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Staff Report for a City Council Resolution to Approve Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Agreements Between the City of San Leandro and Two (2) CDBG Sub-Recipients for Public Services Grants to Address COVID-19 Impacts in FY2019-2021: 1) Service Opportunities for Seniors, Inc./SOS/Meals On Wheels (Amended FY2019-2020 Agreement Increased Grant Funding by $15,000 to $44,000) and 2) Centro Legal de la Raza for $451,972 (New FY2020-2021 Agreement for $451,972 in CDBB-CV to Administer a Rental Assistance Program)
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SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS
On June 15, 2020, the City Council approved amendments to the federal U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD Annual) FY2019-2020 Annual Action Plan.
Staff recommends that the City Council approve a resolution to enter into two (2) grant agreements with the following public service providers, whose funding amounts and CDBG eligible activities summarized below are included in the amended FY2019-2020 Annual Action Plan.
* Service Opportunities for Seniors (SOS), Inc. /Meals on Wheels ($44,000) - The CDBG agreement attached to the related City Council resolution (File 20-284) amends the existing FY2019-2020 CDBG Agreement by increasing grant funding by $15,000 to $44,000 and extending the grant agreement end date from June 30, 2020 to June 30, 2021 per streamlined U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) requirement to address coronavirus or COVID-19 community impacts.
* Centro Legal de la Raza (Rental Assistance Program) ($451,972) - The $451,972 are CDBG stimulus funds (CDBG-CV) allocated to CDBG entitlement communities in FY2019-2020 to address the impacts of COVID-19.
BACKGROUND/ANALYSIS
Both of these CDBG agreements are part of the CDBG public services budget that were approved by the City Council as part of the FY 2019-2020 HUD Annual Action Plan Amendment adopted by the City Council on June 15, 2020. Below are descriptions of the proposed activities by SOS/Meals on W...
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