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Amendment to the FY 2008-2009 CDBG and HOME Annual Action Plan (NB)
This is a request for the City Commission to approve a fourth amendment to the FY 2008-09 CDBG and HOME Annual Action Plan to allow for the CDBG-R funds to be allocated to additional CDBG Target areas of Gainesville.
Explanation
The City of Gainesville received $371,033 in CDBG-R Program funding from HUD through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) that was signed into law on February 17, 2009, and appropriated funding for measures that will modernize our nation's infrastructure, enhance energy independence, expand educational opportunities, preserve and improve affordable health care, provide tax relief and protect those in greatest need. The CDBG-R Program funding is a separate allocation from the regular, Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program funds that the City of Gainesville receives on an annual basis from HUD. The CDBG-R funds were allocated for the development of the One Stop Homeless Assistance Center as approved by the City Commission, on May 7, 2009 (Legislative File #081017) as a second amendment to the CDBG and HOME Annual Action Plan.
On December 3, 2009 (Legislative File #090585), the City Commission approved the third amendment to the FY 2008-2009 CDBG and HOME Annual Action Plan to reallocate the CDBG-R funds program funds from the One Stop Homeless Assistance Center project to the Public Works Department to fund a public infrastructure project, the Booker T Washington Subdivision Roadway and Drainage Improvement project located between N. E. 8th and 10th Avenues, and 15th and 16th Terraces to provide roadway pavement restoration/reconstruction with concrete curbs & gutter, including a stormwater management system.
The purpose of this fourth Amendment is to allow the City of Gainesville to reallocate funds to utilize the entire CDBG-R program funds in the amount of $371,003 by September 30, 2012 as required by HUD. Prese...
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