Title
Public Hearing to Consider Amendments to the Annual Action Plan to Reallocate New (CDBG-CV) and Existing (Program Year 2019 and 2020) Community Development Block Grant Funds due to the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency
Recommended Action
Committee Recommendation:
This matter was reviewed by the General Government Committee at their April 22, 2020, meeting. They recommended that City Council move forward with the allocation process and hold a public hearing to hear from interested parties.
City Manager Recommendation:
Hold a public hearing and provide staff with feedback and direction on the development of a specific set of proposals for the allocation of existing Program Year 2019 (PY 2019), Program Year 2020 (PY 2020) CDBG funds and new funds from the recently added Community Development Block Grant Coronavirus (CDBG-CV) allocation, to be returned to City Council for final review.
Report
Issue:
Whether to hold a public hearing to allocate existing and new CDBG funds to address exigent issues raised by the COVID-19 crisis.
Staff Contact:
Keith Stahley, Interim Assistant City Manager, 360.753.8227
Presenter(s):
Keith Stahley, Interim Assistant City Manager, 360.753.8227
Jessica Pollett, Program Specialist 360.753.8314
Cary Retlin, Home Fund Manager, 360.570.3956
Background and Analysis:
The City of Olympia along with all other entitlement communities across the country received an additional Community Development Block Grant Coronavirus (CDBG-CV) allocation of $237,383 from the CARES Act (see attached April 2 Award Letter). Thurston County received approximately $717,000 in CDBG-CV funds.
The CARES Act included $5,000,000,000 in funding for the CDBG program. This initial round of allocates $2,000,000,000 of that appropriation. The remaining $3,000,000,000 will be allocated by the Housing and Urban Development Department over the course of the coming months based on identified needs. The HUD's guidance is for grantees to not wait for remaining ...
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