Committee discharges Union Square/Church Street South HUD proposal to full board
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Summary
The Community Development Committee voted to discharge an MOU and grant authority for a HUD Choice Neighborhoods Implementation grant for the Union Square (formerly Church Street South) project and send the matter to the full board for consideration.
The Community Development Committee voted to discharge an item related to Church Street South (Union Square) — an order authorizing the city to apply for and accept a HUD Choice Neighborhoods Implementation Grant — and to send the proposal to the full Board for consideration. Presenters said the MOU between the city and the housing authority is intended to demonstrate site control required by HUD for a competitive application.
City staff described the MOU as a co‑lead applicant arrangement to show control over a triangular portion of Union Square property that is partly city‑owned and partly owned by the housing authority. The grant ask identified in committee papers was up to $26,000,000 for implementation work tied to the Union Square redevelopment. The committee approved a motion to discharge the item to the full board; the chair recorded that 'The ayes have it.'
Next steps: the full Board will consider the MOU and any needed authorizations to apply for and accept HUD funding.
