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Public Hearing to Consider Adoption of the Fiscal Year (FY) 2018-19 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG)/HOME Partnership Investment Program Action Plan and Authorize the Acting City Manager to Negotiate and Execute Related Documents, Agreements, and Modifications at Funding Levels Approved by Congress. (Housing)
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To: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
From: Elizabeth D. Warmerdam, Acting City Manager
Re: Public Hearing to Consider Adoption of the FY18-19 Community Development Block Grant/HOME Partnership Investment Program Action Plan and Authorize the Acting City Manager to Negotiate and Execute Related Documents, Agreements, and Modifications at Funding Levels Approved by Congress
BACKGROUND
The City of Alameda is an entitlement recipient of Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds from the Federal Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). CDBG funds support programs and activities that benefit low- and moderate-income persons and households and help prevent or eliminate slums and blight. Each year, entitlement cities must follow a process to receive public input, establish community goals and prepare a budget for the coming year. Each city must also prepare and submit an Action Plan to HUD for formal approval.
On May 1, 2018, HUD announced CDBG Allocations for FY18-19. The City of Alameda will receive $1,127,434 in CDBG Entitlement funds. In addition, as a member of the Alameda County HOME Partnership Investment Program (HOME) Consortium, the City of Alameda expects to receive approximately $244,691 in FY18-19 HOME funds. To receive CDBG/HOME funding, the City has to submit to HUD an Action Plan detailing the programs, activities and resources to address the housing and community development needs identified in the Five-Year Consolidated Plan. All grant funds are subject to federal budget appropriations.
The citizen participation requirements with respect to the public hearing have been met by publication of a not...
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