Title
An Ordinance approving the City of Lee's Summit Entitlement Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) 2019-2020 Annual Action Plan.
(CEDC 3/13/19)
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Issue/Request:
Approval of the 2019-2020 CDBG Annual Action Plan
Key Issues:
To receive CDBG funding from HUD for the 2019-20 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 2019-20 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) 2019-2020 Annual Action Plan.
SECOND MOTION: I move for adoption of an ordinance approving the City of Lee's Summit Entitlement Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) 2019-2020 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 2019-20 program year, CDBG grant amount will be $373,739.00 for the Lee's Summit program, a decrease of $16,470.00 or about 4% from last year's $390,209.00. In addition, the City has surplus funds totaling $16,023.60 remaining from various prior year programs and projects due to cost savings or cancellations. These surplus funds need to be reallocated to other programs and projects.
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). Th...
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