CC MEETING: July 12, 2016
DATE: June 24, 2016
TO: Leonard Martin, City Manager
FROM: Scott Hudson, Environmental Services Director
Title
Hold A Public Hearing And Consider A Resolution Adopting The Program Year 2016 Community Development Block Grant One-Year Plan Of Action And Budget.
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BACKGROUND:
This agenda item is to hold a public hearing and receive comments on the proposed Community Development Block Grant Program Year (PY) 2016 One-Year Plan of Action and Budget. The item also includes a proposed resolution to adopt this document.
On October 1, 2016 the City of Carrollton will receive $753,231 in Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds from the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). The CDBG program is designed to address housing and community development concerns for low to moderate income families and neighborhoods. According to federal law, these funds must be used for the principal benefit of persons of low and moderate income in Carrollton. The proposed Plan of Action fulfills these requirements.
The proposed budget includes $614,140 for the reconstruction of streets and sidewalks in the Santa Rosa Neighborhood (NOTICE), $79,000 for the Housing Rehabilitation Repair Program, and $60,091 for Enhanced Code Enforcement in the CDBG Target Area. All of the activities in the proposed budget are identified as major priorities in the previously adopted 2014-2018 Consolidated Plan.
On June 9, 2016, the NAC voted unanimously to recommend adoption of the One-Year Plan of Action by the City Council.
FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS:
The PY 2016 Community Development Block Grant will provide $753,231 in new financial resources for community development initiatives.
IMPACT ON COMMUNITY SUSTAINABILITY:
Annually, the Carrollton Community Development Block Grant program secures, allocates and administers approximately $700,000 in new community development resources for use in the low-and-moderate income areas of the City. Long-term community sustainability is supported by significant financial reinvestment in the physical infrastructure of aging neighborhoods, housing rehabilitation and code enforcement.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION/ACTION DESIRED:
Staff recommends that the City Council conduct the public hearing and adopt the PY 2016 Community Development Block Grant One-Year Plan of Action and Budget.