To: MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL
From: LAURIE KOIKE, INTERIM COMMUNITY SERVICES DIRECTOR
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PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER SUBSTANTIAL AMENDMENTS TO THE 2019-2020 AND 2020-2021 ANNUAL ACTION PLANS FOR REALLOCATION OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT (CDBG) FUNDS AND ALLOCATION OF CDBG-CV3 FUNDS
PROCEDURES:
a. Open Public Hearing, take testimony; and
b. Close Public Hearing; and
c. Approve the proposed substantial amendment to the 2019-2020 and 2020-2021 annual action plans
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
As previously advised, the City of Redondo Beach will be granted an additional $453,481 in CDBG-CV funds through the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Security Act (CARES Act). This allocation is in addition to a previous allocation of $168,393 that the City Council directed to reimburse various City and local service agency expenses caused by the Pandemic. CDBG-CV funds is a HUD-given (US Housing and Urban Development Department) grant which may solely be used to prepare, prevent, and respond to the infectious disease.
This item follows the October 6, 2020 City Council meeting where the Council in anticipation of the additional CDBG funds provided general direction on planned uses. A public hearing is required by HUD before amendments to the annual CDBG action plans can be executed.
BACKGROUND
The CARES Act was approved and enacted on March 27, 2020 due to the spread of COVID-19. HUD recognized the impacts of the pandemic and will be providing the City with additional CDBG-CV funds to assist affected residents and City Staff. The City previously received $168,393 in CDBG-CV1 funds from HUD and has been informed that the City will receive a secondary distribution of $453,481 in CDBG-CV3 funds. In addition, HUD has granted the City with waivers and suspensions to certain Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds. The purpose of these waivers is to maximize the available amount of funds that may be used for those impacted by COVID-19.
The primary purp...
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