CC MEETING: July 11, 2017
DATE: June 28, 2017
TO: Erin Rinehart, City Manager
FROM: Scott Hudson, Environmental Services Director
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Hold A Public Hearing And Consider A Resolution Adopting The Program Year 2017 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) 2017 One-Year Plan of Action and Budget. The item also includes a proposed resolution to adopt this document.
On October 1, 2017 the City of Carrollton will receive $722,379 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 $566,278 for the reconstruction of streets and sidewalks in the Woodcrest Estates Neighborhood (NOTICE), $79,000 for the Housing Rehabilitation Repair Program, $15,000 for redevelopment of the toddler playground at Crosby Recreational Center, and $62,101 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 accordance with HUD regulations.
On June 8, 2017, the Neighborhood Advisory Commission conducted a public hearing and voted unanimously to recommend adoption of the One-Year Plan of Action by the City Council.
FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS:
The PY 2017 Community Development Block Grant will provide $722,379 in new financial resources for community development initiatives.
IMPACT ON COMMUNITY SUSTAINABILITY:
Annually, the Carrollton Community Development ...
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