Placement: Other Public Hearings
Action Requested: Motion / Vote
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Public Hearing for Public Input on the Amendment of the 2019 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Action Plan & Funding Allocations
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Submitted By: Alessandra Tasca, Community Programs Administrator, Neighborhood Services
Strategic Plan Link: The City's Mission to be responsive to our community.
Executive Summary (General Business): This request is to add $748,802 of CDBG-CV (Coronavirus) funding to the 2019 CDBG Action Plan amending the plan as required by HUD before the funding can be spent. Staff will return with a future agenda item with proposals to allocate this funding on specific projects in response to the pandemic.
Presentation Information: N/A, staff is available for questions.
Staff Recommendation: Move that the Council approve amending the City's 2019/20 CDBG Action Plan to incorporate this round of funding and open the public hearing to receive public comments for a 5-day period as required by HUD.
Alternate Recommendations:
1. Move that the Council amend the recommendation and approve the required action plan amendment.
2. Move that the Council not approve the proposed amendment and provide staff direction.
Background: In April 2020, the City received $643,773 in (CDBG-CV Round 1) funds for the 2019/2020 program year which runs from October 1, 2019 through September 30, 2020. A public hearing was held in May 2020 regarding the first round of funding. In September 2020 the City received notification of an additional allocation of $748,802 in (CDBG-CV Round 3) funds for the same 2019/2020 program year. The City's cumulative amount for all allocation rounds is $1,392,575 and the Action Plan will be amended to reflect this latest allocation. These CDBG-CV funds are to be used to prevent, prepare for, and respond to the coronavirus (COVID-19). This allocation was authorized by the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act), Public Law 116-136,...
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