October 24, 2023Asheville City Council
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Approves amendments to the 2020-2024 Consolidated Plan for activities that were funded for the following Fiscal Years…
- Passed. Voted no: Sage Turner.
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- “Councilwoman Turner supported the 108 Patton Avenue accessibility needs and the timeliness that these funds need to be expended; however, she believed these funds should be used for more affordable housing.”
Official title: Council adopted a resolution to approve amendments to the 2020-2024 Consolidated Plan for activities that were funded for the following Fiscal Years: FY 2018-19, FY 2019-20, FY 2021-22, and FY 2022-23 to (1) allow CDBG funding previously awarded to Helpmate, Inc. to additionally be used outside of the jurisdictional limits of the City of Asheville, but within Buncombe County; (2) to allow the unused amount of $300,000 of non-public service Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funding to be used for an accessibility improvement project at 108 Patton Avenue; and (3) to allow a previous award to Homeward Bound of WNC for FY 2021-22 HOME Tenant Based Rental Assistance (TBRA) program to include both Permanent Supportive Housing and Rapid Rehousing; and to authorize the City Manager to submit the amendments to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and to sign all necessary documents to give effect to these Amendment requests
Carried 6–1
From the minutes: This motion was seconded by Councilwoman Smith and carried on a 6-1 vote, with Councilwoman Turner voting “no.”
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“Councilwoman Ullman moved to adopt a resolution to approve amendments to the 2020-2024 Consolidated Plan for activities that were funded for the following Fiscal Years: FY 2018-19, FY 2019-20, FY 2021-22, and FY 2022-23 to (1) allow CDBG funding previously awarded to Helpmate, Inc. to additionally be used outside of the jurisdictional limits of the City of Asheville, but within Buncombe County; (2) to allow the unused amount of $300,000 of non-public service Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funding to be used for an accessibility improvement project at 108 Patton Avenue; and (3) to allow a previous award to Homeward Bound of WNC for FY 2021-22 HOME Tenant Based Rental Assistance (TBRA) program to include both Permanent Supportive Housing and Rapid Rehousing; and to authorize the City Manager to submit the amendments to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and to sign all necessary documents to give effect to these Amendment requests.”
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