Title
Public Hearing on Community Development Block Grant Program Year 2019 Annual Report
Recommended Action
Committee Recommendation:
Not referred to a committee.
City Manager Recommendation:
Hold a Public Hearing on the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program Year 2019 (9/1/19 - 8/31/20) Annual Consolidated Annual Performance & Evaluation Report (CAPER) and direct staff to submit it to HUD on or before February 15, 2021.
Report
Issue:
Hold a Public Hearing on the CDBG Program in Program Year 2019 (9/1/19 - 8/31/20) Annual Report and submit to HUD on or before February 15, 2021.
Staff Contact:
Cary Retlin, Home Fund Manager, Executive, (360) 753-3956.
Presenter(s):
Cary Retlin, Home Fund Manager, Executive
Background and Analysis:
Each year the City reports on the performance of the CDBG Program through the CAPER. This report is presented in a short "Citizens Summary" version and the full CAPER format that will ultimately be submitted to HUD.
This CAPER details the performance of the City's CDBG Program for the Program Year 2019 (January 13, 2021 - January 28, 2021), with the specific accomplishments outlined. The CDBG Program Year 2019 expenditures are summarized in the attached Citizen's Summary, Program Year 2019 Consolidated Annual Performance & Evaluation Report and detailed in the full report, also attached.
The City opened a 15-day public comment period (January 14 - February 1, 2021) to allow the public to review the CAPER. Copies of the CAPER were made available online on the City's website and notice was published in the Olympian. Traditionally paper copies are also made available at City Hall and the library, that was not done this year due to building closures in response to the Coronavirus.
The public was instructed to submit comments on the CAPER by emailing the City CDBG Program, sending a letter to the Olympia CDBG Program or by attend the public hearing online at the January 19 Olympia City Council Meeting.
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