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AGENDA BILL
CITY OF BREMERTON
CITY COUNCIL
SUBJECT: Public Hearing to adopt the Study Session Date: July 8, 2015
Community Development Block Grant Work COUNCIL MEETING Date: July 15, 2015
Program for the 2016-2020 Consolidated Department: DCD-Block Grant
Plan Presenter: Sarah Achaoui
Phone: 360-473-5375
SUMMARY: Community Development Block Grant staff has been briefing the City Council since Fall
of 2014 regarding a new strategic direction for our Community Development Block Grant Funding.
The purpose of this public hearing is to take public comment and direct staff to complete the work to
implement the new direction for the 2016-2020 Consolidated Plan.
The work plan is summarized as follows:
1. Amend both the Policy and Consolidated Plans to reflect a focus on a specific target area to
abate slum and blight conditions, improve the city through capital projects, and provide
economic development to low-to-moderate income Bremerton residents. This will impact our
"Public Services" agencies, because to this point in time they have been eligible to receive
15% of the City's CDBG allocation.
2. Maintain HOME priorities city-wide to improve housing stock.
3. Renew the slum and blight designation and target 10%of the funds so that vacant and
deteriorating buildings (federally defined as"slum and blighY') can be abated
4. Publish a "Request for Proposals" in September requesting capital project(s)which will
improve the city within the target area, provide economic development to low-to-moderate
income Bremerton residents, and abate slum and blight conditions.
5. Select appropriate project(s)that will meet a CDBG national objective and publish selected
project(s) in the city's"Action Plan."
6. Determine whether Section 108 should be utilized as a financing tool selected by the City to �
aid in the economic development process.
ATTACHMENTS: 1)Staff Memo 2) Proposed CDBG 2015 Work Program for the 2016-2020 Consolidated
Plan
FISCAL IMPACTS (Include Budgeted Amount): No fiscal impacts to the City. With the strategic
change in direction of the CDBG program, will no longer set aside"Public Services"funding in the
amount of 15%of our Federal allocation.
STUDY SESSION AGENDA: O No Presentation ❑x Full Presentation
STUDY SESSION ACTION: ❑ Consent Agenda � General Business ❑x Public Hearing
RECOMMENDED MOTION: Move to approve the CDBG Work Program for the 2016-2020
Consolidated Plan.
COUNCIL ACTION: [�Approve ❑ Deny ❑ Table ❑ Continue ❑ No Action
Form Updated 01/07/15