Reso 2020-146 HUD second amdt Annual Action Plan

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Executive Summary AP-05 Executive Summary - 91.200(c), 91.220(b) 1. Introduction 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. In April 2020, HUD awarded the City $451,972 in Community Development Block Grant-Coronavirus (CDBG-CV) Round I funds to prevent, prepare for, and respond to COVID-19. In a letter dated October 22, 2020, HUD notified the City of San Leandro that it had received an additional $768,193 in CDBG-CV Round III CARES Act funds. The CARES Act allows for reimbursement of costs incurred prior to the date of enactment of this legislation in addition to removal of the spending caps 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 AAP Program Years.) The CARES Act allows HUD to waive or specify alternative requirements to expedite distribution of funding in response to COVID-19. Soon after the signing of the CARES Act, HUD issued guidance that allows cities to shorten the public comment period for amending prior AAPs to expedite the use of CDBG and CDBG-CV funds. Note that the Citizen Participation Plan was amended in tandem with the first substantial amendment to this document. Further, HUD provided guidance that those funds must also be programmed using the FY 2019-20 Annual Action Plan —thus the second Substantial Amendment to this plan. On April 13, 2020, the City received a waiver that permits a reduced period for public noticing and public comment on this amendment to the 19-20 AAP (7/1/19-6/3020). The City is taking this opportunity to re -allocate prior year unspent CDBG funds and program new stimulus funding, CDBG-CV, towards COVID-19 emergency services. The first and second substantial amendments to the 19-20 AAP summarizes Citizen Participation and Public Comment and expected resources to address COVID-19 related impacts. Additionally, it identifies how the City plans to use available funds by updating its annual goals and objectives and the related projects targeted for funding to address COVID-19. The updated sections of this annual planning document —that are necessary to implement these changes to allocations and appropriations of these funds —include: • Summary of Citizen Participation • AP-10 Consultation • AP-12 Participation • AP-15 Expected Resources • AP-20 Annual Goals and Obiectives Annual Action Plan 2019 OMB Control No: 2506-0117 (exp. 06/30/2018)