REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
December 10, 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 - Approving allocations and awarding subrecipient agreements in accordance with the 2020-2021 Annual Action Plan to include Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds of $50,000 for fair housing; and authorizing the City Manager to sign all implementing documents required by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) as approved to form by the City Attorney
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RECOMMENDATIONS
Staff recommends the City Council approve the allocation of HUD funds for recommended activities received in application to the 2020-2021 Fair Housing Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) and authorize the City Manager to sign all subrecipient agreements as approved to form by the City Attorney.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
City Council adopted the 2020-2021 Annual Action Plan on May 21, 2020, approving the allocation of funds to projects outlined in the plan. City staff released a NOFA on August 14, 2020, to request applications for the approved Fair Housing Project. Staff reviewed the applications for eligibility and scored the applications according to the criteria distributed with the NOFA, after which an ad hoc committee of the City Council reviewed a recommendation of applications and corresponding funding levels.
BACKGROUND
In order to qualify for and receive federal grant funding through HUD, the City is required to prepare a Consolidated Plan every five years detailing the housing and community development needs of its low- to moderate-income persons and five-year strategies to address the highest priority needs. The City must also prepar...
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