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A resolution authorizing the Metropolitan Mayor to submit the Nashville-Davidson Community Development Block Grant- Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) Action Plan for funds allocated to Metropolitan Nashville-Davidson County from the U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to recover from Presidentially Disaster declaration 4601-DR-TN.
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WHEREAS, on March 27th and 28th, 2021, the County experienced historic rain and flash flooding in Zip Code 37211. As a result, in May of 2022, there was a Presidential Disaster Declaration resulting in the award of $8,518,000 in Community Development Block Grant - Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DRGR) funds to assist in long-term recovery efforts; and
WHEREAS, federal register notices describing terms for the use of the CDBG-DR funds provided that funds be spent in the Most Impacted and Distressed (MID) area which was identified in a separate memorandum to be ZIP Code 37211; and
WHEREAS, by Resolution R94-1326, the Metropolitan Council designated the Metropolitan Development and Housing Agency ("MDHA") as the lead agency responsible for the preparation of the Five-Year Consolidated Plan for Housing and Community Development for The Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County; and
WHEREAS, to access the CDBG-DR funds, HUD directed Grantees to prepare an Action Plan (AP), to allocate the funds to eligible activities/projects; and
WHEREAS, the CDBG-DR Action Plan allocates funds to the following activities:
Table 1 - Allocation Table
Category
Remaining Unmet Need
% of Unmet
Need
Program Allocation Amount
% of Program Allocation
Administration
$425,900
5%
Planning
$425,900
5%
Housing
$1,171,800,000
100%
$6,555,200
77%
Mitigation
$1,111,000
13%**
Total
$8,518,000
100%
* $7,666,200 -Activities associated with the development of Affordable Housing and mitigation features incorporated into the affordable housing development during the design phase based on factors such as site location,...
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