AGENDA ITEM EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
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Adopt the Recommended 2025-26 CDBG Annual Action Plan
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RESPONSIBLE STAFF, TITLE, DEPARTMENT*
Sarah Osmer Vi?as, Director, Affordable Housing and Community Connections (AHCC) Department
Emily Holt, Affordable Housing Manager, AHCC Department
Melissa Peters, Funding Programs Coordinator, AHCC Department
STAFF RECOMMENDATION*
Staff recommends that the Council adopt the 2025-26 CDBG Annual Action Plan
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ACTION/DECISION POINTS*
1. Adopt the attached resolution approving the recommended 2025-2026 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Annual Action Plan for use of $689,588.
2. Authorize the Town Manager to submit the Plan to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) as the first annual update to the 2025-2029 Consolidated Plan.
3. Enact the attached project ordinance to establish the CDBG budget for the 2025-2026 program.
4. Enact the attached project ordinances to amend the CDBG budgets for the 2024-2025, 2023-2024, and 2020-2021 programs.
LEGISLATIVE CONTEXT*
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.
The Annual Action Plan describes how the Town will use CDBG funding during the next program year. Council must approve the Annual Action Plan before they can be submitted to HUD for approval. The deadline for submission of the Plan to HUD is July 11, 2025.
BACKGROUND AND CONTEXT*
The Town held the first public forum on assessing community needs for the 2025-2026 CDBG Annual Action Plan on November 13, 2024. Since then, the Town released a Request for Proposals for anticipated 2025-26 funding needs and continued to evaluate the community development and affordable housing funding needs of the Town. The Town received and reviewed 12 applications that were eligible for CDBG funding and are recommending ...
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