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City of San Leandro <br />Meeting Date: June 19, 2017 <br />Staff Report <br />Agenda Section:File Number:17-356 CONSENT CALENDAR <br />Agenda Number:8.K. <br />TO:City Council <br />FROM:Chris Zapata <br />City Manager <br />BY:Jeanette Dong <br />Recreation and Human Services Director <br />FINANCE REVIEW:David Baum <br />Finance Director <br />TITLE:Staff Report for a Resolution to Approve Recommendations from the Human <br />Services Commission for Community Assistance Program Grants for 2017-18 <br />SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS <br />Staff recommends that the City Council approve the recommendations from the Human <br />Services Commission for 2017-18 Community Assistance Program Grant funding. The <br />funding is for one fiscal year at a total appropriation of $150,000. <br />BACKGROUND <br />Through the Community Assistance Program (CAP), the City of San Leandro supports <br />non-profit organizations that provide human services to San Leandro residents. The Human <br />Services Commission (HSC) reviews the written grant proposals, receives an oral <br />presentation from each grant applicant, assesses the City’s need for the program and makes <br />funding recommendations to the City Council. This year the HSC and RHS staff were able to <br />utilize the Human Services Gap Analysis as part of the application review process. <br />The HSC and RHS staff developed their funding recommendations in combination with the <br />City’s public service Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) allocation. The CDBG <br />funding was recommended by Community Development Department staff. <br />DISCUSSION <br />The HSC received a total of twelve (12) grant applications, including three (3) CDBG <br />applicants. RHS issued a Request for Funding Applications (RFA) on March 6, 2017. The <br />HSC received oral presentations from each applicant on April 4 and 6. Funding <br />recommendations were made during the commission meeting on April 26, 2017. <br />Because funding for CAP is limited, grants were recommended for the most essential <br />services. The funding criteria used for recommendations included: <br />·Addressing Hunger (food) <br />·Shelter <br />Page 1 City of San Leandro Printed on 6/13/2017 <br />225