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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY FY 2006-07 ACTION PLAN The FY 2006~07 Action Plan outlines the proposed activities, objectives and budget for the upcoming fiscal year. The Plan includes information on funding resources for housing and community development activities, a description of activities to be carried out and other actions that the City will take to address issues such as barriers to affordable housing and lead-based paint hazards. The FY 2006-07 Community Development Block Grant (CnBG) entitlement grant from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) is $755,414. Estimated CDBG program income is $2,627 and un allocated CDBG funds are $178,558. Therefore, the total CDBG funds available in FY 2006-07 is estimated to be $936,599. In preparing the proposed program budget, the following were considered: housing and community development priority needs, Five-Year Strategic Plan objectives for FY 2005-09, and CDBG eligibility criteria. The City is proposing to allocate its available CDBG dollars in the following eligible funding categories: Public Services, Public Facilities and Grant Administration. For public services, the City proposes to fund homeless services and a shelter, homeless prevention services, services for special needs population (such as an adult literacy program through the City libraries), financial assistance to low-income children in San Leandro so they can participate in City Park and Recreation programs), landlord/tenant counseling, and fair housing services through Eden Council for Hope and Opportunity (ECHO). Objectives and outcomes for each proposed CDBG-funded project, required by HUD's "Consolidated Plan Revisions and Updates: Final Rule" on the Outcome Measurement System (effective March 13, 2006), can be found in this Action Plan under Exhibit A, "Proposed Projects". In past years, the City has funded the San Leandro Shelter for Women and Children/Building Futures with Women and Children, Davis Street Family Resource Center, Project Literacy, ECHO, and Recreation Link to provide the public services described above. Past performance for such public services was evaluated and described in the City's final CAPER for FY2004-05 submitted to the HUD Regional Office on February 7,2006. The CAPER evaluating the current fiscal year will be published for public comment in August/September, 2006. Since there is a 15% spending cap on the amount of public services that can be spent with CDBG funds, and CDBG funds were cut by approximately 11 % for FY2006-07, the amount allocated to public services is $128,238. Table 1 identifies an estimated allocation by project name, which may be subject to change upon final recommendations by the Human Services Commission in May-June, 2006. However, the total will not exceed $128,238. For public facility improvements, the City recommends funds for the high priority new senior center proposal and to provide facility improvements for the San Leandro Senior Center, which Action Plan - FY2006-07 City of San Leandro Page 1