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Consider a resolution adopting an amended Citizen Participation Plan applicable to the Community Development Block Grant funds to include the federal required community participation components for the Assessment of Fair Housing (AFH) process.
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This resolution will amend the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Citizen Participation Plan. The Citizen Participation Plan (CPP) is a document that prescribes the public input process related to required federal reports for the City of Round Rock's Office of Community Development CDBG program, such as the Annual Action Plan and the Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report (CAPER) for the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) funding. The CPP must now be amended because HUD has changed fair housing regulations, which now require the City of Round Rock to complete an Assessment of Fair Housing (AFH) before the next 5-year Consolidated Plan is due. The AFH is an analysis that will identify fair housing issues in the city and region, discuss their contributing factors, and set meaningful goals to increase opportunity for protected classes in Round Rock. The AFH will be completed in 2018. The amended CPP reflects the required community participation components for the AFH process.
A public hearing requesting public testimony on the proposed changes was held before City Council on December 7, 2017. Notice of this public hearing was advertised in the Round Rock Leader on November 18, 2017 and posted at City Hall on November 17, 2017. The proposed amendments to the CPP were posted on the City website and at various locations throughout the city. The public comment period was from November 20, 2017 to December 6, 2017, and no comments were received.