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City of San Leandro <br />Meeting Date: July 6, 2020 <br />Staff Report <br />Agenda Section:File Number:20-283 CONSENT CALENDAR <br />Agenda Number:8.J. <br />TO:City Council <br />FROM:Jeff Kay <br />City Manager <br />BY:Tom Liao <br />Community Development Director <br />FINANCE REVIEW:Liz Warmerdam <br />TITLE:Staff Report for a City Council Resolution to Approve Community Development <br />Block Grant (CDBG) Agreements Between the City of San Leandro and Two (2) <br />CDBG Sub-Recipients for Public Services Grants to Address COVID-19 Impacts <br />in FY2019-2021: 1) Service Opportunities for Seniors, Inc./SOS/Meals On <br />Wheels (Amended FY2019-2020 Agreement Increased Grant Funding by <br />$15,000 to $44,000) and 2) Centro Legal de la Raza for $451,972 (New <br />FY2020-2021 Agreement for $451,972 in CDBB-CV to Administer a Rental <br />Assistance Program) <br />SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS <br />On June 15, 2020, the City Council approved amendments to the federal U.S. Department of <br />Housing and Urban Development (HUD Annual) FY2019-2020 Annual Action Plan. <br />Staff recommends that the City Council approve a resolution to enter into two (2) grant <br />agreements with the following public service providers, whose funding amounts and CDBG <br />eligible activities summarized below are included in the amended FY2019-2020 Annual Action <br />Plan. <br />·Service Opportunities for Seniors (SOS), Inc. /Meals on Wheels ($44,000) - The CDBG <br />agreement attached to the related City Council resolution (File 20-284) amends the <br />existing FY2019-2020 CDBG Agreement by increasing grant funding by $15,000 to <br />$44,000 and extending the grant agreement end date from June 30, 2020 to June 30, <br />2021 per streamlined U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) <br />requirement to address coronavirus or COVID-19 community impacts. <br />·Centro Legal de la Raza (Rental Assistance Program) ($451,972) - The $451,972 are <br />CDBG stimulus funds (CDBG-CV) allocated to CDBG entitlement communities in FY2019 <br />-2020 to address the impacts of COVID-19. <br />Page 1 City of San Leandro Printed on 7/1/2020 <br />324