To: MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL
From: LAURIE KOIKE, INTERIM COMMUNITY SERVICES DIRECTOR
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PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER PUBLIC SERVICE GRANT RECOMMENDATIONS AND ADOPT COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT DRAFT 2021-2022 ANNUAL ACTION PLAN
PROCEDURES:
1. Open Public Hearing and take testimony;
2. Consider public service grant recommendations; and
3. Adopt 2021-2022 Action Plan
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
As a recipient of Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), the City of Redondo Beach is required to develop the one-year Action Plan and solicit input from residents as well as other interested organizations on housing and community development needs in the City. This report reflects the City's needs identified in the 2020-2025 Consolidated Plan and provides details on fiscal year (FY) 2021-2022 CDBG activities and funding allocations. The City will be receiving $290,479 for the FY 2021-22 in CDBG entitlement monies. These funds will support the Housing Improvement Program, Public Facilities and Improvements, Public Service Agencies, and Planning and Administration.
BACKGROUND
The primary purpose of the CDBG Program, established under the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, is to improve living conditions for low income persons in the community. Since 1986, the first year the City received CDBG funds, the City has received CDBG entitlement funds totaling over $16 million for a variety of projects and programs including housing rehabilitation; commercial rehabilitation; renovation of teen, community and senior centers; park improvements; and local public service agency funding.
Title I of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act requires that in order to apply for certain HUD programs, state and local governments must have an approved five-year Consolidated Plan. The Consolidated Plan is used by state and local governments as a working guide for the applicati...
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