REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
May 21, 2020
FROM: JENNIFER CLARK, Director
Planning and Development Department
THROUGH: THOMAS MORGAN, Housing Manager
Housing and Community Development Division
KAREN JENKS, Administrative Manager
Housing and Community Development Division
BY: EDWARD CHINEVERE, Senior Management Analyst
Housing and Community Development Division
SUBJECT
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***RESOLUTION - Adopting the 2020-2024 Consolidated Plan Including Citizen Participation Plan, 2020-2021 Annual Action Plan, and Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing Choice; authorizing submission to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) for application of the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), HOME Investment Partnerships (HOME), Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG), and Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA) Programs and authorizing the City Manager to sign all implementing documents required by HUD (Subject to Mayor's Veto)
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends the City Council adopt the 2020-2024 Consolidated Plan including the Citizen Participation Plan as the five-year strategy to implement HUD entitlement funding; adopt the 2020-2021 Annual Action Plan as the Fiscal Year 2021 implementation plan for HUD entitlement funding; adopt the Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing Choice to meet the HUD obligation and certification to affirmatively further fair housing; and authorize the City Manager to sign all reasonably required implementing documents, instruments, and funding agreements required by HUD as approved to form by the City Attorney.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
City staff implemented a comprehensive citizen engagement, analysis, and planning process beginning in November 2019 to develop the strategies and recommended project types for the 2020-2024 Consolidated Plan including the Citizen Participation Plan, 2020-2021 Annual Action Plan, and Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing Choice. In response to recent...
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