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Attachment 3 THE CITY OF —= arm- 111 LE ASANTON. Second Substantial Amendment to HUD FY 2019-2020 Annual Action Plan The Second Substantial Amendment to the City of Pleasanton's HUD-approved FY 2019-2020 Annual Action Plan continues to address the community needs resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic. The City of Pleasanton, as an entitlement jurisdictions, is required by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)to submit a 5-Year Consolidated Plan and Annual Action Plans in order to receive annual federal Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds that the City uses to address community development needs throughout the city. The City's Citizen Participation Plan is critical in ensuring that Pleasanton residents are provided the opportunity to provide input and comment on the Consolidated Plan and Action Plans. On March 27, 2020, The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act (H.R. 748) was signed into law. The bill provided $5 billion to the CDBG program to rapidly respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. On July 6, 2020, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) awarded the City $201,314 in the first round of CDBG COVID-19 funds (CDBG-CV1) to prevent, prepare for, and respond to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. On September 16, 2020, HUD notified the City that it has been awarded an additional $450,530 in the third round of CARES Act CDBG funding (CDBG-CV3). As a condition of receiving the CDBG-CV3 funds, the City is required to again amend its HUD- approved FY 2019-2020 Annual Action Plan, as it did previously to secure its CDBG-CV1 funding. The CARES Act, in order to prevent the spread of COVID-19 and mitigate its health and economic impacts, also provided specific waivers and permitted flexibility in CDBG program requirements that include suspending the 15 percent cap on funding for public services, reducing the public comment period from 30 days to 5 days, and allowing the option of virtual meetings in lieu of in- person public hearings in order to comply with national and local social gathering requirements. Citizen Participation The 5-day public comment period for the Second Substantial Amendment to the FY 2019-2020 Annual Action Plan is November 10, 2020 through November 17, 2020. The Substantial Amendment is posted on the City's website to solicit Pleasanton residents' input and comments. A public hearing will be held at the November 17, 2020 "virtual" City Council meeting to further solicit public comments and to review and approve the submission of the Second Substantial Amendment to HUD. Written comments or inquiries may be submitted to Steve Hernandez, Housing Manager, at shernandez@cityofpleasantonca.gov or at 925-931-5007. 1