Title
An Ordinance adopting the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) 2020-2024 Consolidated Plan of the City of Lee's Summit and amending the City of Lee's Summit Citizen Participation Plan. (CEDC 11/13/19)
Body
Issue/Request:
An Ordinance adopting the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) 2020-2024 Consolidated Plan of the City of Lee's Summit and amending the City of Lee's Summit Citizen Participation Plan.
Key Issues:
The City has prepared a 2020-2024 Consolidated Plan and an amended Citizen Participation Plan for adoption, as required by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.
Proposed City Council Motion:
First Motion: I move for a second reading of An Ordinance adopting the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) 2020-2024 Consolidated Plan of the City of Lee's Summit and amending the City of Lee's Summit Citizen Participation Plan.
Second Motion: I move for adoption of An Ordinance adopting the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) 2020-2024 Consolidated Plan of the City of Lee's Summit and amending the City of Lee's Summit 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 consultation, community engagement, and analytical work, the draft plan has been completed.
A public hearing was held on November 13 at the Community and Economic Development Committee Meeting for additional public input and recommendation from the Committee.
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 CON PLAN is prepared. The proposed amendment to the 2015 CPP will not affect the content of the plan, except the addition of reference numbers to specific Federal regulations associated with specific policies and procedural requirements written in the CPP.
Impact/Analysis:
The adoption of the Consolidated Plan is required by HUD in order to receive CDBG funds over the next five years to support local programs and services. The Consolidated Plan will guide the annual funding distribution decisions. No local match is required for any fund amount received. The administration of the CDBG program may be funded by a combination of CDBG funds and the General Fund.
Timeline:
Start: July 1, 2020
Finish: June 30, 2024
Presenter
Ryan Elam, Director of Development Services
Recommendation
Staff recommends approval of the 2020-2024 Consolidated Plan.
Committee Recommendation
CEDC recommended City Council adoption of an ordinance to approve the 2020-2024 Consolidated Plan and the amended Citizen Participation Plan.