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Draft FY 2011 -2012 Annual Action Plan 2 March 7, 2011 There are three (3) major goals identified for the funds under the Housing and Community Development Act from which the CDBG Program 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 very low and low - income persons. Citizen Participation Process HUD Consolidated Plan regulations require and provide guidelines for the City to develop a citizen participation plan that governs the public input and noticing process for creating the Consolidated Plan and subsequent annual action plans. The goal of the citizen participation plan is to encourage broader public involvement in the planning and allocation of CDBG and HOME funds and implementation of related programs. A minimum of two (2) public hearings are required with at least one (1) hearing to be held before the Draft FY 2011 -2012 Annual Action Plan is published for public comment. After tonight's public hearing, a summary of the draft Plan will be published in the Daily Review newspaper and will be available for review at publicly accessible locations. Copies of the Draft FY 2011 -2012 Action Plan shall be available for review at 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 http: / /www.sanleandro.org/depts/ cd/housing/plans.asp. The second public hearing will be held April 18, 2011, at which time the City Council shall consider approving the final Plan. DISCUSSION Consolidated (or Annual) Action Plan The draft FY 2011 -2012 Action Plan outlines the proposed activities, objectives, and budget for the upcoming fiscal year. Attachment A summarizes the FY 2011 -2012 proposed activities and funding amounts. Attachment B contains the draft FY 2011 -2012 Annual Action Plan. The Action Plan includes information on funding resources for housing and community development activities, a description of activities to be undertaken during FY 2011 -2012, and other actions that the City will be taking to address issues such as barriers to affordable housing, anti - poverty strategies, and lead -based paint hazards. The City's CDBG entitlement grant from HUD for FY 2011 -2012 is projected to be $785,872. While there will be no CDBG program income, there is also approximately $15,570 unallocated /unspent CDBG funds from FY 2010 -2011 in addition to the annual entitlement grant amount. The City is estimated to receive $329,247 in federal HOME funds via the Alameda County HOME Consortium plus an estimated $651,333 carried over from prior year HOME