Notice is hereby given that a public hearing will be held by the Dakota County Board of Commissioners on April 21, 2020 at 9 a.m. for the purpose of receiving comments from the general public concerning the Dakota County Consortium 2020-2024 and Fiscal Year (FY) 2020 Annual Action Plan. The FY 2020 Annual Action Plan combines into a single submission the planning and application aspects as well as details of all proposed activities using funds from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD) Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), HOME Investment Partnerships Program (HOME), and Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) for Dakota County.
In-person meetings of the Dakota County Board of Commissioners are not practical nor prudent because of the COVID-19 health pandemic emergency declared under Minn. Stat. Chapter 12 by the Minnesota Governor Tim Walz and Dakota County Res. No. 20-139. In light of the COVID-19 health pandemic, Dakota County Commissioners will participate in County Board meetings by telephone or other electronic means.
Public attendance at the Dakota County Board of Commissioners' regular meeting location is not feasible due to the COVID-19 health pandemic. The public hearing may be monitored via live stream.
You may submit comments for the public hearing via email to countyadmin@co.dakota.mn.us. You may also present comments during the public hearing by the telephone or other electronic means. Persons wishing to make comments during the public hearing or needing additional information on the public hearing, the 2020-2024 Consolidated Plan, the FY 2020 Annual Action Plan, or the proposed, or previous uses of Dakota County CDBG, HOME, or ESG funds should contact Maggie Dykes of the Dakota County Community Development Agency (CDA) at 651-675-4464 or mdykes@dakotacda.state.mn.us at least one day prior to the public hearing to obtain materials.
An executive summary and the list of proposed uses of the 2020 CDBG, HOME, and ESG funds is available on the Dakota County CDA website at www.dakotacda.org/consolidated-plan. On request, the Dakota County CDA will make every attempt to make the information available in alternative formats.