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Public Hearing to Consider Amendments to the Community Development Block Grant Action Plans for Fiscal Years 2019-20 through 2024-25 and Authorize the Interim City Manager to Negotiate and Execute Related Documents, Agreements and Modifications. (City Manager's Office 20321843 and 20321845)
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To: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
From: Jennifer Ott, City Manager
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The purpose of the public hearing is to consider approving amendments to the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Action Plans for Fiscal Years (FY) 2019-20 through 2024-25 to fund non-housing public improvements, including Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) upgrades throughout the City of Alameda (City), the Day Center Relocation Project located at the formal Naval Base at Alameda Point, residential rehabilitation and other eligible projects. To fund the proposed activities, staff proposes to: 1) Reallocate the previously awarded, and now available, $614,392.10 of CDBG funds, and 2) Reprogram CDBG entitlement funds to pay for CDBG-eligible public improvements and residential rehabilitation.
BACKGROUND
The City is an entitlement recipient of Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds from the Federal Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). Each year, the City receives an allocation of approximately $1,000,000 of CDBG funding. CDBG funds can be used to finance programs and activities that benefit low- and moderate-income households, and to help prevent or eliminate blight. To receive CDBG funding, the City must submit an annual Action Plan to the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), detailing the programs and activities that address the needs identified in the City's approved Five-Year Consolidated Plan. The Action Plan is approved by City Council and includes programs, activities, and the associated funding amounts for the fiscal year. A public hearing is required for any amendment to the annual Action Plan if the City c...
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