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RESOLUTION NO. 20-979
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MENIFEE
APPROVING THE SUBSTANTIAL AMENDMENT TO THE 2020/2021
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT (CDBG) ANNUAL
ACTION PLAN FOR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT-
CORONAVIRUS ROUND 3 (CDBG-CV3) ACTIVITIES
WHEREAS, the City of Menifee, as an entitlement jurisdiction, receives Community
Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban
Development (HUD); and
WHEREAS, On September 11, 2020, HUD’s Office of Community Planning and
Development (CPD) posted the third (final) round allocations of $1.988 billion from the $5
billion supplemental Community Development Block Grant funds (CDBG-CV) Congress
appropriated by the CARES Act; and
WHEREAS, The City of Menifee received $404,459 in Community Development Block
Grant-Coronavirus Round 3 (CDBG – CV3) funding; and
WHEREAS, the City is required to develop an Annual Action Plan each year for
submission for approval from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
(HUD), which plans delineate funding allocations to CDBG/CDBG-CV3 sub-recipients and
strategic priorities and the community needs assessment; and
WHEREAS, the City of Menifee had previously approved budgets and Annual Action
Plans for the program year 2020/2021; and
WHEREAS, the Code of Federal Regulations require that the City must amend its
approved Annual Action Plan whenever it (a) changes its allocation priorities or method of
distribution funds; (b) carries out an activity not previously described in the action plan; or
(c) changes the purpose, scope, location, or beneficiaries of an activity; and
WHEREAS, that the CDBG-CV3 funds allocated under the CARES Act must be used
for preparation for, prevention of, and response to the COVID-19; and
WHEREAS, the City has complied with the Citizen Participation Plan for the City of
Menifee, which requires that specified public hearings are held, notices are published, and
the Annual Action Plan Substantial Amendment is made available for public review and
comment.
NOW THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF MENIFEE AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1: The Substantial Amendment to the 2020/2021 Annual Action Plans, a
copy of which is on file with the City Clerk of the City of Menifee, is
approved.
Section 2: The City Manager, or designee, is hereby authorized and directed to
take any actions and execute any documents as are necessary and
appropriate to effectuate the intent of this Resolution, including, but not
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limited to, as serving as the Certifying Officer for all environmental
review procedures associated with the various CDBG projects, and
Certifying Officer for the purpose of signing correspondence,
agreements and other required documents.
Section 3: This Resolution shall take effect upon the date of its adoption.
PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED this 2nd day of December 2020.
_____________________________
Bill Zimmerman, Mayor
ATTEST APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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Sarah A. Manwaring, City Clerk
__________________________
Jeffrey T. Melching, City Attorney
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City of Menifee
Community Development Block Grant Coronavirus
(CDBG-CV3)
AMENDMENT TO PY 2020/2021 ANNUAL ACTION PLAN
Public Comment Period: November 20 – December 2, 2020
CITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION NO. 20-979
29844 Haun Road
Menifee, CA 92586
(951) 672-6777
www.cityofmenifee.us
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SUBSTANTIAL AMENDMENT TO
PY 2020/2021 ANNUAL ACTION PLAN
TO ADD COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT-CORONAVIRUS
(CDBG-CV3) FUNDS AND ACTIVITIES
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
On September 11, 2020, HUD’s Office of Community Planning and Development (CPD)
posted the third (final) round allocations of $1.988 billion from the $5 billion
supplemental Community Development Block Grant funds (CDBG-CV) Congress
appropriated by the CARES Act. The second round of $1 billion was announced on May
11 and allocated directly to states. The Substantial Amendment is drafted with the
guidance from HUD that has been available, including that the CDBG-CV3 funds
allocated under the CARES Act must be used for preparation for, prevention of, and
response to the COVID-19.
The City of Menifee will receive $404,459 in Community Development Block Grant-
Coronavirus (CDBG- CV3) funding. A Substantial Amendment to the 2020/2021
Annual Action Plan is required; and is being amended here to satisfy that requirement.
Substantial Amendments are required to follow the City’s Citizen Participation Plan,
which, under normal circumstances, requires a public comment period for the
Substantial Amendment of 30 days. However, to more quickly implement the funds
and activities of the CDBG-CV3, the U. S. Department of Housing and Urban
Development (HUD) has waived that requirement with amendment to the City’s
Citizen Participation Plan, reducing the public comment period to five (5) days.
All CDBG-CV3 activities must still meet a National Objective of the CDBG Program:
•Benefit low-and-moderate income people
•Aid in the prevention or elimination of slum or blight
•Meet an urgent need
OTHER ADMINISTRATIVE CHANGES
The CARES act bill included the following administrative changes
•Removed the requirement for in-person public hearings to comply with national
and local social gathering requirements and stay-at-home orders and to all for
virtual public hearings.
•A reduced public comment period from 30 days to five (5) days.
•Elimination of the cap on the amount of funds a grantee can spend on public
services (for CDBG grant years 2019 and 2020 and CDBG-CV funds only). The
cap is generally 15%.
•Allowed for grantees to be reimbursed COVID-19 response activities regardless
of the date the costs were incurred.
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CITIZEN PARTICIPATION
A Notice of Public Hearing and a 5-day public review period was published in the Press
Enterprise and La Prensa on November 20, 2020 informing the public of the proposed
Substantial Amendment and inviting comments at the public hearing. The public review
period began on November 20, 2020 and ended on December 2, 2020. Citizens were able
to review copies of the Draft Substantial Amendment on the City’s website at
https://www.cityofmenifee.us/421/CDBG-Program .
CHANGES TO THE 2020/2021 ANNUAL ACTION PLAN ACTIVITIES
City staff is recommending that the 2020/2021 Annual Action Plan be amended to add the
CDBG-CV3 grant as a resource and allocate the funds, as noted in the table below.
CDBG-CV ALLOCATION
Program CDBG-CV3
PUBLIC SERVICES
Grants to Public Service Agencies for activities to prevent, prepare
for or respond to the spread of COVID-19 to include but not limited
to the following types of services:
Food Assistance & Education Support
Rental and Mortgage Assistance
$140,000
$254,459
PLANNING & ADMINSTRATION
General Administration and Planning of the CDBG-CV3 Grant. 10,000
Total CDBG-CV3 allocation $404,459
PUBLIC COMMENTS
All public comments received during the 5-day public review period or at the public
hearing will be incorporated into the overall Substantial Amendment submitted to HUD.
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE ) ss
CITY OF MENIFEE )
I, Sarah A. Manwaring, City Clerk of the City of Menifee, do hereby certify that the
foregoing Resolution No. 20-979 was duly adopted by the City Council of the City of
Menifee at a meeting thereof held on the 2nd day of December 2020 by the following vote:
Ayes:
Noes:
Absent: August
Abstain:
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Sarah A. Manwaring, City Clerk
Deines, Liesemeyer, Sobek, Zimmerman
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