Programs Manager, Community Planning and Development Department, (360) 753-8183
Presenter(s):
Anna Schlecht, Community Service Programs Manager, Community Planning and Development Department
Background and Analysis:
Staff have identified a total of $550,000 in Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds that are available to be re-allocated in the current Program Year (PY) 2019, which runs from September 1, 2019 - August 31, 2020. This re-allocation process is considered a "Substantial Amendment" and must go through a 30-day public comment period with a public hearing.
This $550,000 came from the following sources: 1) Salvation Army (SA) Funds: Salvation Army Olympia Corps canceled their two-year $425,000 CDBG project to fund their Day Center / Community Kitchen project. This SA project funding came from two consecutive awards of $300,000 in PY 2018 and $125,000 in the current PY 2019. 2) Other Prior Year Funds: Since the General Government Committee meeting in September, staff identified another $125,000 in unspent funds from prior CDBG program years that are available to be re-allocated for CDBG eligible purposes. Together these sources offer a total of $550,000 for re-allocation, making the proposed PY 2019 funding now a total of $875,000.
Proposed PY 2019 Amendment: Staff presented a recommendation to the General Government Committee to re-allocate thes...
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