DEPARTMENT: Neighborhood and Housing Services
DEPARTMENT HEAD: Ver?nica R. Soto, AICP, Director
COUNCIL DISTRICTS IMPACTED: 5, 6, and 7
SUBJECT:
Substantial Amendment #1 (Reprogramming) to the FY 2020 HUD Action Plan and Budget
SUMMARY:
Consideration of an Ordinance approving Substantial Amendment #1 (Part 2) to the FY 2020 HUD Action Plan and Budget reprogramming Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funding in an amount not to exceed $960,000 to the following eligible activities consistent with Five Year Consolidated Plan; (a) up to $75,000 for the Avenida Guadalupe Master Plan; (b) up to $250,000 for Project MEND Facility Development; and (c) up to $635,000 for Tarasco Gardens; and to reprogram Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) funding in an amount not to exceed $182,001 for Street Outreach.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
On August 8, 2019, City Council approved the $23.6 million FY 2020 Action Plan and Budget for the four federal grant programs funded by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) which include the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), Home Investment Partnerships Program (HOME), Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG), and Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA) Program.
As a recipient of entitlement funds, in order to award funding to new activities, the City must undergo a substantial amendment process that includes a public notice, a 30-day public comment period and a public hearing prior to any City Council action.
ISSUE:
On December 20, 2019, staff issued a public notice initiating the public comment process for Substantial Amendment #1 to the FY 2020 Action Plan and Budget, which proposes reprogramming $960,000 in Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Funding and $182,001 in Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) funding to the following eligible activities consistent with the Five Year Consolidated Plan:
Avenida Guadalupe Master Plan | Council District 5
Staff recommends an award of $75,000....
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