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City Council approves HUD consolidated application with new oversight to speed spending on neighborhood projects
Summary
The Los Angeles City Council on Feb. 11 approved a consolidated application to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, adopting two amendments and a verbal change to include the mayor's office in an oversight process designed to accelerate spending of HUD funds.
The Los Angeles City Council on Feb. 11 approved a consolidated application to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, adopting two amendments and a verbal change to include the mayor's office in an oversight process designed to accelerate spending of U.S. Housing and Urban Development (HUD) funds.
Councilmember Hernandez, chairing the discussion, said HUD has issued a notice that the city is not spending its HUD allocations quickly enough and that federal review occurs on roughly 90‑day cycles. "HUD has basically issued us a letter stating we're not spending our money fast enough," Hernandez said during the council discussion. The council voted 12‑0 to adopt the application as amended.
The oversight change, described by Hernandez as a verbal amendment to instruction No. 11 of the report, adds the mayor's office to a committee that will include the City…
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