DEPARTMENT: Department of Planning and Community Development
DEPARTMENT HEAD: John M. Dugan
COUNCIL DISTRICTS IMPACTED: City Wide
SUBJECT:
Second Public Hearing: FY 2016-2020 Consolidated Plan and FY 2016 Action Plan
SUMMARY:
A second public hearing for the FY 2016-2020 Consolidated Plan and FY 2016 Action Plan funded through the City's four U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development grant programs including the Community Development Block Grant, Home Investment Partnership Grant, Emergency Solutions Grant, and Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS Grant and the FY 2016/ FY 2017 REnewSA target areas, Avenida Guadalupe, Edgewood, Five Points, Harlandale, Las Palmas, South San/ Kindred, and Wheatley.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
The City of San Antonio receives four federal entitlement grants awarded through the Department of Housing and Urban Development. These four grants include Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), Home Investment Partnership Grant (HOME), Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) and Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS Grant (HOPWA). The City has estimates of $89.8 million in total grant funding with $52.4 million (58%) in federal resources anticipated to be available for programs through the four formula grants over the next five years. As for the remaining $37.4 million, $23.9 million (27%) will be utilized for repayment of the HUD 108 Loan, and $13.5 million (15%) for administration.
In order to determine the most pressing needs and develop effective, place-based market-driven strategies to meet needs, HUD requires the development of a FY 2016-2020 Consolidated Plan ("Consolidated Plan"). In developing the Consolidated Plan, the City gathered information through a number of methods, including a facilitated engagement session with 42 local stakeholders, four public meetings, a community survey, which received over 1,650 responses, and a review of available census and HUD data. This process fo...
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