City Council

PUBLIC HEARINGS\nPH 1. Citywide Fee Schedule Amendment to Approve the BLVD Tree Dedication Plaque Fees\nRecommendation(s):\n1. Adopt Resolution No. 25-____, establishing fees for the City's BLVD Tree Dedication\nPlaque Program.\n2. Establish a revenue project 6000BLVDTR.BLVDPLQFEE (account 10160099-4713) for\nthe BLVD Tree Dedication Plaque Program.\n3. Establish an expenditure project 6000BLVDTR.RPRS&MAINT (account 10160099-5790)\nfor the BLVD Tree Dedication Plaque Program.\nThe formalization of the BLVD Tree Dedication Plaque Program will provide residents with\na meaningful way to honor and remember loved ones or simply leave their mark in the City\nof Lancaster.\nPH 2. Public Hearing for City Council consideration to receive comments and file the 2024-2025\nConsolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report (CAPER) to the United States\nDepartment of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).\nRecommendation(s):\n1. Conduct a public hearing and upon accepting public testimony concerning housing and\ncommunity development needs, priority non-housing community development needs,\nproposed strategies and actions for affirmatively furthering fair housing, the development of\nproposed activities, and review of program performance, proposals and questions;\n2. Approve the Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report (CAPER) prepared\nfor the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to report on specific\nFederal housing assistance and community development activities undertaken by the City\nduring the Fiscal Year (FY) 2024-2025; and\n3. Authorize the City Manager to execute any documents necessary to submit the CAPER,\nalong with any comments received during the public hearing and public comment period to\nHUD.\nFederal regulations require the City to prepare an annual report called the CAPER. The 20242025 CAPER is a federally mandated informational assessment report of activities\nimplemented with Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and HOME Investment\nPartnerships (HOME) grant funds to address the needs of low- and moderate-income\nresidents.\nPH 3. Substantial Amendment to the City's 2025-2026 Action Plan\nRecommendation(s):\na. Conduct a public hearing and upon accepting public testimony concerning housing and\ncommunity development needs, priority non-housing community development needs,\nproposed strategies and actions for affirmatively furthering fair housing, the development of\nproposed activities, and review of program performance, proposals and questions;\nb. Approve the Substantial Amendment to the 2025-2026 Action Plan to allow for the\nreprogramming of $130,259 in Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds from\nthe First Time Homebuyer Program to the Antelope Valley Foster Friends Program; and\nc. Authorize the City Manager, or designee, to execute and transmit all necessary documents\nto the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), including the\nSubstantial Amendment to the Action Plan to ensure the City's timely expenditure of HUD\nfunds.\nHUD requires all entitlement communities receiving CDBG funds, such as the City, to\nprepare and submit a Consolidated Plan every five (5) years to establish a unified, strategic\nvision for economic development, housing and community development actions. The\nConsolidated Plan encompasses the analysis of local community needs and coordinates\nappropriate responses to those needs and priorities.\nNEW BUSINESS