The programs, activities and strategies developed for this consolidated plan must address three overall goals established for the HUD formula grant programs. These national goals, which primarily target low to moderate-income persons, households or neighborhoods, are as follows:
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Provide decent housing
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Assist homeless persons to obtain appropriate housing
Assist persons at risk of becoming homeless
Retain affordable housing stock
Increase the availability of affordable, permanent housing in standard condition, particularly to members of disadvantaged minorities, without discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, familial status or disability
Increase the supply of supportive housing, which combines structural features and services needed to enable persons with special needs, including persons with HIV/AIDS and their families, to live with dignity and independence
Provide housing affordable to low-income persons accessible to job opportunities
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Provide a suitable living environment
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Improve the safety and livability of neighborhoods
Increase access to quality public and private facilities and services
Reduce the isolation of income groups within a community or geographical area through the spatial de-concentration of housing opportunities for persons of lower income
Revitalize deteriorating or deteriorated neighborhoods
Restore and preserve properties of special historic, architectural or aesthetic value
Conservation of energy resources.
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Provide expanded economic opportunities
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Pursuance of job creation and retention
Establish, stabilize & expand small businesses (including micro-businesses)
Provision of public services concerned with employment
Provision of jobs involved in carrying out activities under programs covered by this plan to low-income persons living in areas affected by those programs and activities
Availability of mortgage financing for low-income persons at reasonable rates using nondiscriminatory lending practices
Access to capital and credit for development activities that promote the long-term economic and social viability of the community
Empowerment & self-sufficiency opportunities for low-income persons to reduce generational poverty in federally assisted and public housing.
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PUBLIC NOTICES
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PUBLIC NOTICE
The City of Aurora’s Draft 2020-2024 Consolidated Plan, including the proposed 2020 Annual Action Plan, will be available for public review and comment for a 30-day period from October 1, 2019 to October 30, 2019.
The Final 2020-2024 Consolidated Plan and 2020 Action Plan will be submitted to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) by November 15, 2019, or as otherwise advised by HUD.
The 2020-2024 Consolidated Plan is designed to create a link between the identified needs of Aurora’s low to moderate-income and special needs populations and the resources of HUD’s Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), Home Investment Partnership (HOME) and Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) funding and other public/private investments. The Five-Year Plan establishes objectives and strategies to address the needs over the next five years in three areas: provide decent housing, provide a suitable living environment, and provide expanded economic opportunities. The 2020 Action Plan is the first year of the 2020-2024 Consolidated Plan and serves as the City of Aurora’s formal application to HUD for CDBG, HOME and ESG funding for the fiscal year 2020. The City anticipates that these projects will not cause any displacement of existing households.
The draft 2020-2024 Consolidated Plan and 2020 Action Plan will be presented at a Public Meeting held:
Tuesday, October 8, 2019
6:30 p.m.
Martin Luther King Library Building
Akron/Clinton Rooms
9898 E. Colfax Avenue, Aurora, CO 80010
The public is invited to attend this meeting and citizens will be provided with an opportunity to speak on Housing and Community Development issues and priorities.
The facility is accessible and can accommodate persons with disabilities. Please call the Community Development Division Staff at 303-739-7900 at least 48 hours in advance if you require language translation services or need special accommodations for these Public Meetings, as well as for written documents. For hearing or speech impaired residents, please call 7-1-1 for the Colorado Relay Number.
The 2020-2024 Consolidated Plan and 2020 Action Plan will be available for review at the City of Aurora’s Community Development Division on the second floor of 9898 E. Colfax Avenue, Aurora, Colorado, 80010. The facility is accessible and can accommodate persons with disabilities. Please contact Aimee Bart of the Community Development Division Staff at 303-739-7927 or abart@auroragov.org if you require language translation services or need special accommodations, as well as for written documents. For hearing or speech impaired residents, please call 7-1-1 for the Colorado Relay Number. The plan will also be posted on the City’s website at: https://www.auroragov.org/residents/community_development/reports__stats_and_documents/
All comments should be submitted in writing by October 30, 2019 to Michael Lawson, City of Aurora, Community Development Division, 9898 E. Colfax Avenue, Aurora, Colorado, 80010; or mlawson@auroragov.org. For questions and additional information please contact Michael Lawson at the above address or 303-739-7900.
The Citizen’s Advisory Committee on Housing and Community Development (CHD) for the City of Aurora held its Public Hearings on the proposals for the 2020 Action Plan on July 9, 2019 and subsequent decision-making meeting on July 16, 2019. The CHD presented its final funding recommendations to the Aurora City Council at a meeting open to the public on September 10, 2019. The CHD recommended the following estimated funding amounts for the 2020 Action Plan to the Aurora City Council:
2020 HUD CDBG Funding: $2,852,955
2020 CDBG Program Income/carry forward: $200,000
2020 HUD HOME Funding: $1,133,568
2020 HOME General Fund Match: $255,053
2020 HOME Program Income/carry forward: $500,000
2020 HUD ESG Funding: $246,431
TOTAL ESTIMATED 2020 FUNDING: $5,188,007
Publication: September 19, 2019, September 26, 2019, October 3, 2019
Aurora Sentinel
AVISO PÚBLICO
El Plan Consolidado Preliminar 2020-2024 de la Ciudad de Aurora, incluido el Plan de Acción Preliminar 2020 estarán disponibles para su revisión y comentarios públicos durante un período de 30 días a partir de el 1 de Octubre atra vez de el 30 de Octubre, 2019.
El Plan Consolidado Final 2020-2024 y el plan de Acción 2020 se presentarán al Departamento de Vivienda y Desarrollo Urbano (HUD) de los Estados Unidos el 15 de Noviembre de 2019 o según lo aconsejado por HUD.
El Plan Consolidado 2020-2024 está diseñado para crear un enlace entre las necesidades identificadas de la población de Aurora de ingresos bajos a moderados y poblaciones con necesidades especiales y los recursos de la Comunidad para el Desarrollo de HUD (CDBG), Home Investment Partnership (HOME) y fondos de Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) y otras inversiones públicas / privadas. El plan quinquenal establece objetivos y estrategias para hacer frente a las necesidades en los próximos cinco años, en tres áreas: proporcionar una vivienda digna, proporcionar un ambiente de vivienda adecuado, y proporcionar mayores oportunidades económicas. El Plan de Acción 2020 es el primero año del Plan Consolidado 2020-20024 y sirve como la solicitud formal de la Ciudad de Aurora propuestas de financiación a HUD para CDBG, HOME y ESG para el 2020. La ciudad anticipa que estos proyectos no causarán el desplazamiento de los hogares existentes.
El Plan Consolidado Preliminar 2020-2024 y el Plan de Acción 2020 se presentarán en una reunión pública
Martes, Octubre 8, 2019
6:00 p.m.
Edificio Martin Luther King Library
Habitaciones Akron / Clinton
9898 E. Colfax Avenue, Aurora, CO 80010
El público está invitado a asistir a estas reuniones y los ciudadanos se le proporcionará la oportunidad de hablar sobre los problemas y prioridades de Vivienda y Desarrollo Comunitario.
El Consolidado 2020-2024 y el Plan de Acción 2020 estarán disponibles para su revisión en la Ciudad en la División de Desarrollo de la Comunidad de Aurora en el segundo piso de 9898 E. Colfax Avenue, Aurora, Colorado, 80010, y en el vestíbulo del Centro Martin Luther King, Jr. Biblioteca (MLK) en el primer piso de la misma dirección de instalación. La instalación es accesible y puede acomodar a las personas con discapacidad. Por favor, póngase en contacto con Aimee Bart del personal de la División de Desarrollo de la Comunidad al 303-739-7927 o abart@auroragov.org si necesita servicios de traducción o necesita adaptaciones especiales, así como para los documentos escritos. Para residentes con discapacidad de escuchar o residentes con problemas para hablar, por favor llame al 7-1-1 para obtener el Número de Relé de Colorado. El plan también se publicará en la página web de la Ciudad en: https://www.auroragov.org/residents/community_development/reports__stats_and_documents/.
Todos sus comentarios deben ser presentados por escrito el 30 de Noviembre del 2019 y a Michael Lawson, Ciudad de Aurora, División de Desarrollo Comunitario, 9898 E. Colfax Avenue, Aurora, Colorado, 80010; o mlawson@auroragov.org. Para cualquier duda o información adicional, por favor póngase en contacto con Michael Lawson en la dirección arriba o llame al 303-739-7900.
El Comité de Asesoramiento del Ciudadano de Vivienda y Desarrollo Comunitario (CHD) para la ciudad de Aurora celebró su audiencias pública sobre las propuestas para el Plan de Acción 2020 el 9 de Julio 2019 y el encuentro subsecuente para hacer decisiones el 16 de Julio 2019. La CHD presentó su última recomendaciones de financiación al Consejo de la Ciudad de Aurora en una reunión abierta al público el 10 de Septiembre de 2019. La CHD recomendó las siguientes cantidades de financiación estimadas para el Plan de Acción 2020 para el Consejo de la Ciudad de Aurora:
2020 HUD CDBG Funding / Financiación: $2,852,955
2020 CDBG Program Income / Ingreso de Programa: $200,000
2020 HUD Home Funding / Financiación de Viviendas: $1,133,568
2020 HOME General Fund Match / Partido de Fondos Generales: $255,053
2020 HOME Program Income / Ingreso de Programa: $500,000
2020 HUD ESG Funding / Financiación: $246,431
FINANCAMIENTO TOTAL ESTIMADO PARA EL 2020: $5,188,007
Publicación: el 19 de Septiembre, 2019, 26 de Septiembre, 2019, 3 de Octubre, 2018
Aurora Sentinel