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Consolidated Plan SAN LEANDRO 2 OMB Control No: 2506-0117 (exp. 06/30/2018) HUD’s CDBG allocation to the City was announced on February 14, 2020. The FY 2020-2021 CDBG allocation is $768,310 for CDBG and represents an increase of 8.5% from last year’s amount ($707,517). The FY 2020-2021 HOME funding amount increased 7.5% from last year’s pro-rata share from Alameda County HOME consortium of $221,998 to a total allocation of $238,792. HOME funds are available for general administration and affordable housing projects as part of the Alameda County HOME Consortium. In response to the Coronavirus Pandemic (COVID-19), the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act), Public Law 116-136 was adopted and authorized on March 27, 2020. As a result, the U.S. Department of Housing and Community Development (HUD) awarded the City of San Leandro $451,972 in Community Development Block Grant- Coronavirus (CDBG-CV) funds to prevent, prepare for, and respond to COVID-19. The CARES Act allows for reimbursement of costs incurred prior to the date of enactment of this legislation in addition to removal of the spending caps normally in place for Public Services expenditures as long as those costs are in response to COVID-19. (Note that the removal of the Public Services expenditure caps are only allowed for the 2019-2020 and 2020-2021 Annual Action Plan Program Years.) Additionally, the CARES Act allows HUD to waive or specify alternative requirements to expedite distribution of funding in response to COVID-19. Soon after the signing of the CARES Act, HUD issued guidance that allows cities to shorten the public comment period for amending prior 5-Year Consolidated Plans or Annual Action Plans to maximize the use of CDBG and CDBG-CV funds allocated to entitlement jurisdictions. Note that specific administrative changes to Citizen Participation will be reflected in Amendments to the Citizen Participation Plan that will be proposed in tandem with this document. One final note on COVID-19 response and CDBG-CV stimulus funds. All funded activities must still meet one of three National Objectives of the CDBG Program noted in the original five year Consolidated Plan document. The City of San Leandro is taking this opportunity to document COVID-19 as an additional National Objective: Urgent Need. In order to do this, an Urgent Need Certification must be provided to HUD with the five year Consolidated Plan and Annual Action Plan for the year of the Urgent Need activity(ies). Documentation and evidence the City certified that the CDBG activity was designed to address the urgent need must be maintained as part of the permanent CDBG records for the activity(ies). See Exhibit B: City of San Leandro – Justification of Urgent Need. See Exhibit B: City of San Leandro – Justification of Urgent Need. 2. Summary of the objectives and outcomes identified in the Plan Needs Assessment Overview The City’s Con Plan is divided into 4 Priority Needs: Affordable Housing, Homelessness, Supportive Housing, and Community Development Needs. Community Development Needs include public services, public facilities improvements, and economic development. The following section provides a brief overview of the proposed needs, objectives and activities in the Con Plan. 240