AGENDA INFORMATION SHEET
DEPARTMENT: Department of Development Services
CM: Todd Hileman
DATE: May 23, 2017
SUBJECT
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Receive a funding recommendation report from the Community Development Advisory Committee (CDAC) and the Human Services Advisory Committee (HSAC). Hold a discussion and give staff direction regarding these activities as they are proposed in the 2017 Action Plan for Housing and Community Development.
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BACKGROUND
The City of Denton prepares an Action Plan for submission to the US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) annually, which serves as the City's application for the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and Home Investment Partnerships (HOME) programs.
Two years ago, using a process that included input from citizens and local non-profit organizations, staff developed Denton's 2015 - 2019 Consolidated Plan for Housing and Community Development. This Plan is a five-year strategy detailing proposed housing, social services and public works projects benefiting low and moderate-income households and neighborhoods. Annual action plans are developed based on the strategies outlined in the Consolidated Plan. The 2017 Action Plan represents the third year in the City's five-year strategy.
A public hearing, meetings with neighborhood groups and an online survey requesting citizen input regarding the use of CDBG and HOME funds took place in November and December 2016. Spanish translation was available at the public hearing and as part of the online survey. Public hearing outreach methods included the following:
1. Newsletters and flyers sent out to the Community Development mailing list which includes service organizations, churches, City departments and individual households;
2. Emails to neighborhood association representatives requesting they forward public hearing information to their residents;
3. Emails to local social service agencies and members of the Denton County Homeless Coalition;
4. Information post...
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