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MINUTES Page 2 City of San Leandro Ciry Council and San Leandro Redevelopment Agency Joint Meeting-March 16, 2009 Chair Kristen Low, Chair, and Domonique Tate, Vice Chair, of the Youth Advisory Commission (YAC), reported to the City Council on the Commission's recent activities. Three YAC members who are also members of the Shoreline Advisory Committee have been collaborating with YAC members to develop plans for the Marina. YAC is working on recruitment for next year's YAC appointments and assisting the library with a j ob fair on May 18. 3. PUBLIC HEARINGS-CITY COUNCIL Public Hearing Comments are limited to 5 minutes per speaker, subject to adjustment by the Mayor. When you address the City Council, you should fill out a speaker card and submit it to the City Clerk so the order of speakers may be determined and an official record of names and addresses obtained. A. Matter of U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Draft FY 2009- 2010 Annual Action Plan and Draft HUD Section 108 Loan Guarantee Application for Senior Center (reviews the draft Annual Action Plan, which represents the fifth year of the Five-Year Consolidated Plan, and the draft HUD Section 1081oan application). This being the time and place for the Public Hearing on the above matter, City Manager Steve Hollister gave background on the item and introduced Housing/CDBG Manager Tom Liao. Mr. Liao provided an overview of the HUD Consolidation Plan process and the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and Home Investment Partnership (HOME) Programs, followed by a summary of the Draft FY 2009-10 Action Plan and the Draft Section 108 Loan Application. Mayor Santos commented that he recently received a letter from HUD regarding allocations to the City. Councilmember Reed requested clarification on the use of CDBG funds for the $500,000 commitment to Davis Street Family Resource Center (DSFRC). Mr. Liao explained that the City is in discussions with HUD about the use of CDBG funds on the DSFRC property acquisition. The DSFRC funding will not be included this Draft Action Plan, but will be presented to the City Council as a separate amendment to the Final Action Plan in the future. The Hearing was then opened to the public. There being no comments from the public, and without objection, the Public Hearing was closed. • Minute Order No. 2009-013, Motion Directing Staff to Publish the Draft FY 2009-2010 Annual Action Plan and Draft HUD Section 108 Loan Guarantee Application for Senior Center fora 30-Day Comment Period (March 20 -April 20, 2009) and to Set a Public Hearing for April 20, 2009 to Consider Final