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File Number: 13-099 <br />·Provide a suitable living environment <br />·Expand economic opportunity <br />In addition, CDBG funds must be used to meet one of three national objectives: 1) benefit <br />low-and moderate-income persons, 2) aid in the prevention of slum and blight, or 3) meet an <br />urgent need. HOME funds, meanwhile, must be used specifically for housing opportunities for <br />low- and moderate-income persons. <br />The City anticipates receiving approximately $560,739 in Community Development Block <br />Grant (CDBG) funds. In addition, the City anticipates having approximately $141,817 in new <br />HOME funds available for general administration and affordable housing projects as part of <br />the Alameda County HOME Consortium . <br />Citizen Participation Process <br />HUD Consolidated Plan regulations require and provide guidelines for the City to develop a <br />citizen participation plan that governs the public input and noticing process for creating the <br />consolidated plan and subsequent annual action plans. The goal of the citizen participation <br />plan is to encourage broader public involvement in the planning and allocation of CDBG and <br />HOME funds and implementation of related programs. A minimum of two (2) public hearings <br />are required with at least one (1) hearing to be held before the Draft FY 2013-2014 Annual <br />Action Plan is published for public comment. After tonight’s public hearing , a summary of the <br />draft Plan will be published in the Daily Review newspaper and will be available for review at <br />publicly accessible locations. Copies of the Draft FY 2013-2014 Annual Action Plan shall be <br />available for review at the City Clerk’s office and the City’s Community Development <br />Department, both of which are located in the City Hall; at the Main Library; and on the City’s <br />website at http://www.sanleandro.org/depts/cd/housing/plans.asp. The second public hearing <br />will be held May 6, 2013, at which time the City Council shall consider approving the final <br />Plan. <br />Analysis <br />The Draft FY 2013-2014 Annual Action Plan outlines the proposed activities , objectives, and <br />budget for the upcoming fiscal year. Attachment A summarizes the FY 2013-2014 proposed <br />activities and funding amounts. Attachment B contains the Draft FY 2013-2014 Annual Action <br />Plan. The Action Plan includes information on funding resources for housing and community <br />development activities, a description of activities to be undertaken during FY 2013-2014, and <br />other actions that the City will be taking to address issues such as barriers to affordable <br />housing, anti-poverty strategies, and lead-based paint hazards. <br />The City’s CDBG entitlement grant from HUD for FY 2013-2014 is projected to be $560,739. <br />There is no projected CDBG program income. There is approximately $69,192 unallocated <br />CDBG funds from FY 2012-2013 after unused balances from general administration and <br />capital improvement related activities were carried over from FY 2010-2011. The City is <br />estimated to receive $141,817 in HOME funds from the Alameda County HOME Consortium <br />plus an estimated $903,816 carried over from prior years’ HOME grants . Both CDBG and <br />HOME funding estimates assume last year’s funding levels since HUD has not yet finalized its <br />CDBG and HOME budgets for FY 2013-14. <br />Page 2 City of San Leandro Printed on 3/26/2013