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File Number: 20-335 <br />recently over $900,000 for the 200-unit Marea Alta and La Vereda projects. Program funds are <br />allocated to local government agencies based on a formula that considers the relative <br />inadequacy of each jurisdiction's housing supply, its incidence of poverty, its fiscal distress, and <br />other factors. <br />Communities that do not qualify for an individual allocation under the formula can join with one or <br />more neighboring localities in a legally binding consortium whose members' combined allocation <br />would meet the threshold for direct funding. As the City of San Leandro does not qualify for an <br />individual direct allocation due to its size, the City participates in the Alameda County HOME <br />Consortium in order to receive federal HOME funds. <br />Analysis <br />San Leandro joins with six other cities - Alameda, Fremont, Hayward, Livermore, Pleasanton, and <br />Union City - in Alameda County and the Urban County (consisting of the cities of Albany, Dublin, <br />Emeryville, Newark, Piedmont, and the unincorporated County) in the Alameda County HOME <br />Consortium. An agreement between the City and County of Alameda is required in order for the <br />City to participate. <br />Alameda County HCD, as the lead HOME Consortium grantee and administrator, retains an <br />annual, pro-rated fee from the annual HOME grant allocated by HUD to help defray the County’s <br />costs to administer the Consortium and perform monitoring, record-keeping, and reporting <br />required by the Act. For FY 2020-2021, the County retained $13,664 as its pro-rata share from <br />the City of San Leandro to assist with County HCD oversight and administration costs. County <br />HCD then allocated $238,792 to San Leandro as its FY2020-2021 annual HOME allocation, of <br />which $225,128 may be awarded by the City for eligible affordable housing projects/activities and <br />$13,664 towards City-related HOME administration costs. <br />The agreement under City Council consideration tonight will continue the City’s participation in the <br />Consortium and provide for the administration of the HOME Program by Alameda County HCD <br />for Federal Fiscal Years 2021, 2022, and 2023. <br />Current Agency Policies <br />The City of San Leandro is currently a member of the Alameda County HOME Consortium. <br />Previous Actions <br />The City Council approved the FY 2018-2020 Agreement between the City of San Leandro and <br />County of Alameda for administration of HOME Consortium funds on June 19, 2017. On <br />September 5, 2017, the City Council adopted a revision to the June 17, 2020 resolution per the <br />request of Alameda County. <br />Applicable General Plan Policies <br />Chapter 6, Goal 3: New Housing Opportunities - Provide housing opportunities and improve <br />economic access to housing for all segments of the community. <br />Page 2 City of San Leandro Printed on 7/15/2020 <br />348