Title
Public Hearing on the Housing and Community Development Fiscal Years 2026-2030 Consolidated Plan and Fiscal Year 2026 Annual Action Plan
Action
Action:
Conduct a public hearing on the Housing and Community Development proposed Fiscal Years 2026-2030 Five Year Consolidated Plan and Fiscal Year 2026 Annual Action Plan.
Body
Staff Resource(s):
Rebecca Hefner, Housing and Neighborhood Services
Warren Wooten, Housing and Neighborhood Services
Policy
* The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) mandates the development of a Consolidated Five-Year Plan and an Annual Action Plan (cumulatively, the Plan) to receive federal funding for housing and community development activities.
* The Plan is the city's strategy for the use of federal funds in providing housing and community development activities.
* The Plan supports the city's Housing Charlotte Framework and Affordable Housing Funding Policy to preserve existing housing, expand supply of low- and moderate-income housing, and support family self-sufficiency.
* HUD's federal fiscal year is October 1 through September 30. The Plan covers the city's 2025 through 2030 fiscal years, and HUD's 2025 through 2029 program years.
Community Input
* A draft copy of the Plan is published to the city's website with paper copies available by request. The document is available in English and Spanish when requested, and copies are also available at the North County, South County, University, and Matthews public library locations.
* The city collaborated with community partners (the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Continuum of Care and the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Regional Housing Consortium) to host two public forums to receive input for the development of the Plan; an in-person forum was held on March 27, 2025, and a virtual forum was held on April 2, 2025.
* Notices about the public forums were published in the Charlotte Observer and La Noticia in March, and shared by city partners and through the city's social, new...
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