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File Number: 18-131 Plan. The Annual Action Plan includes information on funding resources for housing and community development activities, a description of activities to be undertaken during FY 2018-2019, 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 2018-2019 is currently projected to be the same as the FY 2017-2018 level of $659,582. There is an estimated $300,000 in unallocated CDBG funds from prior years which arises from a loan repayment in FY2017-2018 from Davis Street Family Resource Center. The City is also projected to receive $162,875 in HOME funds from the Consortium. There are no estimated funds carried over from prior year’s HOME funds. All of the proposed activities’ budgets will be proportionately increased or decreased from the estimated funding levels to match actual allocation amounts depending on HUD’s final CDBG allocation to the City. The proposed CDBG-funded activities in the FY 2018-2019 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 $98,937) of its annual CDBG allocation toward Public Services. The City issued a Community Assistance Grant Program (CAP) & CDBG Request for Funding/Grant Applications in March 2017 to award two-year grants for FY 2017-2018 and FY 2018-2019. Staff is recommending the following non-profit public service providers be funded with CDBG monies in FY 2018-2019 based on the two year CAP/CDBG grant allocations from FY 2017-2018: Project Name FY 18-19* CALICO $ 20,537 Davis Street Family Resource Center $ 36,197 SOS/Meals on Wheels $ 42,203 Total $ 98,937 *Projected funding allocations are subject to change based on the City’s actual CDBG allocation for FY18-19 The City’s proposed biennial budget for FY 2017-2019 also includes $150,000 in General Funds as part of the Community Investment Fund to supplement CDBG funding for public service providers. For Public Facilities, the City is proposing to allocate $190,635 to HUD for principal/interest payments for the City’s outstanding $2.5 million HUD Section 108 loan, which helped finance construction of the City’s new Senior Community Center. In addition, staff proposes allocating $138,094 to continue implementing 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 $100,000 of CDBG funds to continue funding the City’s Single-Family Housing Rehabilitation Grant Program, which provides minor repair Page 3 City of San Leandro Printed on 3/27/2018 9