Ad-Hoc Committee Preliminary Recommendations
The Ad-Hoc Committee discussed the following program and funding recommendations at the July 18t meeting, and the funding recommendations will come back to Council for review and discussion at a later date.
Cancellation of the following programs:
PPE & Hot Meals for Seniors (-$25,260.00)
No activity, organization was unresponsive throughout program year Social Work Action Group (SWAG) (-$82,690.11)
Unable to continue the program due to HUD Compliance Requirements Warming Center (-$200,000.00)
Not a feasible activity
Rental/Mortgage/Utility Assistance (-$9,472.29 & -$17,025 = -$26,497.29) Difficulty meeting eligibility requirements
NOTE: The remaining balance for the Rental Mortgage Utility Program is $9,472.29. However, an additional $17,025 was returned to this program as a result of repayment from HUD’s Monitoring. The additional $17,025 from the HUD Monitoring repayment was not discussed during the July 18th Ad-Hoc Meeting, as that information had not been available at the time.
Adding Additional Funding:
Food Insecurity Program (+ $100,000.00)
No Change in Funding:
Store Front Small Business Assistance Program ($106,000) Amending program eligibility guidelines to allow for loss of income to be demonstrated through the end of the pandemic – May 2023.
New Recommendation of Programs and Funding:
Touchless Water Fountains (+ $77,422.40)
CDBG-CV Public Services (+ $140,000.00)
Opening the application process up to community service organizations similar to CDBG Subrecipient process.
Proposed Annual Action Plan Amendment
Based on the feedback staff received during the July 18th Ad-Hoc Committee Meeting, the following recommendations require discussion and direction from City Council to consider Substantial Amendment No. 7 for the reallocation of previously allocated CDBG-CV funds as follows: