DEPARTMENT: Physical Development Administration
FILE TYPE: Consent Action
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Approval Of Dakota County Consortium 2025-2029 Five-Year Consolidated Plan And Fiscal Year 2025 One-Year Action Plan For Community Development Block Grant, HOME Investment Partnerships, And Emergency Solutions Grant Programs
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PURPOSE/ACTION REQUESTED
* Approve the Dakota County Consortium 2025-2029 Five-Year Consolidated Plan (2025-2029 Consolidated Plan) and Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 One-Year Action Plan (2025 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 2025 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 Programs, and Capital Fund projects.
SUMMARY
The 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. Federal regulations require the completion of a Five-Year Consolidated Plan and subsequent annual Action Plans to guide the use of the federal funds. The Consolidated Plan establishes the grantee's funding priorities and distribution process. The proposed activities in the 2025 Action Plan meet the proposed housing and community development priorities in the 2025-2029 Consolidated Plan for the period of July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2030.
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