CITY OF SEATTLE
ORDINANCE __________________
COUNCIL BILL __________________
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AN ORDINANCE relating to funding for housing and community development programs; adopting Annual Action Plan updates to the 2024 - 2028 Consolidated Plan for Housing and Community Development; authorizing submission of the Annual Action Plans to the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD); authorizing acceptance of grant funds from HUD for programs and activities included in the 2025 Annual Action Plans; amending Ordinance 127156, which adopted the 2025 Budget, by modifying appropriations to various departments and budget control levels in the 2025 Adopted Budget; and ratifying and confirming certain prior acts.
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WHEREAS, Ordinance 126926 adopted the City's 2024 - 2028 Consolidated Plan for Housing and Community Development ("Consolidated Plan"); and
WHEREAS, the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) requires each local jurisdiction seeking certain federal assistance to provide an annual action plan for its current Consolidated Plan for Housing and Community Development, which guides the annual allocation of funds from the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program, HOME Investment Partnerships (HOME) Program, Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) Program, and Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA) Program; and
WHEREAS, the Mayor has proposed a 2025 Annual Action Plan (AAP) to the Consolidated Plan; and
WHEREAS, a draft of the 2025 AAP was developed alongside the 2025 City Budget, with input from a number of publicly vetted needs assessments and policy documents, and the AAP was available for public review and comment for 30 days prior to a public hearing in December 2024 and will be available for public comment again in July 2025; and
WHEREAS, Ordinance 127156 adopted the City's 2025 Annual Budget based upon assumptions developed in 2024 about CDBG, HOME, ESG, and HOPWA grant amounts from HUD; and
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