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Set a Public Hearing for September 18, 2024 to Consider Adopting a Resolution Approving the 2023-24 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report (CAPER) (CD)
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MEETING DATE:
September 4, 2024
PREPARED BY:
Jennifer Rhyne, Neighborhood Services Manager
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RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Set a public hearing for September 18, 2024 to consider adopting a resolution approving the 2023-24 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report ("CAPER").
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BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
A public hearing is required as part of the federal requirements under the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development ("HUD") for the Community Development Block Grant ("CDBG") program.
The 2023-24 CAPER describes the programs and activities accomplished during the City's 2023-24 program year, which is from July 1, 2023 to June 30, 2024. The City received $640,916 in CDBG entitlement program year funds. In May 2023, the City adopted its 2023-24 Annual Action Plan ("AAP"). The AAP identifies the project and programs selected to implement strategic plan goals during the 2023-24 program year. In the 2023-24 program year, the fifth year of implementing its five-year 2019-2023 Consolidated Plan, the City made progress toward reaching six of the eleven goals listed in the Consolidated Plan. Goals were met through the program outcomes and by conducting program planning for future projects and activities.
The strategic plan section of the five-year Consolidated Plan identified eleven goals. Ten of the goals addressed community needs and priorities, and one COVID-19 related goal was added through a later amendment. This past year's activities addressed six of the originally established goals, which are listed below:
Goal 1: Promote Safer Neighborhoods
Goal 3: Infrastructure and Facility Improvements
Goal 4: Increase and Maintain Supply of Affordable Housing
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