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File Number: 15-130 Consolidated (or Annual) Action Plan The FY 2015-2016 Action Plan outlines the proposed activities, objectives, and budget for the upcoming fiscal year. The Action Plan includes information on funding resources for housing and community development activities, a description of activities to be undertaken during FY 2015-2016, and other actions that the City will take to address issues such as barriers to affordable housing, anti-poverty strategies, and lead-based paint hazards. The City’s CDBG entitlement grant from HUD for FY 2015-2016 is $628,306. There will be no CDBG program income or unallocated CDBG funds from prior years. The City will receive $141,964 in HOME funds from the Alameda County HOME Consortium plus an estimated $433,772 carried over from prior year HOME grants. The proposed CDBG-funded activities in the FY 2015-2016 Annual Action Plan fall into the following eligible categories: Public Services, Public Facilities and General Administration. In accordance with HUD regulations, the City will commit no more than 15% (or $94,245) of its annual CDBG allocation toward Public Services. The City issued a Community Assistance Grant Program (CAP) Request for Funding Proposal in December 2014 to award two-year grants for FY 2015-2017 (July 1, 2015 through June 30, 2017). The Human Services Commission made final funding recommendations at the February 18, 2015 commission meeting including approval of CDBG grants for public services (conditioned on CDBG grant funding being subject to change if HUD increases or decreases CDBG entitlement grant funding in FY 2016-17). Under the draft Plan, the following non-profits will be funded with CDBG in FY 2015-2016. Project Name FY 15-16 CALICO $ 19,400 Davis Street Family Resource Center $ 34,500 SOS/Meals on Wheels $ 25,700 Spectrum Community Services $ 14,645 Total $ 94,245 For Public Facilities, the City must allocate $201,417 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 Community Center. In addition, staff proposes allocating the remaining $116,983 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, City Hall South Offices, Police Department, Washington Manor Library, and Marina Park) more accessible to persons with disabilities. For Housing Activities, staff recommends providing $90,000 of CDBG funds to continue funding the City’s Single-Family Housing Rehabilitation Grant Program, which provides minor repair grants to extremely low- and very-low income San Leandro homeowners, particularly fixed income seniors. The City’s administration funding for FY 2015-2016 will be $125,661 in order to adhere to the HUD-regulated 20% spending cap on general administration. Staff is recommending the Page 5 City of San Leandro Printed on 3/11/2015