City of Alexandria, Virginia
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MEMORANDUM
DATE: MAY 8, 2013
TO: THE HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL
FROM: RASHAD M. YOUNG, CITY MANAGER /s/
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Consideration of the One-Year Action Plan for Housing and Community Development for Fiscal Year (FY) 2014.
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ISSUE: City Council Consideration of the City's One-Year Action Plan for Housing and Community Development for FY 2014.
RECOMMENDATION: That the City Council:
(1) Approve the One-Year Action Plan for Housing and Community Development for FY 2014, which includes the City's application for Federal Fiscal Year 2013 funding for $678,236 in Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and $373,796 in Home Investment Partnerships Program (HOME), as summarized in Attachments 1 and 2;
(2) Authorize the City Manager to make adjustments to the FY 2014 Action Plan and grant application based on the approved FY 2014 Budget and final grant numbers when received from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development; and
(3) Authorize the City Manager to execute all necessary documents.
BACKGROUND: The One-Year Action Plan for Housing and Community Development has been prepared in accordance with HUD regulations. These regulations require that participants in certain HUD Programs, including but not limited to the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and Home Investment Partnerships (HOME) programs, develop and submit one-year updates to their five-year Consolidated Plan for Housing and Community Development. The City's current Consolidated Plan, which defines the City's strategy for addressing housing and community development needs from FY 2011 through 2015, was approved by Council on May 11, 2010.
DISCUSSION: The Citizen Summary of the Draft FY 2014 Action Plan was advertised and also distributed to an interested party list for public review on March 26, with comments due ...
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