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FY 2010-2014 Consolidated Plan 2 March 15, 2010 FY 2010-2011 Annual Action Plan County and other Alameda County cities, excluding Berkeley and Oakland, and must apply to the County to receive its annual share of HOME funding. The County serves as the lead agency for the Consortium and the HOME Program and is responsible for submittal of the Consolidated Plan documents to HUD on behalf of the entire Consortium. There are three (3) major goals identified for the funds under the Housing and Community Development Act and the National Affordable Housing Act from which the CDBG and HOME Programs originated: • Provide decent housing • Provide a suitable living environment • Expand economic opportunity In addition, CDBG funds 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, meanwhile, must be used specifically for housing opportunities for low- and moderate-income persons. The City anticipates receiving approximately $727,422 in Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds. In addition, the City anticipates having approximately $330,314 in new HOME funds available for general administration and affordable housing projects as part of the Alameda County HOME Consortium. Both CDBG and HOME funding are estimates since HUD has not yet approved and published the funding allocation amounts for these programs for fiscal year 2010- 2011. Citizen Participation Process Federal regulations provide guidelines for the City to develop a Citizen Participation Plan that governs the process for creating the consolidated plan and subsequent annual action plans. The goal of the plan is to encourage all citizens to participate in the planning and implementation of all the programs. A minimum of two (2) public hearings are required with at least one (1) hearing to be held before the Proposed Five-Year Strategic Plan and Proposed Annual Action Plan are published for public comment. After tonight's public hearing, a summary of both draft Plans will be published in the newspaper and both draft Plans will be available for review at publicly accessible locations. Copies of both the Draft FY 2010-2014 Consolidated Plan and Draft FY 2010-2011 Action Plan shall be available for review at the City Hall (in the City Clerk's office and the City's Community Development Department), at the Main Library, and on the City's website at www.ci.san-leandro.ca.us/CDHousPlans.asp. The second public hearing will be held April 19, 2010, at which time the City Council would consider approving both Plans. In addition, the .proposed plans are consolidated with the proposed plans of the other Alameda County HOME Consortium jurisdictions into one document. The Alameda County Plan is also provided for public comment and considered at public hearings of the Board of Supervisors. On December 15, 2009, City staff presented to the Human Services Commission (HSC) the overview, process, and timeline for the Five-Year Consolidated Plan covering July 1, 2010 through June 30, 2015. Staff met again with the HSC on February 24, 2010 to discuss funding