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Davenport CAC recommends Year 50 CDBG allocation slate, sends package to City Council
Summary
At a March 3 meeting, the Davenport City Citizens Advisory Committee voted to recommend a Year 50 CDBG allocation plan — including $270,000 for public services and staff-approved non-public service lines — and authorized staff to make limited across-the-board adjustments if the HUD award differs from the estimate.
Davenport City’s Citizens Advisory Committee (CAC) on March 3 voted to recommend a Year 50 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) allocation plan to City Council and approved a set of contingency rules for adjusting the slate if the final federal award differs from the estimate.
The CAC’s recommended package assumes an estimated entitlement of $1,641,373 and includes a public-services allocation of $270,000, with the remainder assigned to planning/administration, housing rehabilitation staffing and supplies, and an economic development fund. The committee also authorized staff to make across-the-board increases or cuts of up to 20 percent if the final HUD award differs from the estimate; changes larger than that would return to the CAC for further action.
Heather, a CDBG program staff member, summarized the scoring and allocation process the CAC used, telling members that applicants completed applications in December, presented in February and were scored by 12 CAC members. "CDBG funding comes to the city, but one of the requirements...is that…
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