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RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE APPROVAL OF AN AMENDMENT TO THE PASSAIC COUNTY CITIZEN PARTICIPATION PLAN FOLLOWING THE PUBLIC HEARING THAT WAS HELD ON FEBRUARY 9, 2024, 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, Resolution R-24-90 was adopted on February 2, 2024, approving the advertisement and a public hearing on a new amendment to the Passaic County Citizen Participation Plan to permit public hearings to be held in-person and virtually in a simultaneous manner and has updated contact information, as highlighted in the attached Plan; and
WHEREAS, the Department of Planning and Economic Development (hereafter “Department”) placed the revised Citizen Participation Plan on public display for a 15 day period from February 1, 2024 to February 15, 2024 in order to permit the public to comment on the plan and proposed revisions; and
WHEREAS, the Department held a public hearing on February 9, 2024 at 3 p.m. to solicit public comments in-person at 401 Grand Street, Paterson, NJ 07505, Room 417 and simultaneously via Web Ex link and no comments were provided; and
WHEREAS, this matter was discussed at the February 14, 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 proposed amendment to the Passaic County Community Development Block Grant Citizen Participation Plan as proposed by 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 and in the attached document.
JDP February 27, 2024