HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution 42_R-26, Approval of the 2025 Consolidated Annual Performance Evaluation Report (CAPER) for the City_s Community Development Block Grant, Emergency Solutions Grant, and HOME Investment Partnerships G
3/23/2026
42-R-26
A RESOLUTION
Approving the City’s 2025 Consolidated Annual Perfor mance and
Evaluation Repor t (CAPER) for the City’s Community Development
Block Grant, HOME Investment Par tnerships, and Emergency Solutions
Grant Program Budgets
WHEREAS, the Congress of the United States did pass Public Law
93-383, Title I of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 (which
established the Community Development Block Grant {CDBG} Program); Public Law
101-625, the Cranston-Gonzales National Affordable Housing Act (which established
the HOME Investment Partnerships Program); and H.R. 205, the McKinney-Vento
Homeless Assistance Act as amended by S.896, the Homeless Emergency Assistance
and Rapid Transition to Housing (“HEARTH”) Act of 2009, which re-authorized the
Emergency Solutions Grant (“ESG”) Program; and
WHEREAS, the City of Evanston is an “Entitlement City” by definition in
said Acts and, as such, is eligible to make application to the United States Department
of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) for said grant programs; and
WHEREAS, HUD requires that the City submit a Consolidated Annual
Performance Evaluation Report that details how the City of Evanston used federal
entitlement grant funds from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
(HUD) to implement programs and projects to address community needs during the
2025 program year (January 1 to December 31, 2025) by March 31, 2026 and
WHEREAS, the draft 2025 CAPER was posted for the required 15-day
public comment period from March 2, 2026 to March 18, 2026, and was recommended
for approval by the Housing and Community Development Committee on March 20,
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2026; and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF EVANSTON, COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS:
SECTION 1: That the City’s 2025 Consolidated Annual Performance and
Evaluation Report (attached hereto as Exhibit A and incorporated herein by reference)
is hereby approved.
SECTION 2: That the City Manager of the City of Evanston is hereby
authorized to transmit said 2025 Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation
Report detailing CDBG, HOME and ESG program budgets and project/program
outcomes to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and to
provide any additional information as may be required by HUD.
SECTION 3: That this resolution shall be in full force and effect from and
after the date of its passage and approval in the manner provided by law.
_______________________________
Daniel Biss, Mayor
Attest:
______________________________
Stephanie Mendoza, City Clerk
Adopted: __________________, 2026
Approved as to form:
______________________________
Alexandra B. Ruggie, Corporation Counsel
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March 23
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EXHIBIT A
City’s 2025 Consolidated Annual Perfor mance and Evaluation Repor t
2025 CAPER
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