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Specific Community Development Block Grant Certifications <br />The Entitlement Community certifies that: <br />Citizen Participation -- It is in full compliance and following a detailed citizen participation plan that <br />satisfies the requirements of 24 CFR 91.105. <br />Community Development Plan -- Its consolidated plan identifies community development and housing <br />needs and specifies both short-term and long-term community development objectives that that have been <br />developed in accordance with the primary objective of the CDBG program (i.e., the development of viable <br />urban communities, by providing decent housing and expanding economic opportunities, primarily for <br />persons of low and moderate income) and requirements of 24 CFR Parts 91 and 570. <br />Following a Plan -- It is following a current consolidated plan that has been approved by HUD. <br />Use of Funds -- It has complied with the following criteria: <br />1. Maximum Feasible Priority. With respect to activities expected to be assisted with CDBG <br />funds, it has developed its Action Plan so as to give maximum feasible priority to activities <br />which benefit low- and moderate-income families or aid in the prevention or elimination of <br />slums or blight. The Action Plan may also include CDBG-assisted activities which the grantee <br />certifies are designed to meet other community development needs having particular urgency <br />because existing conditions pose a serious and immediate threat to the health or welfare of the <br />community, and other financial resources are not available (see Optional CDBG Certification). <br />2. Overall Benefit. The aggregate use of CDBG funds, including Section 108 guaranteed loans, <br />during program year(s) _________________________[a period specified by the grantee of one, <br />two, or three specific consecutive program years], shall principally benefit persons of low and <br />moderate income in a manner that ensures that at least 70 percent of the amount is expended for <br />activities that benefit such persons during the designated period. <br />3. Special Assessments. It will not attempt to recover any capital costs of public improvements <br />assisted with CDBG funds, including Section 108 loan guaranteed funds, by assessing any <br />amount against properties owned and occupied by persons of low and moderate income, <br />including any fee charged or assessment made as a condition of obtaining access to such <br />public improvements. <br />However, if CDBG funds are used to pay the proportion of a fee or assessment that relates to the <br />capital costs of public improvements (assisted in part with CDBG funds) financed from other <br />revenue sources, an assessment or charge may be made against the property with respect to the <br />public improvements financed by a source other than CDBG funds. <br />In addition, in the case of properties owned and occupied by moderate-income (not low-income) <br />families, an assessment or charge may be made against the property for public improvements <br />financed by a source other than CDBG funds if the jurisdiction certifies that it lacks CDBG funds <br />to cover the assessment. <br />Excessive Force -- It has adopted and is enforcing: <br />1. A policy prohibiting the use of excessive force by law enforcement agencies within its <br />jurisdiction against any individuals engaged in non-violent civil rights demonstrations; and <br />2. A policy of enforcing applicable State and local laws against physically barring entrance to or <br />exit from a facility or location which is the subject of such non-violent civil rights <br />demonstrations within its jurisdiction. <br />2025