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REQUEST FOR CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM <br />Appropriation <br />Agenda Date Requested: October 8, 2012 <br />______N/A___________ <br />Source of Funds: <br />Tim Tietjens <br />Requested By: <br />Account Number:______N/A__________ <br />Department: Planning <br />Amount Budgeted: _____N/A___________ <br />Report: ___Resolution: _X_Ordinance: ___ <br />Amount Requested: ____N/A__________ <br />Budgeted Item: YES NO <br />Exhibits: <br />Resolutionwith proposed Section 3 Local <br />Opportunity Plan <br />Resolution No. 2010-26 with Section 3 Local <br />Opportunity Plan <br />SUMMARY <br />On November 8, 2010, City Councilapproved Resolution No. 2010-26adoptingaSection 3 Local <br />Opportunity Plan for the Hurricane Ike Texas Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program. <br />This plan needs to be updated based on the new Texas General Land Office (GLO) requirements. <br />Differences in the Section 3 Plan included with this proposed Resolution include changes to Provisions B <br />andG. Provision B changed the assignment of duties related to implementation of theplan from the <br />Equal Opportunity Rights Officer to the designatedSection 3 Coordinator. Provision G now requires <br />submission of monthly reports required by HUD or the GLOwhere they were required to HUD and the <br />Texas Department of Rural Affairs (TDRA)as they occurredpreviously.The City’sGrant Administrator <br />remains responsible for submittal of the reports,which will now occur monthly. <br />The Section3Local Opportunity Planis a CDBG regulation designed to provide work opportunities for <br />low-moderate income residents and businesses when possible. <br />Continued program funding for Round 2.2 is contingent upon approval of this Resolution. <br />_____________________________________________________________________________________________ <br />Action Required by Council: <br />Considerapproval or other action of a Resolutionadopting a Section 3 Local Opportunity Plan for the <br />projects funded by the Texas Community Development Block Grant Program. <br />_____________________________________________________________________________________________ <br />Approved for City Council Agenda <br />___________________________________________________________ <br />Date <br />Corby D. Alexander,City Manager <br /> <br />