DEPARTMENT: Neighborhood and Housing Services
DEPARTMENT HEAD: Ver?nica R. Soto, AICP, Director
COUNCIL DISTRICTS IMPACTED: City-Wide
SUBJECT:
Public Hearing for the Substantial Amendment #1 to the FY 2019 Action Plan and Budget (CDBG Reprogramming)
SUMMARY:
A Public Hearing for Substantial Amendment #1 to the FY 2019 Action Plan and Budget to reprogram Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Funds in an amount not to exceed $2,701,242.90 to the following eligible activities consistent with the Five Year Consolidated Plan; (a) up to $1,300,000.00 for Zarzamora Service Center Environmental Remediation; (b) up to $500,000.00 for the Air Conditioning Partnership for Public Housing Residents; (c) up to $250,000.00 for House of Neighborly Services Facility Improvements; (d) up to $200,000.00 for East Meadows Infrastructure Improvements; (e) up to $200,000.00 for the Short-Term Emergency Rental Assistance Program; and (f) up to $251,242.90 for Public Infrastructure Improvements Supplemental Funding.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
The City of San Antonio (the City) receives an annual entitlement of Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funding through the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). CDBG funds are designed to meet the needs of persons of low and moderate income and to preserve and redevelop low-income communities.
On August 2, 2018, through Ordinance 2018-08-02-0540, City Council approved the FY 2019 Action Plan and Budget which allocated $12.99 million in CDBG Funding.
As a recipient of entitlement funding, in order to award funding to new activities, the City must undergo a substantial amendment process that includes a public notice, a 30-day public comment period and a public hearing prior to any City Council action.
Staff initiated the public engagement campaign for the CDBG Reprogramming on February 18, 2019. The first public hearing was held on Wednesday, March 6, 2019 at 6 p.m. in the Central Library Auditorium. ...
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