75B - PH COVID-19 RESPONSE FUNDING PLAN

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Public Hearing — Adopt COVID-19 Response Funding Plan April 21, 2020 Page 3 3. Economic Development - Small Business Incentive Program 4. Wrap -around case management services and infection control for homeless individuals quarantined in hotels 5. ALTA-Med COVID-19 Evaluation Center 6. Food Distribution for Seniors and/or Residents On April 2, 2020, the City received an award of $1,727,403 in Emergency Solutions Grant Coronavirus ("ESG-CV") Funds from HUD in response to the COVID-19 pandemic (Exhibit 3). This allocation was also authorized by the CARES Act. The general purpose of the funds is to prevent, prepare for, and respond to the COVID-19 among individuals and families who are homeless or receiving homeless assistance; and to support additional homeless assistance and homelessness prevention activities to mitigate the impacts of COVID-19. To most effectively address the needs of the community while complying with the eligible uses for this source of funds, staff has identified the following two general activities for the use of these federal funds: 1. Operating costs to start up the new permanent emergency shelter sooner than planned for COVID-19 homeless response 2. Wrap -around case management services and infection control for homeless individuals in trailers Collectively, these three awards and eleven general activities have been consolidated into a COVID-19 Response Funding Plan for the allocation, administration and implementation of $6,486,644 in federal and state funding to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic (Exhibit 4). The Plan provides more details on each activity that is proposed to be carried out with each source of funds. However, the Plan is subject to adjustment as needed in response to shifting needs and priorities so long as the amount of funds does not exceed the amount available. For example, staff may need to change one eligible activity to another eligible activity because there is insufficient funds in that activity to fully carry it out, or there is less need for funding in one activity relative to another activity. Staff may also need to remove or replace an eligible activity entirely without returning to City Council for approval. The Plan may be adjusted in response to shifting needs and priorities to most effectively respond to the COVID-19 pandemic on behalf of the community, but the amount of funds available for expenditure will not exceed $6,486,644. Substantial Amendment to the Fiscal Year 2019 — 2020 Annual Action Plan and Amendment to the Citizen Participation Plan On June 4, 2019, City Council approved the Fiscal Year 2019 - 2020 Annual Action Plan. The City of Santa Ana's Annual Action Plan details the funding strategy for the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG), and HOME Investment Partnerships programs each year. These Annual Action Plans implement our jurisdiction's Five -Year Consolidated Plan and are developed through significant public input, analyses, and planning. The Annual Action Plan describes in detail how these federal grant funds will be allocated and used to serve the community. Title 24 Section 91.505 of the Code of Federal Regulations stipulates that participating jurisdictions shall amend their approved plans whenever they make one of the following decisions: 75B-3