Interoffice Memorandum
DATE: February 27, 2025
TO: Mayor Jerry L. Demings and County Commissioners
THROUGH: N/A
FROM: Tanya Wilson, AICP, Director Planning, Environmental, and Development Services Department
CONTACT: Mitchell Glasser, Manager
PHONE: 407-836-5190
DIVISION: Housing and Community Development Division
ACTION REQUESTED:
title
Approval of Amendment to Community Development Block Grant - Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) Action Plan Summary of Proposed Amendment for Hurricane Ian. All Districts. (Housing and Community Development Division)
body
PROJECT: Amendment to Community Development Block Grant - Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) Action Plan
PURPOSE: On March 15, 2023, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced a direct allocation of Community Development Block Grant - Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) funds in the amount of $219,712,000 to Orange County to address long-term impacts from Hurricane Ian. On January 9, 2024, the Board approved the CDBG-DR Action Plan that included an analysis of unmet and mitigation needs, a summary of citizen input and engagement, general program requirements, and the County's proposed budget for the CDBG-DR Program. More specifically, the CDBG-DR Action Plan outlined how CDBG-DR funds will be used, over the grant period, for a range of activities related to infrastructure improvements, mitigation of future risks and resiliency, housing repair and reconstruction, new affordable housing construction, and public services. As the implementation of programs outlined in the CDBG-DR Action Plan began, the County identified a need for several changes to the Plan, including changes to the requirements of the Homeowner Housing Rehabilitation and Reconstruction Program. The identified changes are included in the proposed amendment.
The amended Action Plan showing the proposed changes in strike-through and underline format was made available for a required 30-day public comment period from February 17,...
Click here for full text