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Council Receives Annual CDBG/HOME Funding Resolution; Staff Explains Administration and Use
Summary
Staff reminded council that the annual resolution is required to receive Community Development Block Grant and HOME funds; the resolution sets budget parameters and authorizes the redevelopment authority to manage allocations and grant awards.
City staff presented the annual resolution that authorizes the city to receive Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and HOME program funds from the county allocation process administered under HUD rules.
Staff told council the resolution must be adopted each year to receive anticipated HUD allocations, and that the resolution sets the broad budget parameters for how the funds will be used. The staff presentation said the redevelopment authority manages the accounting and administration for the grants on the city's behalf and that specific awards (such as facade improvement grants, economic development grants and home repair assistance) will follow the authority’s administrative procedures and HUD requirements.
The resolution is based on projected federal allocations; staff said actual funding will be adjusted once the federal fiscal-year award amounts are known and that council can amend the allocations later in the year if necessary. No formal vote on the resolution was recorded at this meeting; staff said the usual procedure is to include the resolution on the business meeting agenda for formal action to meet HUD timelines.
Staff emphasized the administrative oversight role of the redevelopment authority and said staff and the authority will return to council for approvals as individual projects and grants are finalized.
