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REQUEST FOR <br />COUNCIL ACTION <br />CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: <br />OCTOBER 6, 2015 <br />TITLE: <br />RECOMMENDED ACTION <br />CLERK OF COUNCIL USE ONLY: <br />❑ As Recommended <br />❑ As Amended <br />❑ Ordinance on 1" Reading <br />❑ Ordinance on 2n' Reading <br />❑ Implementing Resolution <br />❑ Set Public Hearing For _ <br />CONTINUED TO <br />FILE NUMBER <br />Provide direction to staff on the following options related to an allocation process for Community <br />Development Block Grant public service funds for Fiscal Year 2016 -2017: <br />1. Allocate funds to current Community Development Block Grant programs for a second year; <br />this option is recommended by staff. <br />2. Conduct a new application process to be rated, ranked, and recommended for funding to the <br />City Council by the Community Redevelopment and blousing Commission; this option utilizes <br />the same process as the Fiscal Year 2015 -2016 funding allocation. <br />3. Conduct a modified process recommended by the City Council. <br />DISCUSSION <br />The City receives an annual allocation of Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds <br />from The United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to Improve low to <br />moderate - income neighborhoods, eliminate blight and create a more stable economic base. <br />These funds have been used for a diverse range of programs including housing, street <br />improvements, parks and public facilities improvements, public services, economic development <br />and code enforcement. The City's estimated CDBG allocation for FY 2016 -17 Is $5,298,515, a <br />2.5 percent reduction from the current year, A maximum amount of fifteen percent may be used <br />for public services. This would provide approximately $794.777 for City and nonprofit <br />administered public service programs. The following options provide methods of allocating the <br />public service funds for FY 2016 -17. <br />65B -1 <br />