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PART III: EVALUATION OF ANNUAL PERFORMANCE The purpose of this section is to assess the City's progress in meeting the priority needs and specific objectives identified in the Action Plan FY20007-08 that will make the City's vision of the future become a reality. San Leandro completed year three of its FY2005-2009 HUD Consolidated Plan. The need to increase affordable housing, both rental and for sale, is one of the main goals of both the Housing Element of the City's General Plan and the Consolidated Plan (Con Plan). 1) Relationship of the Use of CDBG Funds to Priorities Needs Goals and Specific Objectives. All CDBG funds were used to help the CDBG Program meet its national objectives of providing a suitable living environment, decent housing, and economic opportunities to benefit low- and moderate -income persons. The City has met or exceeded all of its anticipated housing and community development outcomes under its FY2007-08 Action Plan. Even with the constrained budget situation in the City and recent CDBG budget cuts, the City Council committed to supplementing General Fund monies for social services. The majority of CDBG funds were allocated towards the ongoing development of a new multi- purpose Senior Community Center. In FY2007-08, the City set out specific goals, including awarding the bid contract for completing the Phase 1 site improvements, completing the design for Phase 1I, and beginning the bid process for Phase 11 building. These goals were achieved, as explained more fully under the "public facilities and improvements" section on page 14. Fifteen percent (15%) of CDBG funds were allocated towards public services for four (4) subrecipients. The City provided CDBG-funded public services to 9,987 persons in need. One of the subrecipients, ECHO Housing, provided two (2) services: fair housing services and tenant/landlord counseling. However, the City funded fair housing under the CDBG General Administration category. Services and performance outcome measurements are explained for each of these subrecipients under the "fair housing", "public services" and "homeless needs and prevention" sections. 2) Changes in Program m Objectives During this program year, there were no changes to the program objectives, and no amendments were made to the Annual Action Plan. 3) Assessment of Efforts in Carrying Out Planned Actions Overall, the City has met or exceeded all of its housing and community development goals (see Exhibit A) in its FY2007-08 HUD Action Plan. The City provided the requested certifications of consistency with the Consolidated Plan for HUD program applications. The City did not hinder Consolidated Plan implementation by action or willful inaction. The City pursued all the resources it indicated it would to meet the goal of improving the housing stock and assisting seniors to age in place. The City also continued to use Redevelopment Set -Aside Funds to fund its Housing Rehabilitation and First -Time Homebuyer Programs. Final Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report: FY2007-2008 City of San Leandro Page 27