For City Council Meeting [July 28, 2020]
TO: Honorable City Council
APPROVAL: Rod Foster, City Manager
FROM: Stephen Erlandson, Deputy City Manager
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Request City Council to Authorize the Release of a Request for Proposals (RFP) for Workforce Development Job Training Services.
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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 to deploy the CDBG-CV funding to meet the urgent need of the City's residents, staff gave an overview of the CARES Act CDBG-CV funding and sought Council input on how the CDBG-CV funds should be used and allocated during the June 9, 2020 City Council meeting.
On June 23, 2020, the City Council approved the following programs to be funded by the City's CDBG-CV allocation:
* Rental/Mortgage Assistance: $300,000
* Utilities Assistance: $300,000
* Workforce Development/Job Training: $114,324
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 (CDBG-DR) supplemental appropriations. The act directs HUD to administer these funds, pursuant to Section 106 o...
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