21-504ORDINANCE NO. 21-504
AN ORDNANCE OF THE CITY OF DENTON APPROVING A SECOND SUBSTANTIAL
AMENDMENT TO THE CITY’S 2020 ACTION PLAN FOR HOUSING AND COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT; AUTHORIZING THE INTERIM CITY MANAGER TO SIGN AND
SUBMIT THE SECOND SUBSTANTIAL AMENDMENT; AND PROVIDING AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, in July 2020 the City of Denton (“City”), as a Community Development
Block Grant (“CDBG”) Entitlement City and a Home Investment Partnerships (“HOME”)
Participating Jurisdiction, submitted to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
(“HUD”) an action plan for Housing and Community Development for allocating the City’s 2020-
year, August 1, 2020 through July 31, 2021, entitlement funds, program income, and reallocated
fUnding from previous years (the “2020 Action Plan”) as authorized by the City pursuant to
Ordinance No. 20-1265; and
WHEREAS, prior to the submission of the 2020 Action Plan, the City was the recipient of
an initial round of Community Development Block Grant-Coronavirus funding in the amount of
$618,736 (“CDBG-CVI Funds“) authorized by the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic
Security Act of 2020 (“CARES Act”) to be used to prevent, prepare for, and respond to the
COVID- 19 pandemic; and
WHEREAS, the City’s 2020 Action Plan included the CDBG-CVI Funds as
unprogrammed, reserving the use of the CDBG-CV 1 Funds to be identified in the future; and
WHEREAS, in September 2020 the City was allocated a subsequent round of Community
Development Block Grant-Coronavirus funding in the amount of $866,704 (“CDBG-CV3 Funds“)
authorized by the CARES Act to be used to prevent, prepare for, and respond to the COVID-19
pandemic, which funds were at such time unprogrammed; and
WHEREAS, in December 2020 pursuant to Ordinance No. 20-2367, the City approved and
authorized the City Manager, or his designee, to sign and submit to HUD a “substantial
amendment” pursuant to 24 C.F.R. §91.505 (2020) to the City’s 2020 Action Plan for Housing
and Community Development identifying the use of $800,000 of the previously unprogrammed
total of $1,485,440 in CDBG-CVI Funds and CDBG- CV3 Funds for the Hotel Voucher Program
and reserving the use of the remaining unprogrammed $685,440 to be identified in the future; and
WHEREAS, the City has now developed and is seeking approval of, and authorization for,
the Interim City Manager, or her designee, to sign and submit to HUD a second “substantial
amendment” pursuant to 24 C.F.R. §91.505 (2020) to the City’s 2020 Action Plan for Housing and
Community Development identifying the use of the remaining unprogrammed funds in the amount
of $685,440 for six eligible projects, which second substantial amendment will be substantially in
the form attached hereto as Exhibit A (the “Second Substantial Amendment to the 2020 Action
Plan”); and
WHEREAS, the Citizen Participation Plan process and requirements have been met in
connection with the Second Substantial Amendment to the 2020 Action Plan and via approved
HUD waivers allowing use of a 5-day virtual public comment period intended to permit
communities to quickly respond to the growing spread and effects of COVID-19 and to facilitate
assistance to those economically impacted by COVID-19; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City hereby finds that the Second Substantial
Amendment to the 2020 Action Plan is in the public interest; NOW THEREFORE,
THE couNcn OF THE CITY OF DENTON HEREBY ORDAINS:
SECTION 1. The findings and recitations contained in the preamble of this Ordinance are
incorporated herein by reference.
SECTION 2. The Second Substantial Amendment to the 2020 Action Plan is hereby
approved.
SECTION 3. The Interim City Manager, or her designee, is hereby authorized to sign and
submit to HUD the Second Substantial Amendment to the 2020 Action Plan.
SECTION 4. The Interim City Manager, or her designee, is hereby authorized to handle all
fiscal and administrative matters related to the Second Substantial Amendment to the 2020 Action
Plan
SECTION 5. This Ordinance shall become effective immediately upon its passage and
approval.
Th, m,ti,n t, ,PP,o„, this O,dina„,, w„ m,d, by -Toy, O\ bN uf\
and seconded by I)pb n', for,c\\(_r . The Ordinance was passed and
approved by the following vote n - Q :
Aye Nay Abstain Absent
Gerard Hudspeth, Mayor:
Birdia Johnson. District 1 :
Connie Baker. District 2:
Jesse Davis. District 3 :
John Ryan, District 4:
Deb Armintor, At Large Place 5:
Paul Meltzer, At Large Place 6:
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PASSED AND APPROVED this the q th _day 2021
GERARD HUDSPETH, MAYOR
ATTEST:
ROSA RIOS, CITY SECRETARY
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APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM:
AARON LEAL, CITY ATTORNEY
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Exhibit A
2020-2022 CONSOLIDATED PLAN
& 2020 ACTION PLAN
for housir\6 ar\d eoruMural:y developMent
DRAFT SUBSTANTIAL AMENDMENT 2 TO 2020 ACTION PLAN
EXPECrED 3-YEAR FUNDING AMOUNT 2020-2022
$1,516,065
$3,155,382
• CDBG
• HOIVIE
CBDG-CV
STRATEGIC & AcrioN PLAN PRIORITIES
HOUSEHOLDS I PRIORITY
123 [ AFFORDABLE HOUSING
7 CAn MAKING HOMELESSNESS
' "~’" RARE, BRIEF, & NONRECURRING
4,500 I PUBUCSERVICES
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PLANNING & ADMINiSTRATION
A REPORT FOR THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
Community Development Block Grant {CDBG) Program
HOME Investment Partnerships (HOME>
EXECUTIVE SUIVllVIARY
In March 2020, Congress passed the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act (CARES
Act) that made available $5 billion in supplemental Community Development Block Grant (CDBG)
funding for grants to prevent, prepare for, and respond to coronavirus (CDBG-CV grants).
Additionally, the CARES Act provides CDBG grantees with flexibilities that make it easier to use
CDBG-CV grants and fiscal years 2019 and 2020 CDBG Grants for coronavirus response and
authorizes Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to grant waivers and
alternative requirements.
On April 2, 2020, HUD made the first-round funding allocations for CDBG grantees from the
CARES Act funding to prevent, prepare for, and respond to coronavirus (CDBG-CVI grants). The
City of Denton received $618,736 in round one. On September 15, 2020, HUD notified the City
that it would be allocated an additional $866,704 from the third round of CARES Act CDBG funds
(CDBG-CV3). This increases the total unprogrammed CARES Act funding available to $1,485,440.
Source
CDBG-CVI
CDBG-CV3
Amount
$618,736
$866, 704
TOTAL
Overview of Provisions Related to the CDBG-CV Allocation
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
Extends the deadline for submission of the FY19 and FY20 consolidated plan/action
plans. The due date is now August 16, 2021.
Suspends the 15% cap on public services during the emergency, including FY19 and FY20
CDBG-CV funds must be COVID-19 related.
5-day public comment period through a waiver.
Suspends in-person public hearings; allows grantees the option of holding virtual
hearings through a waiver.
Allows HUD to waive further program requirements (except for requirements related to
fair housing, nondiscrimination, labor standards, and the environment).
States and local governments may reimburse costs of eligible activities incurred for
pandemic response regardless of the date.
The City of Denton submitted these two waivers for the CDBG program with the 2020-22
Consolidated Plan submittal. The waiver requests were accepted by HUD and became effective
on August 10, 2020.
Substantial Amendment #1
In December of 2020, Denton City Council approved Substantial Amendment #1 to the City’s 2020
Action Plan authorizing the use of $800,000 of CDBG-CV funding for the extension of the
alternative shelter approach in the form of a Hotel Voucher Program for people experiencing
homelessness during the pandemic. Staff procured local hotel and security services for the Hotel
Voucher Program, which provides forty (40) room vouchers to local nonprofit providers to
temporarily shelter people experiencing homelessness in a non-congregate setting. The City
continues to collaborate with the procured hotel vendor and nonprofit agencies that serve
people experiencing homelessness to deliver the Hotel Voucher Program.
After City Council approved the first substantial amendment to the City’s 2020 Action Plan
authorizing the use of $800,000 of CDBG-CV funding for the extension of alternative shelter for
people experiencing homelessness during the pandemic, the remaining amount of CDBG-CV
funds available is $685,440.
Substantial Amendment #2
In January 2021, the Community Development Advisory Committee (CDAC) and Human Services
Advisory Committee (HSAC) received a total of twenty-five (25) funding requests for the 2021/22
Community Development Grant Program. Staff reviewed submitted applications and determined
that six (6) requests were eligible for CDBG-CV funding. This document will serve as Substantial
Amendment #2 to program the remaining balance of $685,440 with CDBG CV-1 and CV-3 funds.
CITIZEN PARTICIPATION
The 2020-21 Citizen Participation Plan was followed on the 2020 Action Plan Substantial
Amendment #2. A notice on the Substantial Amendment was posted in the Denton Record
Chronicle on Sunday, April 25, 2021. The affidavit of publication is included in Attachment 2. The
notice provided a summary of the amendment and a 5-day comment period from April 26, 2021,
through April 30, 2021. On August 11, 2020, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban
Development released a Notice providing waivers for the CARES Act. The waivers included that
public comment period of no less than 5-day comment period is required. A summary of the
amendment was posted on the Community Development webpage. A notice was sent out
through Constant Contact to interested citizens, previous clients, committee members, local
churches, participating lenders and realtors, neighborhood associations, and social services
agencies. Staff also worked with Public Affairs to post information on the amendment on social
media
Below are the comments received during the 5-day comment period from April 26, 2021,
through April 30, 2021:
1. {This section will be updated at the end of the comment period based on the comments
received.}
All comments received were considered in the development of the 2020 Action Plan for
Housing and Community Development Substantial Amendment #2.
Expected Resources
Details about how we intend to spend specific grant resources in specific activities which tie back to our larger Strategic Plan Goals.
Anticipated Resources
Program Source
of
Funds
Uses of Funds
Prior Year
Resources
Expected Amount Available Year 1 Expected
Amount
Available
Remainder
of ConPian $
Annual
Allocation:
$
Program
Income: $
m1
$
Narrative Description
$
M
CVI
m
federa
• Public
Improvements
• Public
Services
• Homeless
Services
• Public
Improvements
• Public
Services
• Homeless
Services
$618,736 SO 0 r•mMMaM
CDBG-
CV3
Public-
federal
$866,704 SO 0 C
$ 1,485,440 $0 0 SO
Table 59 - Expected Resources – Priority Table
Annual Goats and Objectives
Goals Summary Information
Goal Name Start End
Year Year
L61(ego rv Geographic
Area
Needs
Addressed Funding0
LLJtiU/FIUIVI L b ($hll UUtCO rnli
M
Homelessness Rare,
Brief and
Non recurring
Non-Housing
Community
Development:
Public Services
Non-Housing
Community
Development:
Public Facilities,
Public
Improvements and
Infrastructure
2 Homeless-
ness
Denton City
Limits
H)
and At-Risk
$60,457
CDBG-CV
ndicator
M
Homeless/At-
Risk
Individuals
6,745 LM 1
Individuals
mo
Community
Development
Denton City
Limits
Public Services $185,500
CDBG-CV
o
Community
Development
Denton City
Limits
Public
Facilities,
Public
Improvements
and
Infrastructure
$439,483
CDBG -CV
21,000 LM
Individuals
Table 60 – Goals Summary
Goal Descriptions
1. Making Homelessness Rare, Brief and Nonrecurring - The City is providing support for the community’s Collective Impact
Project, the Denton County Homelessness Leadership Team that seeks to: a) Increase leadership, collaboration, and
engagement, with a focus on providing and promoting collaborative leadership at all levels of government and across all
sectors; b) Strengthen the housing crisis response system’s capacity to implement and successful interventions to make
Homelessness Rare, Brief and Nonrecurring; c) Increase access to housing, by providing emergency, affordable housing and
permanent supportive housing; d) Increase economic security, by improving access to education and increasing meaningful
and sustainable employment and improving access to mainstream programs and services to reduce financial vulnerability to
homelessness
Non-Housing Community Development: Public Services - The City will assist nonprofit organizations in carrying out public
service activities assisting low-income persons, children/youth, seniors, persons with disabilities, and persons experiencing or
at-risk of homelessness. Services will include but not be limited to: a) housing (emergency, supportive and permanent); b) food
security; c) health, mental health and behavioral health care; d) family stability; e) special needs populations (senior, disabled,
victims of domestic violence); f) making homelessness rare, brief and nonrecurring; g) transportation access; and h) economic
security
Non-Housing Community Development: Public Facilities, Public Improvements and Infrastructure - Provides funding for public
facility and infrastructure improvements. Public facility projects benefit LMI persons by creating/improving public services
facilities such as ADA accessibility and increasing public service locations. Infrastructure improvement projects
benefit LMI neighborhoods by improving existing infrastructure such as street improvements; installation of new sidewalk,
water and sewer lines, and drainage improvements; improving and expanding park and recreational facilities.
2
3
Projects
On April 2, 2020, HUD made the first-round funding allocations for CDBG grantees from the
CARES Act funding to prevent, prepare for, and respond to coronavirus (CDBG-CVI grants). The
City of Denton received $618,736 in round one. On September 15, 2020, HUD notified the City
that it would be allocated an additional $866,704 from the third round of CARES Act CDBG funds
(CDBG-CV3). This increases the total CARES Act funding made available to the City of Denton to
$1,485,440. SF-424 applications for CDBG-CV are available in the appendix section.
Source
CDBG CV-1
CDBG CV-3
Total
Substantial Amendments
Su®EFltlal Annin
Substantial Amendment #2
Total for Substantial Amendments
Amount$(M
$866, 704
$ 1,485,440
Amount
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Below is a list of CDBG-CV funded activities for Substantial Amendment #2:
CDBG-CV Projects Award
1 Children’s Advocacy Center for Denton County, Inc.
2 City of Denton – Hotel Voucher Program
3 Denton Assistance Center – Denton Community Food Center Addition
4 Health Services of North Texas, Inc.
5 SPAN, Inc.
6 The Salvation Army – Denton
Total
$85,000
$43,226
$439,483
$75,000
$25,500
$17,231
$685,440
Project Summary Information
Project Name
rtedGoats Su
Needs Addressed
Funding
Description
0
N/A
Public Services
Public Services
CDBG-CV: $85,000
Funding for direct client services to help child abuse victims
and families needing services.
9/30/2022
553 persons
1 Children’s Advocacy Center for Denton County, Inc
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DOO
Target Date
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and type of families
that will benefit from
sed activitiesthe pr
Location Description
Planned Activities
roject Name
Target Area
Goats Supported
Needs Addressed
Funding
Description
ODO
306 N. Loop 288, Denton Texas
Funds will cover a portion of victim service costs.
021 Denton Communitv Food Center Additio
M
Public Facilities, Public Improvements and Infrastructure
Public Facilities, Public Improvements and Infrastructure
CDBG-CV $439,483
Project consists of expanding the Denton Community Food
Center to help grow the food distribution capacity to provide
food from a central community storehouse to families
struggling with hunger insecurity.
7/31/2022
21,000 low income people
[1
Target Date
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and type of families
that will benefit from
the pr sed activitiesODO
Location DescriDtion Denton Community Food Center is located at 306 N. Loop 288
in Denton
Funds will be used for construction costs of addition.
0
Hm
Public Services
Public Services
Planned Activities
Project Name
Goals Su rted
Needs Addressed
'rvices of North Texas
Tarant Arna
DOO
Funding
Description
CDBG-CV: $75,000
Provide quality primary medical care on an affordable sliding-
fee scale, for patients of all ages including women’s health and
prenatal care. Services include treatment for acute & chronic
physical and behavioral conditions, immunizations, well visits,
care management, and access to specialty care.
Target Date
Estimate the number
and type of families
that will benefit from
the proposed activities
Location Description
9/30/2022
The project will benefit 5,200 extremely low to moderate-
income individuals.
Health Services of North Texas, Inc. funded activities take place
at the following location(s): 4304/4308 Mesa; 306 N Loop 288,
Ste 201; 3537 S 1-35, Ste 210
Funds will pay a portion of the medical care delivery costs.
021 Hotel Voucher Pro
M
Making Homelessness Rare, Brief and Nonrecurring
Making Homelessness Rare, Brief and Nonrecurring
CDBG-CV $43,226
The Hotel Voucher Program will have forty rooms (40)
vouchers available to local nonprofit providers to house people
experiencing homelessness. The City will enter into a Service
Agreement with the procured hotel vendor and into MOUs
with any local qualified nonprofit agencies that currently serve
people experiencing homelessness who wish to access the
hotel voucher program.
07/31/2022
13 homeless persons
lanned Activities
roject Name
Target Area
Goals Supported
Needs Addressed
Funding
Description
i
r
Target Date
Estimate the number
and type of families
that will benefit from
the proposed activities
Location Description This is a city-wide program. Applications are taken at local
non-profit agencies.
CDBG-CV funds will be utilized to pay for hotel vouchers for
homeless persons and security services at selected hotel.
Planned Activities
roject Name
Target Area
Goals Supported
Needs Addressed
Funding
Description
B
M
Public Services
Public Services
CDBG-CV: $25,500
Special Programs for Aging Needs (SPAN), Inc. to provide
senior nutrition program providing nutritional home delivered
and congregate meals for senior adults in Denton.
9/30/2022
895 low and moderate-income City of Denton residents.
2f).21 SPy/\N_ Inc
Target Date
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and type of families
that will benefit from
activitiesthe pr
scriptlonLocation
Planned Activities
roject Name
Target Area
Goals Su rted
Needs Addressed
Funding
Description
ooosed
De Select Senior Centers and Senior Apartments Communities
Funds will pay for a portion of the cost for meals.
021 The Salvation Armv of Dentoa
Making Homelessness Rare, Brief and Nonrecurring
Homelessness and At-Risk
CDBG-CV: $17,231 (CDBG funds of $17,769 was also awarded)
The Salvation Army Denton Corps to provide assistance with
food provided during the K.A.R.E. Kitchen daily meals and Food
Pantry for clients experiencing homelessness and LMI
households
9/30/2022
7,849 persons that are homeless or at-risk of homelessness
6P
DOO
Target Date
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and type of families
that will benefit from
the pr activities
Location scrlption
Planned Activities
ooosed
De 1508 East McKinney Street, Denton TX 76209
Funds will cover a portion of the cost for K.A.R.E. Kitchen
supplies, food pantry items, and a portion of the salary for a
cook