AGENDA CAPTION:
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Receive a Staff presentation and hold discussion on the formation of a Community Development Block Grant - Mitigation (CDBG-MIT) Advisory Committee; and provide direction to Staff.
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Meeting date: September 15, 2020
Department: Planning and Development Services
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Fiscal Note:
Prior Council Action: On March 3, 2020, City Council approved Resolution 2020-49R adopting the CDBG-MIT Action Plan, which provides for the allocation of $24,012,000 in grant funds from the US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).
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Background Information:
As a next step after approval of the CDBG-MIT Action Plan, federal regulations (84 FR 45838) require the City to create a Citizen Advisory Committee in order to:
1) provide increased transparency in the implementation of CDBG-MIT funds,
2) solicit and respond to public comment and input regarding the grantee's mitigation activities, and
3) serve as an on-going public forum to continuously inform the grantee's CDBG-MIT projects and programs.
This committee must be made up of citizens, not elected officials, and shall hold an open meeting a...
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