CDBG Public Hearings and RFP Announced
Sun., Feb 28
TO ALL INTERESTED GROUPS, PERSONS AND AGENCIES
CITY OF NORTHAMPTON
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT (CDBG) PROGRAM
PUBLIC HEARINGS - REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS - CDBG CONSOLIDATED PLAN AND ANNUAL ACTION PLAN
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGS
The City of Northampton, Community and Economic Development Office (CEDO), has scheduled two (2) community meetings to discuss priority needs for the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program. The City receives an annual allocation of block grant funds from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). The CDBG program seeks to provide decent housing, a suitable living environment and economic opportunity for low and moderate-income persons and families. The meetings will be to discuss the City’s CDBG program’s eligibility criteria, recently completed projects, and future housing and community development priorities.
Every five years the City revises its CDBG Consolidated Plan, which identifies priority needs for CDBG resources. All proposed projects and activities must meet HUD eligibility criteria and show a benefit to low and moderate-income households within the City of Northampton. The meetings listed below have been scheduled:
City Council Chambers, Pulchalski Municipal Building Wednesday February 10th at 6:00pm
212 Main Street, Northampton
(handicapped accessible)
Due to snow, this meeting has been canceled and rescheduled to February 17, 2010 at 6:00pm in City Council Chambers. The Consolidated Plan community meeting will be combined with the CDBG Action Plan Public Hearing.
JFK Middle School Library
Tuesday February 23rd at 6:00pm
100 Bridge Road, Florence
(handicapped accessible)
In addition, the Community and Economic Development Office (CEDO) will hold the following public hearings in order to plan and implement CDBG programs and activities for the program year beginning July 1, 2010 for the purpose described:
PUBLIC HEARING: Housing, Public Services, Community / Economic Development Priorities
DATE & TIME: Wednesday, February 17, 2010 @ 6:00 PM
LOCATION: City Hall Room 18 (2nd Floor), 210 Main Street
PUBLIC HEARING: Presentation of the draft CDBG Consolidated Plan & Action Plan
DATE & TIME: Wednesday, March 24, 2010 @ 6:00 PM
LOCATION: Council Chambers – Pulchalski Municipal Building, 212 Main Street (behind City Hall)
All interested groups, persons and agencies are encouraged to attend public hearings and Community Meetings; information presented shall include:
(1) Recent and past performance of Northampton’s CDBG program; (2) housing, homelessness and public service needs; (3) non-housing community and economic development needs, (4) the draft Consolidated Plan and annual Action Plan outlining program priorities and proposed activities to be undertaken with CDBG resources.
Individuals, groups or agencies unable to attend the public hearings may submit written comments to the Community and Economic Development Office, City Hall – 210 Main Street, Northampton, MA 01060, Attention: Cam Leon, CDBG/SHP Administrative Assistant; or electronically to cleon@northamptonma.gov
REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS
The City of Northampton, Community and Economic Development Office, has issued a Request for Proposals for the use of CDBG funds for the program year beginning July 1, 2010. Activities proposed for funding must meet one of three national objectives of the CDBG program which are: (1) activities benefiting persons of low and moderate income; (2) activities which prevent or eliminate slums and blight; and (3) activities meeting a community development need having a particular urgency because conditions pose a serious and immediate threat to the health or welfare of the community and other financial resources are not available to meet such needs. Proposed activities that fail to meet the applicable tests for meeting a national objective are ineligible for CDBG funding.
Request for Proposals (RFP) are available upon request from the City of Northampton, Block Grant Office, at (413) 587-1286. RFP’s may also be printed from the Northampton CEDO web site, http://www.northamptonma.gov/cedo/.
Deadline for Submission of RFP: One original and five double-sided copies of the completed RFP MUST BE HAND DELIVERED to the CDBG Office on the second floor of City Hall no later than 4:30 on Friday, February 26, 2010.
DRAFT CONSOLIDATED PLAN AND ANNUAL ACTION PLAN
On March 24, 2010 the City of Northampton’s Community and Economic Development Office will release the draft CDBG Consolidated Plan and annual Action Plan for public review and comment; the plan shall outline proposed activities for CDBG program Year 27 beginning July 1, 2010. A summary of the draft Consolidated Plan and annual Action Plan shall also be published in a newspaper of local circulation; posted in City Hall and made available at the Northampton Community and Economic Development Office web site.
For additional information including available resources, eligible activities, the RFP process; and preparation of the Consolidated Plan and annual Action Plan, contact Cam Leon, CDBG/SHP Administrative Assistant at (413) 587-1286.
E-mail: cleon@northamptonma.gov
Northampton CEDO web site: www.northamptonma.gov/cedo/