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File Number: 21-249 <br />For CDBG-funded Public Services, staff recommended four agencies to the HSC. All four of <br />these agencies have received funding in the last two fiscal years, met their contractual obligations <br />to the City with high performance outcomes, and serve priority needs under the City’s HUD Five <br />Year Consolidated Plan. The four agencies that are recommended to receive CDBG FY <br />2021-2022 Public Services grants are: CALICO (Child Abuse, Listening, Interviewing, and <br />Coordination) program “Building Resiliency: Family Support Services for Abused Children” <br />$23,345; Davis Street Family Resource Center “Basic Needs and Family Counseling Services” <br />program $45,566; Service Opportunities for Seniors (SOS) “Meals on Wheels for San Leandro <br />Seniors” $30,733; and Spectrum Community Services, Inc. “San Leandro Senior Nutrition Meals <br />Program” $18,570. <br />(Note: This staff report was finalized prior to the April 28 Human Services Commission meeting. If <br />the HSC approves CDBG-funded public services recommendations that differ substantially from <br />what staff recommends above, staff will publicly present the updated HSC CDBG-funded public <br />service recommendations to the City Council at the May 3 public hearing.) <br />General Administration <br />For CDBG General Administration, HUD allows entitlement cities and counties up to 20% of the <br />total CDBG allocation. Therefore, a total of $152,671 ($763,357 x 20%) is available for the <br />administration of CDBG funded activities including the provision of federally mandated fair <br />housing services. Of the $152,671, staff recommends $142,671 be allocated for CDBG general <br />administration costs. Staff also recommends $10,000 in CDBG funding to ECHO Housing to <br />continue providing fair housing services to San Leandro residents. <br />Public Facilities <br />For Public Facilities improvement projects, staff proposes allocating CDBG funds to the following <br />two ongoing projects: 1) Section 108 loan repayment for the Senior Community Center <br />construction which is based on a HUD repayment schedule ($178,246) and 2) the Washington <br />Ave Corridor Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Improvements in the amount of $485,828. <br />Housing <br />Staff recommends $150,000 in CDBG funding to the nonprofit Rebuilding Together Oakland/East <br />Bay to continue administering the City’s Single-Family Home Rehabilitation Program. The <br />program remains in high demand for lower income San Leandro single family homeowners in <br />need of minor home repairs. This allocation is the same increased amount that Rebuilding <br />Together-Oakland/East Bay received last year in recognition of their efficiency and responsive <br />service operating this program. <br />Finally, staff recommends an allocation of $150,000 for lead-based paint assessments for <br />properties that received Emergency Rental Assistance Payments (ERAP). Staff will work with <br />other area jurisdictions on a joint and cost-sharing contract with the Alameda County Healthy <br />Homes Department to carry-out lead-based paint assessments and, if necessary, remediations. <br />Staff was alerted by HUD that for ERAP recipient properties that received over 3 months of <br />assistance, the City must affirm that they are free of lead-based paint. There are an estimated 75 <br />Page 3 City of San Leandro Printed on 4/29/2021 <br />20