Reso 2020-055 US HUD FY 2015-2020 5-Year Plan, 19-20 Action pLan and CPP

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• AP -35 Projects • AP -38 Project Summary One final note on this Substantial Amendment, the Federal Register and final guidance from HUD has not been provided. This Substantial Amendment is drafted with the guidance from HUD available to date, including that the CDBG-CV funds allocated under the CARES Act must be used in preparation for, prevention of, and response to COVID-19. All CDBG-CV 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). The FY 2015-2019 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. The FY 2019-2020 Annual Action Plan represents the fifth and final year of the FY 2015-2019 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). The City of San Leandro receives CDBG funds from HUD each year. In order to receive its annual CDBG 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, whose membership is Alameda County and Alameda County cities, excluding Berkeley and Oakland. The County serves as the lead agency for the Consortium and the HOME Program. The City of San Leandro applies each year to Alameda County to receive its annual share of HOME funding. As part of this process, the City of San Leandro submits its Annual Action Plan to Alameda County who is responsible for submitting to HUD each City's Annual Action Plan compiled into one document 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, 2) Provide a suitable living environment, and 3) Expand economic opportunity. 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). Annual Action Plan 2019 OMB Control No: 2506-0117 (exp. 06/30/2018)