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A Resolution of the City Council of Colorado Springs, Colorado Approving the 2015-2019 Consolidated Plan, 2015 Action Plan and Citizen Participation Plan for the use of Federal Block Grant Funds (CDBG, HOME, ESG) Provided Through the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.
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From:
Aimee Cox, Manager, Housing and Community Initiatives Division
Summary:
A resolution to approve the 2015-2019 Consolidated Plan, 2015 Annual Action Plan and Citizen Participation Plan
Previous Council Action:
City Council appropriated federal block grant funds and program income in the amount of $3,920,000 as part of the 2015 municipal budget process.
Background:
The City of Colorado Springs is a US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) entitlement community grantee and receives allocations of federal block grant funds under the Community Development Block Grant Program (CDBG), Home Investment Partnerships Program (HOME) and Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG). The purpose of the funds is to benefit low- and moderate- income residents of Colorado Springs, prevent slums and blight, provide decent housing, prevent homelessness and meet other urgent community needs. To be eligible to receive the annual entitlement grants, the City must develop and submit to HUD a five year Consolidated Plan, which is a jurisdiction's comprehensive planning document and application for funding, and an Annual Action Plan identifying activities for the program year. The City's Citizen Participation Plan (CPP) outlines the public participation process in development of the plan. The CPP identifies Colorado Springs City Council as the approval authority for the City's Consolidated Plan and Annual Action Plan.
The program year for the federal block grant funds is April 1, 2015 to March 31, 2016.
The City's most recent Consolidated Plan covered the five-year period of April 1, 2010 through March 31, 2014. The draft Consolidated Plan attached ...
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