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A Resolution authorizing and directing the Mayor, on behalf of the Urban County Government, to execute and submit the 2026 Consolidated Plan/Grant Application to the United States Dept. of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), to provide any additional information requested in connection with this Grant Application, and to accept the Grant if the application is approved, which Grant funds for the fy 2027 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program ($2,327,430.00), Home Program ($1,250,708.88), and Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) program ($197,698.00), the acceptance of which obligates the Urban County Government to the expenditure of $362,500.00 from various funding sources as a local match; and authorizing the Mayor to execute Agreements for the approved plan; and authorizing the Mayor to transfer unencumbered funds within the Grant Budget. [Div. of Grants and Special Programs, Reynolds]
Summary
Authorization to submit the 2026 Consolidated Plan, accepting awards of Federal funds for Community Development Block Grant Program in the amount of $2,327,430, HOME Investment Partnerships Program in the amount of $1,250,708.88, and Emergency Solutions Grants Program in the amount of $197,698, from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development for FY 2027, and to authorize execution of Agreements with subrecipients in accordance with approved plan subject to final Federal allocation amounts for Fiscal Year 2027. Matching funds in the amount of $362,500 are included in the FY27 Mayor’s Proposed Budget. (L0323-26)(Reynolds/Lanter)
Budgetary Implications: Yes
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Risk Management: N/A
Fully Budgeted: FY27 Budget amendment in process.
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BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE LEXINGTON-FAYETTE URBAN COUNTY GOVERNMENT:
Section 1 - That the Mayor, on behalf of the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government, be and hereby is authorized and directed to execute and submit the 2026 Consolidated Plan/Grant Application, which is attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference, to the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), to provide any additional information requested in connection with this Grant Application, and to accept this Grant if the application is approved, which Grant funds for the FY 2027 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program ($2,327,430.00), HOME Program ($1,250,708.88), and Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) Program ($197,698.00), the acceptance of which obligates the Urban County Government to the expenditure of $362,500.00 from various funding sources as a local match.
Section 2 - That the Mayor, on behalf of the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government, be and hereby is authorized and directed to execute agreements with the entities listed, and for the purposes set forth, in the 2026 Consolidated Plan/Grant Application.
Section 3 - That subject to the provisions of Section 7-48 of the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government Code of Ordinances, the Mayor is hereby authorized, in her discretion as Chief Executive Officer of the Urban County Government, to transfer the unencumbered balance of any operating or capital account appropriation to another operating or capital account appropriation within the Grant budget established herein.
Section 4 - That this Resolution shall become effective on the date of its passage.
PASSED URBAN COUNTY COUNCIL:
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MAYOR
ATTEST:
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CLERK OF URBAN COUNTY COUNCIL
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