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FY 2011-2012 Annual Action Plan 2 April 18, 2011 resident has commented on the plan by expressing that the plan addresses housing needs but not important issues regarding schools in the City. City staff responded to the resident by explaining that CDBG funds are strictly restricted to housing and community development needs such as public services serving low- income households and capital improvements such as ADA curb cuts while HOME funds are restricted to only affordable housing activities. DISCUSSION Proposed Changes to the Draft of the FY 2011-2012 Annual Action Plan While Congress and President Obama are scheduled to vote on approving the federal budget they recently agreed upon, they have yet to approve the final HUD budget for the coming fiscal year, and therefore, the City's FY 2011-2012 CDBG entitlement grant amount is still uncertain. Meanwhile, HUD has not provided CDBG entitlement grantees such as San Leandro any guidance on how to proceed based on the federal budget impasse and has not offered any relief from the annual mid- May submittal deadline for a grantee's Annual Action Plan. In order to meet HUD's May 13 deadline, staff analyzed the details of the budget deal and recommends a preliminary projection of a sixteen percent (16 %) reduction in the City's CDBG entitlement grant amount from last year's entitlement grant of 5785,872. The 16% reduction is based on Congressional reports showing a reduction to the CDBG Program by this percentage as a result of the recent budget compromise. Consequently, the total projected available CDBG funds for projects activities in FY 2011-2012 has been reduced to 5660,132. The following are the proposed changes to first draft of the FY 2011 -2012 Annual Action Plan due to the decrease in CDBG funding. I. Funding for public services shall be reduced from 51 17,880 to 599,019. The chart below reflects the reduced funding recommendations for the public services agencies in the City's Community Assistance Grant Program for FY 2010 -2012. The funding recommendations below are subject to change as the Human Services Commission shall make their final recommendations in a public meeting once HUD notifies the City of its final FY 2011 -2012 CDBG entitlement grant amount. The public services agencies affected shall be notified of this public meeting if and when it occurs so they may attend and make public comments. Staff will also continue to update the public service providers as progress and resolution occurs on the final HUD budget in the corning weeks and months. Agency - Project Funding Building Futures with Women & Children — San Leancb•o Shelter 517,640 Davis Street Family Resource Center — Basic Needs Program 529,400 Davis Street Family Resource Center — Community Counseling Program 58,400 ECHO Housing — Rental Assistance Program* 55,000 ECHO Housing — Landlord Tenant Counseling 512,600 Girls, inc. Pathways Counseling Center— Family Strengthening Program 58,400 Safe Alternatives to Violent Environments (SAVE) — COPS Program S9,190 SOS /Meals on Wheels — Senior Support Services 59,190 TOTAL S99,019