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File Number: 21-227 <br />1) Provide decent housing; <br />2) Provide a suitable living environment; and <br />3) Expand economic opportunity. <br />In addition, CDBG funds must be used to meet one of three national objectives: <br />1) Benefit low- and moderate-income persons; <br />2) Aid in the prevention of slum and blight; or <br />3) Meet an urgent need. <br />HOME funds must be used specifically for housing opportunities for low- and moderate-income <br />persons. <br />The City’s CDBG entitlement grant from HUD for FY 2021-2022 is $763,357. In addition, the City will be <br />allocated an estimated $224,884 in new HOME funds available for general administration and affordable <br />housing projects as part of the Consortium. <br />Citizen Participation Process <br />HUD Consolidated Plan regulations provide guidelines and requirements for the City to develop a citizen <br />participation plan that governs the public input and noticing process for creating the Consolidated Plan <br />and subsequent Annual Action Plans. The goal of the citizen participation plan is to encourage broader <br />public involvement in the planning and allocation of CDBG and HOME funds and implementation of <br />related programs. A minimum of two (2) public hearings are required with at least one (1) hearing held <br />before the Draft FY 2021-2022 Annual Action Plan is published for public comment. <br />A summary of the draft Annual Action Plan was published in the Daily Review newspaper on April 2, <br />2021. Copies of the Draft FY 2021-2022 Annual Action Plan have been available for review on the City’s <br />website at https://www.sanleandro.org/depts/cd/housing/plans.asp . The second public hearing will be <br />held May 3, 2021, at which time the City Council will consider approval of the final Plan. <br />Analysis <br />The Draft FY 2021-2022 Annual Action Plan outlines the proposed activities, objectives, and federal <br />CDBG and HOME budget for the upcoming fiscal year. Attachment A summarizes the FY 2021-2022 <br />proposed activities and funding amounts. Attachment B contains the Draft FY 2021-2022 Annual Action <br />Plan. The Annual Action Plan includes information on funding resources for housing and community <br />development activities, a description of activities to be undertaken during FY 2021-2022, and other <br />actions that the City will take to address issues such as barriers to affordable housing, anti-poverty <br />strategies, and lead-based paint hazards. <br />The City’s CDBG entitlement grant from HUD for FY 2021-2022 is $763,357. There was also $25,000 in <br />Program Income received in the FY. The City also projects its pro-rata share of HOME funds to be <br />$224,884 from the Consortium. There is $132,271 in funds carried-over from the prior year’s HOME <br />funds. <br />The proposed CDBG-funded activities in the FY 2021-2022 Annual Action Plan fall into the following <br />eligible categories: Public Services, Public Facilities, Housing Activities, and General Administration. <br />In accordance with HUD regulations, the City may not commit more than 15% (or approximately <br />$118,254) of its annual CDBG allocation (including program income) toward Public Services. The City <br />Page 2 City of San Leandro Printed on 4/14/2021 <br />16