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Consolidated Plan SAN LEANDRO 1 OMB Control No: 2506-0117 (exp. 06/30/2018) Substantial edits in red Times New Roman font, 12 point type. Executive Summary ES-05 Executive Summary – 24 CFR 91.200(c), 91.220(b) 1. Introduction The Draft FY 2020-2024 Five-Year Housing and Community Development Strategic Plan (Consolidated Plan) identifies the housing and community development needs in San Leandro and outlines the strategies for meeting those needs. It updates the existing FY 2020-2024 Five-Year Consolidated Plan. The Draft FY 2020-2021 Annual Action Plan (Action Plan) represents the first year of the FY 2020-2024 Consolidated Plan and implements the strategies through the use of Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and Home Investment Partnership (HOME) funds from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). San Leandro receives CDBG funds from HUD each year. In order to receive its annual CDBG grant allocation from HUD, the City must update its Consolidated Plan every five years and submit an Annual Action Plan to HUD. The City participates in the Alameda County HOME Consortium, which is made up of Alameda County and Alameda County cities, excluding Berkeley and Oakland. As such, the City must apply to the County to receive its annual share of HOME funding. As part of this process, the City’s Annual Action Plans must be submitted to Alameda County. The County serves as the lead agency for the Consortium and the HOME Program and is responsible for submittal to HUD of the Annual Action Plan documents on behalf of the entire Consortium. There are three major goals identified for the funds under the Housing and Community Development Act from which the CDBG Program originated: 1) Provide decent housing by increasing and maintaining the supply of affordable housing for low-income and special needs populations, including the homeless, 2) Create a suitable living environment through neighborhood revitalization and improvements to public facilities and services, and 3) Expand economic opportunities for lower income households. CDBG funds must be used to meet one of three national objectives: 1) benefit low- and moderate- income persons, 2) aid in the prevention of slum and blight, or 3) meet an urgent need. Even if a project is suitable for one of the City's eligible categories, it must also pass the low- and moderate-income benefit test (at least 51% of the beneficiaries have incomes at or below 80% of the Area Median Income or a project benefits an area with a majority of low-moderate income people). HOME funds must be used to provide housing opportunities for low- and moderate-income persons. 239