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Pursuant to Section 307B.4, Title 25, Oklahoma statues, consider convening in Executive Session to discuss the pending claim from the Department of Housing and Urban Development regarding the Blocked HOME Activities #2315, #2317 letter dated October 25, 2023, and present options for compliance and take appropriate action in open session.
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INITIATOR: Charlotte Brown, Community Services Director
STAFF INFORMATION SOURCE: Gary Brooks, Housing and Community Development Administrator
BACKGROUND: In September of 2019, HOME housing reconstruction project located at 1914 NW Cherry Ave. was set up in IDIS as activity 2315 which was created exclusively for the project’s soft costs and IDIS activity 2317 was created solely for actual reconstruction costs. The letter states that this type of IDIS HOME activity setup was incorrect and IDIS activity 2315 contained ineligible utility and repair related maintenance costs. The activity had not been completed by the 4-year completion deadline based upon the written agreement date, which was September 6, 2023.
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KEY ISSUES: The City of Lawton is required to respond in writing to the HUD OKC CPD office regarding this letter within 30 days acknowledging its intended level of compliance with the corrective action as stated in the letter.
FUNDING SOURCE: As determined by Council and recommended by Finance.
STAFF RECOMMENDED COUNCIL ACTION: Convene in executive session to discuss the pending claim from the Department of Housing and Urban Development and take appropriate action in open session.