CITY OF RIALTO
CDBG-CV AD-HOC COMMITTEE AGENDA REPORT
CDBG-CV AD-HOC COMMITTEE MEETING March 7, 2024
March 7, 2024
Mayor Robertson and Mayor Councilmember Trujillo
City of Rialto
150 S. Palm Ave.
Rialto, CA 92376
Mayor Robertson and Mayor Councilmember Trujillo:
Request The CDBG Ad-Hoc Committee To 1) File Status Update On CDBG-CV Activities; And 2) Provide Direction On Possible Reprogramming Of Funds
BACKGROUND
CDBG-CV: The City received $1,339,584 in Supplemental Community Development Block Grant Coronavirus (CDBG-CV) funding to help prepare, prevent, and respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. The City amended their 2020-2021 Annual Action Plan to allocate funds to programs and activities throughout the City to help struggling residents in the community. As a result of 6 substantial amendments, the City allocated funds as follows:
Activity Allocation
Rental/Mortgage/Utility Assistance $ 560,000.00 Store Front Small Business Assistance $ 200,000.00 Food Insecurity Program $ 100,000.00 PPE & Hot Meals for Seniors $ 25,260.00 Workforce Development (NCNW) $ 57,162.00 Social Work Action Group (SWAG) $ 197,162.00 Warming Center $ 200,000.00
ANALYSIS
To date, the City has expended $857,874.60 of CDBG-CV funds. The City has a remaining balance of $481,709.40. The table below provides the funds expended thus far:
Activity
Allocation
Amendment
No. 6
Amount
Expended
Remaining
Balance
Rental/Mortgage/Utility
Assistance $ 560,000.00 $ 550,527.71 $ 9,472.29
Store Front Small Business
Assistance* $ 200,000.00 $ 84,000.00 $ 116,000.00
Food Insecurity Program $ 100,000.00 $ 51,713.00 $ 48,287.00 PPE & Hot Meals for Seniors $ 25,260.00 $ - $ 25,260.00 Workforce Development
(NCNW) $ 57,162.00 $ 57,162.00 $ -
Social Work Action Group
(SWAG) $ 197,162.00 $ 114,471.89 $ 82,690.11
Warming Center $ 200,000.00 $ - $ 200,000.00
TOTAL $ 1,339,584.00 $ 857,874.60 $ 481,709.40
*Small Business Assistance - A total of 17 applicants were funded. Ten (10) applications are currently under review which could total $84,000 in additional grants. If approved, the remaining balance of funds for this activity will be $32,000.
DISCUSSION
The City has until February 2026 to expend their CDBG-CV funds. If the City wishes to reprogram the remaining balance of funds, the City will need to amend its Annual Action Plan. This will require a 15-day public noticing requirement and a public hearing.
Below are some possible uses of CDBG-CV funds:
Rehabilitation of public facility or park infrastructure to include:
o Broadband: wiring, fiber optic cables, permanently fixed equipment to provide broadband internet access in low-moderate income area o HVAC improvements to prevent COVID spread, plumbing upgrades to improve sanitation
o Creation or improvement of outdoor space for social distancing o Touchless water fountains, automatic doors
Outdoor Recreation Facilities
o Provide additional space for outdoor activity.
o Purchase and install new gates, removal of architectural barriers that restrict access for elderly or disabled persons.
Funding to additional public services that carryout activities that prepare, respond, or prevent COVID.
o Homeless outreach
o Mental health services
o Food banks
Administration Costs for CDBG-CV
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT:
The request is not a “Project” as defined by the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). Pursuant to Section 15378(a), a “Project” means the whole of an action, which has a potential for resulting in either a direct physical change in the environment, or a reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment. According to Section 15378(b), a Project does not include: (5) Organizational or administrative activities of governments that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment.
GENERAL PLAN CONSISTENCY
Complies with the following Rialto General Plan Guiding Principle:
Our Government will lead by example, and will operate in an open, transparent, and responsive manner that meets the needs of the citizens and is a good place to do business.
LEGAL REVIEW:
The City Attorney has reviewed and recommends approval of the staff report.
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
There is no financial impact.
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff Recommends That Ad-Hoc 1) Receive And File Status Update On CDBG-CV Activities; and 2) Provide Direction On Possible Reprograming Of Funds.