BUILDING GREAT PLACES INVESTING IN PEOPLE PROVIDING HOUSING FOR ALL February 14, 2023 Agenda Item 8.1
Jacky Morales-Ferrand
Director
Housing Department
Stephanie Gutowski
Sr. Development Officer
Housing Department
Sixth Substantial Amendment
FY 19-20 Annual Action Plan
Ragan Henninger
Deputy Director
Housing Department
Federal deadline to expend CDBG CARES Act funds is October 2023 Originally proposed activities (legal services and community Wi-Fi) could not meet the spending deadline
Sixth Substantial Amendment enables City to redirect and use $6,770,616 in existing CDBG CARES Act funds to serve some of the most vulnerable community members impacted by COVID-19.
Funding will help respond to community needs:
o food distribution for homeless, senior, and disabled populations o sanitation services at encampments
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3 Redirect CDBG CARES Act Funding
Activities Additional Funds to Spend in FY
2022-23 per Sixth Substantial
Amendment
Meals-Food Distribution Program $2,746,815
Sanitation Service at
Encampments
$4,023,801
Total $6,770,616
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3 CDBG CARES Act FY 2022-2023 Funding
The Food and Necessities Distribution Team managed emergency food distribution efforts in response to the COVID-19 pandemic since March 2020
Since demand for food services remains high, Housing and Parks staff are working closely to secure short-term service agreement extensions with partnering agencies
Contract extensions will be funded with available CDBG CARES Act and unused American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funding allocated for food security
Additional funding will provide residents more time to find other long-term food security assistance
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3 Food Distribution Program from PRNS to Housing
Food Distribution Agreements with the agencies listed below will be amended to include an additional total amount of $2,746,815:
• Catholic Charities of Santa Clara County
• The Health Trust
• Loaves & Fishes Family Kitchen
• Hunger at Home
• Sacred Heart Community Service
• Veggielution
• West Valley Community Services (WVCS)
• San Jose Conservation Corps
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3 Food Distribution Agreements
Funds will also provide sanitation services to some of
City’s largest encampments as part of its Services,
Outreach, Assistance and Resources (SOAR) program
Previous funding source was Measure E
Sanitation services at encampments help:
• Fulfill obligations under Direct Discharge
• Offset other cleaning costs (Environmental Logistics) 62/13/202
3 Sanitation Services in Encampments
Adopt a resolution relating to the Sixth Substantial
Amendment to the Fiscal Year 2019-2020 Annual Action Plan (Action Plan) to redirect $6,770,616 in Community
Development Block Grant CARES Act funds among eligible
uses, and
Take public comments as required by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
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3 Recommendation
BUILDING GREAT PLACES INVESTING IN PEOPLE PROVIDING HOUSING FOR ALL February 14, 2023 Agenda Item 8.1
Jacky Morales-Ferrand
Director
Housing Department
Stephanie Gutowski
Sr. Development Officer
Housing Department
Sixth Substantial Amendment
FY 19-20 Annual Action Plan
Ragan Henninger
Deputy Director
Housing Department