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Annual Action Plan 2019 7 OMB Control No: 2506-0117 (exp. 06/30/2018) AP-10 Consultation - 91.100, 91.200(b), 91.215(l) 1. Introduction The Action Plan is an important document for the HOME Consortium. Built on interagency coordination, consultation, and public participation, the Action Plan focuses attention on housing and community development needs and resources available to meet these needs. The FY 2019-2020 Action Plan is prepared through consultation with other public and private entities. The HOME Consortium Technical Advisory Committee, composed of staff from all jurisdictions in the HOME Consortium, meets bi-monthly to provide policy input into the Action Plan planning process. The City of San Leandro will continue to coordinate available CDBG, HOME, and local funds to provide housing programs, public service assistance, capital improvements, and economic development activities for eligible residents and neighborhoods in FY 2019-2020. Housing-related activities will be coordinated between various City divisions, including Planning and Housing Services. The City will also coordinate with Alameda County, County HOME Consortium member cities, and non-profit agencies to address housing needs. The City will work with Alameda County to administer HOME funds for acquisition, rehabilitation, and/or new construction of affordable rental housing as well as tenant-based rental assistance. The City will continue to contract for housing services such as fair housing and tenant/landlord counseling. City staff will continue to work closely with local non-profit agencies, the County, and other HOME Consortium members to identify permanent affordable, emergency and transitional housing needs (along with necessary supportive services) for the homeless and/or persons with special needs. HOME Consortium members have agreed to continue funding the regional Tenant-Based Rental Assistance (TBRA) for Homeless Families Program, a transitional housing program that provides short-term rental subsidies and support services to assist homeless families attain permanent housing. In addition, the Housing Authority of Alameda County (HACA) administers the HUD Section 8 Housing Voucher Program for San Leandro, and the City will continue support for the Housing Authority in its efforts to maintain the current level of vouchers for eligible San Leandro citizens. In 2018, the City’s Recreation and Human Services Department hired Urban Strategies Council to conduct a Human Services Gap Analysis. At the October 1, 2018 City Council meeting Staff presented the results of that analysis and will use it to prioritize expenditures of CDBG and the City’s Community Assistance Grant Program (CAP) funds. Gaps were identified in the following services offered to San Leandro residents: high-level mental and behavioral health needs, child and family enrollment in CalFresh, cuts to critical safety net programs (e.g.: MediCal, SNAP, and SSI), and domestic and intimate partner violence. Efforts will continue to include the Human Services Commission (HSC) and non-profit agency directors/members to improve and further evaluate those programs funded to address these identified gaps in service needs. HSC identifies social service needs in the community, reviews requests for funds, and makes recommendations for City financial support to social service agencies. Additionally, CDBG funds are expected to be made available for City-initiated and/or non-profit capital improvement projects. Should funds be available, non-profit improvements will be coordinated within the City’s Planning, Building & Safety Services, Engineering & Transportation, Public Works Departments, and the City Council. Commercial revitalization efforts, will continue through the City's Economic Development (ED) staff. ED staff work closely with CDBG staff, local business organizations (such as the Chamber of Commerce and