Item 8 - Reso Adopting the Auth. to Submit an Application for Additional CDBG-CVDATE: TO: FROM: CONTACT: SUBJECT: Summary: AGENDA RE PO RT City of Poway December 1, 2020 Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council Wendy Kaserman, Assistant City Manager iJ~ Marie Sanders, Senior Management Analyst (858) 668-4637 or msanders@poway.org CITY COUNCIL Resolution Adopting the Authorization to Submit an Application for Additional Community Development Block Grant -Coronavirus (CDBG-CV) Funds. The City has received an additional allocation of $246,166 in Community Development Block Grant -Coronavirus (CDBG-CV) Round Three funds from the County of San Diego Health and Human Services Agency (County). Upon City Council approval, staff will submit an application for CDBG-CV funds requesting to continue to fund Jewish Family Service of San Diego UFS) to provide Drive-Thru Food Distribution Events to senior residents of Poway. Recommended Action: It is recommended that the City Council adopt a resolution authorizing the submission of application for additional Community Development Block Grant -Coronavirus (CDBG-CV) funds in the amount of $246,166; and authorize the City Manager to execute all necessary application and funding documents. Discussion: The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act was signed into law on March 27, 2020, and on April 2, 2020 the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) released the allocation amounts to be received by jurisdictions. The CARES Act made additional CDBG-CV funds available to prevent, prepare for and respond to the Coronavirus. The County administers the grant for those cities in the Urban County; the participating cities include Coronado, Del Mar, Imperial Beach, Lemon Grove, Poway and Solana Beach. The types of programs and projects that are eligible under this funding source are extremely limited and must show a nexus of serving at least 51 % of low to moderate income individuals. To receive funding, the County requested all participating cities obtain City Council approval of the proposed use of funds, submit an application and ensure that the proposed activity meets all established criteria through prescribed County and HUD guidelines. The supplemental funds must first be appropriated and expended by the City; reimbursement from the County will occur after submission of proof of expenditures. 1 of 4 December 1, 2020, Item #8
On September 24, 2020 Staff received notification from the County that the City is eligible to receive an additional allocation of CDBG-CV grant funds. Poway's allocation is $246,166. Therefore, staff is recommending that the round three application include the continuation offunding for Jewish Family Service of San Diego. In round one, the City granted JFS $91,479.09 to provide weekly drive-thru food distribution events to seniors in Poway. Events are held each Wednesday from 12:00pm - 1 :00pm at the Poway Senior Center. Over 9,000 meals will be distributed in round one. Because food insecurity for senior residents persist due to the pandemic, the continued collaboration with JFS is in the best interest of our community. Weekly Drive-Thru Food Distribution Events commenced October 7, 2020 and 3,024 meals have been served thus far. Based on the cost per meal, an average of $9.50, JFS would provide an additional 25,912 individual meals through the use of these additional funds. Each eligible resident receives, at a minimum, distribution bags stocked with one week's supply of food -either groceries (including dried/canned goods and other pantry staples) or prepared meals made fresh daily in JFS's onsite Loonin Family Kitchen. Organic produce will also be supplied from local farms in partnership with Daily Harvest Express. Upon City Council and County approval, Staff will amend the current agreement with JFS to extend the agreement for an additional twelve months. Environmental Review: This action is not subject to review under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). Fiscal Impact: Pending County approval of the application, the City will receive $246,166 in CD BG-CV funding. CDBG-CV funding is reimbursement based, requiring the City to first pay JFS for meal deliveries, and seek reimbursement from the County. Therefore, there is a need to appropriate $246,166 from the City's General Fund Balance to the CDBG-CV fund. The General Fund will be reimbursed after funding is received from the County. Public Notification: As a condition of CDBG administration, a public hearing must be held to determine the use of the CDBG-CV funding. Public notices were published in the Poway News Chieftain on November 19, and November 26, 2020. Attachments: A. Resolution Reviewed/ Approved By: We~Kaserman Assistant City Manager 2 of4 Reviewed By: Alan Fenstermacher City Attorney Approved By: ctki2 City Manager December 1, 2020, Item #8
RESOLUTION NO. 20-A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF POWAY, CALIFORNIA, AUTHORIZING THE SUBMISSION OF AN APPLICATION FOR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT CORONAVIRUS FUNDING (CDBG-CV) WHEREAS, the City of Poway is a sub-recipient of Community Development Block Grant funds administered through the County of San Diego, Health and Human Services Agency as the grantee for the San Diego Urban County Region; WHEREAS, on March 27, 2020 the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act was approved by Congress and signed into law; WHEREAS, on April 2, 2020, the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced CARES Act supplemental funding allocations; WHEREAS, the funding allocation granted to the San Diego Urban County is comprised of dedicated funds to participating cities and the City of Poway's CDBG-CV Round Three supplemental allocation is $246,166; and WHEREAS, the City of Poway desires to participate in the CDBG-CV Program and intends to utilize all allocated Round Three CDBG-CV funds by extending a current agreement with Jewish Family Service of San Diego for Drive-Thru Food Distribution Events for Poway residents aged sixty years and older. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Poway as follows: SECTION 1: The foregoing recitals are true and correct. SECTION 2: That the City Council of the City of Poway hereby authorizes staff to submit an application to the County of San Diego Health and Human Services Agency for CDBG-CV funding, with such funds, as awarded, to Jewish Family Service of San Diego for Drive-thru Food Distribution Events. SECTION 3: That the City Council authorizes the City Manager to execute all necessary application and funding documents. 3 of4 ATTACHMENT A December 1, 2020, Item #8
Resolution No. 20-Page 2 PASSED, ADOPTED AND APPROVED at a Regular Meeting of the City Council of the City of Poway, California on the 1st day of December, 2020 by the following vote, to wit: AYES: NOES: ABSENT: DISQUALIFIED: Steve Vaus, Mayor ATTEST: Vaida Pavolas, CMC, City Clerk 4 of4 December 1, 2020, Item #8