...Title
Actions Related to the 2020-25 Consolidated Plan and Fiscal Year 2020-21 Annual Action Plan.
...Recommendation
(a) Conduct a final Public Hearing regarding the approval of the City’s 2020-25 Consolidated Plan and FY 2020-21 Annual Action Plan, as required by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), to receive federal housing and community development funding;
(b) Adopt the City’s 2020-25 Consolidated Plan;
(c) Adopt the City’s FY 2020-21 Annual Action Plan, including the FY 2020-21 funding recommendations for $14,485,604 in funding in the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program, the HOME Investment Partnership Program (HOME), the Housing Opportunities for People with HIV/AIDS (HOPWA) Program, and the Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) Program, as well as $32,836,839 in second round ESG-CV supplemental funding made available to the City by the federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act;
(d) Adopt a resolution authorizing the City Manager or his designee to accept the Emergency Solutions Grant award as authorized by the CARES Act in the amount of $32,836,839 and to negotiate and execute related documents to accept these grant funds without further Council action;
(e) Adopt a resolution authorizing the Director of Housing to negotiate and execute all non-capital agreements and contracts not requiring CEQA/NEPA review and to negotiate all capital project agreements and contracts, including any extensions, amendments, or modifications, and to execute all documents for the expenditure of CDBG, HOME, HOPWA, ESG, and ESG CARES Act funds on behalf of the City;
(f) Adopt a resolution authorizing the Housing Department to submit the City’s 2020-25 Consolidated Plan and FY 2020-21 Annual Action Plan to HUD;
(g) Adopt the following Appropriation Ordinance Amendments in the Community Development Block Grant Fund:
(1) Decrease the Unrestricted Ending Fund Balance appropriation by $1,397,213;
(2) Decrease the Housing Rehabilitation Loans & Grants appropriation by $902,787;
(3) Establish a Childcare Services appropriation to the Housing Department in the amount of $1,000,000;
(4) Increase the Job Readiness Training Project appropriation to the Housing Department by $700,000; and
(5) Increase the Neighborhood Infrastructure Improvements appropriation to the Public Work Department by $600,000.
(h) Adopt the following Appropriation Ordinance Amendments in the Home Investment Partnership Program Fund:
(1) Decrease the Unrestricted Ending Fund Balance appropriation by $1,199,500; and
(2) Increase the Tenant Based Rental Assistance appropriation by $1,199,500.
(i) Adopt the following Appropriation Ordinance and Funding Sources Resolution Amendments in the Multi-Source Housing Fund:
(1) Increase the estimate for Revenue from the Federal Government by $32,836,839;
(2) Establish a Street Outreach and Support Services appropriation to the Housing Department in the amount of $3,403,982;
(3) Establish a Hygiene/Infection Control appropriation to the Housing Department in the amount of $3,882,000;
(4) Establish a Housing Shelter appropriation to the Housing Department in the amount of $22,264,018; and
(5) Establish an ESG CARES II Grant Administration appropriation to the Housing Department in the amount of $3,286,839.
CEQA: Not a Project, File No. PP17-009, Staff Reports, Assessments, Annual Reports, and Informational Memos that involve no approvals of any City action; and File No. PP17-004, Government Funding Mechanism or Fiscal Activity with no commitment to a specific project which may result in a potentially significant physical impact on the environment. Specific development projects that are funded as a result of the Consolidated Annual Action Plan are subject to project-specific CEQA clearance. (Housing/City Manager)
[Rules Committee referral 8/5/2020 - Item A.1.a]