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for the FY 2017-2018 Action Plan and was approved by HUD in April 2019. The FY 2018-2019 Action Plan recommended substantially similar programs as those recommended in the FY 2019-2020 Action Plan. The CAPER for FY 2017-2018 found that all of the program activities were successful to the extent that those organizations should continue to receive a portion of the City's CDBG funding allocation. Additionally, staff receive quarterly reports from the City's CDBG funded organizations that provide a narrative of accomplishments and demographic and economic data. 4. Summary of Citizen Participation Process and consultation process Summary from citizen participation section of plan. On 4/13/20, the City received a waiver that permits a reduced period for public noticing and public comment on amendments to the AAP for 7/1/19-6/30/20. The City is took the opportunity to re -allocate prior year unspent CDBG funds and program new stimulus funding, CDBG-CV, towards COVID-19 emergency services. The first draft Substantial Amendment to the 19-20 AAP was available for comment from 6/2/20 to 6/7/2020. The second draft Substantial Amendment to the 19-20 AAP was available for comment from 11/3/20 to 11/16/2020. Due to the Alameda County Shelter -In -Place Order all documents are available for review on the City's websites. There were no comments received during the first draft Substantial Amendment public comment period. As of the printing of this document for the public review in advance of the City Council meeting, there were no comments received on the second draft Substantial Amendment to the 19-20 AAP. The needs in this document were derived from preliminary data from the impacts of COVID-19 which indicate significant unmet needs in many areas of potential CDBG and CDBG-CV funding categories. The City of San Leandro is considering the following eligible activities for this funding for current and/or future funding that may become available: assisting low- and moderate -income households with housing rental assistance for no more than six months, food pantry/distribution/delivery meal programs, and support of other COVID-19 response services. Notice of a summary and the availability of the original Draft FY 19-20 AAP for 30-day public comment was published in a locally circulated newspaper, Daily Review, on 3/15/19. The City Council will hold a public hearing on 4/1/19 to receive initial public input on the Draft AAP and to begin the 30-day comment from 4/2-5/1/19. The Draft Action Plan will be available for public review and comment during the 30-day period at City Hall (City Clerk's office and Community Development Department), the San Leandro Main Library, and the City's website. The second and final public hearing was held on 5/6/19. On 3/6/19, the City's Department of Recreation and Human Services released a Request for Proposals (RFP) to solicit applications for both the City's Community Assistance Program (CAP) and CDBG-funded Public Services programs over the next two fiscal years (FY 19-21). CAP public services are funded from an annual allocation of City General Fund monies ($150,000 for FY 19-20), while CDBG funds available Annual Action Plan 2019 4 OMB Control No: 2506-0117 (exp. 06/30/2018)