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RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING AN AMENDMENT TO THE PASSAIC COUNTY CITIZEN PARTICIPATION PLAN WHICH ADDS A THIRD PUBLIC HEARING ON THE ANNUAL COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT CAPER, 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”) advertised a new amendment to the existing Passaic County Citizen Participation Plan (hereafter “CPP”) to add a third public hearing to solicit comments during the preparation of the County’s Annual Consolidated Annual Performance Evaluation Report (hereafter “CAPER”) for public comment between May 10, 2024 to June 12, 2024; and
WHEREAS, the Department held 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, no comments were received from the public; and
WHEREAS, the Department seeks to formally amend the Citizen Participation Plan adding a third public hearing to solicit comments during the preparation of the County’s Annual CAPER; and
WHEREAS, this matter was discussed at the June 12, 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 revise the Citizen Participation Plan as detailed above.
JDP June 25, 2024