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AN ORDINANCE APPROVING THE AMENDED LEE’S SUMMIT CITIZEN PARTICIPATION PLAN TO ESTABLISH POLICIES AND PROCEDURES TO ENCOURAGE PUBLIC PARTICIPATION IN THE PROCESS OF DEVELOPING THE HUD REQUIRED ASSESSMENT OF FAIR HOUSING IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE HUD FINAL RULE ON AFFIRMATIVELY FURTHERING FAIR HOUSING.
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Issue/Request:
Amending the Lee's Summit Citizen Participation Plan to establish policies and procedures to encourage public participation in the process of developing the HUD required Assessment of Fair Housing.
Key Issues:
HUD Final Rule on Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing (AFFH) requires HUD assistance recipients to conduct an Assessment of Fair Housing (AFH) every five years as a condition for accepting their Consolidated Plans. To conduct this required AFH, the City is also required to amend our current Citizen Participation Plan to establish policies and procedures to encourage public participation during the process of AFH.
Proposed City Council Motion:
FIRST MOTION: AN ORDINANCE APPROVING THE AMENDED LEE’S SUMMIT CITIZEN PARTICIPATION PLAN TO ESTABLISH POLICIES AND PROCEDURES TO ENCOURAGE PUBLIC PARTICIPATION IN THE PROCESS OF DEVELOPING THE HUD REQUIRED ASSESSMENT OF FAIR HOUSING IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE HUD FINAL RULE ON AFFIRMATIVELY FURTHERING FAIR HOUSING. I MOVE FOR SECOND READING.
SECOND MOTION: AN ORDINANCE APPROVING THE AMENDED LEE’S SUMMIT CITIZEN PARTICIPATION PLAN TO ESTABLISH POLICIES AND PROCEDURES TO ENCOURAGE PUBLIC PARTICIPATION IN THE PROCESS OF DEVELOPING THE HUD REQUIRED ASSESSMENT OF FAIR HOUSING IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE HUD FINAL RULE ON AFFIRMATIVELY FURTHERING FAIR HOUSING. I MOVE FOR ADOPTION.
Background:
Lee's Summit was designated as an Entitlement Community under the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Grant funds must be used to benefit low-to-moderate income persons or to address slum or blight in the community.
HUD regulation 24 CFR Part 91 re...
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