Res 2021-064/approving Substantial Amendment No. 10 to the Community Development Block Grant-Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) Action Plan

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established and followed, the City intends to utilize the full allotment of administrative funds allowed under the Federal Register Notice, $1,689,700. J U, I[yii oject c,e J tJJse of V''u,)uid The City will act as the lead agency for the administration of the Funding. While the City will administer and disburse the Funding directly to benefit homeowners and other eligible beneficiaries of the Funding, the City may also elect to procure a consultant or a subrecipient to manage the individual programs. Administration of the Funding by the City will provide the assurance that program activities reach affected residents in a consistent and coordinated manner. The City will implement the programs and activities detailed in this Action Plan primarily through dedicated staff, consultants and third -party contractors. City staff (or designee) dedicated to the administration of the Funding will be responsible for complying with the significant federal requirements related to financial management and control, programmatic compliance and monitoring, affirmatively furthering fair housing, the prevention of fraud, waste and abuse. These staff members will be responsible for administering all aspects of the City's CDBG-DR Program, including oversight of all consultants and subrecipients, reporting in the Federal Disaster Recovery Grants Administration (DRGR) system, as well as coordinating the activities of other agencies in relation to the flooding recovery. All administrative processes will be managed in a manner consistent with the Certifications offered by the City prior to submission of this Action Plan. The City staff and their designees will also oversee the extensive federal requirements associated with programmatic compliance and monitoring. Staff members will be responsible for ensuring the overall administration of the Funding complies with all applicable federal requirements. They will monitor other City staff, consultants, subrecipients, and contractors to certify the proper implementation of consistent processes and procedures, particularly as they relate to the identification and prevention of the duplication of benefits. This compliance team will also be responsible for monitoring all the City's contractors and service providers as detailed in the CDBG-DR Compliance and Monitoring Manual, as outlined in the City's Risk Analysis. B. Planning J U,IPii ojecl c,e J tJJse of V''u,)uid To facilitate the long-term recovery of the City, the City is reserving the maximum amount allowed by the Federal Register ($2,069,100) for Planning Activities. Under this Program, the City will potentially utilize planning funds for the following critical activities: • An update to the City Capital Improvements Plan. The objective of the Capital Improvements • Plan is to provide the City with the ability to plan for the long-term recovery of the City (infrastructure; drainage; storm water; storm sewer; water & sewer); • Feasibility studies for the construction of infrastructure drainage and hazard mitigation projects that are intended to protect selected neighborhoods from future flooding, thereby reducing the number of homes receiving requiring damage assistance in the future and reducing the repetitive loss amounts incurred by the City; • A revised and updated Comprehensive Plan to include hazard mitigation and resiliency goals and objectives; An updated Hazard Mitigation Plan, either stand alone or in conjunction with the Comprehensive Plan update; and Last Updated 3/03/20 Page 47 of 63