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 proposals for economic development activities from which to select final recommendations and identify the public process timeline for the CDBG Program Year 2020 (9/1/20 - 8/31/21) Action Plan for Council action.
Report
Issue:
Whether to review proposals for economic development that could be included in the final recommendations for the CDBG Program Year 2020 Action Plan and identify the public process timeline.
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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:
Staff will offer preliminary options for economic development to be included in Program Year (PY) 2020 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Annual Action Plan (September 1, 2020 - August 31, 2021).
On November 14, 2019, staff held a community partner meeting to discuss options for CDBG-funded economic development activities with a broad range of community partners who are identified in the attached "Community Partners Consulted: CDBG-Funded Economic Development Options". A "Request for Proposals" (RFP) was released January 21 with a deadline of February 11, 2020. Additionally, staff held two application workshops on January 27 and 31, 2020. A total of three proposals were received from which staff developed the following preliminary options for consideration:
$20,000 Asset Building Coalition (ABC)
Provides financial literacy training for service providers who will in turn offer those services for their very low-income Olympia clientele to strengthen their income and earning potential. Actual request = $25,000
$15,000 Enterprise for Equity (E4E) New...
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