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TO: Mayor Richard C. Irvin
FROM: Chris Ragona, Community Development Manager, Community Development Division
DATE: January 7, 2020
SUBJECT:
A resolution Authorizing Approval of the 2020-2024 Consolidated Plan, Update to the Neighborhood Revitalization Strategy Area, 2020 Annual Action Plan Funding Recommendations, and Substantial Amendments (2019-#3).
PURPOSE:
Staff requests authorization to submit the 2020-2024 Consolidated Plan for Federal Funding and the accompanying 2020 Annual Action Plan for Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), Home Investment Partnership Program (HOME), and Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) Program to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). Annually, the City of Aurora receives approximately $1.5 million dollars in CDBG and $688,000 in HOME funds that are used to provide decent, safe, and sanitary housing and provide services and projects to low-to-moderate income persons (defined as earning at or below 80% of the Area Median Income, or $73,100 for a family of four in 2019). Staff also requests authorization to approve an update to the Neighborhood Revitalization Strategy Area (NRSA).
BACKGROUND:
Every five years the City, as a direct recipient of CDBG, HOME, and ESG funds, must plan for how these funds will benefit the Aurora community and produce a Consolidated Plan ("Con Plan") for Federal Funding (Draft as Attachment "B"). The City began an intensive community participation process in the summer of 2019 and requested guidance from City residents and stakeholder groups. As a result of this public engagement effort, the City received input from over 230 Aurora residents as well as nine stakeholder groups (representing 20 agencies). The results of citizen input, demographic, and mapping analysis, as well as staff analysis and discussions, form the backbone of recommendations to the Consolidated Plan, the goals of which are reinforced annually through CDBG, HOME, ESG funding recommendations in the ...
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