Submitted By
Tammie Grossman, Development Customer Services Director
Reviewed By
A.M. Zayyad
Agenda Item Title
Title
A Resolution Approving Program Year (PY) 2022 Community Development Block Grants (CDBG) Funding Recommendations and Releasing the Draft PY 2022 Action Plan for Public Comment.
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Overview
Overview
As part of the five-year Program Year (PY) 2020-2024 Consolidated Plan for Housing and Community Development (“Con Plan”) that guides decisions for allocating Community Development Block Grant funds, the Village has prepared the draft PY 2022 Action Plan, which includes proposed CDBG activities that the Community Development Citizens Advisory Committee (“CDCAC”) recommended and that the Board is now being asked to approve.
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Recommendation
Recommendation
Approve the resolution authorizing the CDCAC’s PY 2022 funding recommendations and release the PY 2022 Action Plan for a 30-day public comment period
Fiscal Impact
The Village of Oak Park is an entitlement community receiving an annual grant from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) annually. There is no fiscal impact on the General Revenue Funds.
Background
Each year, the Village must prepare an Annual Action Plan (“Action Plan”) in order to receive Community Development Block Grant (“CDBG”) funds from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (“HUD”). The purpose of the CDBG Program is to meet the needs of primarily low- and moderate-income persons. The Action Plan describes the funding allocations the Village is making for Program Year 2022 (“PY 2022”), which starts on October 1, 2022, in order to serve these populations.
The Village will receive $1,553,643 in CDBG funding for PY 2022, which is a 6% decrease from the $1,653,543 that we received in PY2021. For historical reference, the Village received $1,666,079 in PY2020. As was the case in PY 2020 and 2021, the Village is not receiving any CDBG Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) monies in PY 2022.
The CDCAC reviewed PY 2022 applications, held four public meetings including two meeting presentations from applicants, and is now recommending specific funding allocations to the Village Board for numerous non-profit agencies that will carry out CDBG Public Services, CDBG Facility Improvement projects, and CDBG Administration. These recommendations became part of the draft PY 2022 Action Plan, including Village of Oak Park operated projects; Public Works and Housing Programs.
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Previous Board Action
On June 6, 2022, the Village of Oak Park Board of Trustees approved a motion to approve the PY22 funding recommendations per sub-recipient based on the CDCAC recommendations.
Citizen Advisory Commission Action
The Community Development Citizens Advisory Committee (CDCAC) reviewed applications, held four public meetings including two meetings of applicant presentations, and developed recommendations for the PY 2022 CDBG funding. The final of these four meetings was a public hearing. There were no formal public comments at the Public Hearing. The Board is being asked to approve these funding recommendations. The recommendations for the Oak Park Regional Housing Center Public Service ($15,000.00) and Administration ($75,000.00) funds for PY2022 are contingent upon the Fiscal Year 2021 Financial Audit being submitted to the Village of Oak Park by June 30, 2022. If the Fiscal Year 2021 Financial Audit is not submitted by the June 30, 2022 deadline, the CDCAC recommends no funding for the Oak Park Regional Housing Center in either service category.
Anticipated Future Actions/Commitments
After the Board approves the Resolution releasing the draft PY 2022 Action Plan for a 30-day comment period, the Village will advertise the availability of the document and the public can review and provide comments. After this comment period, a final PY 2022 Action Plan will go to the Village Board on July 25, 2022, for approval; this will be submitted to HUD on or before August 13, 2022.
Intergovernmental Cooperation Opportunities
As a member of the Cook County HOME Program Consortium, the Village is submitting the PY 2022 Action Plan to HUD in partnership with Cook County.