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 documents to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and, B. Approving a Substantial Amendment to the Fiscal Year 2015-2020 Consolidated Plan to amend the Plan to accommodate new Community Development Block Grant Coronavirus (CDBG-CV) funding resources allocated to the City by HUD in the amount of $661,246; and, C. Approving the Amendment #2 to the Program Year 2019-2020 Annual Action Plan for the insertion of new goals and priorities that prevent, prepare for, and respond to the Coronavirus, and amending the 2019-2020 Program Funding to add the anticipated funding resource to the current program year; and, D. Approving the Amendments to the Citizen Participation Plan that establishes amended public notice, public review and comment, and citizen participation procedures during times of federally-declared disasters or other unforeseen events when HUD provides opportunity for waiver of Citizen Participation Plan Requirements; and, E. Appropriating $500,000 of new CDBG-CV resources to fund Economic Development activities, including any necessary administration, oversight, and management of related projects; and, F. Appropriating $100,000 of new CDBG-CV resources to fund Public Services Subsistence Payments activities that assist with arrears payments of past due rents, mortgages, and electricity/gas utility bills; and, G. Appropriating the remaining $61,246 of new CDBG-CV resources to fund Public Services Food Bank activities that assist with operating costs of food banks or other food delivery organizations; and, H. Appropriating $38,754 of 2019-2020 CDBG Unanticipated Program Income to fund Public Service Food Bank activities that assist with operating costs of food banks or other food delivery organizations; and, I. Reallocating $81,565 of 2019-2020 CDBG funds from Development Projects/HUD 108 Loan Payment to Public Service activities (project to be determined); and, J. Reallocating $4,920 of 2019-2020 CDBG funds from Public Services/First Time Home Buyer Classes to Public Services activities (project to be determined); and, K. Reallocating $30,000 for funding of Project Sentinel-Fair Housing activities from 2019-2020 CDBG Public Services funds to HOME Administrative Funds; and, L. Authorizing the City Manager or the Assistant City Manager to execute all associated documents and agreements; and, M. Authorizing the Finance Officer to make any necessary budget adjustments.

Public Hearing Item Passed Introduced April 20, 2020

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Committee: City Council/Public Finance and Economic Development Authority/Parking Authority
Requested by: Development Services Department
Introduced: April 20, 2020
On agenda: May 18, 2020
Passed: May 18, 2020