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Public Hearing: City of Lee's Summit 2020-2024 Consolidated Plan (Draft) of the Community Development Block Grant Program
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Issue/Request:
The draft 2020-2024 Consolidated Plan will be presented for discussion and public input. The Plan identifies priority needs of the community and sets goals and strategies to address those needs in the next five years.
Key Issues:
Presentation and discussion of the draft 2020-2024 Consolidated Plan and the Citizen Participation Plan (Amended) of the CDBG program, as required by the Department of Housing and Urban Development.
Proposed Committee Motion:
FIRST MOTION: I move for a second reading to recommend approval, by ordinance, of the 2020-2024 Consolidated Plan of the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program and the Amended Citizen Participation Plan.
Background:
Lee's Summit has been an Entitlement community since 1994, receiving annual allocations of funding from the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program through HUD to support local programs and projects benefiting low-to-moderate income persons and households, addressing slum and blight conditions and meeting urgent needs. As a CDBG grantee, the City is required to prepare and adopt a Consolidated Plan (CON PLAN) every 5 years. The CON PLAN is a strategic plan that establishes the foundation for decisions on annual distribution of funding through Annual Action Plans (AP). Through community participation, priority needs are identified and 5-year goals, objectives and strategies to address those needs are developed. Following several months of public counsultation, community engagement, and analytical work, the draft plan has been completed.
A Citizen Participation Plan (CPP) is a federally mandated plan that sets forth local policies and procedures to encourage citizen participation in the development of the CON PLAN and AP, as well as subsequent substantial amendments to these plans. Staff revisits the current CPP at the same time the...
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