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1 0 C THE CITY OF CITY COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT pLEASANTON. May 19, 2020 City Manager TITLE: APPROVE SUBSTANTIAL AMENDMENTS TO THE FISCAL YEAR 2015- 2019 CONSOLIDATED PLAN, FISCAL YEAR 2019-2020 ANNUAL ACTION PLAN, AND CITIZEN PARTICIPATION PLAN TO ACCESS $201,314 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT CORONAVIRUS (CDBG- CV) FUNDS AND ALLOCATE THE CDBG-CV FUNDS TO RESPOND TO COVID-19 SUMMARY The federal government passed The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act and allocated funding to the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program for activities to support infectious disease response, specifically for COVID-19. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) issued guidance regarding eligible activities (see Attachment 1) for the Community Development Block Grant Coronavirus (CDBG-CV) funds. In order to access the $201,314 CDBG-CV funding allocated to the Pleasanton, the City must amend its FY 2015-2019 Consolidated Plan, FY 2019-2020 Annual Action Plan, and Citizen Participation Plan to identify the proposed activities for the expenditure of the CDBG-CV funds to address the COVID-19 crisis. RECOMMENDATION It is recommended that the City Council approve the Substantial Amendments to the FY 2015-2019 Consolidated Plan and FY 2019-2020 Annual Action Plan as well as the Citizen Participation Plan, as required by HUD, to allocate $201,314 CDBG-CV funds as follows: • $130,314 Axis Community Health • $48,000 Spectrum Community Services — Meals on Wheels Program • $25,000 Tri-Valley Regional Testing Site FINANCIAL STATEMENT The approval of the Substantial Amendments to FY 2015-2019 Consolidated Plan, FY 2019-2020 Action Plan, and Citizen Participation Plan will allow the City to receive $201 ,314 in CDBG-CV funds. most of which will be allocated to non-profit service providers. The $25,000 allocated to the Tri-Valley Regional Testing Site will reduce the City's General Fund contribution toward that effort.