Fiscal Note
The planning process will be accomplished within resources budgeted as part of the 2005 City budget which includes $50,000 in Federal CDBG funds for staffing support. This resolution does not commit any funds for implementation, although traditionally the CDBG program has committed approximately 5% of its estimated annual entitlement funds for implementation of higher priority eligible projects.
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Recommending the selection of census tract 30.02 (Hiestand) as the focus for a concentration neighborhood planning process and encouraging the appointment of a steering committee of residents and business representatives to help develop a neighborhood plan for the area.
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WHEREAS the CDBG Commission and Office have traditionally partnered with the Plan Commission and Planning Unit to identify eligible areas with opportunities where a neighborhood planning process could effectively guide future City and community activities,
WHEREAS the CDBG Commission has supported such a planning process with funds for the planning and a reserve of future funds for implementation of projects that address the higher priority goals and opportunities articulated in the plan adopted by the Common Council,
WHEREAS one of two census tracts that became newly eligible as a result of the 2000 census is the Hiestand area, and some residents and businesses in the area have expressed interest in the development of a neighborhood plan to guide future activities,
WHEREAS the CDBG Commission and the Common Council have adopted a Five Year Community and Neighborhood Development plan and an annual action plan that establishes a framework for the development of such a neighborhood plan,
WHEREAS the alder of the district is supportive of such an effort, and has identified some opportunities that would benefit from steering committee discussion of some issues and strategies,
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Common Council adopt the recommendations of the CDBG Commissio...
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