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File Number: 21-227 issued a Community Assistance Program Grant (CAP) & CDBG Request for Funding/Grant Application in March 2021 to award two-year grants for FY 2021-2022 and FY 2022-2023. The review of the RFP respondents is still outstanding therefore the recipients of the City’s CDBG Public Services funding had not yet been determined at this time for the Draft Plan, but will be for the May 3 City Council public hearing to review the Final Plan. In 2017 the published City of San Leandro Recreation and Human Services Department Human Services Gap Analysis that guides the prioritization of CDBG (and CAP) funding commitments. Those priority areas are services targeting the following populations: 1) those with mental and behavioral health needs, 2) victims of domestic violence, and 3) those with food insecurity issues. The City’s proposed biennial budget for FY 2021-2022 also includes approximately $150,000 in General Funds as part of the Community Investment Fund, which support CAP and supplements CDBG funding for public service providers. Note that CAP is administered by the City’s Recreation and Human Services Department separately from the CDBG Program, which is administered by the Community Development Department. For Public Facilities, the City proposes to allocate $178,246 to HUD for principal/interest payments for the City’s outstanding $2.5 million HUD Section 108 loan, which helped finance construction of the City’s Senior Community Center. In addition, staff proposes allocating $361,235 to continue implementing the City’s 2010 Updated ADA Transition Plan by funding the completion of architectural modifications designed to make City facilities (including City Hall, Washington Manor Library, Washington Manor Park/Family Aquatic Center, Halcyon Park, Memorial Park, Stenzel Park, and the San Leandro History Museum and Art Gallery) more accessible to persons with disabilities. For Housing Activities, staff recommends providing $150,000 of CDBG funds to continue funding the City’s Single-Family Housing Rehabilitation Grant Program, which provides minor repair grants to extremely low- and very low-income San Leandro homeowners. As a result of the City’s Emergency Rental Assistance Payment Program providing rent and/or utility relief payment to low income households who were financially impacted by COVID-19, the City is required by HUD to affirm those renter households that received over 3 months of ERAP assistance are free of lead-based paint in their homes. There are an estimated 75 rental units that were approved for ERAP grants that will need to be evaluated for lead-based paint and, if necessary, remediated. City staff plans to work with other area jurisdictions on a joint and cost-sharing contract with Alameda County Healthy Homes Department to carry-out this lead-based paint work for approximately $150,000, but staff is still assessing the affected units to refine this cost total for the Final Plan. Administrative funding for FY 2021-2022 is $239,434, which conforms to the HUD-regulated 20% spending cap on general administration costs and expenses. Staff recommends allocating $229,434 to City staffing for CDBG program administration and $10,000 in CDBG funds to ECHO Housing’s Fair Housing services. Fair Housing services are federally mandated, and ECHO Housing assists the City in meeting HUD requirements to advance fair housing. The City uses HOME funds for the acquisition, rehabilitation, and new construction of affordable rental housing as well as tenant-based rental assistance to serve lower income households in need. The City’s HOME allocation for FY 2021-2022 and funds leftover from FY 2020-2021 will be held for future commitment for acquisition/rehabilitation or new construction of affordable rental housing. Under the Consortium’s rules, affordable housing projects within each local jurisdiction may leverage these allocations to apply for the County-administered regional HOME fund pool, if the pool becomes available in the next few years. Current Agency Policies Page 3 City of San Leandro Printed on 4/14/2021 17