Clackamas County intends to amend its 2017-2021 Consolidated Plan in the following manner: Notice of Substantial Amendment to the Program Year 2019-2020 (2019 Action Plan)

Clackamas County intends to amend its 2017-2021 Consolidated Plan in the following manner: Notice of Substantial Amendment to the Program Year 2019-2020 (2019 Action Plan) All comments are welcomed and encouraged on the following proposed changes to the County the 2019 Housing and Community Development Action Plan. This Action Plan program year amendment is in response to the CARES Act Community Development Block Grant COVID 19 (CDBG-CV) and Emergency Solutions Grant COVID 19 (ESG CV) funding allocated to Clackamas County to prevent, prepare for, and respond to the Coronavirus pandemic. Any reprogramming of regular 2019 funds and any new projects and services will require review and approval by the Board of County Commissioners. The Board will hold a public hearing on October 29, 2020 to consider any comments on the proposed amendment. Community Development Block Grant COVID 19 (CDBG-CV3) funding of $1,867,702 will be added to the 2019 Action Plan program year. The current plan for use of this second allocation of CARES Act Community Development Block Grant Coronavirus (CDBG CV3) COVID-19 funds is as follows: $1,567,702 of these COVID funds will be distributed to community based homeless services providers and county services as a combination of services for individuals and families impacted by the Coronavirus including: — homeless prevention services, — homeless shelter supplies (including the purchase of mobile shelter units), — homeless shelter operations and staffing, — hotel and motel vouchers Up to $300,000 of these funds will be to support grants administration, contract monitoring and HUD reporting. All COVID Projects and funding levels will be determined in coordination with the County’s COVID 19 Emergency Operations Center activated on February 28, 2020. 2019 ESG Rapid Re-housing Services: New project with Parrot Creek Child and Family Services for $10,000 of Rapid Rehousing services. Parrot Creek has absorbed a former ESG provider program and staff to provide services to youth transitioning to independent living. No other ESG projects are impacted by this new project. This amendment was posted to the CD Website on Tuesday, October 20, 2020. https://www.clackamas.us/communitydevelopment For more information, or to submit comments on the proposed amendments, contact Mark Sirois at the Clackamas County Community Development Division, Public Services Building, 2051 Kaen Road – Suite 245, Oregon City, Oregon, 97045, (503) 655-8359 or marksir@clackamas.us. Comments will be accepted until 2:00 PM on Wednesday, November 4, 2020. Publish October 28, 2020 LOR/CLK181917

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