REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
FROM: JENNIFER CLARK, Director
Planning and Development Department
PHIL SKEI, Assistant Director
Planning and Development Department
BY: Erika Lopez, Senior Management Analyst,
Housing and Community Development Division
SUBJECT
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Actions pertaining to the CARES Act Community Development Block Grant (CDBG-CV) funding from the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD):
1. ***RESOLUTION - Adopting and approving submission of Substantial Amendment 2019-07 to the 2019-2020 Annual Action Plan to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to reprogram $850,000 in CARES Act Community Development Block Grant (CDBG-CV) funds to prevent, prepare for, and respond to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) (Subject to Mayor's Veto)
2. Approve an agreement between the City of Fresno and the Fresno Housing Authority in the amount of $850,000 for the operations of the Step Up on 99 emergency shelter.
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends the City Council adopt Substantial Amendment 2019-07 to the 2019-2020 Annual Action Plan and approve an agreement between the City of Fresno (City) and the Fresno Housing Authority (FHA) for the operations of the Step Up on 99 emergency shelter formerly known as Motel 99 in the amount of $850,000 in CDBG-CV funds.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The City Council previously approved allocations for CDBG-CV funds to FHA for shelter operations at Project Homekey sites, including the Sun Lodge emergency shelter. FHA will be converting Sun Lodge to permanent affordable housing and has requested that the CDBG-CV funds previously allocated for Sun Lodge be redirected to the operations of the Step Up on 99 emergency shelter. The agreement would provide FHA $850,000 in CDBG-CV for emergency shelter operations at Step Up on 99 for the term of January 1, 2022, through December 31, 2024.
BACKGROUND
On October 29, 2020, City Council approved a Memorandum of Understanding between the Cit...
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