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File Number: 20-468 category is summarized with funding amounts in Attachment A. Given the removal of the Public Service funding cap, the City will increase its current FY 2019-2020 commitment of $578,413 by the CDBG-CV Round III amount of $711,206. Staff proposes to add this amount to Centro Legal de la Raza’s existing Rental Assistance Program allocation in the amount of $451,972 for a total allocation of $1,163,178. Current Agency Policies Current City Council Policy is defined by the First Amendment to the FY 2015-2019 Consolidated Plan, the First Substantial Amendment to the FY 2019-2020 Annual Action Plan, and the Citizen Participation Plan Update, all of which were adopted by the City Council through Resolution No. 2020-055 on June 15, 2020. Applicable General Plan Policies The HUD Five-Year Consolidated Plan addresses the goals of the General Plan Housing Element, such as increasing the supply of affordable for-sale and rental housing, providing opportunities for home ownership, preserving and rehabilitating existing affordable owner-occupied and rental housing, and addressing populations of particular need. Environmental Review If applicable, National Environmental Protection Act (NEPA) review will be conducted for each project or activity approved by the City Council. Neither NEPA nor CEQA apply to the FY 2015-2019 Consolidated Plan and FY 2019-2020 Action Plan. Summary of Public Outreach Efforts The Amendment to the City’s Citizen Participation Plan is specifically in response to accommodations provided by the CARES Act to allocate funding as quickly as possible in response to COVID-19. The recently updated Citizen Participation Plan allows for reduced public comment requirements due to the Alameda County Public Health Emergency Shelter-in-Place Order. The City is permitted to have a minimum 5-day public comment period. The Second Substantial Amendment of the AAP will be available from November 3 to 16, 2020. A Public Notice of this Public Hearing was published in the East Bay Times on October 23, 2020 and sent to a mailing list of those who have expressed interest in the City’s CDBG funding activities. Due to the Alameda County Shelter In Place Order, the proposed Second Substantial Amendment to the FY 2019-2020 Annual Action Plan will be available for review on the City’s website (<http://www.sanleandro.org/depts/cd/housing/plans.asp>). Upon request, a hard copy of the document may be made available to those without Internet access or in a format accessible to persons with disabilities. Fiscal Impacts Per Attachment A, the City has a total of $2,779,950 in CDBG funds in FY2019-2020 including the original FY2019-2020 entitlement grant amount of $707,517, the new $451,972 CDBG-CV Round I and $711,206 CDBG-CV Round III funding and over $500,000 in unspent CDBG funds from prior years. HUD typically enters into contract with the City for CDBG grant funding. The grant is paid on a reimbursement basis after expenditure by the City for activities designated in the FY 2019-2020 Annual Action Plan. Budget Authority Budget authority for CDBG funds is derived from Title I of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 (24 CFR 570 et. seq.) and the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act), Public Law 116-136 that was adopted and authorized on March 27, 2020. Attachments to Staff Report ·Attachment A: Draft of Second Substantial Amendment FY 2019-2020 CDBG and HOME Fund Allocations ·Attachment B: Summary Amendments to the FY 2019-2020 Annual Action Plan PREPARED BY: Maryann Sargent, Senior Housing Specialist, Community Development Department Page 3 City of San Leandro Printed on 10/28/2020 19