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’s Draft 2021 Annual Action Plan will be available for public review and comment for a 30 day period from June 17, 2021 to July 19, 2021.
The Final 2021 Action Plan will be submitted to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) by July 20, 2021, or as otherwise advised by HUD.
The 2021 Action Plan is the first year of the 2020-2024 Consolidated Plan and serves as the City of Aurora’s formal application to HUD for CDBG, HOME and ESG funding proposals for 2021. The City anticipates that these projects will not cause displacement of existing households. The 2020-2024 Consolidated Plan is designed to create a link between the identified needs of Aurora’s low to moderate-income and special needs populations and the resources of HUD’s Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), Home Investment Partnership (HOME) and Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) funding and other public/private investments. The Five Year Plan establishes objectives and strategies to address the needs over the next five years in three areas: provide decent housing, provide a suitable living environment, and provide expanded economic opportunities.
The 2021 Action Plan will be available for review at the City of Aurora’s Community Development Division on the fourth floor of 15151 E. Alameda Pkwy, Aurora, Colorado, 80012. The facility is accessible and can accommodate persons with disabilities. Please contact Omar Lyle of the Community Development Division Staff at 303-739-7921 or [email protected] if you need language translation services, special accommodations, or written documents. For hearing or speech impaired residents, please call 7-1-1 for the Colorado Relay Number. The plan will also be posted on the City’s website here.
All comments should be submitted in writing by July 20, 2021 to Omar Lyle, City of Aurora, Community Development Division, 15151 E. Alameda Pkwy, Aurora, Colorado, 80012; or [email protected]g. For questions and additional information please contact Omar Lyle at the above address or call 303-739-7921.
NOTICIA PÚBLICA
El Borrador del Plan de Acción Anual 2021 de la Ciudad de Aurora estará disponible para revisión y comentarios públicos durante un período de 30 días desde el 17 de junio de 2021 hasta el 19 de julio de 2021.
El Plan de Acción Final 2021 se presentará al Departamento de Vivienda y Desarrollo Urbano (HUD) de los EE. UU. Antes del 20 de julio de 2021, o según lo indique HUD.
El Plan de Acción 2021 es el primer año del Plan Consolidado 2020-2024 y sirve como la solicitud formal de la Ciudad de Aurora al HUD para propuestas de financiamiento CDBG, HOME y ESG para 2021. La Ciudad anticipa que estos proyectos no causarán el desplazamiento de hogares existentes . El Plan Consolidado 2020-2024 está diseñado para crear un vínculo entre las necesidades identificadas de las poblaciones de ingresos bajos a moderados y con necesidades especiales de Aurora y los recursos de la Subvención en bloque para el desarrollo comunitario (CDBG) de HUD, la Asociación de inversión en el hogar (HOME) y la Subvención para soluciones de emergencia. (ESG) y otras inversiones públicas / privadas. El Plan Quinquenal establece objetivos y estrategias para abordar las necesidades durante los próximos cinco años en tres áreas: proporcionar una vivienda digna, proporcionar un entorno de vida adecuado y brindar mayores oportunidades económicas.
El Plan de Acción 2021 estará disponible para su revisión en la División de Desarrollo Comunitario de la Ciudad de Aurora en el cuarto piso de 15151 E. Alameda Pkwy, Aurora, Colorado, 80012. La instalación es accesible y puede acomodar a personas con discapacidades. Comuníquese con Omar Lyle del personal de la División de Desarrollo Comunitario al 303-739-7921 o [email protected] si necesita servicios de traducción de idiomas o necesita adaptaciones especiales, así como para documentos escritos. Para los residentes con problemas de audición o del habla, llame al 7-1-1 para obtener el número de retransmisión de Colorado. El plan también se publicará en el sitio web de la ciudad en: https://www.auroragov.org/residents/community_development/reports__stats_and_documents/
Todos los comentarios deben enviarse por escrito antes del 20 de julio de 2021 a Omar Lyle, Ciudad de Aurora, División de Desarrollo Comunitario, 15151 E. Alameda Pkwy, Aurora, Colorado, 80012; o [email protected] Si tiene preguntas e información adicional, comuníquese con Omar Lyle a la dirección anterior o llame al 303-739-7921.