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CrrYor PRESCOTT F��y�ft�taw� COUNCIL AGENDA MEMO MEETING DATE/TYPES: VOTING SESSION 5-13-14 DEPARTMENT: Community Development AGENDA ITEM: Adoption of the 2014/2015 CDBG Annual Action Plan and adoption of! Resolution No. 4224-1433 authorizing application for Community Development Block Grant funds Approved By: Date: Director: Guice, Tom 105/07/2014 City Manager: McConnell, Craig 5- 1744- Item Summary As a Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) entitlement community that has chosen to accept funds, the City of Prescott is responsible for developing an Annual Action Plan to set forth how those funds will be expended. The plan is both a budget and an implementation component of the 2010-2014 CDBG Consolidated Plan adopted by Council May 11, 2010. A Citizens Advisory Committee has assisted the City in developing the Annual Action Plan. Background The Citizen Advisory Committee held a public meeting on November 13, 2013, in preparation for developing a timeline and draft action plan for CDBG Program Year 2014. A workshop for applicants was conducted on January 15, 2014. Letters and e-mail communication inviting 501c3 non-profit service providers to apply for CDBG funds were distributed prior to the workshop date. The workshop was attended by over 30 organizations that directly serve low to moderate income clients. Ongoing communication and application deadline notices were sent to workshop attendees. The CDBG Citizens Advisory Committee held the first Program Year 2014 public hearing on March 5, 2014, to allow for public service grant request presentations from non-profit providers, and to hear comments from the public. The Citizens Advisory Committee received five project requests from non-profit public service providers, and one request for a public facility project. Requirements of the Annual Action Plan include a 30-day public comment period which began March 24, 2014, and ended April 23, 2014. No written comments were received.