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AP-35 Projects - 91.420, 91.220(d) Introduction This section of the Action Plan includes the programs and activities which the City of Pleasanton will carry out to implement its Housing and Community Development Strategic Plan during FY2020/2021. This section describes individual activities to be funded with FY2020/2021 Community Development Block Grant(CDBG)funding. The City's use of HOME funding is addressed separately under the County's section of the Consolidated Plan. There are four(4)types of projects eligible for CDBG funds: capital improvement projects, economic development, housing, and public services. To be eligible for CDBG funding, projects must meet at least one(1)of HUD's national objectives: 1)to benefit low/moderate-income people; 2)to prevent or eliminate slums and blight;and 3)to meet an urgent community development need. CDBG-funded projects must also pass the low-and moderate-income benefit test.A project meets this standard if at least 51%of the beneficiaries have low-moderate incomes (i.e., incomes at or below 80% of Area Median Income) or if the project benefits an area (e.g., census tracts, service area, neighborhood,etc.)with a majority of low-moderate income people. Funded projects are required to document the income levels of persons and households receiving these services. For FY 2020-2021,the City is proposing to allocate its FY 2020-2021 CDBG funds in the following eligible funding categories: Public Services, Public Facilities,and General Administration. COVID-19 Response The Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act(CARES Act) (Public Law 116-136),signed March 27, 2020, provide an additional $5 billion in supplemental CDBG funding for grants to prevent, prepare for, and respond to the coronavirus (COVID-19)which has rapidly become a global health pandemic after the first outbreak in December 2019. HUD's April 9, 2020 memorandum that transmits the CARES Act Flexibilities for CDBG Funds Used to Support Coronavirus Response Guide (Guide)eliminates the 15%regulatory cap on the amount of CDBG grant funds that can be used for public services activities. Pleasanton will take advantage of this flexibility on the public services cap and will allocate nearly 60%($204,491)of its CDBG allocation of $342,214 for FY 2020-2021. Consolidated Plan PLEASANTON- DRAFT 53 OMB Control No:2506-0117(exp.06/30/2018)