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SR-8-A (48) e e ~-~ Afr!( 1 2 1986 California CA:RMM:rmd284/hpca city Council Meeting 8-12-86 ;; ?J6-t?OZ Santa Monica, STAFF REPORT TO: Mayor and City council FROM: City Attorney SUBJECT: Ordinance Amending Santa Monica Municipal Code Section 2946 to Change the Time to Hold Program Review Hearings On october l, 1985, the city Council requested that city staff analyze whether public hearings to review the Community Development Block Grant (ItCDBG") program could be held at a more appropriate time and authorized the City Attorney to prepare any necessary ordinance. On July 21, 1986, City staff completed its review and requested that the City Attorney prepare an ordinance. Accordingly, the accompanying ordinance has been prepared and is presented to the City Council for its consideration. The accompanying ordinance amends subdivision (c) of Santa Monica Municipal Code Section 2946 to change the time of program review hearings conducted by the City Council. The current deadline for a pUblic hearing is within the first three months of each CDBG Program year; the proposed amendment would move this deadline to on or before January 31st of each year. This new hearing time is more advantageous because as proposed it would be held in conjunction with the presentation and adoption of the community Development Program funding rationale by the City council. In addition, it would provide for consideration of - 1 - ~-A WG 1 2 1186 e e comments from the public by the City Council at a time more critical in the planning process, which is consistent with intent of this section on program review. RECOMMENDATION It is respectfully recommended that the a cconpanying ordinance be introduced for first reading. PREPARED BY: Robert M. Myers, city Attorney - 2 - e e CA:RMM:rmd285jhpca city Council Meeting 8-12-86 Santa Monica, California ORDINANCE NUMBER (City Council Series) AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA AMENDING SANTA MONICA MUNICIPAL CODE SECTION 2946 RELATING TO POLICIES AND PROCEDURES FOR THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. Section 2946 of the Santa Monica Municipal is amended to read as follows: section 2946. program Review. (a) The City Council shall be provided with semi-annual reports containing the following information: (1) A description of the progress made on each program or activity funded by the Community Development Block Grant Program during the period covered by the report, including a description of the obj ecti ves that have been achieved, the amount of service or assistance provided, the location or area where service was provided, the total number of persons receiving service or assistance, and the - 1 - ...-"--....- . ...-. A. total number of low and moderate income persons receiving service or assistance. (2) The total amount of funds expended for each program or activity during the period covered by the report including the amount expended for administration. (3) The total amount of any allocated but unexpended Community Development Block Grant Program funds, the year the funds were allocated, and the program or activity for which the allocated funds remain unexpended. (4) The total amount of unexpended and unallocated Community Development Block Grant Program funds. (b) The reports required by this section shall be made available to the City Council as follows: (1) On or before February l5 of each year covering the preceding July 1 through December 3l. (2) On or before August l5 of each year cover ing the preceding January 1 through June 30. (e) On or before January 31st of each year, the City Council shall hold a public hearing for the purpose of - 2 - e e SECTION 3. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, or phrase of this ordinance is for any reason held to be invalid or unconstitutional by a decision of any court of competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of the ordinance. The city Council hereby declares that it would have passed this ordinance and each and every section, subsection, sentence, clause, or phrase not declared invalid or unconstitutional without regard to whether any portion of the ordinance would be subsequently declared invalid or unconstitutional. SECTION 4. The Mayor shall sign and the City Clerk shall attest to the passage of this ordinance. The City Clerk shall cause the same to be published once in the official newspaper within 15 days after its adoption. effective 30 days from its adoption. The ordinance shall be APPROVED AS TO FORM: ~ '-'-. ~ ROBERT M. MYERS 0 city Attorney - 4 -