REPORT TO COUNCIL
SUBJECT
Title
Public Hearing: FY 2021-2022 DRAFT Annual Action Plan for the use of Federal Housing and Urban Development Grant Funds, and CDBG Guidelines
Report
COUNCIL PILLAR
Promote and Enhance Economic, Housing and Transportation Development
BACKGROUND
Annual Action Plan:
The City of Santa Clara receives annual funding from the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) in the form of Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and Home Investment Partnerships Program (HOME) funds. CDBG funds are used to provide public services to Santa Clara's low-income residents and funding for capital improvement projects. HOME funds are used for the development of affordable housing options.
As an entitlement agency, the City is required to develop a Five-Year Consolidated Plan (ConPlan) that identifies goals and needs within the community that could be addressed through the use of HUD funding. The City is also required each year to prepare an Annual Action Plan (AAP) to document how the City will use HUD funding consistent with the goals and needs identified in the ConPlan. Both documents must be reviewed and approved by HUD in order for the City to receive annual HUD fund allocations.
HUD requires that the public be provided two opportunities to offer input on the development of the AAP; once during the development of the draft AAP, and once prior to submission of the final version of the AAP to HUD for review. This is the first of the two required public hearings. Public comment will be included in the final version of the AAP which is scheduled to be presented to the City Council (the second public hearing) on May 4, 2021. The final version of the AAP will be submitted to HUD on or before May 15, 2021.
CDBG Guidelines:
During the 2019 program year, HUD performed a monitoring visit and advised the City to draft and adopt updated CDBG Guidelines to provide guidance around how to implements its public service grants and how t...
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