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DRAFT City of San Leandro Annual Action Plan 2013 2 OMB Control No: 2506‐0117 (exp. 07/31/2015) 2. Summary of the objectives and outcomes identified in the Plan Needs Assessment Overview 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 low- and moderate-income persons. 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, Housing Activities, and General Administration. For public services the City proposes to fund homeless services and a shelter, family support services for abused children and their families, and services for special needs population (i.e. meal delivery service for homebound seniors and meals in supportive settings for seniors). For Public Facilities, the City must allocate $206,094 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 continue 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. Furthermore, $82,690 of CDBG funds will be used for the continued installation of wheelchair accessible sidewalks and curbs throughout the city to bring them into ADA compliance. For Housing Activities, staff recommends providing $90,000 of CDBG funds to fund City’s Single-Family Housing Rehabilitation Grant Program, which provides minor repair grants to extremely low- and very-low income San Leandro homeowners. The City’s administration funding for FY 2013-2014 is anticipated to be $112,147 in order to adhere to the HUD-regulated 20% spending cap on general administration. Staff is recommending to allocate $102,147 to City staffing for program administration. CDBG funds will also once again be allocated to ECHO Housing’s Fair Housing services. Staff proposes to allocate $10,000 to fair housing services to assist the City in meeting the HUD requirement to affirmatively further fair housing.