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Initial Public Forum: Housing and Community Development Needs and Use of 2019-2020 Community Development Block Grant Funds.
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Loryn Clark, Executive Director |
Housing and Community |
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Nate Broman-Fulks, Affordable Housing Manager |
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Renee Moye, Community Development Program Manager |
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Overview: The Town of Chapel Hill receives an annual allocation of Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to address community development and affordable housing needs. HUD requires communities that receive federal CDBG funds to hold two public forums during the development of a plan for use of funds. The Council will hold a second public forum in March, 2019.
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That the Council receive comments on housing and community development needs for the Town and the use of FY2019-20 federal Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program funds.
Key Issues
• HUD will notify the Town of the 2019-2020 CDBG allocation in the spring of 2019. For the purposes of program planning, we will assume the Town’s FY19-20 allocation will be the same as the FY18-19 allocation of $418,344.
• Eligible activities, described in the attached document, must serve households earning less than 80% of the area median income, or $64,500 for a family of four.
• We included notice of tonight’s forum in the Herald Sun on October 21, October 29, and November 4, 2018 and in the Town’s e-news publications.
• The annual Community Development Program Plan, submitted to HUD, will include all comments received in writing and at public forums.
• As in previous years, we recommend that an Application Review Committee, consisting of Town staff and representatives of the Housing Advisory Board and Human Services Advisory Board, will review applications for CDBG Program funding.
Fiscal Impact/Resources: The Town of Chapel Hill is a Community Development Block Grant Entitlement Community and receives an annual CDBG allocation from HUD. The Town provides CDBG funds through performance agreements with agencies that implement approved programs and services.
Where is this item in its process?
Council Goals:
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Create a Place for Everyone |
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Develop Good Places, New Spaces |
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Support Community Prosperity |
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Nurture Our Community |
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Facilitate Getting Around |
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Grow Town and Gown Collaboration |
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• Draft Staff Presentation |
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• National Objectives of Community Development Legislation |
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The Agenda will reflect the text below and/or the motion text will be used during the meeting. |
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PRESENTER: Renee Moye, Community Development Program Manager
RECOMMENDATION: That the Council receive comments on housing and community development needs for the Town and the use of FY2019-20 federal Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program funds.