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Council delays vote on reallocating $407,553 in COVID-era CDBG funds, asks staff for alternatives
Summary
After a staff presentation on a proposed sidewalk redesign at Town Center Gateway Plaza, the Bellflower City Council opened public comment and directed staff to return with more project options before reallocating $407,553 in remaining CDBG CV funds.
The Bellflower City Council on April 14 postponed a decision to reallocate $407,553 in unspent COVID-era Community Development Block Grant Coronavirus (CDBG CV) funds, asking staff to bring back alternative projects and more detail before adopting a substantial amendment to the 2020–21 Annual Action Plan.
Staff said the city originally received $1,188,480 in CDBG CV funds from the CARES Act and later HUD allocations and that $407,553 remained unspent. City staff recommended reprogramming the balance to a sidewalk redesign and ADA improvements at the Town Center Gateway Plaza adjacent to the Belmont Street kiosk to allow more social distancing and improve lighting and access.
The recommendation was presented by staff and explained…
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