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File Number: 20-281 <br />is based on income. For example, the annual income of a one-person household must not <br />exceed $73,100 and the annual income of a two-person household must not exceed $83,550. <br />Due to limits in City staffing and technical capacity, in 2003 the City started outsourcing this <br />program’s administration. In 2017, Rebuilding Together Oakland | East Bay was selected to <br />provide these services to San Leandro residents. Rebuilding Together is an affiliate of <br />Rebuilding Together, Inc., which was formerly known as Christmas in April, a nonprofit working to <br />preserve affordable homeownership and to revitalize communities. <br />Analysis <br />RTO has the expertise and experience to administer San Leandro’s Housing Rehabilitation <br />Program. RTO currently administers the housing rehabilitation programs for the Cities of Oakland <br />and Hayward. RTO staff have the knowledge of construction standards. RTO are also well versed <br />in the regulations and requirements of HUD’s CDBG program. <br />Since the dissolution of the City’s Redevelopment Agency in 2012, the Housing Rehab Program <br />has been funded solely through federal Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds. <br />Prior to the dissolution of the City’s Redevelopment Agency, Housing Set-Aside funds were used <br />to fund both grants and loans to income eligible homeowners. <br />RTO will provide the following services: <br />·reviewing prospective homeowners’ applications for income-eligibility; <br />·providing inspection services; <br />·managing construction progress and completion; and <br />·monitoring contractors for compliance with Federal CDBG regulations as well as local and <br />State health, safety, and building laws. <br />During the contract’s one-year term, RTO will award grants to approximately twenty (20) <br />homeowners. The $150,000 budget allocates $42,000 to RTO’s administrative budget and the <br />remaining $108,000 for rehabilitation grants to repair the homes of qualified homeowners. The <br />FY 2020-2021 budget represents a $50,000 increase from FY 2019-2020 due to increased <br />demand from lower income homeowners, particularly seniors. <br />Current Agency Policies <br />Current Council policy is defined by the FY 2020-2024 Consolidated Plan, adopted by City <br />Council on June 15, 2015. <br />Previous Actions <br />On June 15, 2020, the City Council approved the FY2020-2024 Consolidated Plan and FY <br />2020-2021 Annual Action Plan for submittal to HUD via Resolution No. 2020-056; this housing <br />activity program is described in the Annual Action Plan. <br />Page 2 City of San Leandro Printed on 7/1/2020 <br />303