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February 24, 2020, Work Session – Item 2 <br />EUGENE CITY COUNCIL <br />AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY <br /> <br /> Work Session: Eugene-Springfield 2020 Consolidated Plan for Affordable Housing and Community Development Meeting Date: February 24, 2020 Agenda Item Number: 1 Department: Planning and Development Staff Contact: Stephanie Jennings <br />www.eugene-or.gov Contact Telephone Number: 541-682-5529 <br />ISSUE STATEMENT The Eugene-Springfield Consolidated Plan provides an assessment of local housing, homelessness, and community development needs and establishes a five-year strategic plan for use of federal funds received from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Completion and adoption of the Consolidated Plan is necessary in order to receive Community Development Block Grant, HOME Investment Partnerships Program, and other HUD funds. At this work session, staff will review the Consolidated Plan development process, discuss achievements completed under the current Consolidated Plan, and identify draft priority needs and proposed strategies for use of federal funds under the 2015 Consolidated Plan. This is the second of three City Council work sessions on the Consolidated Plan. Council is asked to provide comment on the proposed priority needs and strategies at this work session. <br />BACKGROUND The Eugene-Springfield 2020 Consolidated Plan provides an assessment of local housing, homelessness, and community development needs and establishes goals and strategies for use of HUD funds to address those needs. Eugene and Springfield must complete, adopt, and submit a new five-year Consolidated Plan to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) by May 15, 2020. The period covered by the next Consolidated Plan will commence on July 1, 2020, and end on June 30, 2025. Completion of the Consolidated Plan is a prerequisite for receiving CDBG, HOME, and other HUD grants. CDBG and HOME must be used to advance the following statutory objectives principally for the benefit of low-income and moderate-income residents: <br /> Provide decent, safe, and affordable housing (CDBG and HOME) <br /> Create suitable living environments (CDBG) <br /> Expand economic opportunities (CDBG) The Cities of Eugene and Springfield are both designated as entitlement jurisdictions within the CDBG program. This means each jurisdiction meets the minimum population threshold to receive a direct annual allocation of CDBG funds from HUD. The minimum population threshold is higher for the HOME program so only Eugene is eligible to receive a direct allocation of HOME funds from HUD. In 1992, Eugene and Springfield formed a HOME Consortium to provide local access to <br /> <br />CC Agenda - Page 6