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File Number: 17-150 <br />originated) there are three major goals identified for the funds: <br />·Provide decent housing <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: <br />1) Benefit low- and moderate-income persons, <br />2) Aid in the prevention of slum and blight, or <br />3) Meet an urgent need. <br />HOME funds must be used specifically for housing opportunities for low- and <br />moderate-income persons. <br />The City’s CDBG entitlement grant from HUD for FY2017-2018 is projected to be $650,261. <br />In addition, the City will be allocated $157,436 in new HOME funds available for general <br />administration and affordable housing projects as part of the Alameda County HOME <br />Consortium. Both CDBG and HOME funding estimates assume last year’s funding levels <br />since the transition of a new Presidential administration has delayed the federal budget and <br />HUD has not yet finalized its CDBG and HOME budgets for FY 2017-2018. <br />Citizen Participation Process <br />HUD Consolidated Plan regulations provide guidelines and requirements for the City to <br />develop a citizen participation plan that governs the public input and noticing process for <br />creating the consolidated plan and subsequent annual action plans. The goal of the citizen <br />participation plan is to encourage broader public involvement in the planning and allocation of <br />CDBG and HOME funds and implementation of related programs. A minimum of two (2) <br />public hearings are required with at least one (1) hearing held before the Draft FY 2017-2018 <br />Annual Action Plan is published for public comment. After tonight’s public hearing, a <br />summary of the draft Annual Action Plan will be published in the Daily Review newspaper. <br />Copies of the Draft FY 2017-2018 Annual Action Plan will be available for review during <br />normal office hours at the City Clerk’s office and the City’s Community Development <br />Department, both of which are located in City Hall; at the Main Library; and on the City’s <br />website at http://www.sanleandro.org/depts/cd/housing/plans.asp. Assuming HUD finalizes <br />the CDBG and HOME budgets in the next few weeks, the second public hearing will be held <br />May 1, 2017, at which time the City Council will consider approval of the final Plan. <br />Analysis <br />The Draft FY 2017-2018 Annual Action Plan outlines the proposed activities, objectives, and <br />budget for the upcoming fiscal year. Attachment A summarizes the FY 2017-2018 proposed <br />activities and funding amounts. Attachment B contains the Draft FY 2017-2018 Annual Action <br />Plan. The Annual Action Plan includes information on funding resources for housing and <br />community development activities, a description of activities to be undertaken during FY <br />2017-2018, and other actions that the City will take to address issues such as barriers to <br />affordable housing, anti-poverty strategies, and lead-based paint hazards. <br />Page 2 City of San Leandro Printed on 3/28/2017 <br />34