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AN ORDINANCE APPROVING THE CITY OF LEE'S SUMMIT ENTITLEMENT COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT (CDBG) 2016-2017 ANNUAL ACTION PLAN.
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Issue/Request:
Approval of Ordinance adopting the 2016-17 CDBG Annual Action Plan
Key Issues:
To receive CDBG funding from HUD for the 2016-17 program year, the City is required to submit an Annual Action Plan that lays out the community's goals and objectives for the program and programs and projects to be funded to implement the 2015-19 Consolidated Plan. The City Council needs to adopt the proposed 2016-17 Action Plan by ordinance.
Proposed City Council Motion:
FIRST MOTION: I move for second reading of AN ORDINANCE APPROVING THE CITY OF LEE'S SUMMIT ENTITLEMENT COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT (CDBG) 2016-2017 ANNUAL ACTION PLAN.
SECOND MOTION: I move for approval of AN ORDINANCE APPROVING THE CITY OF LEE'S SUMMIT ENTITLEMENT COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT (CDBG) 2016-2017 ANNUAL ACTION PLAN.
Background:
Lee’s Summit is an Entitlement City under the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program through the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). An annual grant is provided to the City to meet the Three National Objectives of the CDBG program: Benefiting low-to-moderate income persons, address slum or blight, and meeting urgent needs. For the 2016-17 program year, CDBG grant amount will be $369,299 for the Lee's Summit program.
To receive this grant, HUD requires that the City submit an Annual Action Plan each year outlining programs and projects and grant allocation to implement the community goals and objectives established in the City’s Consolidated Plan (a 5-year master plan of the program). The City conducts an open public process each year to solicit funding requests from local government and non-profit agencies and prioritize the requests and adopt a plan for implementation of programs and projects approved for funding.
The CEDC held a public hearing on April 18, 2016 as a part of t...
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