DEPARTMENT: Physical Development Administration
FILE TYPE: Consent Action
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Approval Of Dakota County Fiscal Year 2024 Action Plan For Community Development Block Grant, HOME Investment Partnerships, And Emergency Solutions Programs
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PURPOSE/ACTION REQUESTED
* Approve the Dakota County Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 Annual Action Plan for the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), HOME Investment Partnerships (HOME), and Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) Programs.
* Authorize the Chair to sign the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) application and certifications for FY 2024 CDBG, HOME, and ESG Programs; execute a grant agreement between the County and HUD for the acceptance of CDBG, HOME, and ESG funds; and execute a subrecipient agreement between the County and the Dakota County Community Development Agency (CDA) for the administration of the CDBG, HOME, and ESG programs.
* Designate the Dakota County CDA Director of Community and Economic Development as the certifying officer for environmental reviews associated with the CDBG, HOME, ESG, and Capital Fund programs.
SUMMARY
The Dakota County CDA administers the federal CDBG, HOME, and ESG programs on behalf of Dakota County. These federal programs receive annual grants in amounts determined by Congress to be used towards housing and community development activities. The FY 2024 Action Plan outlines the strategies and objectives for CDBG, HOME and ESG funds to local governments and housing providers in Dakota County. The proposed activities for the HUD funds meet the priorities established in the Five-Year Consolidated Plan (2020-2024) approved by Resolution No. 20-231 (May 5, 2020).
CDBG. Dakota County was allocated $1,873,895 in FY 2024 CDBG funds, a four percent decrease from FY 2023. Proposed uses for the FY 2024 CDBG grant are as follows: affordable housing rehab (64%), public services (15%), neighborhood revitalization (8%), planning (1%), and grant administration (12%). There...
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