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City Council <br />Meeting Minutes October 20, 2020 <br />Mayor Hughson confirmed with the council that Assistant Superintendent <br />James Barton may serve as an alternate to Superintendent Cardona. <br />Mayor Pro Tem Mihalkanin asked to bring back his final two nominations at <br />the next meeting. <br />A motion was made by Council Member Gonzales, seconded by Council <br />Member Baker, to approve the slate of nominated individuals to serve on the <br />Comprehensive Plan Rewrite Steering Committee. The motion carried by the <br />following vote: <br />For: 7 - Council Member Derrick, Mayor Hughson, Mayor Pro Tem Mihalkanin, Council <br />Member Marquez, Deputy Mayor Pro Tem Rockeymoore, Council Member Baker <br />and Council Member Gonzales <br />Against: 0 <br />22. Receive a Staff update on CARES Funding, discuss program strategy and options for <br />Coronavirus Relief Fund (CRF) and Community Development Block Grant - Coronavirus <br />(CDBG-CV) Round Three funding, and provide direction to staff. <br />Stephanie Reyes, Assistant City Manager, provided a brief update and <br />introduction regarding the Coronavirus Relief Fund (CRF) and Community <br />Development Block Grant - Coronavirus (CDBG-CV) funding sources. <br />Michael Ostrowski, Assistant Director of Planning and Development Services, <br />stated the city has received funding from the U.S. Department of the Treasury - <br />Texas Department of Emergency Management (TDEM) - Coronavirus Relief <br />Fund (CRF) in the amount of $3,655,630 and funding from the U.S. Housing <br />and Urban Development Department (HUD) - Community Development Block <br />Grant — Coronavirus (CDBG-CV) in the amount of $567,825. <br />This is an update regarding CRF and CDBGV-CV monies and staff is seeking <br />City Council direction regarding next steps and possible programs for <br />spending these funds. <br />The general requirements for the CRF funding include the following: <br />• Necessary expenditures incurred due to the public health emergency with <br />respect to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19); <br />• Were not accounted for in the budget most recently approved as of March <br />27, 2020 (the date of enactment of the CARES Act) for the State or <br />government; and <br />• Were incurred during the period that begins on March 1,2020, and ends on <br />December 30, 2020. <br />City of San Marcos Page 16 <br />