Title
Conduct a Public Hearing on Substantial Amendments to the FY 2019-2020 CDBG Action Plan and Citizen Participation Plan
Summary
COUNCIL GOAL: Enhance Quality of Life in McKinney
(5A: Develop Sustainable Quality of Life Improvements within the City of McKinney)
MEETING DATE: May 5, 2020
DEPARTMENT: Housing & Community Development
CONTACT: Shirletta Best, Community Services Administrator
RECOMMENDED CITY COUNCIL ACTION:
* Conduct a public hearing to amend the Community Development Block Grant (CBDG) Citizen Participation Plan and Fiscal Year 2019-20 Action Plan, under the FY 2015-2019 Consolidated Plan.
ITEM SUMMARY:
* On March 27, 2020 the United States Congress passed The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (H.R. 748). The bill provided $5 billion for CDBG grantees to rapidly respond to COVID-19 and the economic and housing impacts caused by this circumstance.
* The City of McKinney will receive an allocation of $500,444 in Community Development Block Grant - Coronavirus (CDBG-CV) funding. A Substantial Amendment to the FY 2019-2020 Annual Action Plan is required. As a thirty (30) day public comment period is required per program regulation; the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) waived this requirement, provided that no less than five days are provided for public comments on each substantial amendment. HUD also provided additional waivers for updates under the Citizen Participation Plan, as needed.
* CDBG-CV funds allocated under the CARES Act may be used for eligible activities that prevent and respond the spread of infectious diseases, specifically coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Proposed activities must be CDBG-eligible, benefit McKinney residents and meet one of three National Objectives required by CDBG regulations:
o Benefit low-and-moderate income persons.
o Aid in the prevention or elimination of slums or blight, and
o Meet an urgent need.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
* On April 28, 2020, sta...
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