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File Number: 21-249 <br />HUD announced CDBG allocations nationally in February 2021. The FY 2021-2022 CDBG <br />entitlement grant funding amount decreased by less than 1% from last year’s amount (from <br />$768,193 to $763,357). There was $408,811 in unallocated funding in the FY 2020-2021 Annual <br />Action Plan adopted by City Council on June 15, 2020 (Resolution 2020-056). Additionally, there <br />are unused general program administration and public services funding from FY 2019-2020 in the <br />amount of $37,830 that will be carried forward with recommended allocations in FY 2021-2022. <br />Finally, there was an unexpected repayment in the amount of $25,000 for a 1992 CDBG loan. <br />Therefore, the total available for CDBG allocation for FY 2021-2022 is $1,234,998. <br />The FY 2021-2022 HOME funding amount increased 1.3% from last year’s pro-rata share from <br />$221,998 to $224,884. In addition, there is $132,271 remaining from the FY 2019-2020 funding <br />allocation. HOME funds are available for general administration and affordable housing projects. <br />On April 8, 2021 HUD announced that the Alameda County HOME consortium will receive an <br />additional HOME allocation through the American Rescue Plan. The amount allocated to <br />Alameda County cities including San Leandro is still to be determined. Administrative costs <br />primarily dedicated to City of San Leandro staffing is $12,918 for FY 2021-2022. Not including <br />the HOME-ARP allocation, the City’s HOME allocation available to be committed to an affordable <br />housing development is $344,237 and is yet to be committed. <br />Analysis <br />Below is a summary of the proposed FY 2021-2022 CDBG funding allocations by funding <br />category as shown in Attachment A. <br />Public Services <br />At its April 28, 2021 meeting, the City’s Human Services Commission (HSC) reviewed the <br />applications for both the City’s Community Assistance Program (CAP) and CDBG-funded Public <br />Services for FY 2021-2023. CAP public services are funded from an annual allocation of City <br />General Fund monies (approximately $150,000 for FY 2021-2022), while CDBG funds available <br />for public services are statutorily capped at 15% of the total CDBG entitlement grant plus prior <br />year program income. In FY 2021-2022 the City received $25,000 in program income derived <br />from the repayment of a CDBG loan from 1992. Therefore, there is a total of $118,254 in funding <br />available for Public Services grants in FY 2021-2022 ($763,357 + $25,000 x 15%). <br />The Human Services Commission also heard presentations from CAP/CDBG applicants. At that <br />meeting, the Recreation and Human Services Department staff provided the Human Services <br />Commission recommendations for CAP and the Housing Services Division (under the <br />Community Development Department) provided recommendations for CDBG funded grant <br />recipients. The Housing Division recommendations are based on past performance of existing <br />recipients and priority needs identified in both the City Human Services Gap Analysis (October <br />2017) and the recently updated HUD Five-Year Consolidated Plan for FY 2020-2024. HUD is <br />only concerned with CDBG-funded activities in the City’s Annual Action Plan; therefore, CAP <br />funded public service programs are not included in this staff report and will be brought forward for <br />City Council approval in June 2021. <br />Page 2 City of San Leandro Printed on 4/29/2021 <br />19