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HEARING - Consider recommendations regarding approval of a Substantial Amendment to Fiscal Year (FY) 2018-2019 Action Plan and execution of agreement with The Salvation Army to provide disaster relief to primarily low-income households, First and Second Districts, as follows: (EST. TIME: 15 MIN.)
a) Hear and consider public comments, relating to a Substantial Amendment to the FY 2018-2019 Action Plan providing $100,000.00 in federal Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds to the Salvation Army for a Disaster Relief program (Program), that were received during the 30-day public comment period which began on March 8, 2019 and concludes at the end of the April 9, 2019 public hearing for the Program;
b) Approve the Substantial Amendment to the FY 2018-2019 Action Plan, which adds the use of One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000.00) in CDBG Funds for the Program and direct staff to submit the Substantial Amendment to Housing and Urban Development (HUD);
c) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute a Subrecipient Agreement in the amount of $100,000.00 between the County and The Salvation Army to administer an Emergency Grant Payment Program;
d) Authorize the Housing and Community Development (HCD) Director to execute an amendment that extends the term of the Subrecipient Agreement for up to 6-months and is otherwise consistent with applicable HUD regulations and notices; and
e) Determine that the recommended actions are not the approval of a project that is subject to environmental review under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines section 15378(b)(4), finding that the actions are not a project as they are the creation of government funding mechanisms or other government fiscal activities which do not involve any commitment to any specific project which may result in a potentially significant impact on the environment.
COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICER’S RECOMMENDATION: APPROVE