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Background -Consolidated Plan Process The City of San Leandro annually receives two (2) federal Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) grants. For FY 2010-11, the allocation for the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) is estimated to be $727,422 while allocation for the Housing Investment Partnership Program (HOME) is estimated to be $330,314. Funds from the CDBG grant must be used to meet one of three national objectives: 1) benefit low- and moderate-income persons, 2) aid in the prevention of slum and blight; or 3) meet an urgent need. HOME funds, on the other hand, must be used specifically for housing opportunities for low- and moderate-income persons. The grant planning application process is known as the Consolidated Plan, and it includes aFive- Year Strategic Plan and an annual update called the Action Plan. The Consolidated Plan process requires grantees to provide a single submission document for several grant fund' proposals, including CDBG and HOME funds. The City is a ('DBG entitlement community and, therefore, receives CDBG funds directly from HUD. In contrast the City participates in the Alameda County HOME Consortium, which is made up of cities in Alameda County, excluding Berkeley and Oakland, to apply for HOME funds. The County serves as the lead agency for the Consortium and is responsible for submittal of the Consolidated Plan documents to HUD on behalf of the entire Consortium. Accordingly, the City serves as the lead agency for CDBG funds while the County serves as the lead agency for HOME funds. Citizen Participation Federal regulations provide guidelines for the City to develop a citizen participation plan that governs the process for receiving public input during the Consolidated Plan process. The goal of the City's Citizen Participation Plan, which was amended in July 2004, is to encourage all citizens to participate in the planning wind implementation of all CDBG- and HOME-funded programs. Public participationin determining needs and priorities was incorporated into the Consolidated Plan process in a variety of ways. To assess housing and community development needs, staff met with the Human Services Commission, whose members are City residents, on December 15, 2009. Furthermore, the City conducted two (2) community meetings in geographically dispersed locations to enable more citizens to attend the meetings. They were held on January 20~' and 28~' of 2010 (see Exhibit A for a summary of the priority needs and general comments from the community meetings) and were advertised through many outlets including the City website, City facilities like the City Hall, public libraries, and community center, and a local ad and consecutive weekly press releases in the City's local newspaper San Leandro Times. In addition, public service providers and other organizations on the CDBG mailing list, the City's homeowners associations, and other interested parties and individuals were notified of the community meetings via both email notices and mailings. Notice of the availability of the Draft Consolidated Plan fora 30-day public comment period will be published in the The Daily Review newspaper on March 17, 2010. The City Council held a public hearing on March 15, 2010 to receive initial public input on the draft Consolidated Plan and draft Annual Action Plan and to begin the 30-day comment period from March 20 through Apri119. Both drafts are available for public review and comment at the City Hall, the Main Library, and on the City website during the 30-day period. The public notice for the April 19~' public hearing will be DRAFT Housing and Community Development Strategic Plan - FY 2010-14 City of San Leandro Page 1