For City Council Meeting [May 26, 2020]
TO: Honorable City Council
APPROVAL: Rod Foster, City Manager
FROM: Stephen Erlandson, Deputy City Manager
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Request City Council to Provide Direction to Staff on the Use and Allocation of the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) CARES Act Funding and Set a Public Hearing for June 9, 2020.
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BACKGROUND
On March 27, 2020, President Trump signed into law the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (the "CARES Act"), which appropriates nearly $2 trillion nationwide for COVID-19 pandemic relief funding. $5 billion of these CARES Act funds, referred to in this report as CDBG-CV funds, were appropriated to the Community Development Block Grant Program (CDBG) to assist state and local governments in their COVID-19 response.
The City of Rialto was awarded $714,324 in CDBG-CV funds. This amount is calculated using the standard allocation for the distribution of annual CDBG funding. Due to the immediate need for the CDBG-CV funding, staff is recommending expediting City Council consideration of CDBG-CV funding recommendations. Expediting City Council consideration of these funding recommendations will make for a faster community response to meet the urgent need of the City's residents. Pending Council approval, City staff will schedule a Public Hearing on June 9, 2020, to amend the City's 2019-20 Consolidated Plan, One-Year Action Plan in accordance with the City Council's direction to staff on how the CDBG-CV funds should be used and allocated.
CDBG CARES Funding Background
The CDBG program is a federally funded program of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) that provides funding for housing, community facilities, and public services. On April 2, 2020 HUD announced the allocation of the first $2 billion in CARES Act funding for current CDBG grantees. The CARES Act builds on features of the existing CDBG program as well as precedent set by CDBG Disaster Response ...
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