REPORT TO CITY COUNCIL
May 2, 2019
FROM: JENNIFER CLARK, Director
Development and Resource Management
THROUGH: KELLI FURTADO, Assistant Director
Development and Resource Management
KAREN JENKS, Administrative Manager
Housing and Community Development Division
THOMAS MORGAN, Housing Manager
Housing and Community Development Division
BY: ALDI DODDS, Senior Management Analyst
Housing and Community Development Division
SUBJECT
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***RESOLUTION - Adopting the City of Fresno's (City) 2019-2020 Annual Action Plan; approving submission to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) for application of Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), Home Investment Partnerships (HOME), Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG), and Housing Opportunities for Persons With Aids/HIV (HOPWA) Program Funds; and providing for subrecipient agreements. (Subject to Mayor's veto)
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RECOMMENDATIONS
Staff recommends the City Council adopt the FY20 Action Plan, and authorize the City Manager to sign all implementing documents and subrecipient agreements required by HUD as approved to form by the City Attorney.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
City staff initiated a comprehensive citizen engagement and action planning process beginning in January 2019 to allow the City to meet its May 15, 2019, HUD submission deadline for the FY20 Action Plan. Once adopted by Council, the FY20 Action Plan will be submitted to HUD for approval which may take up to forty-five days to be reviewed.
BACKGROUND
In order to qualify for and receive federal grant funding through HUD, the City is required to prepare an Annual Action Plan detailing the housing, community, and economic development activities proposed for funding through the Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG), Housing Opportunities for Persons With AIDS/HIV (HOPWA), Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), and HOME Investment Partnership (HOME) Programs, and the benefits to low- and moderate- income persons. The d...
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