Reso 2020-056 US HUD FY 2020-2024 5-Year Plan, 19-20 Action plan and CPP

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Other sub -populations in Alameda County with high needs are persons with physical or mental disabilities and seniors who need affordable housing integrated with available support services. The City intends to use available HOME funds for transitional or permanent supportive housing projects serving residents with special needs. Community Development Needs - Public Facilities & Improvements Over the next five years, the City will use available CDBG funds to fund ADA improvements to public facilities, install ADA curb ramps, and assist non-profit social service agencies with necessary facility improvements. The City will also use CDBG funds for principal and interests payments in accordance to the repayment schedule for a $2.5 million HUD Section 108 Loan used to build the senior center. COVID-19 Pandemic Response This priority need is primarily for those instances where CARES Act and other federal stimulus funding will be used to address the COVID-19 pandemic response. 3. Evaluation of past performance The City's HUD -approved Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Reports (CAPERS) for each of the last four fiscal years covering the FY 2020-2024 Consolidated Plan period (July 1, 2015 through June 30, 2020) assess the effectiveness of the CDBG-funded programs and activities in meeting the priority needs for San Leandro. 4. Summary of citizen participation process and consultation process The Con Plan regulations provide guidelines for the City to develop a Citizen Participation Plan that governs the public input and noticing process for creating the Con Plan and subsequent Annual Action Plans. The goal of the Citizen Participation Plan is to encourage broader public involvement in the planning and allocation of CDBG and HOME funds and implementation of related programs. A minimum of two (2) public hearings are required with at least one (1) hearing to be held before the proposed Con Plan and Annual Action Plan are published for public comment. The City conducted two (2) community meetings in geographically dispersed locations to enable more citizens to attend the meetings. They were held on January 21st and 29th of 2020. These meetings were advertised through many outlets including the City website, Twitter, "San Leandro NEXT," Nextdoor.com, the City's Facebook page, posted flyers at venues such as City Hall, public libraries, and community centers, emailed to the City Manager's "Weekly Update" list serve (circulation approximately 500 addresses including City employees, Board & Commissioners, City Council Members, and the San Leandro Unified School District employees). A press release to the City's local newspaper San Leandro Times prompted a news article further increasing citizen participation and input. In addition, public service providers and other organizations on the CDBG mailing list, the City's Consolidated Plan SAN LEANDRO 4 OMB Control No: 2506-0117 (exp. 06/30/2018)