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■ � ■ ■ a e ■ � � � A- 1 I � REPOR T . .. f ,, �.- To the Honorable Mayor and City Council From the City Manager �,pril 26, 2004 Subject Annual Action Plan to the Consolidated Plan for FY 2004-2005 Recommendation Adopt the Annual Action Plan and authorize the City Manager to execute and file documents related to the Annual Action Plan for submittal to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Background The City expects to receive $885,000 in Community Development Block Grant funds and, $462,282 in HOME Investment Partnership funds from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) for FY 2004/2005. As a condition of receiving funds, the City is required to follow a Citizens Participation Process that involves holding a number of public meetings and publishing the proposed use of funds for citizen comment before the City Council gives final approval on the use of the funds. A Binder of Proposals and Financial Statements for each nonprofit applicant is available for your review in the Redevelopment, �- Housing, and Economic Development Division. Citizens Particioation • Mandatory Application and technical assistance workshops were held by staff to assist interested organizations to prepare competitive proposals and several meetings were held by the Housing and Human Concerns Committee to review proposals submitted for funding.- • A total of 24 applications were received totaling $1.7 million dollars for the $885,000 entitlement. No proposals were received for HOME funds. • On March 4, 2004, the Housing and Human Concerns Committee approved funding recommendations for 14 programs for $885,000 from CDBG Funds and $462,282 from HOME funds. See Funding Recommendations by Motion labeled Attachment I. • A Statement of Community Development Objectives and Proposed Use of Funds was published for 30 day citizen comment on March 15 and March 16 prior to forwarding the documents to Council for approval. • The Housing 8 Human Concerns Committee approved a final Action Plan March 23, 2004. • The Planning Commission has reviewed the capital projects in the Action Plan on April 13, 2004 and concurs that the activities conform to the City's General Plan. • The City must submit the Fifth Annual Action Plan to HUD no later than May 15, 2004. Consolidated Plan The Consolidated Plan is a federal prerequisite for receiving various sources of entitlement '" funding from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. The term of the City's Consolidated Plan is the period from July 1, 2000 to June 30, 2005. The Plan is made up of three components: (1) Market 8 Needs Analysis, (2) Five Year Strategic Pian, and (3) a One-Year Action Plan. The Consolidated Plan identifies priorities the City