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RESOLUTION APPROVING THE 2026 ANNUAL ACTION PLAN AND AUTHORIZING A REQUEST FOR U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT ("HUD") FEDERAL COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT ("CDBG"), HOME PROGRAM ("HOME"), AND EMERGENCY SOLUTIONS GRANT PROGRAM ("ESG") PROGRAM FUNDS.
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CITY PROPOSAL:
WHEREAS, Regulation 24 CFR Part 91 issued by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) requires the city to submit and receive HUD approval of a 2026 Annual Action Plan, which is the second year of the 2025-2029 Five Year Consolidated Plan; and
WHEREAS, Title 1 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, as amended, establishes a community development block grant (CDBG) program for the purpose of developing viable urban communities by providing decent housing and suitable living environment and expanding economic opportunities and preventing and/or eliminating conditions of slum and blight, principally for persons of low and moderate income; and
WHEREAS, the city of Duluth desires to continue to carry out HUD-funded programs;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the 2026 action plan for housing and community development required by HUD federal legislation are hereby adopted and approved.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the City of Duluth hereby makes a finding that expenditures as set forth in Resolution No. 26-0053R are necessary and appropriate and, further, that said expenditures for the CDBG program will serve to assist low- and moderate-income individuals/families (no less than 70 percent as described in federal regulations) and/or serve to prevent or eliminate conditions of slum or blight in the community.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the city of Duluth hereby makes a finding that expenditures as set forth in Resolution No. 26-0054R and Resolution No. 26-0055R are necessary and appropriate and, further, that said expenditures for the HOME and ESG programs will serve to assist low- a...
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