Title
Consider public testimony regarding the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Draft 2015-2016 Annual Action Plan.
Body
The Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) was developed in 1974 and works to ensure decent affordable housing and to provide services to the most vulnerable in our communities. To be eligible for CDBG funding, activities must meet one of the three national objectives: 1)benefit low to moderate income persons 2) prevent slum or blight 3) meet and urgent need.
The City of Round Rock is a federal entitlement community under the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program. As a HUD entitlement community, the City is required to prepare an Annual Action Plan in order to implement any federal programs that fund housing, community development and economic development within the community. The City of Round Rock Draft Annual Action Plan covers the period from October 1, 2015 through September 30, 2016.
All requirements for public hearings have been satisfied during the development of this plan. Notice of 30 day comment period for this plan was published in the Round Rock Leader on May 23, 2015. The Draft AP was available for public review from May 26, 2015 through July 8, 2015.
Recommended Action
Public Hearing Only.