DATE: July 12, 2022
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: Steven E. White, Director
Department of Public Works and Planning
SUBJECT: Amendment I to Agreement with the City of Kerman (CDBG 19371-CV)
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
TITLE
Approve and authorize Chairman to execute Amendment I to Agreement No. 20-515 with the City of Kerman for the Kerman Food Bank, Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act Community Development Block Grant Project No. 19371-CV, effective upon execution with no change in term through June 30, 2023, amending the project scope to provide additional food through the Kerman Food Bank and include the procurement and distribution of personal protective equipment and infectious disease test kits, and increasing the maximum Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act Community Development Block Grant funding by $35,541 to a total Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act Community Development Block Grant funding amount not to exceed $113,100.
REPORT
Approval of the recommended action will provide additional Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act Community Development Block Grant (CDBG-CV) funding for the Kerman Food Bank (Project). The additional funds are needed to provide additional food through the Kerman Food Bank for low and moderate-income citizens impacted by COVID-19 in the City of Kerman (City). In addition, the recommended action will also amend the project description to include the ability for the City to procure and distribute personal protective equipment (PPE) and infectious disease test kits to residents. These additional funds are available from the City’s CDBG-CV allocation included in the County’s 2019-2020 Action Plan, as amended by your Board on April 19, 2022. The total Project cost is estimated at $113,100. This item pertains to a location in District 1.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION(S):
Your Board may reject the recommended action and direct the Department of Public Works and Planning staff to use the funds for a different CDBG-CV activity. However, deletion may impact the County’s ability to meet its CDBG-CV expenditure timelines set by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no Net County Cost associated with the recommended action. The recommended amendment will increase CDBG-CV funding by $35,541; from $77,559 to $113,100. The additional CDBG-CV funds are included in the Department of Public Works and Planning - Community Development Block Grant Org 7205 FY 2022-23 Proposed Budget and represents the City’s remaining CDBG-CV allocation. CDBG-CV funds are provided on a reimbursement basis. The City will provide a local financial contribution in excess of the CDBG-CV funds that may be necessary to complete the Project by June 30, 2023.
DISCUSSION:
Fresno County’s Urban County community development entitlement area received CDBG-CV funds from HUD through the CARES Act. The funds are to be used to prevent and respond to the spread of COVID-19 and other infectious diseases. Staff worked with the County Administrative Office and the six cities participating in the County’s CDBG program to determine the types of projects being recommended for funding, using the available allocation of CDBG-CV funds.
The Project consists of the procurement and distribution of additional food through the Kerman Food Bank for low and moderate-income citizens in the City impacted by COVID-19. The Project will ensure these residents are receiving adequate nutrition.
On December 15, 2020, the County and the City entered into Agreement No. 20-515, whereby $77,559 in CDBG-CV funds were made available to the City for the Kerman Food Bank, Project No. 19371-CV. On January 28, 2022, the Director of Public Works and Planning approved an extension to the close-out date of Project No. 19371-CV, pursuant to Section VII of the Agreement.
If approved, the recommended amendment will also allow the City to procure and distribute PPE and test kits to residents.
The additional funds are available to the City due to savings from other completed projects and represent the remainder of the City’s CDBG-CV funds.
REFERENCE MATERIAL:
BAI #10, April 19, 2022
BAI #18, December 15, 2020
BAI #80, December 15, 2020
BAI #7, July 7, 2020
BAI #7, May 26, 2020
BAI #7, July 7, 2020
BAI #14, June 4, 2019
ATTACHMENTS INCLUDED AND/OR ON FILE:
Location Map
On file with Clerk - Amendment I to Agreement with City of Kerman
CAO ANALYST:
Salvador Espino