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File Number: 12 -062 In accordance with HUD regulations, the City will commit no more than 15% (or $84,110) of its annual CDBG allocation (plus the estimated CDBG generated program income from the current fiscal year) toward Public Services. Per the recommendation of the City's Human Services Commission (HSC) and staff, the following non - profits were funded under the City's Community Assistance Grant Program (CAP) for the program's two -year FY 2010 -2012 grant cycle. The City did not issue a Request for Funding Proposal (RFP) for the next FY 2012 -2014 funding cycle due to the uncertainty of the substantially reduced CDBG funds, which remains the only funding source for the CAP Program. Instead, under the draft plan, the CAP /CDBG contracts for the currently funded non - profits will be extended for one (1) year, and the RFP process shall begin in FY 2013 -2014 to allow the City Council and Human Services Commission more time later this year to re- assess the City's public services priorities. Staff recommends an across - the -board reduction of more than 15% in the funding amount for each CAP agency as a result of the City's reduced CDBG funding. Proposed Programs and funding amounts for FY 2012 -2013 are: • Building Futures with Women and Children (San Leandro Shelter) - $14,718 • Davis Street Family Resource Center - Basic Needs Program - $24,530 • Davis Street Family Resource Center - Community Counseling - $7,009 • ECHO Housing - Rental Assistance Program - $5,000* • ECHO Housing - Tenant - Landlord Counseling - $10,513 • Girls, Inc. - Family Strengthening Program - $7,008 • Safe Alternative to Violent Environment (SAVE) - COPS Program - $7,667 • SOS /Meals on Wheels - Senior Support Services - $7,667 *No decrease recommended per HSC's guideline to maintain a $5,000 grant minimum. For Public Facilities, the City must allocate $207,534 to HUD for principal /interest payments for the City's outstanding $2.5 million HUD Section 108 loan which was used to construct the City's senior center. In addition, staff proposes allocating $55,000 to assist in the implementation of the City's 2010 Updated ADA Transition Plan by funding the completion of architectural modifications designed to make City facilities (including the Main Library, Marina Community Center, City Hall, South Offices, Police Department, Washington Manor Library, and Marina Park) more accessible to persons with disabilities. Staff also proposes allocating $50,000 to Building Futures with Women and Children (BFWC) who will be undertaking ADA - related improvements at their undisclosed domestic violence shelter. This funding amount is in addition to the $50,000 that BFWC received in FY 2008 for the same shelter. Furthermore, $31,319 of CDBG funds will be used for the installation of wheelchair accessible sidewalks and curbs throughout the city to bring them into ADA compliance. For Housing Activities, staff recommends providing the remaining $90,000 of CDBG funds to replace the lost Redevelopment Agency Housing Set -Aside funds that historically funded the City's Single - Family Housing Rehabilitation Program, which provided loans and grants for major and minor repairs to low and very low- income homeowners. The $90,000 from CDBG reflects a significant cut to the Housing Rehabilitation Program, which was funded in recent years at $600,000 from Housing Set - Aside. The CDBG funds will enable the program to remain but only as a minor repair grant program. City of San Leandro Page 3 Printed on 212812012