HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution No. 209-26 - Resolution- 2027 Annual Action Plan CDBG Funding
RESOLUTION
Approving the Fiscal Year 2027 Community Development Block Grant Programs
WHEREAS, the City of Rochester, as an entitlement community, under the terms of the
United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), participates in the
Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program; and
WHEREAS, Code of Federal Regulations Title 24 Housing and Urban Development Part
570 CDBG requires the preparation and adoption of an annual Action Plan which serves
as the application for CDBG Entitlement funds allocation; and
WHEREAS, the City of Rochester has prepared a Fiscal Year 2027 Annual Action Plan,
which proposes how the entitlement grant funds will be expended to address the strategic
priorities identified in the City’s 2025-2029 Consolidated Plan; and
WHEREAS, a draft of the 2027 Annual Action Plan was available for public review from
Monday, September 21, 2026 through Monday, November 2, 2026, and the City Council
held public hearings on September 21, 2026 and November 2, 2026 on the AAP, and open
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houses were held on September 14 and 29 to obtain views of citizens on the proposed
use of the anticipated $650,000 in grant funding plus $75,000 in Program Income funds for
the 2027 Fiscal Year CDBG Program. Any additional program income received above the
anticipated $75,000 will be allocated to the City’s Single Family Rehab Loan Program.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the Common Council of the City of Rochester
approves the following activities for funding from the Community Development Block Grant
program and authorizes and directs the Mayor and the City Clerk to execute subrecipient
agreements on behalf of the City.
Public Service Activities Funding Level
Damascus Way Reentry Center $10,000
Family Promise Rochester $30,000
Hiawatha Homes Foundation $25,000
Jeremiah Program $19,835
Salvation Army $12,665
Administration Activities
CDBG Program Administration $75,000
Planning $70,000
Affordable Housing Activities
City’s Single Family Rehab Loan Program $250,000
City’s Rental Housing Rehab Loan Program $125,000
Administrative Costs Associated with Rehab Programs $107,500
Total $725,000
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that if there is an increase or decrease in the allocation
amount for the 2027 CDBG fiscal year, the activities will be increased or decreased based
on the Citizen Participation Plan.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Council authorizes the Mayor to apply for 2027
Community Development Block Grant Funds and that the Mayor is authorized to execute
on behalf of the City; the Application for Federal Assistance, Form SF424 submitted with the
Annual Action Plan, the HUD Funding/Approval form and all Certifications and other
documents required in connection therewith.
PASSED AND ADOPTED BY THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
ROCHESTER, MINNESOTA, THIS__________DAY OF______________, 2026.
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PRESIDENT OF SAID COMMON COUNCIL
ATTEST: __________________________
CITY CLERK
APPROVED THIS_____DAY OF_____________________, 2026.
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MAYOR OF SAID CITY
(Seal of the City of
Rochester, Minnesota)