TO: Honorable Mayor & Members of the North Port Commission
FROM: A. Jerome Fletcher II, ICMA-CM, MPA, City Manager
TITLE: Approve the Application to the Housing and Urban Development Community Development Block Grant Program in the Amount of $305,000 for the Greenwood Avenue Sidewalk Widening Project, and Authorize the City Manager or the Mayor, as Applicable Under the City Charter, to Execute all Funding Documents After Legal Review, Should the Grant be Awarded to the City.
Recommended Action
Option 1: Approve the application to the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program in the amount of $305,000 for the Greenwood Avenue Sidewalk Widening Project, and authorize the City Manager or the Mayor, as applicable under the City Charter, to execute all funding documents after legal review, should the grant be awarded to the City.
City Commission Options
Option 1: Approve the application to the HUD CDBG Program in the amount of $305,000 for the Greenwood Avenue Sidewalk Widening Project, and authorize the City Manager or the Mayor, as applicable under the City Charter, to execute all funding documents after legal review, should the grant be awarded to the City.
* Pros: These funds will provide the City with partial reimbursement of the total cost of the Greenwood Avenue Sidewalk Widening Project.
* Cons: There are no foreseeable cons to approving this application.
Option 2: Deny the Application to HUD CDBG in the amount of $305,000.
* Pros: There are no foreseeable pros to denying this application.
* Cons: The City would not receive partial reimbursement for the total cost of the Greenwood Avenue Sidewalk Widening Project.
Background Information
The City of North Port has applied to the HUD CDBG Program for the Greenwood Avenue Sidewalk Widening Project in the amount of $305,000.
The purpose of CDBG funds is to create and improve communities by providing housing, economic opportunities, and communit...
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