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Public Hearing -Adopt Second Amendment to the COVID-19 Response Funding Plan December 1, 2020 Page 3 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 COVI D-19 pandemic on behalf of the community, but the amount of funds available for expenditure of these new CDBG-CV3 funds will not exceed $3,520,819. Second COVID-19 Substantial Amendment to the Fiscal Year 2019-2020 Annual Action 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. The Annual Action Plan implements our jurisdiction's Five -Year Consolidated Plan and was 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: 1. To make a change in its allocation priorities or a change in the method of distribution of funds; 2. To carry out an activity, using funds from any program covered by the Consolidated Plan (including program income) not previously described in the action plan; or 3. To change the purpose, scope, location or beneficiaries of an activity. The City of Santa Ana has been awarded $3,520,819 in CDBG-CV3 funds and $11,598,442 in ESG-CV2 funds that were not previously described in the Fiscal Year 2019-2020 Annual Action Plan or the First COVID-19 Substantial Amendment. Per the regulations for these federal funds, a Second COVID-19 Substantial Amendment to the FY 2019-2020 Annual Action Plan is required (Exhibit 3). Usually a 30 day public comment period is required under the City's Citizen Participation Plan. HUD recognizes the efforts to contain COVID- 19 require limiting public gatherings, such as those often used to obtain citizen participation, and that there is a need to respond quickly to the growing spread and effects of COVID- 19. Therefore, in a memorandum dated March 31, 2020, HUD has waived 24 CFR 91.105(c)(2) and (k), 24 CFR 91.115(c)(2) and (i) and 24 CFR 91.401 to allow the City to determine what constitutes reasonable notice and opportunity to comment given their circumstances. The City has determined that five days constitutes reasonable notice and opportunity to comment given the circumstances surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic. City Council approved an update to the Citizen Participation Plan on April 21, 2020 to allow for a five day public comment period. As required by HUD, the Second COVID-19 Substantial Amendment to the Fiscal Year 2019-2020 Annual Action Plan was made available for a five day public comment review period from November 20, 2020 to November 24, 2020. A public notice was published on November 20, 2020 in the Orange County Register in English, La Opinion in Spanish, and the Ngoi Viet in Vietnamese 75B-3