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PUBLIC HEARING FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE FIVE-YEAR CONSOLIDATED PLAN 2020-2024 AND ONE-YEAR ACTION PLAN FOR THE FORTY-SIXTH YEAR OF THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM AND THE FISCAL YEAR 2020-2021 (FYE21) HOME INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM TOTALING $1,323,190 TO BE SUBMITTED TO THE DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT.
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BACKGROUND: The 2020-2024 Consolidated Plan reflects a comprehensive planning approach to identify and address the needs of low-to-moderate income residents of Norman. Incorporated in the plan are a community profile of needs, goals and objectives related to housing, homeless persons, community development (including facilities, infrastructure, public services, and economic development), public and assisted housing needs, and other issues including fair housing and lead-based paint; and a strategic plan to address those needs. The Consolidated Plan was unanimously recommended for approval (via email) by the Community Development Policy Committee on March 24, 2020.
The one-year Action Plan for the Forty-Sixth Year Community Development Block Grant Program ($910,621) and the Fiscal Year 2020-2021 (FYE21) HOME Program ($412,569) includes the proposed use of funds with references to the Five-Year Consolidated Plan Objectives and expected performance outcomes, and totals $1,323,190.
DISCUSSION: The Action Plan for 2020 (FYE21) is based upon research which utilized existing documents, and the recommendations of the Community Development Policy Committee as a result of the formal citizen participation process. The process included multiple interactions with interested parties and also opportunities for citizen participation from the general public. This included neighborhood meetings for the five target neighborhoods where specific neighborhood needs were discussed as well as overall community development activities; multiple individual and focus group meetings where specific information regarding public services,...
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