HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council - 2021-07 RESOLUTION NO. 2021-07
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
HUNTINGTON BEACH APPROVING AMENDMENT NO. 4
(SUBSTANTIAL) "1-0 THE 2019-20 ANNUAL ACTION PLAN
AND AMENDMENT NO. 2 (SUBSTANTIAL) -1.0 THE 2020-
21 ANNUAL ACTION PLAN
WHEREAS, the City of Huntington Beach ("City') participates in the United States
Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Community Development Block Grant
(CDBG) and HOME Investment Partnerships (HOME) programs; and
WHEREAS, on April 15, 2019. the Cite Council approved the 2019-20 Annual Action
Plan. which describes how the City will use CDBG and HOME funds from July 1, 2019 to June
30, 2020 to address the City's Consolidated Plan objectives; and
WHEREAS, on November 25. 2019, the 2019-20 Annual Action Plan was amended
(Amendment No. 1) to increase the ADA Curb Cuts CDBG capital project from $270399 to
$557,297; and
WHEREAS, on June 6, 2020, the 2019-20 Annual Action Plan was amended
(Amendment No. 2) to receive and allocate $727,819 in CDBG-CV funding to the Navigation
Center; and
WHEREAS, on July 6. 2020, the City Council approved the 2020-21 Annual Action
Plan, which describes how the City will use CD13G and HOME funds from July 1. 2020 to June
30, 2021 to address the City's Consolidated Plan objectives; and
WHEREAS, on August 3, 2020. the 2019-20 Annual Action Plan was amended
(Amendment No. 3) to increase allocations to the Special Code Enforcement Program from
$190.000 to $191.500, the Homeless Outreach Program from $73.355 to $81.505, and HOME
Administration from $290,949 to $390,949: and
WHEREAS. on November 20. 2020. the 2020-21 Annual Action Plan was amended
(Amendment No. 1) to add Navigation Center operations as a Strategic Plan objective and to
update final CDBG and HOME entitlement grant amounts; and
WHEREAS. the United States Congress passed the Coronavirus Aid. Relief, and
Economic Security (CARES) Act and the President signed it into Law on March 27, 2020
authorizing $2.2 trillion in a variety of stimulus measures to prevent, prepare for, and respond to
the COVID-19 pandemic: and
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WHEREAS, the CARES Act provides $2 billion for the Community Development Block
Grant (referred to as '`CDBG-CV')") program, of which, the City will receive $1,431,956 in
CDBG-CV') funds; and
WHEREAS. the CDBG-CV') funds are new funding sources related to the COVID-19
pandemic, which were not contemplated in the 2019-20 Annual Action Plan; and
WHEREAS. notice was published in the Orange County Register on December 18. 2020
regarding a City Council public hearing and the availability of the draft Amendments to the
2020-21 Annual Action Plan for public review and comment: and
WHEREAS, due to the emergency nature of COVID-19 pandemic, certain HUD
regulations have been waived or modified in order to expedite the release and expenditure of
CDBG-CV3 funding, including the reduction from 30 days to five days for public review of
Annual Action Plan amendments; and
WHEREAS, the draft Amendments to the 2019-20 Annual Action Plan was published
and posted online on the website of the City Clerk for a seven-day public review and comment
period from January 12, 2021 to January 19, 2021; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines
Section I5378(b)(4), government fiscal activities that do not result in a physical change in the
environment and do not commit the lead agency to any specific project do not constitute a project
and, therefore, are exempt from the requirements of California Environmental Quality Act; and
WHEREAS. the proposed activities to be funded are subject to the provisions of the
National Environmental Protection Act of which any and all projects funded shall comply, except
that, in accordance with 24 CFR Sections 58.34 (a) and 58.35 as to review pursuant to the
National Environmental Protection Act. the 2019-20 and 2020-21 Annual Action Plans are not
subject to federal environmental review;
NOW. THEREFORE, the Citv Council of the City of Huntington Beach does hereby
resolve as follows:
SECTION 1. That the Amendments to the 2019-20 and 2020-21 Annual Action Plans are
hereby adopted.
SECTION 2. That $12431,956 in CDBG-CV3 funds are hereby allocated to the projects
and programs as indicated in the Amendment to the 2019-2020 Annual Action Plan.
SECTION 3. That $2.830,698 of the HOME funds are hereby allocated to the projects
and programs as indicated in the Amendment to the 2020-21 Annual Action Plan.
SECTION 4. That the City Manager or the City Manager's designee is hereby authorized
to execute all necessary related budget approvals and documents deemed necessary by HUD or
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the City and to execute all implementing and related documents and agreements, including, but
not limited to, grant and loan agreements with subrecipients for all approved CDBG and HOME
programs and projects set forth in the 2019-20 and 2020-21 Annual Action Plans.
SECTION 5. That all projects and programs set forth in the 2019-20 and 2020-21 Annual
Action Plans, as amended by this Resolution, shall undergo an environmental review prior to any
release of funds consistent with the Program Regulations found in 24 CFR, Part 58.6 and the City
Manager or the City Manager's designee is authorized to execute all environmental
documentation required by HUD.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach at a
regular meeting thereof held on the 19'day of January, 2021.
Mayor
RE WED AND APPROVED: APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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City Manager �A Q City Atto tey
INITIATED AND APPROVED:
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Director of Community Development
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) ss:
CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH )
I, ROBIN ESTANISLAU, the duly elected, qualified City Clerk of the
City of Huntington Beach, and ex-officio Clerk of the City Council of said City, do
hereby certify that the whole number of members of the City Council of the City of
Huntington Beach is seven; that the foregoing resolution was passed and adopted
by the affirmative vote of at least a majority of all the members of said City Council
at a Regular meeting thereof held on January 19, 2021 by the following vote:
AYES: Peterson, Kalmick, Ortiz, Carr, Posey, Moser, Delgleize
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
RECUSE: None
City Clerk and ex-officio Clerk of the
City Council of the City of
Huntington Beach, California