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The Community Development Department is recommending that the City Council approve the 2018 Annual Action Plan, including the proposed projects and budget, for the use of Community Development Block Grant funds.
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Presenter:
Jake Warner
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Description/Background:
Sandy City is an annual grantee of CDBG funds from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). HUD requires that the City submit an annual action plan (AAP) prior to releasing the funds. The City's Citizen Participation Plan outlines that the City's Citizen Advisory Committee prepare, and present as a recommendation to the City Council, an AAP that advances the goals and objectives of the 2015-2019 Consolidated Plan. The City Council has approval authority for the AAP, within the regulations and requirements pertaining to the CDBG program. Following approval by the City Council, the AAP will be submitted to HUD.
Preparation for the 2018 program year (7/1/18-6/30/19) began with a needs analysis public hearing held by the Citizen Advisory Committe on September 20, 2017. The Committee then prepared a funding request application and established application review criteria. Funding request applications were accepted through January 8, 2018. Over the course of the next two months, the Committee reviewed, scored, and preparaed a recommendion that includes proposed projects and funding levels. The proposed AAP reflects the Committee's recommendations.
Fiscal Impact:
At the time the proposed recommendation was approved by the Citizen Advisory Committee, the federal budget had not been approved and the City's grant amount had not been released by HUD. It was estimated, based on prior year grant amounts, that the City would receive approximately $380,000 in CDBG funds for the 2018 program year and that approximately $45,000 in unexpended funds from prior years would be available to reprogram. The federal government has since approved the 2018 omnibus spending bill, which included an approximate 9% increase in CDBG funding, however HUD has still not released local grant amounts. Staff has also since determined that the actual prior year unexpended funding available is $42,720.
Further action to be taken:
Alternatives:
Approve the 2018 Annual Action Plan.
Approve, with revisions, the 2018 Annual Action Plan.
Table for a future decision.
Recommended Action and/or Suggested Motion:
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That Resolution #18-20 C be approved, including the following:
1. Approval of the 2018 Annual Action Plan, subject to the provisions listed in the resolution; and
2. Authorization for the Mayor to submit the 2018 Annual Action Plan to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and to sign associated grant documents.