RESOLUTION NO. 29-16

RESOLUTION ADOPTING THE 2016-2020 FIVE YEAR

CONSOLIDATED PLAN

FOR THE GRAND JUNCTION 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;

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

WHEREAS, to be eligible for funding, the City of Grand Junction must submit an annual Program Year Action Plan to be adopted as part of the City’s Five Year Consolidated Plan 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 2016 Program Year Action Plan included citizen participation and interagency involvement;

WHEREAS, the 2016 Five Year Consolidated Plan included a process of setting local priority needs and objectives through a coordinated effort with non-profit and government agencies in the community that serve the low income and special needs populations; and

WHEREAS, the 2016 Five Year Consolidated Plan established a strategic plan that addresses the priority needs, goals and strategies identified by the community that will be undertaken between 2016 and 2020.

NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Grand Junction City Council formally adopts the 2015 Community Development Block Grant Program Five Year Consolidated Plan

Adopted this 15^th day of June, 2016.

/s/ Phyllis Norris    

President of City Council

ATTEST:

/s/ Stephanie Tuin    

City Clerk