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Home My WebLink About _ 4.2(a)--CDBG-DR Workforce Grant FundingC IT Y OF REMDINO�" AN CITY OF REDDING REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: February 20, 2024 FROM: Steve Bade, Assistant City ITEM NO. 4.2(a) Manager ***APPROVED BY*** n tee I S, er V12/2024 ry ,pp n,, C -i ars e shade@cityofredding.org btippin@cityofredding.org SUBJECT: 4.2(a) --Approval to apply for State of California Housing & Community Development CDBG-DR Workforce Development Program Funding. Recommendation Approve the following actions relative to the State of California's Housing and Community Development's Community Development Block Grant - Disaster Recovery Workforce Development Program grant application: (1) Adopt Resolution authorizing the City Manager or designee to submit the grant application and any other necessary documents to apply, accept and appropriate the grant in the amount $6,096,458; (2) Find that applying for grant funds is not considered a project under the California Environmental Quality Act; and (3) Find that applying for grant funds is categorically excluded, not subject to 58.5 and convert to exempt under the National Environmental Policy Act. Fiscal Impact Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Disaster Recovery (DR) Workforce Development Program funds are grant funds with no match obligation. Any awarded funds will pass through the City of Redding (City) to California Heritage Youth Build (CHYBA) to complete various workforce projects. City staff time will be paid through the grant's activity delivery allocation in an estimated amount of $222,000. There is no impact to the General Fund. Alternative Action The City Council could decline to authorize submission of the application, thereby prohibiting the City's ability to partner with CHYBA for this one-time grant funding opportunity for the community. Report to Redding City Council February 14, 2024 Re: 4.2(a)--CDBG-DR Workforce Grant Funding Page 2 Background/Analysis On August 4, 2018, the Federal Emergency Management Agency published DR -4382, the Presidential declaration of a major disaster for the State of California (State) in response to the devastating wildfires in Shasta and Lake Counties. During that same year, a separate disaster, DR -4407, was published for Butte, Los Angeles and Ventura Counties. As part of the ongoing effort to assist the State with recovery from these disasters, the federal government, through the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development awarded CDBG- DR funds to the State. These funds are being administered through the State's Housing and Community Development Department (HCD) to assist those counties covered by DR -4382 and DR -4407. HCD undertook an extensive needs assessment to determine the specific recovery priorities for each of the affected counties. The resulting unmet recovery needs were categorized into four program areas: housing, infrastructure, economic revitalization, and planning. As per the 2018 CDBG-DR Action Plan, HCD allocated $40,694,942 of the CDBG-DR funding to create the DR -Workforce Development Program. DR -Workforce Development projects are funded to assist with meeting the unmet workforce needs of affected communities and to address economic revitalization. Of these funds, the Shasta County region is allocated a maximum of $6,096,458 to be divided between successful applicants and projects. This grant will provide workforce training to Shasta County through CHYBA to be used towards workforce development activities including categories such as construction trades, healthcare, emergency response, and culinary training. Additionally, they will refer clients to other workforce providers including the Shasta Builders' Exchange, the Smart Center, and Shasta College. CHYBA will assist participants with supportive services to help trainees successfully access and participate in the workforce training program and support gainful employment. City staff will use their grant experience to apply for the grant, request payment draws and generally oversee the grant activities undertaken by CHYBA. City staff time will be paid by activity delivery from the DR -Workforce Development grant. Should the application be awarded by HCD, upon Council approval and pursuant to the subject Resolution the City Manager would be authorized to enter into a grant agreement with HCD. Environmental Review Based on the facts of the record, applying for grants is not considered a project under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). Furthermore, applying for grants is categorically excluded not subject to 58.5 and converts to exempt under National Environmental Protection Agency (NEPA). Upon the award of grant funds and prior to the commencement of project activities, separate CEQA and NEPA environmental reviews will be completed before any choice limiting actions occur. Council Priority/City Manager Goals • Government of the 21st Century - `Be relevant and proactive to the opportunities and challenges of today's residents and workforce. Anticipate the future to make better decisions today." • Economic Development- "Facilitate and become a catalyst for economic development in Redding to create jobs, retain current businesses and attract new ones, and encourage investment in the community." Report to Redding City Council February 14, 2024 Re: 4.2(a)--CDBG-DR Workforce Grant Funding Page 3 Attachments ^Resolution RESOLUTION NO. 2024- A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDDING APPROVING AN APPLICATION FOR FUNDING AND THE EXECUTION OF A GRANT AGREEMENT AND ANY AMENDMENTS THERETO FROM THE 2023-2024 FUNDING YEAR OF THE STATE CDBG-DR RECOVERY WORKFORCE PROGRAM BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Redding as follows: Section 1: The City Council has reviewed and hereby approves the submission to the State of California of one or more application(s) in the aggregate amount, not to exceed, of $6,096,458 for the following CDBG-DR activities, pursuant to the March 2023 CDBG-DR NOFA: Activity Dollar Amount BehIg Re uest' or the Activity Preliminary Activities $121,000 Workforce Development $2,428,420 Supportive Services $612,738 Facilities $2,384,300 Grant administration and Reporting $550,000 Section 2: The City Council acknowledges compliance with all state and federal public participation requirements in the development of its application(s). Section 3• The City Council hereby authorizes and directs the City Manager, or designee, to execute and deliver all applications and act on the City Council's behalf in all matters pertaining to all such applications. Section 4• If an application is approved, the City Manager, or designee, is authorized to enter into, execute and deliver the grant agreement (i.e., Standard Agreement) and any and all subsequent amendments thereto with the State of California for the purposes of the grant. Section 5: If an application is approved, the City Manager, or designee, is authorized to sign and submit Funds Requests and all required reporting forms and other documentation as may be required by the State of California from time to time in connection with the grant. I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing resolution was introduced at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Redding on the 20th day of February, 2024, and was duly adopted at said meeting by the following vote: AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS: ABSTAIN: COUNCIL MEMBERS: SHARLENE TIPTON, City Clerk STATE OF CALIFORNIA City of Redding TENESSA AUDETTE, Mayor CHRISTIAN M. CURTIS, City Attorney I, Sharlene Tipton, City Clerk of the City of Redding, State of California, hereby certify the above and foregoing to be a full, true and correct copy of a resolution adopted at a duly noticed and convened meeting of said City Council on February 20, 2024, and that such resolution has not been amended, modified, repealed or rescinded since its date of adoption and is in full force and effect as of the date hereof. Sharlene Tipton, City Clerk of the City of Redding, State of California ME Name and Title