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CITY OF SAN LEANDRO STAFF REPORT DATE: June 21, 2010 TO: Stephen L. Hollister, City Manager APPROVED AND FORWARDED TO CITY COUNCIL > > Stephen L. Hollister City Manager FROM: Luke A. Sims, Community Development Director T~ VIA: Tom Liao, Housing/CDBG Manager ~~ BY: Steve Hernandez, Housing Specialist I SUBJECT PROJECT/PROJECT DESCRIPTION MATTER OF APPROVING COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT (CDBG) AGREEMENTS FOR FY 2010-2011 BETWEEN THE CITY OF SAN LEANDRO AND CDBG SUBRECIPIENTS FOR PUBLIC SERVICES GRANTS. SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATION Staff recommends that the City Council approve a resolution to enter into nine (9) public services grant agreements with the following service providers: Building Futures With Women and Children (BFWC) ($21,000); Davis Street Family Resource Center (DSFRC) for Basic Needs Program ($35,000) and for Community Counseling Program ($10,000); Eden Council for Hope and Opportunity Housing (ECHO Housing) for tenant-landlord counseling services ($15,000), for Rental Assistance Program ($5,000), and for fair housing services ($14,000); Girls Incorporated of Alameda County (Girls Inc.) ($10,000); Safe Alternatives to Violent Environments (SAVE) ($10,940); and Service Opportunities for Seniors, Inc. (SOS) ($10,940). These CDBG projects were authorized by the City Council on April 19, 2010 in the FY 2010- 2011 Consolidated Action Plan. BACKGROUND The six (6) organizations providing the nine (9) public services programs applied for public services funds under the City's FY 2010-2012 Community Assistance Grant Program (CAP) in January 2010. Due to the City's budget deficit, the City is unable to allocate local General Funds to the CAP Program as it has done in previous years, and as a result, the CAP Program has for now been funded solely with CDBG funds. The Human Services Commission (HSC) recommended that these public services organizations be funded with the available CDBG funds, and the City Council approved them in Apri12010. The HSC's CAP recommendations are for a two-year period (FY 2010-2011 and FY 2011-2012), however, funding for FY 2011-2012 is dependent upon the City's annual entitlement grant from HUD and the performance of each service provider in FY 2010-2011.