2022-55 - FY23 HUD Annual Action Plan Resolution & CAC Recommendations

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Referred to FIN 11/21/22 Baker, Bullock, Kepple, Litten, Marx, Rader, Shachner RESOLUTION NO. 2022-55 BY: A RESOLUTION to take effect immediately provided it receives the affirmative vote of at least two thirds of the members of Council, or otherwise to take effect and be in force after the earliest period allowed by law, authorizing and directing the Mayor to submit the Fiscal Year 2023 (FY23) One -Year Action Plan of the FY20 -FY24 Five Year Consolidated Plan (Consolidated Plan) which includes dollar allocations and activities to be funded with federal Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) resources, any other entitlement funds received from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), all amendments thereto, and all understandings and assurances contained therein, and incorporates the City's application to HUD for FY23 CDBG and ESG funds. WHEREAS, the Secretary of HUD is authorized by various federal acts to make grants to units of general local government to finance community development programs, and; WHEREAS, HUD requires units of general local government to incorporate the Comprehensive Housing Affordability Strategy into a Consolidated Plan, and; WHEREAS, the City is annually required, with the participation and approval of its Citizens Advisory Committee (CAC), to submit a One -Year Action Plan associated with its current Consolidated Plan which serves as both a planning document and the City's formal application to HUD for FY23 CDBG and ESG funding, and includes Lakewood's community development goals and objectives, a description of activities to be undertaken during the coming Fiscal Year, a budget, and certifications in the form of assurances, and; WHEREAS, as set forth in Section 2.12 of the Third Amended Charter of the City of Lakewood, this Council by a vote of at least two thirds of its members determines that this resolution is an emergency measure and that it shall take effect immediately, and that it is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, property, health and safety, and to provide for the usual daily operation of municipal departments in order to meet the annual HUD application deadline for federal funds. Now, therefore, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY OF LAKEWOOD, OHIO: Section 1. The Mayor is hereby authorized and directed to submit to HUD Lakewood's FY23 One - Year Action Plan of the City's FY20-FY24 Consolidated Plan, as reviewed and approved by the CAC, which serves as the City's FY23 application for federal CDBG and ESG funds as indicated in Exhibit A, attached hereto, and all amendments thereto and all understandings and assurances contained therein. Section 2. The FY23 One -Year Action Plan of the Consolidated Plan, as reviewed and approved by the CAC, includes a multi -year certification for the expenditure of CDBG funds for Fiscal Years 2022, 2023, and 2024 during which at least 70% of Lakewood's CDBG expenditures must directly benefit low - moderate income persons.