Subject:
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Public Hearing, Re: Substantial Amendment to the Fiscal Year 2019-2020 Action Plan for Additional Community Development Block Grant - Coronavirus (CDBG-CV) Funds
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Fiscal Impact:
There is no impact to the General Fund. An additional $1,276,560 in Community Development Block Grant - Coronavirus (CDBG-CV) related funds have been allocated to Brevard County.
Dept/Office:
Housing and Human Services
Requested Action:
Recommendation
It is requested that the Board of County Commissioners (1) hear and consider input from the public regarding the Substantial Amendment, (2) approve the Substantial Amendment, (3) authorize the County Manager to sign all documents related to the Substantial Amendment, (4) approve Public Service Activity Priorities; (5) authorize the Housing and Human Services Department to conduct a Request for Proposal (RFP) process; (6) authorize the Community Development Block Grant Citizens Advisory Committee as the selection committee to provide funding recommendations; (7) authorize the County Manager or his designee to sign contractual agreements, modifications, and amendments for recommended RFP services upon approval of the County Attorney and Risk Management; and, (8) authorize the County Manager to execute all necessary budget change requests.
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Summary Explanation and Background:
The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) was signed into law on March 27, 2020. Among its provisions was an additional $5 billion in funding under the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program. The United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has allocated an additional $1,276,560 in CDBG-CV Round 3 funding to Brevard County to help respond to and recover from COVID-19 and the impacts it has caused. The County previously amended the FY 2019-2020 Action Plan to incorporate $848,048 in CDBG-CV funds.
Prior to receipt of $1,276,560 in CDBG-CV Round 3 funding from the HUD Office of Community Planning and Development, Brevard County is required to prepare a formal Substantial Amendment to the FY 2019-2020 Action Plan. This broad Substantial Amendment has been created to be as responsive and flexible as possible through the use of Public Service Activities.
Service providers will be procured utilizing a Request for Proposal process geared toward specific Priority Areas. Specifically: Health Services, Child/Adult Day Care, Community Nutrition, Education Services, Substance Abuse Services, Transportation Services, Case Management, Mortgage Assistance, and Security Deposits.
The Public Comment period for this Substantial Amendment was advertised in a newspaper of general circulation on July 6, 2021 and ended on July 12, 2021. Normally the Public Comment Period would be thirty-days, but the CARES Act included a waiver which reduced the Public Comment Period to five days. No comments have been received.
Clerk to the Board Instructions:
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