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City CouncilApril 22, 20252018/2019 HUD ANNUAL ACTION PLAN AMENDMENT-CANCELLATION OF THE RIVERSIDE MUSEUM ROBINSON HOUSE RESTORATION PROJECT & REPAYMENT OF FUNDSHousing & Human Services RiversideCA.gov2
BACKGROUND•October 9, 2018, City Council approved an amendment to the City’s 2015-2020 HUD Consolidated Plan and 2018-2019 Annual Action Plan to allocate$340,028 in Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds to theRobinson House Restoration project•July 24, 2019, executed a CDBG Interdepartmental Memorandum ofUnderstanding with Museum•September 9, 2020, executed a First Amendment to CDBG InterdepartmentalMemorandum of Understanding to extend the term to June 30, 2022•July 14, 2022, executed a Second Amendment to CDBG InterdepartmentalMemorandum of Understanding to extend the term to June 30, 2024 1 2
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BACKGROUNDDue to timeliness issues with the Project, HUD is requiring therepayment of CDBG funds expended on the Project.
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•Proposedamendment to the 2018-2019 HUD Annual Action Plan to cancel 2018-2019 CDBG Museum Robinson House Restoration Project•Reimburse $155,684.45 from the CDBG Fund•Move expenditures to the Grants and Restricted Robinson House account.•A public notice was published in the Press Enterprise on Sunday, March 23, 2025,announcing the proposed amendment to the HUD Annual Action Plan and a 30-day public comment period along with the date this action would be consideredby City Council•The Museum Director concurs with the recommendations in this report.DISCUSSION 3 4
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RECOMMENDATIONS1. Authorize an amendment to the 2018-2019 United StatesDepartment of Housing and Urban Development Annual ActionPlan to cancel the Community Development Block Grant fundedCity of Riverside Museum Robinson House Restoration House projectand reimburse $155,684.45 of Community Development Block Grantfunds to the United States Department of Housing and UrbanDevelopment; and2. Authorize reimbursing $155,684.45 of Community DevelopmentBlock Grant funds from the CDBG Fund to the United StatesDepartment of Housing and Urban Development through HUD’s Lineof Credit Control System (LOCCS). 5