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Action Plan - FY2001 City of San Leandro Page 3 Executive Summary FY 2001-02 Action Plan The FY 2001-02 Action Plan outlines the proposed activities, objectives and budget for the upcoming fiscal year. The Plan includes information on funding resources for housing and community development activities, a description of activities to be carried out and other actions that the City will take to address issues such as affordable housing and lead-based paint hazards. The Action Plan is prepared in the format prescribed by the Federal Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). The FY 2001-02 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) allocation is $733,000. The proposed budget includes: FY 2001-02 Grant $ 733,000 Estimated Program Income $ 100,000 Reprogrammed Fund Balance $ 210,355 $ 1,043,355 The proposed activities are distributed among the following categories: Economic Development and Blight Elimination; Housing Rehabilitation; Public Service Assistance; Capital Improvement Projects; and Program Administration. In preparing the proposed program budget, the following were considered: community needs, Five-Year Strategic Plan objectives,- and CDBG eligibility criteria. During FY 2001-02 the City will implement the new Rent Review Program, expected to encourage a moderate rise in rent levels and to maintain a wider selection of affordable rental units. Other housing activities such as rehabilitation loans and fair housing services will be renewed, and a second increment will be added to a commercial rehabilitation project for renovations to shopping centers located in a low- moderate -income area. The CDBG Grant will assist non-profit agencies serving the community through service and facility improvement grants, and will fund handicapped accessibility projects such as the Boys and Girls Club Locker Room and the installation of wheelchair curb ramps throughout the City. In addition to the proposed new activities three major projects will be carried over: the Garden Center Renovation, Commercial Design Assistance, and MacArthur Boulevard Fagade Renovation. Funding for these activities is supplemented by the Redevelopment Agency, and project management is coordinated by CDBG and Redevelopment staff. The CDBG Program Summary, page 9, summarizes the proposed activities for FY 2001-02.