The City of Springfield has been allocated $327,639 in Community Development Block Grant coronavirus (CDBG-CV) funds to be used to prevent, prepare for, and respond to the coronavirus (COVID-19). This allocation was authorized by the federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act), and is included as a substantial amendment to Springfield’s Fiscal Year 2020-2021 CDBG One Year Action Plan.
The Springfield Community Development Advisory Committee (CDAC) will hold a public hearing on the use of CDBG-CV funds. The CDAC will consider all written comments and oral testimony during the public hearing regarding the use of funds, and will make a recommendation to the Springfield City Council for allocation. If you would like to provide public testimony in advance, that will be entered into the record, you can email that to efifield@springfield-or.gov by 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday, June 24, 2020. A 5-day public comment period on the proposed allocation of funds is currently open and will close on June 24, 2020. A draft is available online: https://www.springfield-or.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/CDBG-CV-substantial-amendment_DRAFT-for-public-comment-6.19.2020_B.pdf
The CDAC meeting will be held via phone and internet using GoToMeeting, due to State-wide orders regarding social distancing and large gatherings. Members of the public wishing to attend this meeting electronically can call in or attend virtually by following the directions:
From your computer, tablet or smartphone.
https://global.gotomeeting.com/join/411710397
To dial in using your phone.
United States: +1 (872) 240-3311
Access Code: 411-710-397
For those unable to attend the meeting virtually, Springfield City Hall will be open to allow people to attend the meeting in person. Social distancing practices will be enforced. Doors at the South Entrance to Springfield City Hall will be open at 5:15 pm.
The meeting location is wheelchair-accessible. For the hearing-impaired, an interpreter can be provided with 48 hours’ notice prior to the meeting. For meetings in the Council Chamber, a “Personal PA Receiver” for the hearing impaired is available. To request a reasonable accommodation at this meeting, please contact Erin Fifield at efifield@springfield-or.gov.