CITY OF SEATTLE
ORDINANCE __________________
COUNCIL BILL __________________
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AN ORDINANCE relating to funding for housing and community development programs; adopting The City of Seattle 2020 Annual Action Plan to the 2018-2022 Consolidated Plan for Housing and Community Development and authorizing its submission to the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development; authorizing acceptance of grant funds from that department for programs and activities included in the Annual Action Plan; amending Ordinance 126000 which adopted the 2020 Budget, by modifying appropriations to various departments and budget control levels in the 2020 Adopted Budget; and ratifying and confirming certain prior acts; all by a 3/4 vote of the City Council.
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WHEREAS, the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has required 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 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, Ordinance 125647 adopted the City's 2018 - 2022 Consolidated Plan for Housing and Community Development ("the Consolidated Plan"); and
WHEREAS, the Mayor has proposed a 2020 Annual Action Plan (AAP) to the Consolidated Plan; and
WHEREAS, a draft version of the AAP was released for public view and comment in December 2019; and a second public hearing is anticipated in a late April 2020 Council session; and
WHEREAS, the AAP was developed 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 the passage of this ordinance; and
WHEREAS, an additional five-day comment period was provided regarding the fund...
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