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Resolution approving the Five-Year 2014-2018 Consolidated Plan relative to the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program.
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WHEREAS, Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) regulations require the approval of a Five-Year Consolidated Plan for Housing and Community Development Programs, which will cover years 2014 -2018; and,
WHEREAS, the Consolidated Plan (the “Plan”) is a comprehensive document that outlines goals on a five-year vision to assist low-moderate income persons and address the presence of slum and blight conditions within the community. The Plan states how goals will be achieved through activities that will provide a suitable living environment, decent housing and expanded economic opportunities. The Plan is developed through citizen input, ongoing community strategic planning, and community participation. The goals are the strategy for the purposes of allocating CDBG funds and implementation of CDBG and HOME initiative throughout the City; and,
WHEREAS, the Block Grant Committee has conducted a public hearing and has recommended on September 5, 2013, to approve the preliminary program and plan; and,
WHEREAS, the regulations require that the proposed program be published; and,
WHEREAS, appropriate communications and application forms are required to be completed and submitted to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (“HUD”) in order to secure the City's Five-Year 2014-2018 Consolidated Plan.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Common Council of the City of West Allis that the Five-Year 2014-2018 Consolidated Plan relative to the Community Development Block Grant Program is hereby adopted (“Exhibit A,” a copy of a summary of the Plan is attached herein and made a part thereof), and the Mayor is hereby authorized to execute and submit the necessary application and supporting documentation on behalf of the City to secure HUD's approval of the Five-Year 2014-2018 Consolidated Plan.
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