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Establish a public hearing on the HUD 2025-2029 Consolidated Plan and the HUD 2025 Annual Action Plan on Tuesday, April 29, 2025, at 1:30 p.m.
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Resolution:
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BE IT RESOLVED, that, consistent with U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) requirements, a public hearing to obtain public comment on the HUD 2025-2029 Consolidated Plan and the HUD 2025 Annual Action Plan be held before the Administration, Operations, and Budget Committee of the Hennepin County Board of Commissioners on Tuesday, April 29, 2025 at 1:30 p.m., or as soon thereafter as practicable, in Room A-2400 of the Hennepin County Government Center in the City of Minneapolis; and that the Clerk of the Board be directed to publish notice of the hearing.
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Background:
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) requires the county to prepare and submit a Five-Year Consolidated Plan and an Annual Action Plan to receive HUD entitlement funds for the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program, the HOME Investment Partnerships (HOME) Program, and the Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) Program.
The 2025-2029 Consolidated Plan (covering the period July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2030) represents the seventh such plan developed by Hennepin County. The 2025-2029 Consolidated Plan will include prioritized goals in specific housing and community development categories as required by HUD. Grantees report on accomplishments and progress toward Consolidated Plan goals in the Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report (CAPER).
The Consolidated Plan is carried out through Annual Action Plans, which provide a concise summary of activities for the upcoming program year and constitute the county's formal application to HUD for upcoming CDBG, HOME, and ESG allocations. The 2025 Action Plan covers the first program year (July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026) of the 2025-2029 Consolidated Plan.
In the CDBG program for Program Year 2025, fou...
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