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RESOLUTION APPROVING THE 2020-2024 CONSOLIDATED PLAN AND 2020 ANNUAL ACTION PLAN AND AUTHORIZING A REQUEST FOR 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 five year consolidated plan, which includes the first year annual action plan for funding priorities for the city of Duluth; 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 2020-2024 Duluth consolidated plan, which includes the FY 2020 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. 20-0074R, 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. 20-0075R and Resolution No. 2...
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