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Resolution No. 2020-180 N.C.S.
of the City of Petaluma, California
RESOLUTION APPROVING THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT
2019-2020 CONSOLIDATED ANNUAL PERFORMANCE AND EVALUATION REPORT
(CAPER) AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO SUBMIT THE CAPER AS
REQUIRED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
WHEREAS, the City of Petaluma is an entitlement community under the jurisdiction of the
Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Community Development Block Grant Program
(CDBG); and
WHEREAS, as a condition of funding, HUD requires recipient jurisdictions to prepare a one year
Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report (CAPER) to report by October 1 every year on
how well the City has met its goals for helping low-income residents of Petaluma with federal funding
distributed under the CDBG program; and
WHEREAS, in response to the impacts of the Coronavirus, known as COVID-19, Congress created,
and the President approved, new federal funding targeted to address the impacts of the spreading
pandemic; and
WHEREAS, of the total COVID-19 federal funding, HUD was allocated $5,000,000,000 to provide
to states, counties and cities, including the City of Petaluma through the CDBG program to address
coronavirus impacts; and
WHEREAS, on May 4, 2020 an amendment to the CDBG 2019-2020 Action Plan was approved by
City Council resolution to provide the newly allocated CDBG COVID-19 (CDBG-CV1) funds of
$206,544 to address the impacts of the coronavirus in the City of Petaluma; and
WHEREAS, the programs funded pursuant to the amended 2019-2020 Annual Action Plan address
one or more of the national objectives of the CDBG and CDBG-CV1 programs and the priorities of the
-2020 Consolidated Plan; and
WHEREAS, on September 11, 2020, HUD provided a waiver for the normal annual due date for the
submission of the CAPER from October 1, 2020 to December 27, 2020.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Petaluma as follows:
1. The Fiscal Year 2019-2020 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Consolidated Annual
Performance and Evaluation Report (CAPER) is incorporated by reference and made a part of the
resolution.
2. A Public Hearing was noticed in the Argus Courier local newspaper and on the City website on
-2020 CDBG
program benefits outlined in the CAPER.
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3. Council conducted the Public Hearing on December 7, 2020 to hear via a virtual remote process
due to the coronavirus to receive comments from the Petaluma community regarding information
provided in the draft 2019-2020 CAPER.
4. On December 7, 2020, the Council considered public comments and found the draft CAPER to be
consistent with the Consolidated Plan, and Amended Annual Action Plan for the annual CDBG
program and the CDBG-CV1 activities.
5. Council determined that the Fiscal Year 2019-2020 Consolidated Annual Performance and
Evaluation Report (CAPER) is hereby approved.
6. The City Manager or her designee is hereby authorized to submit the City of Petaluma 2019-2020
CAPER as required to the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).
Under the power and authority conferred upon this Council by the Charter of said City.
REFERENCE: I hereby certify the foregoing Resolution was introduced and adopted by the
Council of the City of Petaluma at a Regular meeting on the 7th day of December
2020, by the following vote:
Approved as to
form:
__________________________
City Attorney
AYES: Mayor Barrett; Vice Mayor Fischer; Healy; Kearney; King; McDonnell; Miller
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
ATTEST: ______________________________________________
City Clerk
______________________________________________
Mayor