DEPARTMENT: Physical Development Administration
FILE TYPE: Consent Action
TITLE
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Scheduling Of Public Hearing For Program Year 2024 Consolidated Annual Performance And Evaluation Report
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PURPOSE/ACTION REQUESTED
Schedule a public hearing for September 23, 2025, at 9:00 a.m., regarding the Program Year 2024 Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report (CAPER) to be submitted to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).
SUMMARY
The Dakota County Community Development Agency (CDA) administers the federal Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), HOME Investment Partnerships (HOME), and Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) Programs on behalf of Dakota County as the grantee. The CDBG, HOME, and ESG Programs receive annual grants in amounts determined by the U.S. Congress for housing and community development activities. The use of funds is guided by a Five-Year Consolidated Plan, which outlines the County’s strategies and objectives and is reviewed and approved by the Dakota County Board of Commissioners (Board). Prior to each program year, an Annual Action Plan is also reviewed and approved by the Board. Together, these documents serve as the planning documents that allocate CDBG, HOME, and ESG funds to local governments and housing providers via approved activities. The activities must align with the strategies and objectives identified in the Five-Year Consolidated Plan.
Per federal administrative rule 24 CFR 91.520, the federal government requires the CAPER to be submitted to HUD no later than 90 days after the end of the program year. The year-end for the Dakota County 2024 CDBG, HOME, and ESG Programs was June 30, 2025, requiring submission of the CAPER no later than September 28, 2025. The CAPER is an evaluation of the prior program year, detailing financial expenditures, persons assisted, and activity outcomes. The document also details progress of the CDA, local governments, and housing providers in implementing the housing and community development strategies, projects, and activities identified in the Annual Action Plan.
The CAPER must be available for citizens to comment on before its submission to HUD. The draft CAPER report will be available for review on the CDA and Dakota County websites, and the public may request written copies of the CAPER by contacting the CDA at its offices at 1228 Town Centre Drive, Eagan, Minnesota. A public notice informing the public of the comment period and public hearing will be placed in the Star Tribune on September 5, 2025, and also on the CDA and Dakota County websites.
RECOMMENDATION
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CDA and County staff recommend a public hearing be scheduled for 9:00 a.m. on September 23, 2025, in the Board Room, Administration Center, 1590 Highway 55, Hastings, Minnesota to receive comments on the Program Year 2024 CAPER.
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EXPLANATION OF FISCAL/FTE IMPACTS
☒ None ☐ Current budget ☐ Other
☐ Amendment Requested ☐ New FTE(s) requested
RESOLUTION
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WHEREAS, the Dakota County Community Development Agency (CDA) administers the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), HOME Investment Partnerships (HOME), and Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) Programs on behalf of Dakota County as the grantee; and
WHEREAS, the CDBG, HOME, and ESG Programs are guided by federal regulations, the Five-Year Consolidated Plan that outlines Dakota County’s strategies and objectives, and the Annual Action Plan that serves as the annual planning document allocating CDBG, HOME, and ESG funds to local governments and housing providers via approved activities; and
WHEREAS, the federal government requires submission of a year-end report, the Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report (CAPER), to be submitted to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) no later than 90 days after the end of the program year; and
WHEREAS, the CAPER is an evaluation of the prior program year, detailing financial expenditures, persons assisted, and activity outcomes; and
WHEREAS, the CAPER must be available for citizens to comment on before its submission to HUD; and
WHEREAS, the draft CAPER report will be made available to the public on the CDA and Dakota County websites, and the public may request written copies of the CAPER by contacting the CDA at its offices at 1228 Town Centre Drive, Eagan, Minnesota; and
WHEREAS, CDA and County staff recommend scheduling a public hearing on September 23, 2025, on or after 9:00 a.m., at the Dakota County Administration Center in Hastings regarding the Program Year 2024 CAPER.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, That the Dakota County Board of Commissioners hereby schedules a public hearing on September 23, 2025, at 9:00 a.m., in the Board Room, Administration Center, 1590 Highway 55, Hastings, Minnesota, to receive comments on the Program Year 2024 Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That the staff of Dakota County is hereby authorized and directed to coordinate with Dakota County Community Development Agency staff to publish a notice informing the public of the comment period and public hearing in the Star Tribune and post said notice on the Dakota County Community Development Agency website at www.dakotacda.org <http://www.dakotacda.org> and the Dakota County website at www.co.dakota.mn.us <http://www.co.dakota.mn.us>.
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PREVIOUS BOARD ACTION
None.
ATTACHMENTS
Attachment: Draft Public Comment and Hearing Notice
BOARD GOALS
☒ Thriving People ☐ A Healthy Environment with Quality Natural Resources
☐ A Successful Place for Business and Jobs ☐ Excellence in Public Service
CONTACT
Department Head: Erin Stwora
Author: Maggie Dykes