ORDINANCE approving and authorizing Substantial Amendment to Amended 2019 Annual Action Plan, including the Budget for the Housing Opportunities for Persons With AIDS Cares Act Program

The Housing and Community Development (HCD) Department recommends Council approval of an Ordinance authorizing a Substantial Amendment to the current Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS – CARES Act (HOPWA-CV) budget in the 2019 Annual Action Plan, transferring $202,834.73 from multiple activities to the Short-Term Rent, Mortgage and Utilities Subsidies activity.

In accordance with HUD’s Citizen Participation Plan regulations, the City is required to amend components of its Consolidated Plan/Annual Action Plan for a variety of reasons, including when a reallocation of funds increases or decreases the budget of an activity by more than 25% or when an activity is added or deleted in the Plan(s).

On March 27, 2020 the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act), Public Law-116-136, authorized a special allocation of CDBG-CV, HOPWA-CV, and ESG-CV to states and local jurisdictions to prevent, prepare for, and respond to the coronavirus (COVID-19). The format and information presented in the amended 2019 Annual Action Plan are based on federal guidance and requirements.

No fiscal note is required for grant items.

This item was reviewed by the Housing and Community Affairs Committee on September 27, 2022.


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Keith W. Bynam, Director