Report Prepared by: Kimberly Nutt, Housing Program Specialist, Development Services Department/Housing Division
Title
SUBJECT: Public Hearing to Consider Adoption of Resolution Approving Substantial Amendments to the 2015-2020 Consolidated Plan and Program Year 2019-2020 Annual Action Plan to Identify and Allocate Additional Funds Made Available Through the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act, and to Reallocate 2019-2020 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Funds; and, Approval of an Amendment to the Citizen Participation Plan to Add Federally-Declared Disaster Exceptions
REPORT IN BRIEF
Considers expedited substantial amendments to the current Consolidated and Annual Action Plans for identification and allocation of HUD CDBG-CV funds to prevent, prepare for, and respond to the COVID-19 Coronavirus; and, considers other substantial amendments to the 2019-2020 Annual Action Plan necessary to realign current and planned activities that will occur this program year; and, considers an amendment to the adopted Citizen Participation Plan to add HUD exception guidelines for Federally-declared emergencies.
RECOMMENDATION
City Council - Adopt a motion:
A. Adopting Resolution 2020-25, a Resolution of the City Council of the City of Merced, California, approving an amendment to the City of Merced Fiscal Year 2015-2020 Consolidated Plan and Amendment #2 to the Program Year 2019-2020 Annual Action Plan to allocate the additional funds made available through the Coronavirus, Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act reallocating Fiscal Year 2019-2020 CDBG funding towards COVID-19 Coronavirus response; approving amendments to the Citizen Participation Plan; authorizing the City Manager or Assistant City Manager to execute any related documents and/or sub-recipient agreements resulting from this allocation; certifying compliance with the requirements of the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program, and authorizing staff to submit all approved docu...
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