The Hennepin County Board of Commissioners approved the Hennepin County Consortium Consolidated Plan 2020-2024 (the Five-Year Plan) on May 19, 2020 (Resolution 20-0186). The Five-Year Plan is prepared to meet the statutory planning and application requirements for the receipt and use of the following U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) funding programs in suburban Hennepin County: Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), HOME Investment Partnerships (HOME), and Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG).

Participation in the CDBG, HOME, and ESG programs requires submission of a Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report (CAPER) detailing progress towards Five-Year Plan goals during the previous program year. Hennepin County's program year 2021 (July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2022). The CAPER is due to HUD no later than September 28, 2022. In addition to the proposed September 20, 2022 public hearing, written comments on the CAPER will be accepted from September 12, 2022 to September 26, 2022. During this period, a draft copy of the CAPER will be available on the county's Internet site (http://www.hennepin.us/CAPER).

Current Request: This request is for establishment of a public hearing on Tuesday, September 20, 2022 at 1:30 p.m. to obtain comment on Hennepin County's program year 2021 CAPER. The Clerk of the Board will publish the notice of the public hearing in Finance and Commerce.

Impact/Outcomes: Consistent with Hennepin County's HUD-approved Citizen Participation Plan, residents will have the opportunity to testify on the program year 2021 CAPER and Hennepin County's progress toward Five-Year Plan goals.