REPORT TO THE HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION
February 13, 2019
FROM: JENNIFER CLARK, Director
Development and Resource Management
THROUGH: KELLI FURTADO, Assistant Director
Development and Resource Management Department
BY: TOM MORGAN, Housing Manager
Housing and Community Development Division
SUBJECT
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Actions pertaining to Substantial Amendment No. 2018-01 to the 2018-2019 (FY 2019) Annual Action Plan:
1. HEARING to obtain public comments regarding the implementation of proposed Substantial Amendment No. 2018-01; and
2. Recommend Adoption of Substantial Amendment No. 2018-01 to the FY 2019 Annual Action Plan; and submission to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) for reprogramming $2,259,784.43 of Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program funds.
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RECOMMENDATIONS
Housing and Community Development Division Staff recommends the Housing and Community Development Commission (HCDC) obtain the views and comments from interested persons regarding the Substantial Amendment No. 2018-01 and recommend the Fresno City Council approve Substantial Amendment No. 2018-01.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Staff has identified $2,259,784.43 in CDBG savings, cancelled projects and activities experiencing delays that can be reprogrammed for eligible activities. In order to reprogram the CDBG funds, HUD requires a Substantial Amendment to the 2018-2019 Annual Action Plan. Reprogramming these funds will allow the City to expediently utilize funds and assist the City in meeting CDBG expenditure and drawdown requirements by HUD's timeliness test by May 1, 2019.
BACKGROUND
As part of the mandate from Congress to administer the CDBG Program, HUD is required to determine annually whether each CDBG entitlement grantee is carrying out its activities "in a timely manner." A timeliness test is conducted by evaluating the ratio of spending to allocations wherein grantees cannot have more than 1.5 times the current prog...
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