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DRAFT Annual Action Plan <br />2018 <br />2 <br />OMB Control No: 2506-0117 (exp. 06/30/2018) <br />Executive Summary <br />AP-05 Executive Summary - 91.200(c), 91.220(b) <br />1. Introduction <br />The FY 2015-2019 Five-Year Housing and Community Development Strategic Plan (Consolidated Plan) <br />identifies the housing and community development needs in San Leandro and outlines the strategies for <br />meeting those needs. The FY 2018-2017 Annual Action Plan (Action Plan) represents the fourth year of <br />the FY 2015-2019 Consolidated Plan and implements the strategies through the use of Community <br />Development Block Grant (CDBG) and Home Investment Partnership (HOME) funds from the U.S. <br />Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). <br />As a CDBG entitlement grantee, the City of San Leandro receives CDBG funds from HUD each year. In <br />order to receive its annual CDBG allocation from HUD, the City must update its Consolidated Plan every <br />five years and submit an Annual Action Plan to HUD. <br />The City participates in the Alameda County HOME Consortium, whose membership is Alameda County <br />and Alameda County cities, excluding Berkeley and Oakland. The County serves as the lead agency for <br />the Consortium and the HOME Program. The City of San Leandro applies each year to Alameda County <br />to receive its annual share of HOME funding. As part of this process, the City of San Leandro submits its <br />Annual Action Plan to Alameda County who is responsible for submitting to HUD each City’s Annual <br />Action Plan compiled into one document on behalf of the entire Consortium. <br />There are three major goals identified for the funds under the Housing and Community Development <br />Act from which the CDBG Program originated: 1) Provide decent housing, 2) Provide a suitable living <br />environment, and 3) Expand economic opportunity. <br />In addition, CDBG funds must be used to meet one of three national objectives: 1) benefit low- and <br />moderate-income persons, 2) aid in the prevention of slum and blight, or 3) meet an urgent need. Even <br />if a project is suitable for one of the City's eligible categories, it must also pass the low- and moderate- <br />income benefit test (at least 51% of the beneficiaries have incomes at or below 80% of the Area Median <br />Income or a project benefits an area with a majority of low-moderate income people). <br />HOME funds must be used to provide housing opportunities for low- and moderate-income persons. <br />The City will receive approximately $660,000 in CDBG funds (Note that this amount will be adjusted <br />once the final allocation amount is received from HUD). There is no projected CDBG program income or <br />unallocated CDBG funds from prior years. In addition, the City will receive approximately $163,000 in <br />HOME funds available for general administration and affordable housing projects as part of the Alameda <br />County HOME Consortium (Again, this amount will be adjusted once the final allocation amount is <br />received from HUD). Because the actual CDBG and HOME allocations have not yet been released, HUD <br />14