CC MEETING: July 23, 2019
DATE: July 16, 2019
TO: Erin Rinehart, City Manager
FROM: Cory Heiple, Environmental Services Director
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Hold A Public Hearing And Consider A Resolution Adopting The Draft 2019-2023 Consolidated Plan And Program Year 2019 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 Program Years 2019-2023 Community Development Block Grant Consolidated Plan which incorporates Program Year (PY) 2019 One-Year Plan of Action and Budget. The item also includes a proposed resolution to adopt these plans. On October 1, 2019, the City of Carrollton will receive $828,463 for PY 2019 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds from the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). According to federal law, these funds must be used to benefit persons of low- to moderate-income in Carrollton to address housing and community development concerns.
In addition to the annual action plan, every five years HUD requires that grantees conduct a more comprehensive assessment of community status and needs, known as the Consolidated Plan. This year's plan will cover the five program years beginning in October 2019 to September 2023. In March, the city hired Root Policy Research to conduct this assessment which includes extensive demographic analysis and community input. This study is now complete.
Two public hearings are to be conducted to solicit public input on the proposed 2019-2023 Consolidated Plan, one at the Neighborhood Advisory Commission (NAC) July 18, 2019 meeting, and the second on July 23, 2019 at the scheduled City Council meeting in City Hall.
A preliminary focus group indicated a continued support for infrastructure improvements and enhanced code enforcement for Carrollton's older apartment communities. Participants placed a high value on the funding the City provides to our local social service pa...
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