HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution No. 149-20 - CBDG - Allocation Process Recommendation
RESOLUTION
Approving and Allocation Process for Community Development Block Grants.
WHEREAS, the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Entitlement Program
provides annual grants on a formula basis to entitled cities and counties to develop viable
urban communities by providing decent housing and a suitable living environment, and
by expanding economic opportunities, principally for low- and moderate-income persons;
and
WHEREAS, the City receives funds directly from the United States Department of
Housing and Urban Development (HUD) as part of the entitlement program; and
WHEREAS, the City conducts public hearings to obtain citizen views, respond to
questions, development needs and reviews of proposed activities prior to determining
final appropriations; and
WHEREAS, for years the Council has allocated funds using an individual ranking process,
followed by discussion at a study session and a vote resulting in funding for agencies that
receive four or more votes; and
WHEREAS, during the 2020 CDBG allocation process the Council expressed a desire to
reevaluate the City’s allocation process and on May 11, 2020 a new allocation process was
presented; and
WHEREAS, the City team is recommending that the allocation process be changed as
follows: formal applications will be processed for projects involving public services and each
application will be scored based on a variety of criteria; all other CDBG funding will go
towards internal or staff recommended projects which fulfill the Consolidated Plan Priorities.
A steering committee made up of city teammates from various departments will make a
recommendation to the Council regarding CDBG funding.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Common Council of the City of Rochester,
Minnesota adopts the change in the CDBG allocation process as presented at the Council’s
May 11, 2020 Study Session.
PASSED AND ADOPTED BY THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
ROCHESTER, MINNESOTA, THIS __________ DAY OF _______________, 2020.
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PRESIDENT OF SAID COMMON COUNCIL
ATTEST: __________________________
CITY CLERK
APPROVED THIS _____ DAY OF ______________________, 2020.
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MAYOR OF SAID CITY
(Seal of the City of
Rochester, Minnesota)