The consultant will be responsible to provide administration, program delivery services, and technical assistance, when needed, to allow for the overall management and coordination of the City’s CDBG & CDBG-CV program. Specifically, the scope of services to be provided by the consultant when needed includes, but is not limited to: 1. Providing compliance oversight and project eligibility review for programs funded with CDBG and CDBG-CV funding. 2. Drafting and submission of the Program Year 45 Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report in accordance with the City’s Citizen Participation Plan and federal requirements. 3. Drafting and submission of any minor or substantial amendments required to obtain access to additional rounds of CDBG-CV funding. 4. Drafting, review and redrafting, as necessary, the City’s CDBG, CDBG-CV, and Homeowner Rehab policies, procedures, manuals, checklists, files, plans, and materials in order to successfully carry out CDBG and CDBG-CV funded activities. 5. Assist with writing of plans, agreements, and reports including those listed previously, program policies, procedures, and financial reporting. 6. Assist with sub-recipient agreement preparations. 7. Assistance with project-specific environmental reviews. 8. Provide guidance and consultation through online meetings, phone, and email. 9. Project monitoring of sub-recipients including electronic and hard copy file reviews, and follow-up. 10. Financial drawdowns and IDIS project set-up, updates, accomplishment reporting, and close-out assistance for open activities/projects. 11. Use of current and future Consolidated Plans and Annual Action Plans to make recommendations on the use of CDBG and CDBG-CV funds to the City. 12. Other community development, planning, and administrative tasks as requested by the City.
