Reso 2020-056 US HUD FY 2020-2024 5-Year Plan, 19-20 Action plan and CPP

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AP-35 Projects - 91.420, 91.220(d) Introduction CDBG funds can be used for four (4) general types of projects: housing, capital improvement projects, economic development, and public services. All projects must meet at least one (1) of HUD's national objectives: 1) to benefit low/moderate-income people; 2) to prevent or eliminate slums and blight; and 3) to meet an urgent community development need. Even if a project is suitable for one of the City's eligible categories, it must also pass the low- and moderate -income benefit test. A project meets this standard if at least 51% of the beneficiaries have low -moderate incomes (i.e., incomes at or below 80% of Area Median Income) or if the project benefits an area (e.g., census tracts, service area, neighborhood, etc.) with a majority of low -moderate income people. Funded projects are required to document the income levels of persons and households receiving these services. Additionally, in response to the Coronavirus Pandemic (COVID-19), the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act), Public Law 116-136 was adopted and authorized on March 27, 2020. As a result, the U.S. Department of Housing and Community Development (HUD) awarded Community Development Block Grant-Coronavirus (CDBG-CV) funds to prevent, prepare for, and respond to COVID- 19 in FY 2019-2020. The CARES Act also allows for the removal of the spending cap normally in place for Public Services expenditures as long as those costs are in response to COVID-19. (Note that the removal of the Public Services expenditure caps are only allowed for the 2019-2020 and 2020-2021 Annual Action Plan Program Years.) The City is taking this opportunity to re -allocate a portion of prior year unspent CDBG funds for Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Transition Plan improvements to City facilities towards COVID-19 emergency services. The City may also allocate additional funds as they are available. After assessing the City's housing and community development priority needs, evaluating the Five -Year Strategic Plan objectives for FY 2020-2024, and analyzing CDBG eligibility criteria, the City is proposing to allocate its available CDBG dollars in the following eligible funding categories: Program Administration, Public Services, Public Facilities, Housing Activities, and Economic Development. # Project Name 1 CDBG Program Administration 2 CDBG Public Services 2020 3 CDBG Public Facilities Funding 2020 4 CDBG Affordable Housing Preservation 2020 5 CDBG Economic Development 2020 Table 20 — Project Information Consolidated Plan SAN LEANDRO 76 OMB Control No: 2506-0117 (exp. 06/30/2018)