Submitted By
Tammie Grossman, Development Customer Services Director
Reviewed By
LKS
Agenda Item Title
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Motion to Accept the Recommendations of the Village Board's Reinventing Government Committee Regarding the 2015-2019 Consolidated Plan Priorities for CDBG and ESG Funding.
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Overview
Overview
The Village is preparing a new 2015-2019 Consolidated Plan for Housing and Community Development ("Con Plan") that will guide future decisions for allocating Community Development Block Grant ("CDBG") and Emergency Solutions Grant ("ESG") program funds. After a citizen participation process and input from the Village Board's Reinventing Government Committee, the highest priorities are as follows: housing, public services, economic development, public infrastructure, code enforcement and public facility improvements for CDBG funding, and Homeless Needs for CDBG and ESG funding. Priorities and recommendations from the Reinventing Government Committee are being presented to the full Village Board for approval.
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Staff Recommendation
Approve the Motion.
Fiscal Impact
There is no fiscal impact to the Village.
Background
Every five years, the Village of Oak Park (the "Village") must prepare a Consolidated Plan for Housing and Community Development (the "Con Plan") in order to receive Community Development Block Grant ("CDBG") and Emergency Solutions Grant ("ESG") funds from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development ("HUD"). The purpose of the HUD-mandated Con Plan process is to determine the priorities and strategies for meeting the needs of low- and moderate-income persons with CDBG and ESG funding. The Con Plan will guide the funding allocations the Village makes over the next five years, starting with Program Year 2015 ("PY 2015") on October 1, 2015. The Village receives approximately $1.5 million in CDBG funding annually.
The Con Plan process requires broad input from the Village, the general public and local...
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