Title
Approval of Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program Year 2019 Annual Report
Recommended Action
Committee Recommendation:
Not referred to a committee.
City Manager Recommendation:
Move to approve the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program Year 2019 Annual Report (Consolidated Annual Performance & Evaluation Report, or CAPER) and direct staff to submit to HUD on or before February 15.
Report
Issue:
Whether to approve 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, 360.570.3956
Presenter(s):
None - Consent Calendar Item.
Background and Analysis:
Each year the City reports on the performance of the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program through the “Consolidated Annual Performance & Evaluation Report” known as the CAPER. This report is presented in a Citizens Summary overview and the full CAPER that will be uploaded to the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) reporting website.
This CAPER details the performance of the City’s CDBG Program for the Program Year 2019 (September 1, 2019 - August 31, 2020). Program Year 2019 expenditures are also summarized in both documents.
The City held a 15-day public comment period that ran from January 15, 2021 through February 1 which allowed the public to review of the CAPER. Copies of the CAPER were made available online at www.olympiawa.gov.
The public was advised on how to submit comments on the CAPER via emailing the City CDBG Program, sending a letter to the Olympia CDBG Program or to attend an online public hearing at Olympia City Council’s January 19, 2021 business meeting.
No public comments were made at the public hearing and to date staff have not received any other email comments about this program year or these reports.
Neighborhood/Community Interests (if known):
The federal CDBG Program offers a flexible source of funding to meet a wide variety of affordable housing, social service, economic development and other community development needs.
Options:
1) Move to approve the Community Development Block Grant Program Year 2019 CAPER Annual Report and direct staff to submit to HUD on or before February 15, 2021.
2) Do not approve the Community Development Block Grant Program Year 2019 CAPER Annual Report (which may create a risk federal compliance issues).
3) Take other action (which may create a risk federal compliance issues).
Financial Impact:
The CDBG Program Year 2019 Annual CAPER Report details the expenditures of $506,000 in federal funds and $313,284 in contracted obligations.
Attachments:
Draft 2019 CDBG CAPER - Citizens Summary
Draft 2019 CDBG CAPER - Full HUD Version