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Community Development Department presenting the 2025-2029 Consolidated Plan and First Year Annual Action Plan (PY2025), including the proposed PY2025 project funding allocation, for the use of Community Development Block Grant funds as recommended by the Citizen Advisory Committee.
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Presenter:
Jake Warner, Long Range Planning Manager
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Description/Background:
Sandy City is an annual grantee of Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). CDBG funds are primarily intended to benefit low income residents of the City. HUD requires that the City submit a strategic plan (Consolidated Plan) every five years and an Annual Action Plan (AAP) every year. The Consolidated Plan identifies needs and goals. The City last adopted a Consolidated Plan in 2020. A new consolidated plan is required to be submitted this year (2025). The Annual Action Plan identifies projects, and the associated funding, that are being funded during a program year (July 1-June 30) to address the needs and achieve the goals of the Consolidated Plan.
The proposed document was prepared according to the recommendation of the City's Citizen Advisory Committee ("CDBG Committee"), as required by the City's Citizen Participation Plan. Preparation for the 2025-2029 Consolidated Plan and First Year Annual Action Plan for the 2025 Program Year (FY2026) began approximately a year ago with efforts to identify community needs, including a survey conducted jointly with the County and a public hearing held by the Citizen Advisory Committee on September 18, 2024. The Committee then prepared a funding request application and established application review criteria. Funding request applications were accepted through January 13, 2025.
The Committee reviewed funding request applications and potential City projects. On April 16, 2025, the Committee finalized it's recommendation, including proje...
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