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Report regarding holding a Public Hearing on the City's housing, community, and economic development needs for the 2023-2027 Five-Year Consolidated Plan and 2023-2024 Annual Action Plan and providing direction to the Community Development Block Grant Standing Committee regarding funding priorities. (Heather Ruiz, Management Analyst II)
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Staff recommends that the City Council hear public testimony on the City's housing, community, and economic development needs for the 2023-2027 Five-Year Consolidated Plan and the 2023-2024 Annual Action Plan and provide direction to the Community Development Block Grant Standing Committee regarding funding priorities.
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BACKGROUND
The U.S Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) requires local jurisdictions to prepare a Five-Year Consolidated Plan (Consolidated Plan), this cycle is from 2023 to 2027, as well as an Annual Action Plan (Action Plan) for the upcoming program year, 2023-2024, in order to receive funds through the Community Development Block Grant Program (CDBG). As part of the development of the Consolidated and Action Plans, the City is required to hold two public hearings. The purpose of the March 8, 2023, public hearing is to obtain citizens' views on housing, community, and economic development needs which will inform the Plans.
Additionally, for those non-profit organizations seeking CDBG funds, they may use this public hearing to make brief comments to City Council regarding their programs. The City Council can take this opportunity to ask the nonprofit organizations questions regarding their proposed activities and to give direction to the CDBG Standing Committee on funding priorities. A notice of public hearing was published in the San Mateo County Times on February 6, 2023. The second public hearing is scheduled for April 26, 2023. At this meeting, Council will consider adopting the Consolidated and Actions Plans, and make final allocations of CDBG...
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