Report Prepared by: Mark E. Hamilton, Housing Program Supervisor, Housing Division, Department of Development Services
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SUBJECT: Request to Set a Public Hearing for August 7, 2017, Regarding Approval of an Amendment to the City's 2017-2018 Housing and Urban Development Annual Action Plan
REPORT IN BRIEF
Sets a Public Hearing for August 7, 2017, to obtain public input regarding a proposed amendment to the City's 2017-2018 Housing and Urban Development Annual Action Plan.
RECOMMENDATION
City Council - Adopt a motion setting a Public Hearing for Monday, August 7, 2017, to obtain public input and consider an amendment to the City's 2017-2018 Housing and Urban Development Annual Action Plan.
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ALTERNATIVES
1. Approve, as recommended by staff; or,
2. Approve, subject to conditions other than recommended by staff; or,
3. Deny; or,
4. Refer to the City Manager for reconsideration of specific items (specific items to be addressed in the motion); or,
5. Continue to a future meeting (date and time to be specified in the motion).
AUTHORITY
Charter of the City of Merced, Section 200.
CITY COUNCIL PRIORITIES
As proposed for in the 2017-18 budget and appropriated to the City of Merced as a Housing and Urban Development (HUD) entitlement community by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Annual Action Plan.
DISCUSSION
Staff is requesting Council to set a Public Hearing to consider amending the 2017 HUD Annual Action Plan. The 2017 HUD Annual Action Plan needs to be amended due to the funding allocation from HUD being modified from the original estimate of $1,287,818. When HUD published the final allocation award amounts, the City's entitlement grant increased $22,599 to $1,310,417. The revised Annual Action Plan includes a revised budget, additional sub-recipients, modified infrastructure capital improvement project budgets, and removes projects that were closed out at the end of the fiscal year (June 30, 2017).
The 2017 HUD Annual Acti...
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