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AN ORDINANCE APPROVING THE CITY OF LEE'S SUMMIT ENTITLEMENT COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT (CDBG) 2017-2018 ANNUAL ACTION PLAN.
(Note: CEDC, Public Hearing - March 8, 2017 and City Council, First Reading - July 27, 2017.)
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Issue/Request:
Approval of Ordinance adopting the 2017-18 CDBG Annual Action Plan
Key Issues:
To receive CDBG funding from HUD for the 2017-18 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 2017-18 Action Plan by ordinance.
Proposed City Council Motion:
I move for adoption of AN ORDINANCE APPROVING THE CITY OF LEE'S SUMMIT ENTITLEMENT COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT (CDBG) 2017-2018 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 2017-18 program year, CDBG grant amount will be $354,769.00 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 prioritizes the requests and adopts a plan for implementation of programs and projects approved for funding.
The CEDC held a public hearing on March 8, 2017 as a part of this open public process. The CEDC approved a recommendation for the City Council to adopt b...
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