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Establish a public hearing on the Hennepin County Consortium 2024 HUD Annual Action Plan on Tuesday, April 23, 2024 at 1:30 p.m.
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BE IT RESOLVED, that a public hearing to obtain public comment on the Hennepin County Consortium 2024 Annual Action Plan for the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) be held before the Administration, Operations and Budget Committee of the Hennepin County Board of Commissioners on Tuesday, April 23, 2024 at 1:30 p.m., or as soon thereafter as practicable, to be conducted via telephone and other electronic means; and that staff be directed to publish notice of the public hearing.
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Background:
Hennepin County is the lead agency for the following U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) entitlement programs in suburban Hennepin County: Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), HOME Investment Partnerships (HOME), and Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG). As a prerequisite to receiving HUD funds, the county is required to develop a five-year plan outlining the jurisdiction's housing and community development needs and priorities. Hennepin County's current five-year Consolidated Plan, approved May 19, 2020 (Resolution 20-0186), covers funding years 2020-2024.
Each year the county is required to submit an Annual Action Plan, which constitutes the county's formal application to HUD for its CDBG, HOME, and ESG allocation. The 2024 Annual Action Plan describes how the county plans to use the allocation during the program year, July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2025, to address the priority needs identified in the five-year Consolidated Plan.
In the CDBG program, seven communities will receive a direct allocation from the county based on the federal CDBG formula which includes population, overcrowding, and poverty. Direct allocation communities prepare funding recommendations consistent with the allocation amount, conduct local public hearings, and submit city council...
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