HomeMy WebLinkAboutPublic Hearing - 2023 CDBG FundsCITY OF RENTON
RENTON CITY COUNCIL
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
Proposed use of 2023 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a Public Hearing will be held by the Renton City Council
on Monday, September 19, 2022 at 7 p.m. This public hearing is being offered as a
hybrid meeting that can be attended in person at Renton City Hall, 1055 S Grady Way,
Renton, WA 98057 or by means of a Zoom video-conference web application.
For those wishing to attend by Zoom, please (1) click this link:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84938072917?pwd=TUNCcnppbjNjbjNRMWpZaXk2bjJnZz09
(or copy the URL and paste into a web browser); or (2) call-in to the Zoom meeting by
dialing 253-215-8782 and entering 849 3807 2917, Passcode 156708; or (3) call 425-430-
6501 by 10 a.m. on the day of the meeting to request an invite with a link to the
meeting. The meeting can also be viewed on Renton’s Channel 21, or streaming live at
rentonwa.gov/streaming.
The Renton City Council will hold a public hearing to receive comments on the
following: Proposed use of 2023 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds.
The City of Renton’s estimated 2023 federal Community Development Block Grant
entitlement is $731,143. The funding available after King County contractual set-asides
for the King County Housing Repair Program, Housing Stability Program, and
administration is estimated at $424,063. These funds must serve low-moderate income
Renton residents and be allocated in accordance with federal regulations. The City is
proposing to allocate these funds as follows:
1.) Planning/Administration: $73,114 or the maximum amount allowable to City of
Renton, 1055 S. Grady Way, Renton, WA 98057 to plan and administer the City’s
CDBG program activities.
2.) Capital: The estimated balance of $350,949 is proposed for the Downtown
Streetscapes Improvement Project - Phase 2 for construction and construction
management costs. This project includes new/and or modified sidewalks,
crosswalks, bike racks, bollards, newspaper racks, benches, fencing, receptable,
lighting, signs, plantings, road resurfacing, and other improvements along
Williams Avenue S. from S. 2nd Street to S. 3rd Street, including installation of
wayfinding signage in the downtown per the approved wayfinding plan. More
than 51% of the service area’s residents are low-moderate income. The service
area is primarily residential and includes Census Tract 253.01, Block Group 3, and
Census Tract 253.02, Block Groups 1-3.
The Contingency Plan if there are any increases or decreases to Renton’s 2023 CDBG
allocation is as follows: Planning/Administration to the maximum amount allowable,
and then increases or decreases to funding to the Downtown Streetscapes
Improvement Project – Phase 2. CDBG Program Income and any recaptured funds will
be allocated to the Healthy Housing Program. The Healthy Housing Program uses
CDBG funds to help low-moderate income Renton homeowners with roofing and/or
ventilation repairs.
If you wish to speak during the Public Hearing, it is requested that you provide your
name and email address to Judith Subia, Council Liaison, at jsubia@rentonwa.gov or
calling 425-430-6501 by 5 p.m. on Monday, September 19, 2022 so that the meeting
information can be provided to you prior to the start of the meeting. Alternatively,
written comments on this topic can be submitted to cityclerk@rentonwa.gov by 5:00
p.m. on September 19, 2022.
Melissa McCainDeputy City Clerk
Published Seattle Times
Date: September 1, 2022