Title
CARES Act Funding and Appropriation
Recommended Action
1. Approve the recommendation to use the City’s full $609,214 in Community Development Block Grant CARES Act Round 3 Funding for the COVID-19 Rent Relief Program as administered by the Community Services Agency.
2. Appropriate approximately $265,800 of the City’s remaining State pass-through CARES Act Funding (five votes required) as follows:
a. $141,000 toward isolation and quarantine services for vulnerable Mountain View residents who test positive for, or are in close contact with, individuals with COVID-19;
b. $94,800 to provide a gift card program for grocery and other essential needs; and
c. $30,000 to support the efforts of the Community Services Agency COVID Response Team.
3. Authorize the City Manager to execute an agreement with Santa Clara County for a total not to exceed $141,000 to provide COVID-19 isolation and quarantine services for Mountain View residents.
4. Authorize the City Manager to execute an agreement with the Community Services Agency for a total not to exceed $124,800, including $94,800 to provide a gift card program for grocery and other essential needs in coordination with seven local organizations, and $30,000 in funding for the Community Services Agency COVID Response Team.