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Home My WebLink About10985 City Clerk's Office Item # R2 Background Paper for Proposed Action Item COUNCIL MEETING DATE: July 14, 2025 TO: President Mark Aliff and Members of City Council CC: Mayor Heather Graham VIA: Marisa Stoller, City Clerk FROM: Scott Hobson, Acting Director Planning and Community Development SUBJECT: AN ORDINANCE APPROVING AND ADOPTING THE CITY OF PUEBLO'S FIVE-YEAR 2025-2029 CONSOLIDATED PLAN AND THE 2025 ANNUAL ACTION PLAN FOR THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT (CDBG) AND THE HOME INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIP ACT GRANT (HOME), AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR OF THE CITY OF PUEBLO TO SUBMIT THE APPLICATION TOGETHER WITH ALL REQUIRED AND NECESSARY CERTIFICATIONS, ASSURANCES, AND DOCUMENTATION TO THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, AND APPROPRIATING AND BUDGETING CDBG AND HOME FUNDS THEREFORE SUMMARY: This Ordinance approves the 2025-2029 Consolidated Plan and the 2025 Annual Action Plan as presented. The Action Plan contains the funding recommendations made by the PREVIOUS COUNCIL ACTION: The City Council has not taken any previous action on this matter. BACKGROUND: As an entitlement city, the City of Pueblo is required by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to complete an Annual Action Plan for each year of the Consolidated Plan. This Consolidated Plan for 2025-2029 outlines goals the City will take in the administration of the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and HOME Investment Partnerships Program (HOME) funding. The Annual Action Plan, along with CDBG and HOME funding. A public meeting was held on July 16, 2024, to gather citizen input and hear applicant presentations for the 2025 Annual Action Plan. HUD Community Planning and Development (CPD) Notice 25-02 requested that the annual action plan not be submitted before the publication of grantee FY25 allocations, which HUD released in May 2025. The City provided public notice regarding the availability of the Draft 2025-2029 Consolidated Plan and the 2025 Annual Action Plan, which was published on June 10, 2025, and will remain open for public review until July 14, 2025, at 9:00 a.m., allowing for a thirty-day public comment period. A second public meeting is scheduled to take place during the final reading of this ordinance on July 14, 2025. Copies of the plan are FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS: The City anticipates receiving $1,432,469.00 in CDBG funding and $ 877,545.14 in HOME Consortium grant funding. The HOME Consortium grant is shared with Pueblo County on an 87%/13% City/County basis. The HOME grant requires a 25% match. ion this year is $176,057.49. BOARD/COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION: The Citizens Advisory Committee (CAC) has recommended that the City Council approve the activities outlined in the 2025 Action Plan and presented its recommendations to Council during Work Session on May 15, 2025. STAKEHOLDER PROCESS: The following stakeholder processes were undertaken by the Department. Starting May 1, 2024 through May 31, 2024, applications for grant funding were made available to the community. Public hearings were held before the Citizens Advisory Committee (CAC) on July 16, 2024. The public hearings were open for public comments, and for funding applicants to present their requests to the CAC. The CAC deliberations were held on August 13, 2024. This was an open meeting, but opportunity for public comment is not provided. The 30-day comment period began June 10, 2025, with the publication of a public notice in The Pueblo Chieftain on June 10, 2025. ALTERNATIVES: The City Council can choose to not apply for the CDBG and HOME grants, in which case a number of community services and community projects will need to find alternative funding or not happen. RECOMMENDATION: Approval of the Ordinance. ATTACHMENTS: 1. Draft 2025 Annual Action Plan 2. 2025 Final Attachment A 3. Draft 2025-2029 Consolidated Plan ORDINANCE NO.10985 AN ORDINANCE APPROVING AND ADOPTING THE CITY OF PUEBLO'S FIVE-YEAR 2025-2029 CONSOLIDATED PLAN AND THE 2025 ANNUAL ACTION PLAN FOR THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT (CDBG) AND THE HOME INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIP ACT GRANT (HOME), AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR OF THE CITY OF PUEBLO TO SUBMIT THE APPLICATION TOGETHER WITH ALL REQUIRED AND NECESSARY CERTIFICATIONS, ASSURANCES, AND DOCUMENTATION TO THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, AND APPROPRIATING AND BUDGETING CDBG AND HOME FUNDS THEREFORE WHEREAS, the City of Pueblo is designated as an entitlement city under the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, and will receive Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and HOME Investment Partnership Act Grants (HOME) for fiscal year 2025; and WHEREAS, entitlement cities are required to complete a Five-Year Consolidated Plan for consideration of funding approval; and required plan, outlining the needs and priorities of the City, and the strategies to be undertaken to help address the expressed needs; and WHEREAS, the City of Pueblo conducted a citizen participation process that included two public hearings within the City of Pueblo in addition to a third public hearing before City Council to obtain the views of citizens, non-profit and neighborhood groups community needs; WHEREAS, a copy of the 2025-2029 Five-Year Consolidated Plan, which contains the 2025 Annual Action Plan, was made available to the general public for a 30-day public comment period. All public comments have been incorporated into the Plan; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF PUEBLO, that: SECTION 1. -2029 Consolidated Plan and 2025 Annual Action Plan, as required by HUD, is hereby approved, adopted, and incorporated herein. SECTION 2. The Mayor is hereby authorized to submit, in the name of the City of Pueblo, the applications (SF-424/SF-424D) and the 2025 Action Plan, together with all required and necessary certifications, assurances, and documentation to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development for $1,432,469.00 in 2025 CDBG funds and $877,545.14 in 2025 HOME funds. SECTION 3. CDBG funds in the amount of $1,432,469.00 and HOME funds in the amount of $877,545.14, the 2025 allocation, are hereby budgeted and appropriated for the projects and in the amounts set forth in the 2025 Action Plan. A list of the recommended projects is herein included as Attachment A. SECTION 4. The HOME Program requires local matching funds. for the 2025 year is $176,057.49. During the 2025 budget process, $200,000.00 was budgeted and appropriated for the HOME match. SECTION 5. The officers and staff of the City are authorized to perform any and all acts consistent with this Ordinance to implement the policies and procedures described herein. SECTION 6. If any section, paragraph, clause, or provision of this Ordinance shall for any reason be held to be invalid or unenforceable, the invalidity or unenforceability of such section, paragraph, clause, or provision shall not affect any of the remaining provisions of this Ordinance. SECTION 7. This Ordinance shall become effective on the date of final action by the Mayor and City Council. Action by City Council: Introduced and initial adoption of Ordinance by City Council on June 23, 2025. Final adoption of Ordinance by City Council on July 14, 2025. ____________________________ President of City Council Action by the Mayor: Approved on _______________. Disapproved on ______________ based on the following objections: ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________ Mayor Action by City Council After Disapproval by the Mayor: Council did not act to override the Mayor's veto. Ordinance re-adopted on a vote of ____________, on _____________ ____________________________ President of City Council ATTEST ________________________________ City Clerk