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PART III: EVALUATION OF ANNUAL PERFORMANCE The purpose of this section is to assess the City's progress in meeting the priority needs and specific objectives identified in the FY 2011 -2012 Action Plan. San Leandro completed the second year of its FY 2010 -2014 HUD Consolidated Plan. The need to increase affordable housing, both rental and for sale, is one of the main goals of both the Housing Element of the City's General Plan and the Consolidated Plan (Con Plan). 1) Relationship of the Use of CDBG Funds to Priorities, Needs, Goals and Specific Objectives. All CDBG funds were used to help the CDBG Program meet its national objectives of providing a suitable living environment, decent housing, and economic opportunities to benefit low- and moderate - income persons. Exhibit A (page 32) compares the City's anticipated housing and community development goals and actual outcomes for fiscal year 2011 -2012. The City allocated all of its CDBG public services funds to six (6) subrecipients who provided support services to 13,685 low- income persons in need from July 1, 2011 through June 30, 2012. Davis Street Family Resource Center received separate CDBG funding for two (2) of its programs: Basic Needs Programs and Community Counseling Program. ECHO Housing had three (3) of its programs funded with CDBG funds: Tenant/Landlord Counseling, Rental Assistance Program, and Fair Housing Counseling. Though, the City funded fair housing under the CDBG General Administration category. Additionally, as previously described, CDBG funds funded the following: 1) the replacement or installation of ADA curb cuts throughout the City; 2) the City's implementation of its ADA Transition Plan designed to modify City facilities to make them more ADA accessible to disabled members of the public; 3) the purchase of a portable ADA swimming pool lifta at the San Leandro Boys and Girls Club Swimming Pool. The City, in addition, used CDBG funds to repay the Section 108 Loan it utilized to complete the construction of its new senior center in accordance with the HUD's 20 -year repayment schedule. 2) Changes in Program Objectives During this program year, there were no changes to the program objectives. The City did submit its Amendment to FY 2011 -2012 Annual Action Plan in order to allocate $35,000 in unallocated CDBG funds to assist Eden Housing in acquiring and rehabilitating the 46 -unit Surf Apartments. 3) Assessment of Efforts in Carrying Out Planned Actions Overall, the City has met or exceeded all of its housing and community development goals in its FY 2011 -2012 HUD Action Plan. The notable accomplishments with CDBG and HOME funds are described above in the earlier sections of this document. See also the summary of accomplishments in Exhibit A of the Appendix. The City did not hinder Consolidated Plan implementation by action or willful inaction. 4) Funds Used for National Objectives All of the CDBG funds were used for activities benefiting very low -, and low- income persons. Most of the funds were used for two (2) of CDBG's national objectives: provide a suitable living environment and decent housing. DRAFT Consolidated Annual Perfonnance and Evaluation Report: FY 2011 -2012 City of San Leandro Page 29