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Consolidated Plan SAN LEANDRO 8 <br />OMB Control No: 2506-0117 (exp. 06/30/2018) <br />PR-10 Consultation - 91.100, 91.110, 91.200(b), 91.300(b), 91.215(l) and <br />91.315(l) <br />1. Introduction <br />The FY 2020-2024 Con Plan is an important document for the HOME Consortium. Built on interagency <br />coordination, consultation, and public participation, the Con Plan focuses attention on housing and <br />community development needs and resources available to meet these needs. <br />Additionally, in response to COVID-19, this added section documents the interagency <br />coordination, consultation, and public participation that informs the Substantial Amendment to <br />five year Consolidated Plan. Those consultations began once the City complied with the <br />Alameda County Shelter-In-Place order issued on March 16, 2020. City staff, including the <br />City’s Office of Emergency Management staff, have been in frequent consultation with the <br />Alameda County Department of Public Health to consult on the nature of the need in the County <br />for which CDBG-CV funds are to be used. Additionally, non-profit agencies currently operating <br />homeless shelters and providing services San Leandro’s low-moderate-income residents have <br />been consulted to determine the highest and best needs for the CDBG-CV funds. <br />Provide a concise summary of the jurisdiction’s activities to enhance coordination between <br />public and assisted housing providers and private and governmental health, mental health <br />and service agencies (91.215(I)). <br /> The Con Plan will be prepared through consultation with other public and private entities. The HOME <br />Consortium Technical Advisory Committee, composed of staff from HOME Consortium members, meets <br />bi-monthly to provide policy input into the Con Planning process. <br />The City will continue to administer CDBG, HOME, and local funds to provide housing programs, public <br />service assistance, capital improvements, and economic development activities for eligible residents and <br />neighborhoods. Housing-related activities are coordinated among City divisions, including Planning and <br />Housing Services. The City also coordinates with Alameda County, HOME Consortium members, and <br />non-profit agencies to address housing needs. The City will work with Alameda County to administer <br />HOME funds for acquisition, rehabilitation, and/or new construction of affordable rental housing as well <br />as tenant-based rental assistance. The City will continue to contract for housing services such as fair <br />housing, tenant/landlord counseling and legal services, and first-time homebuyer services. The City staff <br />will continue to work closely with local non-profit agencies, the County, and HOME Consortium <br />members to identify permanent affordable, emergency and transitional housing needs (along with <br />necessary supportive services) for the homeless and/or persons with special needs. HOME Consortium <br />members have agreed to continue funding the regional Tenant-Based Rental Assistance (TBRA) for <br />Homeless Families Program, a transitional housing program that provides short-term rental subsidies, <br />job preparation and placements, case management, and other support services to assist homeless <br />246