CR 93-29 CDBG Program
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./February 23,1993 P K I I Council Report 93-:'29
ESTABLISH PUBLIC HEARING DATE FOR 1993 URBAN HENNEPIN COUNTY
.CDBG PROGRAM
Proposed Action
staff recommends approval of the following motion: Set a
. public hearing elate of March. 16, 1992, to consider the
proposed use of funds for the Year XIX Urban Hennepin County
Community Development Block Grant Program.
with this motion, the pUblic hearing date will beset for.
March 16, 1993. .
. . Overview
The City of Hopkins has received Urban Hennepin County CDBG
funds since 1985 to conduct. a variety of activities. As a
participating City in the Urban Hennepin County COBG
program, Hopkins is eligible for $145,187 for the 1993
. program year..
_ One requirement of the CDBG funding process is that
I participating cities hold a public hearing on the. proposed
. use of the funds. The public hearing must. be held prior to
March 30, 1993 with requests for funds due to Hennepin
County by April 15, 1993.
Staff is recommending a hearing date of March 16, 1992. At
the public hearing the Council and the pUblic will have an
opportunity to discuss the ,specifics of the various
activities to be considered for funding. Staff is
recommending that the activities the City propose to
undertake with 1993 CDBGfunds include assistance to the
Greater Minneapolis Day Care Association and housing
rehabilitation. Staff will be discussing in greater detail
the use of CDBG funds during the Council worksession on
Marche 9, 1993.
Primary Issues to Consider
At this time, the only option is to set the pUblic hearing
for March 16, 1993. The various funding alternatives will
be discussed at this time.
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