DEPARTMENT: Neighborhood and Housing Services
DEPARTMENT HEAD: Ver?nica R. Soto, FAICP, Director
COUNCIL DISTRICTS IMPACTED: City-Wide
SUBJECT:
Substantial Amendment #3 to the FY 2020 HUD Action Plan and Budget (CDBG-CV, CDBG, HOME and HOPWA)
SUMMARY:
Ordinance authorizing Substantial Amendment #3 to the FY 2020 HUD Action Plan and Budget in response to COVID-19 to reprogram FY 2020 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and HOME Investment Partnerships Program (HOME) funds and to program CARES Act funding for the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG-CV) and Housing Opportunities for Person with AIDS (HOPWA) programs. The Ordinance programs: (1) CDBG and CDBG-CV Funds in an amount not to exceed $12,716,783 to the COVID-19 Emergency Housing Assistance Program; (2) HOME Investment Partnerships Program (HOME) funding to the following eligible activities: (a) up to $1,319,000 to the NRP Group for Alazan Lofts; (b) up to $650,000 to Atlantic Pacific Companies for Legacy at Piedmont; and (c) up to $1,537,840 for the Owner Occupied Rehabilitation/Reconstruction Program; and (3) HOPWA in an amount not to exceed $297,456. This ordinance also amends the Citizen Participation Plan outlined in the City's FY 2016-2020 Consolidated Plan to include expedited public notice procedures and authorize virtual public hearings.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
On August 8, 2019, City Council approved the $23.6 million FY 2020 Action Plan and Budget (Action Plan) for the four federal grant programs funded by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). On April 2, 2020 the City of San Antonio (the City) received award letters for $7,707,015 in CDBG-CV and $297,456 in HOPWA funding authorized by the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act).
As a federal entitlement municipality, adjusting the adopted action plan budget by 10% or more, requires a substantial amendment process that includes a public notice, a 30-day public comment per...
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