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File Number: 14-064 <br />repair grants to extremely low- and very -low income San Leandro homeowners. <br />The City's administration funding for FY 2014-2015 is anticipated to be $129,894 in order to <br />adhere to the HUD -regulated 20% spending cap on general administration. Staff is <br />recommending the allocation of $119,894 to City staffing for CDBG program administration. <br />CDBG funds will also be allocated to ECHO Housing's Fair Housing services in the amount of <br />$10,000. Fair Housing is federally mandated, and ECHO Housing assists the City in meeting <br />HUD requirements to affirmatively further fair housing. <br />Staff proposes to continue using the City's HOME funds for the acquisition, rehabilitation, <br />and/or new construction of affordable rental housing as well as tenant -based rental assistance <br />to serve lower income households in need. Currently, there are no proposed HOME -funded <br />projects. <br />Current Agency Policies <br />Current City Council Policy is defined by the FY 2010-2014 Consolidated Plan, adopted by <br />Resolution No. 2010-038 on April 19, 2010. <br />Applicable General Plan Policies <br />The Consolidated Plan addresses the goals of the Housing Element of the General Plan, such <br />as increasing the supply of affordable for -sale and rental housing, providing opportunities for <br />home ownership, preserving and rehabilitating existing affordable owner -occupied and rental <br />housing, and addressing special needs populations. <br />Environmental Review <br />National Environmental Protection Act (NEPA) and California Environmental Quality Act <br />(CEQA), the latter when applicable, review will be conducted for each project or activity <br />approved by the City Council. Neither NEPA nor CEQA apply to the FY 2014-2015 Annual <br />Action Plan. <br />Summary of Public Outreach Efforts <br />A notice of the public hearing (with partial translations in Chinese and Spanish) was published <br />in the Daily Review newspaper on February 28, 2014. Copies of the Draft FY 2014-2015 <br />Annual Action Plan will be available for review at City Hall (in the City Clerk's office and the <br />City's Community Development Department), at the Main Library, and on the City's website at <br />http://www.sanleandro.org/depts/cd/housing/plans.asp for a 30 -day comment period from <br />March 31 st - April 30th, 2014. The second public hearing will be held May 5, 2014, at which <br />time the City Council would consider approving the final Plan. <br />Fiscal Impacts <br />HUD will enter into contract with the City for the grant amount. The grant is on a <br />reimbursement basis; this means funds would be reimbursed by HUD after expenditure by the <br />City for activities designated in the Annual Action Plan. <br />City of San Leandro Page 4 Printed on 3/11/2014 <br />