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File Number: 22-480 ·Use one-time funding for one-time expenditures ·Use restricted resources first The Recovery Plan focuses on short-term community and economic recovery efforts and long-term sustainable investments in San Leandro. The spending categories include community health and safety, human services, community and economic recovery, and infrastructure enhancements. Implementation Status Attachment A to the staff report presents the implementation status for each project. Many of the projects started in fiscal year 2021-22, and they are in different project phases including planning/assessment and implementation. Below are highlights of the implementation status for some projects. Food Insecurity Support: The goal is to work with food pantries to provide nutritious food to San Leandro residents during the COVID-19 pandemic. Ensure those in need have enough food and be able to maintain a healthy life for all household members. Staff is in the process of vetting community-based providers. The goal is to distribute the funds during July 2022. Expanded Homeless Outreach Team Services: The goal is to provide outreach funding for staff, case managers, CBO (Community Based Organization) partners to conduct on-site street outreach. The City has executed a contract with Building Futures for a Mobile Outreach Program. Human Services staff and Building Futures staff will officially launch program in Summer 2022. Long-term Navigation Center: The goal is to provide funding for a long-term navigation center to help homeless people. The City is also planning to use restricted affordable housing funds for acquisition and rehabilitation/construction to leverage other public financing (i.e., State, federal). The City has identified a site/motel for this project and applied funding with the State - implementation in fiscal year 2022-23 pending State Homekey funding for the Nimitz Motel. Commercial Relief Grants: The goal is to provide grants for commercial tenants to pay past due rent, paid directly to landlord. This grant program is nearing completion, and the remaining funds to be utilized in fiscal year 2022-23 for additional business assistance grants and programs, which may include permanent outdoor dining and business organization assistance. Small Business Technical Assistance: The goal is to provide one-on-one assistance and services for businesses in areas such as: adapting business models and physical setup to changing customer demand (including outdoor dining), creating an online presence while setting up ordering systems, accessing capital, and understanding and accessing city services and permitting. Monthly business seminars are underway, related to topics such as City permitting, City contracting, security, and financing. Contracts and programs for technical assistance consultant and online/website assistance to be established in fiscal year 2022-23. Staff is also exploring the reallocation of funds to Building Futures for the San Leandro Shelter renovations phase 2. Public Facility HVAC and Air Filtration Upgrades: This project will upgrade the air filtration Page 3 City of San Leandro Printed on 7/13/2022