TO:
Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
THROUGH:
Bruce Moe, City Manager
FROM:
Erick Lee, Public Works Director Katherine Doherty, City Engineer Tim Birthisel, Senior Civil Engineer
SUBJECT:Title
Conduct a Public Hearing Regarding the Proposed Use of Community Development Block Grant Funds (CDBG) for Fiscal Year 2022-2023 and FY 2023-2024 as Required by the Federal Housing and Urban Development Program and Consideration of a Resolution Authorizing the Allocation of the CDBG Funds (Public Works Director Lee).
(Estimated Time: 15 Mins.)
A) CONDUCT PUBLIC HEARING
B) ADOPT RESOLUTION NO. 22-0155
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Recommended Action
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the City Council conduct a Public Hearing and adopt Resolution No. 22-0155 authorizing the use of the Fiscal Year (FY) 2022-2023 and 2023-2024 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds in the amount of $200,000 to fund the construction of Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)-compliant curb ramps throughout the City. This proposed project is consistent with the City's 5-Year Capital Improvement Program (CIP) Plan.
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FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
Each fiscal year, the Los Angeles County Development Authority (LACDA) provides the City a notice regarding an authorized amount of eligible expenditures that the City is able to submit for reimbursement as part of the Federal CDBG Program. Estimated expenditures of $100,000 per year have been approved as part of the current 5-Year CIP Budget, but were not assigned to a specific project. The actual FY 2023-2024 CDBG authorized amount for the City will be provided by the LACDA in Spring 2023. There are no fiscal implications associated with the recommended action at this time.
BACKGROUND:
The mission of the CDBG Program is to improve the quality of life for low- and moderate-income persons, aid in the prevention of neighborhood deterioration, and meet other urgent community development needs. As part of this program, CDBG funds may be used to improve th...
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