City Council
MEETING DATE: 8/24/2016
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Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) FY 2015-2016 Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report (CAPER)
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FROM:
John A. Corella, P.E., City Engineer
RECOMMENDATION:
Recommendation
Staff recommends that the City Council approve the FY 2015-2016 Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report (CAPER) for submittal to HUD.
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BACKGROUND:
The CAPER outlines the progress made toward achieving the goals documented in the 2015-2016 Annual Action Plan, and Administrative and Substantial Amendments. This CAPER is a self-evaluation of the City that describes how successful it was using CDBG funds allocated to programs and services to meet one or more of the National Objectives mandated by HUD: 1) Benefits to low and moderate-income persons; 2) Aid in the prevention and elimination of slums or blight; and 3) Meeting a particular urgent need 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.
DISCUSSION:
The draft CAPER includes information regarding the amount of funds invested in projects and activities, descriptions of households assisted through the use of CDBG funds, actions taken to affirmatively further fair housing, and other information relevant to the status of grant funded projects administered by the City of Cathedral City which affect local housing and community development needs.
For FY 2015, the City utilized sub-recipients to provide senior, homeless, and fair housing services. In order to receive grant funding, these sub-recipients were required to enter into a written agreement with the City that included CDBG specific language that aligned these subrecipients to meet the goals of the City. After the agreements were initiated, the subrecipients were able to request reimbursement for work performed. All three subrecipients have fulfilled their ...
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