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File Number: 16-129 The City’s CDBG entitlement grant from HUD for FY 2016-2017 is $650,261. There is no projected CDBG program income or unallocated CDBG funds from prior years. The City will also receive $156,695 in HOME funds from the Alameda County HOME Consortium plus an estimated $256,761 carried over from prior years’ HOME grants. The proposed CDBG-funded activities in the FY 2016-2017 Annual Action Plan fall into the following eligible categories: Public Services, Public Facilities, Housing Activities, and General Administration. In accordance with HUD regulations, the City will commit no more than 15% (or $97,539) 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 2016-2017. FY 2016-2017 is the second year of the two-year cycle. Additionally, the City, as part of its biennial budget for FY 2015-2017, approved $150,000 in General Funds as part of the Community Investment Fund to supplement funding for public service providers Under the draft Plan, the following non-profit public service providers will continue to be funded with CDBG in FY 2016-2017. The Human Services Commission will confirm this second year funding recommendation at its March 23, 2016 Commission meeting. Project Name FY 16-17* CALICO $ 20,071 Davis Street Family Resource Center $ 35,731 SOS/Meals on Wheels $ 26,591 Spectrum Community Services $ 15,146 Total $ 97,539 *reflects a 3.5% increase for each nonprofit from FY 15-16 For Public Facilities, the City must allocate $198,234 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 $134,436 to continue 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. 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. The City’s administration funding for FY 2016-2017 is $130,052 in order to adhere to the HUD-regulated 20% spending cap on general administration. Staff is recommending the allocation of $120,052 to City staffing for CDBG program administration. CDBG funds will Page 3 City of San Leandro Printed on 3/15/2016