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File Number: 23-095 must apply to the County to receive its annual share of HOME funding. As part of this process, the City must submit its Annual Action Plan to Alameda County. The County serves as the lead agency for the Consortium and the HOME Program and is responsible for submitting the Annual Action Plan documents on behalf of the entire Consortium to HUD. Under the Housing and Community Development Act (from which the CDBG Program originated ) there are three major goals identified for the funds: 1) Provide decent housing; 2) Provide a suitable living environment; and 3) Expand economic opportunity. In addition, CDBG funds must be used to meet one of three national objectives: 1) Benefit low-income and moderate-income persons; 2) Aid in the prevention of slum and blight; or 3) Meet an urgent need. HOME funds must be used specifically for housing opportunities for low- and moderate -income persons. The City will receive $808,949 in Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds from HUD for the FY 2023-2024. In addition, the City will receive $238,909 in new HOME Investment Partnership Program (HOME) funds available for general administration and affordable housing projects as part of the Alameda County HOME Consortium. Citizen Participation Process HUD Consolidated Plan regulations provide guidelines and requirements for the City to develop a citizen participation plan that governs the public input and noticing process for creating the Consolidated Plan and subsequent Annual Action Plans. The goal of the citizen participation plan is to encourage broader public involvement in the planning and allocation of CDBG and HOME funds and implementation of related programs. A minimum of two (2) public hearings are required with at least one (1) hearing held before the Draft FY 2023-2024 Annual Action Plan is published for public comment. A summary of the draft Annual Action Plan was published in the Daily Review newspaper on March 10, 2023. Copies of the Draft FY 2023-2024 Annual Action Plan will be available for review on the City’s website at <https://www.sanleandro.org/292/Housing-Plans>, as well as at the main public library and at the kiosk of the permit center at City Hall. The second public hearing will be held May 1, 2023, at which time the City Council will consider approval of the final Plan. Analysis The Draft FY 2023-2024 Annual Action Plan provides the proposed activities, objectives, and federal CDBG and HOME budget for the upcoming fiscal year. Attachment B summarizes the FY 2023-2024 proposed activities and funding amounts. Attachment C contains the Draft FY 2023-2024 Annual Action Plan. The Annual Action Plan includes information on funding resources Page 2 City of San Leandro Printed on 3/15/2023