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TO: Mayor Thomas J. Weisner
FROM: Jeff McLaughlin, Neighborhood Redevelopment Manager
DATE: February 20, 2015
SUBJECT:
A Resolution Authorizing Approval of the City of Aurora Fifth Program Year (2014) Consolidated Annual Performance Evaluation Report (CAPER) for the Federal Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and HOME Investment Partnership Act Programs.
PURPOSE:
Staff is requesting authorization to submit the 2014 Consolidated Annual Performance Evaluation Report (CAPER). The CAPER reviews past year performance of the City's federally funded Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and HOME Investment Partnership Act programs in the areas of accomplishments, populations served, and demographics, and reports these findings to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to assist with the federal appropriations process. The CAPER is due for submittal to the HUD no later than March 30, 2015.
BACKGROUND:
As an Entitlement community from HUD, the City of Aurora is required to comply with the various aspects of the Consolidated Planning process - including submittal of an Annual Action Plan prior to each program year, and a retrospective CAPER detailing the accomplishments achieved in the past program year. The attached draft CAPER report details accomplishments made during the Fifth Program year (2014) of the City's 5-year Consolidated Plan (2010-2014) for federal funding. The City has just implemented another Consolidated Plan that will be in effect from 2015-2019. The CDBG and HOME programs assisted approximately 3,500 Aurorans in the 2014 program year.
DISCUSSION:
The CAPER summarizes the City of Aurora's progress toward meeting the housing and community development needs as outlined in the Consolidated Plan. The attached CAPER report outlines the 2014 program year expenditures and accomplishments of all activities that support the Consolidated Plan.
In accordance with the City of Aurora's Citizen Participa...
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