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CityofSanLeandroAnnualActionPlan <br />2014 <br />1 <br />OMBControlNo:2506Ͳ0117(exp.07/31/2015) <br />ExecutiveSummary <br /> <br />APͲ05ExecutiveSummaryͲ24CFR91.200(c),91.220(b) <br /> <br />1.Introduction <br />TheFY2010Ͳ2014FiveͲYearHousingandCommunityDevelopmentStrategicPlan(ConsolidatedPlan) <br />identifiesthehousingandcommunitydevelopmentneedsinSanLeandroandoutlinesthestrategiesfor <br />meetingtheseneeds.TheFY2014Ͳ2015AnnualActionPlan(ConsolidatedActionPlan)representsthe <br />fifth(5th)andfinalyearoftheFiveͲYearPlanandimplementsthestrategiesfromtheFiveͲYearPlan <br />throughtheuseofCommunityDevelopmentBlockGrant(CDBG)andHomeInvestmentPartnership <br />(HOME)fundsfromtheU.S.DepartmentofHousingandUrbanDevelopment(HUD). <br /> <br />AsaCDBGentitlementgrantee,theCitydirectlyreceivesCDBGfundsfromHUDeachyear.Inorderto <br />receiveitsannualCDBGgrantallocationfromHUD,however,theCitymustupdateitsConsolidatedPlan <br />everyfive(5)yearsandannuallysubmittheConsolidatedActionPlanstoHUD.TheCityparticipatesin <br />theAlamedaCountyHOMEConsortium,whichismadeupoftheCountyandotherAlamedaCounty <br />cities,excludingBerkeleyandOakland,andmustapplytotheCountytoreceiveitsannualshareof <br />HOMEfunding.TheCountyservesastheleadagencyfortheConsortiumandtheHOMEProgramandis <br />responsibleforsubmittaloftheConsolidatedPlandocumentstoHUDonbehalfoftheentire <br />Consortium. <br /> <br />TheFY2014Ͳ2015ActionPlanoutlinestheproposedactivities,objectives,andbudgetfortheupcoming <br />fiscalyear.ThePlanincludesinformationonfundingresourcesforhousingandcommunity <br />developmentactivities,adescriptionofactivitiestobecarriedout,andotheractionsthattheCitywill <br />taketoaddressissuessuchasbarrierstoaffordablehousing,antiͲpovertystrategy,andfairhousing. <br />TheFY2014Ͳ2015CommunityDevelopmentBlockGrant(CDBG)entitlementgrantfromtheU.S. <br />DepartmentofHousingandUrbanDevelopment(HUD)is$691,519.TherewillbenoCDBGprogram <br />incomeorunallocated/unspentCDBGfundsfromFY2013Ͳ2014.Therefore,thetotalCDBGfunds <br />availableinFY2014Ͳ2015is$691,519. <br />2.SummarizetheobjectivesandoutcomesidentifiedinthePlan <br />Thiscouldbearestatementofitemsoratablelistedelsewhereintheplanorareferencetoanother <br />location.Itmayalsocontainanyessentialitemsfromthehousingandhomelessneedsassessment,the <br />housingmarketanalysisorthestrategicplan. <br /> <br />Therearethree(3)majorgoalsidentifiedforthefundsundertheHousingandCommunityDevelopment <br />ActfromwhichtheCDBGProgramoriginated: <br />x Providedecenthousing <br />x Provideasuitablelivingenvironment <br />x Expandeconomicopportunity <br /> <br />Inaddition,CDBGfundsmustbeusedtomeetoneofthreenationalobjectives:1)benefitlowͲand <br />moderateͲincomepersons,2)aidinthepreventionofslumandblight,or3)meetanurgent <br />need.HOMEfunds,meanwhile,mustbeusedspecificallyforhousingopportunitiesforlowͲand <br />moderateͲincomepersons.