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HOLD a public hearing and consider an ordinance authorizing the expenditure of The Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) in supplemental funding from the U.S Department of Housing & Urban Development (HUD) - Community Development Block Grant Corona Virus (CDBG-CV) funding and amendments to Annual Actions Plans, and the Citizen Participation Plan as they relate to the CDBG and HOME grant programs and allocations of current and past years CDBG and HOME program grant funding.
SUMMARY
DATE: April 28, 2020
TO: Kent Cagle, City Manager
FROM: Leslie Hinkle, Executive Director of Community Development
SUBJECT: Authorization of the Supplemental CDBG-CV funding and amendments to Annual Action Plans, Citizen Participation Plan and current and past CDBG and HOME program funding
BACKGROUND AND FINDINGS:
The Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) signed into Public Law (116-13) on March 27, 2020 by President Trump made available $613,676 to the City of Killeen in supplemental CDBG funding (CDBG-CV). Grantees received guidance describing the immediate availability of allowing for a five (5) day public comment period for amendments, uncapped percentage of CDBG funding for public services to prevent, prepare for, and respond to coronavirus, as well as other flexibilities. This is the first allocation of this type of funding; HUD is developing a formula to allocate a second round of CARES Act funding in the near future.
HUD recommends the categories of allowable uses as broad categories under the CDBG-CV grant to enable swift implementation actions in protection of the Killeen community from COVID-19. Also, HUD is encouraging local communities to not duplicate efforts in the community that are being funded by other CARES Act programs, such as assistance from the Small Business Administration, the Department of Labor, etc.
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