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Public Hearing: Community Development Block Grant Annual Action Plan for Program Year 2024-25
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In 1994, Lee’s Summit was designated as an Entitlement Community under the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). This designation gives the City the authority to administer the grant funds within our City. As an Entitlement Community, the City is required to adopt an Annual Action Plan for each program year that summarizes local actions being taken to address specific needs within the community. The grant distribution aims to achieve priority goals and objectives as established in the 2020-24 Consolidated Plan; this is year five of the City’s five-year Consolidated Plan. In the 2023-24 program year, the City was awarded $354,909.00 in grant funds. As of this presentation, the 2024-25 award has not been announced; for the purpose of planning HUD instructs grantees to use the prior year amount as an estimate for the upcoming year.
The City is required to adopt an annual action plan for each program year summarizing local actions being taken to address specific needs of the community’s low-to-moderate income persons. The attached draft Annual Action Plan has been prepared through a public process, which included a press release, pre-application meeting and application period, followed by staff evaluation and prioritization of the applications received.
Following the Public Hearing, there will be a 30-day public comment period prior to City Council adoption.
Proposed Committee Recommendation
I move that the CEDC recommend that the City Council approve the attached 2024-25 Annual Action Plan by ordinance with necessary funding distribution adjustments when HUD formally announces grant amount
Presenter
Sarah Tilbury, CDBG Administrator, Development Services
Amy Koeneman, Asst. Director of Grants & Administration