City Council

17. City Council: Staff recommends that the City Council: 1) Conduct a 26-1299 public hearing to consider an amendment to the City’s Citizen Participation Plan required for U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) funding and substantial amendments to the Fiscal Year (FY) 2025-29 Consolidated Plan to establish a reasonable preference for households with Special Needs (i.e., At-Risk of Homelessness and Homeless Persons) for the HOME Tenant-Based Rental Assistance Program and the FY 2025-26 Annual Action Plan to award and appropriate an additional $300,000 of CDBG dollars to complete the necessary improvements to the Crown Heights Resource Center; and 2) Adopt a resolution approving the amendment to the Citizen Participation Plan and those substantial amendments to the FY 2025-29 Consolidated Plan and the FY 2025-26 Annual Action Plan, their submission to HUD; and, authorizing the City Manager or their designee to execute all documents and take all necessary actions to effectuate such amendments. A) Mayor opens public hearing B) Mayor requests disclosure of Councilmember and constituent contacts and correspondence C) Clerk presents correspondence and/or petitions D) Testimony beginning with Leilani Hines, Housing and Neighborhood Services Director E) Discussion F) Recommendation - adopt resolution