TO: Sheryl Sculley, City Manager
FROM: John Dugan, Director Planning and Community Development
COPIES TO: Councilwoman Ivy Taylor, Chair, District 2; Councilman Diego Bernal, District 1; Councilwoman Shirley Gonzalez, District 5; Councilman Joe Krier, District 9
SUBJECT: Proposed FY 2015 Action Plan and Budget administering programs funded through the City's four U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Summary
This item will present to the Quality of Life Committee the proposed FY 2015 Action Plan and Budget administering programs funded through the City's four U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) grant programs including the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), the Home Investment Partnership Grant (HOME), the Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG), and the Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA) Grant.
Background
The City of San Antonio receives four (4) federal entitlement grants awarded through the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). These funds are designed to meet the needs of persons who are of low and moderate income and for preserving and developing low-income communities. These four grants include CDBG, HOME, ESG and HOPWA. Each year the City conducts an action plan process to identify and implement community development and affordable housing activities that address a myriad of activities necessary to advance the goals of both the five year Consolidated Plan and the Strategic Plan for Community Development.
The five year Consolidated Plan (FY 2011-2015) is an assessment of affordable housing and community development needs and market conditions, which serves as the framework for community wide dialogue to identify priorities. The Strategic Plan for Community Development provides investment strategies for addressing all elements of the living and built environment that constitute a sustainable community organized around three approaches: reinvestment planning, coordinati...
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