CITY OF GRAND JUNCTION

RESOLUTION NO. 73-06

A RESOLUTION ADOPTING THE 2006 FIVE-YEAR CONSOLIDATED PLAN AS A PART OF THE CITY OF GRAND JUNCTION’S COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT (CDBG) PROGRAM

Recitals:

WHEREAS, the City of Grand Junction was designated as an Entitlement Community by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development in 1996 when Mesa County’s population reached 100,000;

WHEREAS, this designation entitles Grand Junction to an annual grant of funds under the Community Development Block Grant CDBG Program;

WHEREAS, to be eligible for funding, the City of Grand Junction must submit a Consolidated Plan every three to five years which serves as a federally required planning document that guides community development efforts in Grand Junction;

WHEREAS, the primary objective of the City’s Consolidated Plan and CDBG Program is the development of viable urban communities by providing decent housing and a suitable living environment and expanding economic opportunities, principally for persons of low- and moderate-income;

WHEREAS, the planning process in developing the 2006 Five-Year Consolidated Plan included an emphasis on Citizen Participation and interagency involvement;

WHEREAS, the 2006 Five-Year Consolidated Plan included a process of developing a set of local priority needs and objectives through a coordinated effort with non-profit and government agencies in the community serving the low income and special needs populations; and

WHEREAS, the 2006 Five-Year Consolidated Plan established a strategic plan that addresses the priority needs, goals and strategies the Grand Junction Community has identified and will undertake between 2006 and 2010, the life of the Plan.

NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Grand Junction City Council formally adopts the CDBG 2006 Five-Year Consolidated Plan.

Adopted this 19^th day of June, 2006.

ATTEST:

               /s/ James J. Doody    

President of the Council

/s/ Stephanie Tuin    

City Clerk