City Council
MEETING DATE: 5/11/2016
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Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) FY 2016-2017 Annual Action Plan
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FROM:
John A. Corella, P.E., City Engineer
RECOMMENDATION:
Recommendation
Staff recommends the City Council approve the FY 2016-2017 Annual Action Plan (AAP) for submittal to HUD and authorize the City Manager to execute the new SF-424 application to receive funding.
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BACKGROUND:
Under the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program, the awarded funding from HUD allows the City to carry out a wide range of community development activities directed toward revitalizing neighborhoods, economic development, and providing improved community facilities and services. Grantees must give maximum feasible priority to activities which benefit low and moderate income persons. Grantees must also carry out activities which support the prevention or elimination of slums or blight.
Additionally, grantees may fund activities when the grantee certifies that the activities meet other community development needs having a particular urgency because existing conditions pose a serious and immediate threat to the health or welfare of the community where other financial resources are not available to meet such needs. CDBG funds may not be used for activities which do not meet the broad national objectives.
DISCUSSION:
The City of Cathedral City is entering its fifth and final year of the 2012-2016 Consolidated Plan. The Consolidated Plan is a five year comprehensive strategy carried out through Annual Action Plans that provide a concise summary of the actions, activities, and the specific federal and non-federal resources that will be used each year to address the priority needs and specific goals identified by the Consolidated Plan.
The Annual Action Plan (AAP) outlines a summary of the actions, activities, and programs that will take place during the next fiscal year to address the priority needs and specific objectives identif...
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