Agenda Item # 3
Columbus Consolidated Government
Council Meeting
June 6, 2006
Agenda Report # 150
TO: Mayor and Councilors
SUBJECT: Annual Action Plan
INITIATED BY: City Manager's Office
Recommendation: Approval is requested for the filing of the Annual Action Plan
and applications requesting entitlement funding for the Community Development
Block Grant (CDBG), HOME Investment Partnership (HOME), and Emergency Shelter
Grant (ESG) programs.
Background: The Annual Action Plan is a document required by the Department of
Housing and Urban Development (HUD) illustrating to HUD and the citizens of
Columbus, Georgia how our entitlement funds will be expended.
Analysis: A resolution is needed to authorize the filling of the Annual Action
Plan and the applications for federal funds for programs administered by the
Department of Housing and Urban Development.
Financial Considerations: The sources of federal funding and programs are the
Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) $1,849,097, the HOME Investment
Partnership Program (HOME) $1,147,803, and the Emergency Shelter Grant Program
(ESG) $79,547.
Legal Considerations: Council must approve the Application for funding.
Recommendations: Approve a resolution authorizing the filing of the Annual
Action Plan and application requesting entitlement funding for the Community
Development Block Grant (CDBG), HOME Investment Partnership (HOME), and
Emergency Shelter Grant (ESG) programs.
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