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RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING A SUBSTANTIAL AMENDMENT TO THE PASSAIC COUNTY ANNUAL ACTION PLANS FOR FY 2022 AND FY 2023 TO PERMIT THE BOROUGH OF BLOOMINGDALE TO CHANGE THEIR SCOPE OF WORK TO THE RECONSTRUCTION OF THE BLOOMINGDALE SENIOR CENTER FLOOR PURSUANT TO 24 CFR 91.105.
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WHEREAS, the Passaic County Board of County Commissioners (hereafter “Board”), on September 9, 2008, passed Resolution R-08-760 which adopted the Passaic County Citizen Participation Plan (hereafter “Plan”) under 24 CFR 91.105, for the Community Development Block Grant Program (hereafter “CDBG”); and
WHEREAS, the Board, on August 16, 2016, adopted resolution R-2016-701 amending the Plan for the CDBG Program to comply with recent US Housing and Urban Development (hereafter “HUD”) regulations to include the Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing Final Rule requirements found at 24 CFR 91.105 and 24 CFR 5; and
WHEREAS, the Plan was further amended by Resolution R-2017-0505 on July 12, 2017, to comply with added outreach requirements for Broadband access and emergency management supplemented to 24 CFR 91.105; and
WHEREAS, the Plan was further amended by Resolution R-2020-0438 on May 19, 2020, to incorporate language related to community access to program information and to permit public hearings to be held electronically in times of emergency as well as follow HUD guidance on shortened public review times during times of emergencies; and
WHEREAS, the Plan was further amended by Resolution R-24-194 on February 27, 2024, to permit public hearings to be held in-person and virtually in a simultaneous manner; and
WHEREAS, the Department of Planning and Economic Development (hereafter “Department”) advertised a substantial amendment to the Passaic County Annual Action Plans for Fiscal Years 2022 and 2023 to permit funding allocated to the Borough of Bloomingdale (FY 2022: $90,000 and FY 2023: $60,000) to be reprogrammed for the Reconstruction of the Bloomingdale Senior Center Floor which has buckled and has created a public safety hazard; and
WHEREAS, the Council of the Borough of Bloomingdale adopted resolution R-23-12.21 requesting the substantial amendment to the Passaic County Community Development Block Grant Program Annual Action Plans for FY 2022 and FY 2023 to reprogram the grant awards to the Borough of Bloomingdale for a new project: Reconstruction of Bloomingdale Senior Center Floor; and
WHEREAS, the Department held a public hearing to solicit comments from the public on the amended Annual Action Plans for CDBG FY 2022 and CDBG 2023 on February 16, 2024, 12:00 p.m. at 401 Grand Street Paterson, NJ 07505, Room 417 and virtually via WebEx link and no comments were received; and
WHEREAS, the Department in accordance with the published public notice, made the amended scope of work for the CDBG Annual Action Plans for FY 2022 and FY 2023 available on public display for a 30-day period from January 29, 2024, to February 28, 2024 in order to permit the public time to comment on the proposed amendments; and
WHEREAS, this matter was discussed at the February 28, 2024, meeting of the Planning and Economic Development Committee and is being recommended to the Board for approval; and
NOW, THEREFORE, LET IT BE RESOLVED, pursuant to 24 CFR 91.105, that the Board of County Commissioners of the County of Passaic (hereafter “Board”) hereby authorizes the action of the Department of Planning and Economic Development as set forth above; and
LET IT BE FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Board hereby authorizes the Department to implement a substantial amendment to the CDBG FY 2022 and FY 2023 Annual Action Plans as detailed above to fund the Reconstruction of the Bloomingdale Senior Center Floor.
JDP March 12, 2024