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Consideration of approval for the Draft of the FFY 2022 Annual Action Plan (AAP) with an amendment to the 5-year Consolidated Plan (CONPLAN), acceptance of recommended amounts for Public Service Organization (PSO) Funding Request Applications, and revisions to Housing and Urban Development (HUD) funded programs submitted through the Housing & Community Development (HCD) office of the City.
INITIATOR: Janet Smith, Director of Community Services
STAFF INFORMATION SOURCE: Gary Brooks, Administrator of Housing & Community Development
BACKGROUND: Housing & Community Development funding from the federal government in the form of Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) is received through the City’s Housing & Community Development (HCD) office. Fifteen percent (15%) of CDBG funding is allocated for Public Service Organizations (PSO) for a total of $108,231.90 for FFY 2022. The process for allocation of the funding requests is initially heard by the City Planning Commission (CPC). The meeting where the requests were made by a PSO representative was held April 14, 2022, and the CPC directed a review of scoring criteria for the applicants. Housing & Community Development (HCD) reviewed the scoring criteria and then held a meeting with the applicants to discuss those findings and equitable options for the allocation of funds. The unanimous conclusion of the PSO applicants and HCD was to split the total amount of funds equally between all eight (8) organizations for the FFY 2022 Annual Action Plan (AAP). The CPC approved the equal split between all the organizations and the FFY 2022 AAP Draft at their meeting held on June 30, 2022. The approval decision of the CPC is now being forwarded to the City Council for their consideration of approval of the requests for funding. The recommended allocations have been included in the Draft of the FFY 2022 Annual Action Plan (AAP) and are reflected in the 5-year Consolidated Plan (CONPLAN). The Housing and Urban Development (HUD has requested that the City revise its Policy Manual to forgive the complete amount received from HUD and awarded to recipients and not require any repayment of that amount to the City, as has been done in the past. Before further development of the AAP can occur, the City Council must approve the Draft plan so the public comment and input period can begin.
EXHIBIT: FFY 2022 AAP Project/Activity list with Allocation Amounts, CPC Agenda, Power Point Presentation
KEY ISSUES: Award amounts for Public Service Organizations. Revising City policies regarding repayment of HUD award amounts.
FUNDING SOURCE: CDBG and HOME Entitlement Grants
STAFF RECOMMENDED COUNCIL ACTION: Approval of the Draft of the FFY 2022 Action Plan with an amendment to the 5-year Consolidated Plan, accepting the City Planning Commission funding recommendations for PSO applicants, and accepting revisions to the City’s Policy Manual for Housing and Urban Development (HUD) funded programs.