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RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE ADVERTISEMENT OF AN AMENDMENT TO THE PASSAIC COUNTY CITIZEN PARTICIPATION PLAN, 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 incorporate language related to community access to program information and to permit public hearings to be held in person and electronically simultaneously, at the discretion of the County; and
WHEREAS, the Department of Planning and Economic Development (hereafter “Department”) seeks to advertise a new amendment to the existing Passaic County Citizen Participation Plan (CPP), note attached, to add a third public hearing to solicit comments during the preparation of the County’s Annual Consolidated Annual Performance Evaluation Report (CAPER); and
WHEREAS, the Department seeks to hold a public hearing via WebEx and a simultaneous in-person public hearing at 401 Grand Street, Paterson, NJ, Room 417, on both the CDBG FY 2024 applications and awards and on the proposed CPP amendment on June 11, 2024 at 12:00 noon; and
WHEREAS, the WebEx meeting can be accessed through the following:
WebEx meeting link:; and
WHEREAS, the Department seeks to advertise, note attached public notice, the availability of the revised Citizen Participation Plan on public display for a thirty (30) day period from May 10, 2024, to June 12, 2024, in order to permit the public time to comment on the plan and proposed revisions; and
WHEREAS, this matter was discussed at the April 10, 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 advertise that the revised Citizen Participation Plan has been placed on public display at 401 Grand Street, Paterson, NJ 07505, Room 417 and on the County website, www.passaiccountynj.org as detailed above and in the attached public notice.
JDP April 23, 2024