CC MEETING: July 7, 2015
DATE: June 30, 2015
TO: Leonard Martin, City Manager
FROM: Scott Hudson, Environmental Services Director
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Hold A Public Hearing And Consider A Resolution Adopting The Analysis Of Impediments To Fair Housing And Program Year 2015 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) 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 (CDBG) Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing and Program Year 2015 One-Year Plan of Action and Budget. The item also includes a proposed resolution to adopt these documents.
On October 1, 2015 the City of Carrollton will receive $696,061 in CDBG funds from the U.S. 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 $543,720 for the reconstruction of streets and sidewalks in the Carrollton Downs Neighborhood - Phase II (NOTICE); $15,000 for special projects in Rhoton Park; $79,000 for the Housing Rehabilitation Repair Program; and $58,341 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.
In addition to the annual action plan, HUD periodically requires that grantees conduct a more comprehensive assessment of community housing status and needs, known as the Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing. This study must address housing opportunities for all protected classes: race, color, religion, national origin, sex, familial status, and disability. In May 2015 the City Council au...
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