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A resolution authorizing the Metropolitan Mayor to submit the Nashville-Davidson CARES Act Substantial Amendment 2 to the 2019-2020 Annual Action Plan to the 2018-2023 Consolidated Plan for Housing and Community Development to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).
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WHEREAS, The Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act Public Law 116-136 signed on March 27, 2020, authorized a special allocation of funding for the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG-CV) and other programs to be used to respond to the Coronavirus outbreak; and
WHEREAS, by Resolution R94-1326, the Metropolitan Council designated the Metropolitan Development and Housing Agency ("MDHA") as the lead agency responsible for the preparation of the Five Year Consolidated Plan for Housing and Community Development for The Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County; and
WHEREAS, Metro Nashville-Davidson County received notification on September 11, 2020 that we would receive $5,940,972 in CDBG-CV dollars from round three (3) of CARES Act funds to prevent, prepare for and respond to the Coronavirus outbreak in Metro Nashville-Davidson County; and
WHEREAS, in accordance with HUD guidance, MDHA has prepared the Nashville-Davidson CARES Act Substantial Amendment 2 to the 2019-2020 Annual Action Plan of 2018-2023 Consolidated Plan for Housing and Community Development to allocate the round (3) CDBG-CV funds to eligible activities to be used to mitigate the impacts of the Coronavirus; and
WHEREAS, this Nashville-Davidson CARES Act Substantial Amendment 2 has been prepared by MDHA in accordance with CARES Act regulations regarding citizen participation and in consultation with a variety of public and private agencies and concerned individuals; and
WHEREAS, the public comment period for the Nashville-Davidson CARES Act Substantial Amendment 2 to the 2019-2020 of the 2018-2023 Consolidated Plan began on December 18 and concluded on Decemb...
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