City of Sunnyvale
Fourth Substantial Amendment to the 2019-2020 Annual Action Plan Summary Background
The City of Sunnyvale’s Annual Action Plan describes the funding strategy for the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and HOME Investment Partnership programs each year. The Annual Action Plan is a tool to assist in implementing the City’s five-year Consolidated Plan, and each Annual Action Plan is developed through public input, analyses and planning.
The Ci
ty’s Citizen Participation Plan outlines the steps the City will take to encourage its residents to participate in developing each Annual Action Plan, and any substantial amendments to the Annual Action Plan that are proposed. The following change to the 2019-2020 Annual Action Plan justifies a substantial amendment – initiating the public notice requirements described in the Citizen Participation Plan.
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d for Substantial Amendment to the 2019-2020 Annual Action Plan On Marc
h 27, 2020 -- the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) became law, providing assistance to communities throughout the nation as the country works to respond to the public health and economic impacts of the 2020 Coronavirus.
The C
ity has received about $1.7 million in CDBG-CV funds – and the fourth Substantial Amendment to the 2019- 2020 Annual Action Plan will allocate the remaining amount of CDBG-CV funds awarded to the City.
Prop
osed Substantial Amendment
The C
ity is proposing the following amendment:
1. To allocate an additional $146,934 in CDBG-CV funds for administrative activities and contract management.
a. The City is proposing to reallocate $146,934 in unspent CDBG-CV funds for administrative activities. The City allocated an initial $104,399 (about 6% of total CDBG-CV funds) to cover the staff costs associated with administering the about $1.7 million the City received in CDBG- CV funds. This initial allocation was not sufficient to cover costs associated with program management, technical support, and monitoring and close-out activities. The amendment will increase the total amount of CDBG-CV funds allocated to administrative activities and contract management to $251,333 (about 15% of total CDBG-CV funds) – which allows the City to finalize these programs while keeping administrative costs under the administrative cap of 20%.
Ana
lysis
Thi
s proposal qualifies as a substantial amendment because it meets the criteria described in the City’s Citizen Participation Plan:
• To revise the budgeted amount for a specific activity if it is changed by 30-percent.
Attachment 2
1. On page 34 of the approved Annual Action Plan, adjust the funding amount for CDBG-CV Administration and Monitoring up to $251,333.
Attachment 2