The programs, activities and strategies developed for this consolidated plan must address three overall goals established for the HUD formula grant programs. These national goals, which primarily target low to moderate-income persons, households or neighborhoods, are as follows:
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Provide decent housing
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Assist homeless persons to obtain appropriate housing
Assist persons at risk of becoming homeless
Retain affordable housing stock
Increase the availability of affordable, permanent housing in standard condition, particularly to members of disadvantaged minorities, without discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, familial status or disability
Increase the supply of supportive housing, which combines structural features and services needed to enable persons with special needs, including persons with HIV/AIDS and their families, to live with dignity and independence
Provide housing affordable to low-income persons accessible to job opportunities
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Provide a suitable living environment
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Improve the safety and livability of neighborhoods
Increase access to quality public and private facilities and services
Reduce the isolation of income groups within a community or geographical area through the spatial de-concentration of housing opportunities for persons of lower income
Revitalize deteriorating or deteriorated neighborhoods
Restore and preserve properties of special historic, architectural or aesthetic value
Conservation of energy resources.
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Provide expanded economic opportunities
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Pursuance of job creation and retention
Establish, stabilize & expand small businesses (including micro-businesses)
Provision of public services concerned with employment
Provision of jobs involved in carrying out activities under programs covered by this plan to low-income persons living in areas affected by those programs and activities
Availability of mortgage financing for low-income persons at reasonable rates using nondiscriminatory lending practices
Access to capital and credit for development activities that promote the long-term economic and social viability of the community
Empowerment & self-sufficiency opportunities for low-income persons to reduce generational poverty in federally assisted and public housing.
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PUBLIC NOTICES
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PUBLIC NOTICE
The City of Aurora, as a participating jurisdiction and recipient of Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), Home Investment Partnerships Act (HOME), and Emergency Solutions Grants (ESG) funds from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), shall provide citizens, public agencies, and other interested parties with reasonable access to records regarding any use of or any assistance provided with these funds during the preceding five years. In addition, before submitting its annual performance report on housing and community development activities, the City shall provide citizens with an opportunity to comment on the performance report before submittal to HUD.
A copy of the 2017 Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report (CAPER) can be reviewed in the Community Development offices on the second floor of the Martin Luther King Jr. Library at 9898 E. Colfax Avenue, Aurora, CO 80010, as well as the website listed below. The Community Development Division facility is accessible and can accommodate persons with disabilities.
Citizens, public agencies, and other interested parties shall have until 5:00 PM, Friday, March 23, 2018 to provide written comments regarding the CAPER. Please contact the Community Development Division if you require language translation services or other special accommodations. For hearing or speech impaired residents, please call 7-1-1 for the Colorado Relay Number. Citizens’ inquiries and comments may be directed to:
City of Aurora, Community Development Division
9898 East Colfax Avenue, Aurora, CO 80010
Chris Davis, Community Development Planner, 303-739-7938 or 303-739-7900, cdavis@auroragov.org
For more information on the Community Development Division and to review the 2016 CAPER, please visit the City’s website at: https://www.auroragov.org/residents/community_development/reports__stats_and_documents/
Published Date: March 08, 2018
Aurora Sentinel
Aviso Público
La Ciudad de Aurora, como jurisdicción participante y beneficiario de los fondos del Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) / Ramo del Desarrollo Comunitario (CDBG), Home Investment Partnerships Act (HOME) / Ley de Asociaciones de Inversiones para Vivienda (HOME) y Emergency Solutions Grants (ESG) / Subvenciones para Soluciones de Emergencia (ESG) fondos del U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) / fondos del Departamento de Vivienda de los E.U. y Desarrollo Urbano (HUD), le proporcionara a los ciudadanos, agencias públicas y otros partidos interesados con acceso razonable a archivos/expedientes en relación con el uso de cualquier asistencia proporcionada con estos fondos durante los últimos cinco años. Adicionalmente, antes de someter su informe anual de rendimiento sobre las actividades de vivienda y desarrollo comunitario, la Ciudad le proveerá a los ciudadanos con cualquier oportunidad para comentar sobre el informe de rendimiento antes de sometérlo a HUD.
Una copia del 2017 Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report (CAPER) / Informe del Rendimiento y Evaluación Consolidado Anual del 2017 (CAPER) puede ser revisado en el segundo piso de las oficinas del Desarrollo Comunitario de la Biblioteca de Martin Luther King en el 9898 E. Colfax Avenue, Aurora, CO 80010, así como el sitio web enlistado abajo. La facultad de la Community Development Division / División del Desarrollo Comunitario está disponible y puede acomodar a personas con discapacidades.
Ciudadanos, agencias públicas, y otros partidos interesantes tendrán hasta las 5:00 PM, viernes, 23 de Marzo, 2018 para proveer comentario por escrito en relación a CAPER. Por favor de ponerse en contacto con la Community Development Division / Division del Desarrollo Comunitario si requiere servicios de traducción y / o interpretación u otras acomodaciones especiales. Para residentes con impedimentos de escuchar hablar, favor de llamar al 7-1-1 para el numero de relé de Colorado. Ciudadanos que quieran realizar consultas o comentarios se pueden dirigir a:
City of Aurora, Community Development Division
Ciudad de Aurora, Division de Desarrollo Comunitario
9898 E. Colfax Avenue, Aurora, CO 80010
Chris Davis, Community Development Planner / Planificador del Desarrollo Comunitario
303-739-7938 o 303-739-7900, cdavis@auroragov.org
Para mayor información sobre el Community Development Division / División del Desarrollo Comunitario y para revisar a CAPER del 2017, favor de visitar el sitio web de la ciudad en: https://www.auroragov.org/residents/community_development/reports__stats_and_documents/
Fecha de Publicación: 08 de Marzo, 2018
Aurora Sentinel