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RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE ADVERTISEMENT OF AN AMENDMENT TO THE PASSAIC COUNTY CITIZEN PARTICIPATION PLAN AND SCHEDULING OF A PUBLIC HEARING TO BE HELD ON FEBRUARY 9, 2024, PURSUANT TO 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 Department of Planning and Economic Development (hereafter “Department”) seeks to advertise a new amendment to the 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 seeks to advertise, note attached public notice, the availability of 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 will hold 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 attached hereto; and
WHEREAS, this matter was discussed at the January 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 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; in the offices of the Passaic County Board of County Commissioners; and on the County website, www.passaiccountynj.org as detailed above and in the attached public notice.
JDP January 23, 2024