Title
Consider/Discuss/Act on Funding Recommendations to City Council for Community Development Block Grant
Summary
MEETING DATE: June 11, 2014
DEPARTMENT: Housing and Community Development
CONTACT: Shirletta Best, Community Services Administrator
Tara Olden, Community Services Coordinator
RECOMMENDED COMMISSION ACTION:
* Consider/Discuss/Act on Funding Recommendations to City Council for the Community Development Block Grant.
ITEM SUMMARY:
* On May 7, 2014 the Community Grant Advisory Commission conducted a public hearing to consider requests for Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funding from eligible agencies and allocations for city funded programs.
* On June 11, 2014 the Community Grant Advisory Commission will deliberate and formulate funding recommendations of agencies and present the entire CDBG budget to City Council on August 4, 2014.
* The Annual Action Plan (CDBG Budget) will be submitted for approval to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development in August. The funds will be available October 1, 2014.
* Public Hearing Presentations on May 7, 2014 included:
Public Service Requests
Health Services of North Texas
The Samaritan Inn
Communities in Schools, North Dallas Region
Community Lifeline Center
The Salvation Army
McKinney ISD
Children and Community Health Center of McKinney
Collin County Committee on Aging
Community Dental Care
Volunteer McKinney
Maurice Barnett Geriatric Wellness Center
CASA of Collin County
Infrastructure/Acquisition Requests
North Collin County Habitat for Humanity
McKinney Housing Authority
CDBG City Programs
Grant Administration
Housing Rehabilitation
Economic Development
* Requests and City Budget equal $1,100,803; the allocation of $ 730,747 in CDBG funding will be available, effective October 1, 2014. Recommendations from the commission will be under public comment from June 30, 2014 to August 4, 2014. The City Council will approve recom...
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