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Executive Summary FY 2011 -2012 Action Plan The FY 2011 -2012 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 barriers to affordable housing, anti - poverty strategy, and fair housing. The FY 2011 -12 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) entitlement grant from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) is projected to be $785,872. While there will be no CDBG program income, there is approximately $15,570 unallocated/unspent CDBG funds from FY 2009 -10. Therefore, the total CDBG funds available in FY 2011 -12 is estimated to be $801,442. In preparing the proposed program budget, the following were considered: housing and community development priority needs, Five -Year Strategic Plan objectives for FY 2010 -14, and CDBG eligibility criteria. The City is proposing to allocate its available CDBG dollars in the following eligible funding categories: Public Services, Public Facilities, and General Administration. For public services the City proposes to fund homeless services and a shelter, homeless prevention services, mental health services, services for special needs population (i.e. meal delivery service for homebound seniors), and landlord/tenant counseling through Eden Council for Hope and Opportunity (ECHO Housing). Objectives and outcomes for each proposed CDBG - funded project can be found in this Action Plan under Exhibit A, "Proposed Projects ". In past years the City has funded public services agencies such as the San Leandro Shelter for Women and Children/Building Futures with Women and Children, Davis Street Family Resource Center, Project Literacy, and ECHO Housing. Past performance for such public services was evaluated and described in the City's final CAPER for FY 2009 -2010 submitted to the HUD Regional Office on September 28, 2010. The CAPER evaluating FY 2009 -2010 was published for public comment from August 31 through September 20 2010. The amount allocated for FY 2011 -12 to public services is $117,880. Table 1 identifies the estimated allocation by project name. However, the total will not exceed $117,880. For public facility improvements, the City recommends funds for the implementation of the City's 2010 ADA Transition Plan which identifies the removal and/or alteration of material /architectural barriers to improve the accessibility of City facilities to individuals with disabilities. Similarly as in FY 2009 -10, the City also recommends funds for the high priority construction of new concrete ADA compliant ramps and sidewalks along the public right of away throughout the City. Moreover, the City recommends using CDBG capital improvement funds for the purchase and installation of an ADA - compliant lifting system at the San Leandro Boys & Girls Club swimming pool. Lastly, the City will be begin repaying the $2.5 million Section 108 Loan used to complete the construction of the City's new senior center. Action Plan - FY 2011 -2012 City of San Leandro Page 3