REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
FROM: JENNIFER CLARK, Director
Planning and Development Department
PHILIP SKEI, Assistant Director
Planning and Development Department
BY: JENNIFER DAVIS, Senior Management Analyst
Housing Finance Division
SUBJECT
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Actions pertaining to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's FY24 Pathways to Removing obstacles to Housing (PRO Housing) grant application:
1. HEARING to obtain public comments on the City's Draft PRO Housing application; and
2. *** RESOLUTION - Authorizing the submission of a grant application and acceptance of funds from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's FY24 Pathways to Removing Obstacles to Housing (PRO Housing) grant to fund the development of affordable housing and authorizing the City Manager or designee to sign all necessary implementing documents (Subject to Mayor's Veto)
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends City Council approve a Resolution authorizing the submission of a grant application and the acceptance of funds from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's FY24 Pathways to Removing Obstacles to Housing (PRO Housing) grant to fund the development of affordable housing and authorizing the City Manager or designee to sign all necessary implementing documents.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) issued a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) on August 13, 2024, pursuant to its Pathways to Removing Obstacles to Housing (PRO Housing) competitive grants program. HUD is authorized to provide funding to state and local governments, multijurisdictional entities, and metropolitan planning organizations under the PRO Housing Grant Program, pursuant to the Consolidated Appropriations Act 2024 (Public Law 118-12242, approved March 9, 2024) which appropriates $100 million for competitive grant funding for the identification and removal of barriers to affordable housing production and preserva...
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