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File #: RES 24-224    Name:
Type: Resolution Status: Passed
In control: President and Board of Trustees
On agenda: 7/16/2024 Final action: 7/16/2024
Title: A Resolution Approving the Village Manager and Neighborhood Services Director/Assistant Village Manager as the Village's Certifying Officers for the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Electronic Reporting System for Environmental Reviews Required for Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Projects
Attachments: 1. Resolution
Submitted By
Jonathan Burch, Neighborhood Services Director/ Assistant Village Manager

Reviewed By
Ahmad M. Zayyad, Deputy Village Manager

Agenda Item Title
Title
A Resolution Approving the Village Manager and Neighborhood Services Director/Assistant Village Manager as the Village's Certifying Officers for the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Electronic Reporting System for Environmental Reviews Required for Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Projects

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Overview
Overview
The Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Resolution represents the Delegation of Certifying Officers for the Environmental Review, decision-making, and action responsibilities under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and 24 C.F.R. Part 58, Environmental Review procedure for entities assuming United States Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Environmental responsibilities.
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Recommendation
Recommendation
Adopt the Resolution.

Background
As an Entitlement Community, the Village of Oak Park receives an annual CDBG grant allocation from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and uses the funds for a variety of locally-determined projects. Environmental review of approved projects are a requirement to the release of HUD's authority to use grant funds.

The Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD) Office of Environment and Energy (OEE) developed the HUD Environmental Review Only System (HEROS), which is a web-based system for Responsible Entities, such as Oak Park, to prepare and manage their Environmental Review Records (ERR). HEROS streamlines the environmental review process by replacing the existing paper-based process with a comprehensive web-based system.

HUD requires the certifying officer (or designee) of the responsible entity to sign these documents. A certifying officer is defined by the HUD as the chief elected official of the government. The chief elected official (Village Board President)...

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