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Resolution authorizing designated City officials to execute Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) documents required by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) for current and future program years.
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WHEREAS, the City of South San Francisco, California, is an Entitlement Community under the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Title I of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, as amended, HUD provides annual CDBG funding to eligible entitlement communities for activities that principally benefit low- and moderate-income persons, aid in the prevention or elimination of slums and blight, or meet urgent community development needs; and
WHEREAS, HUD regulations require the preparation and adoption of a Five-Year Consolidated Plan and an Annual Action Plan, which serves as the City's annual application for CDBG funding; and
WHEREAS, the City has prepared and adopted its applicable Consolidated Plan and Annual Action Plan in accordance with HUD requirements, including citizen participation, public notice, consultation, and comment requirements; and
WHEREAS, HUD requires the submission, execution, and certification of various documents in connection with the administration of the CDBG Program, including but not limited to Form SF-424, certifications and assurances, grant agreements, environmental certifications, amendments, performance reports, requests for release of funds, drawdown authorizations, and other documents necessary for the receipt, administration, expenditure, reporting, and closeout of CDBG funds; and
WHEREAS, the City Council finds that providing continuing authority to designated City officials to execute routine HUD-required applications, certifications, assurances, reports, and related documents will facilitate the efficient administration of the CDBG Program and ensure timely compliance w...
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