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File Number: 23-095 recommends an increase in FY 2023-2024 to ECHO Housing from $10,000 to $20,000 because of the increased fair housing activities in the City ’s recently State-certified Housing Element Update for 2023-2031 and address inflationary costs because ECHO Housing has been funded at $10,000 for over a decade. 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 2023-2024 and funds leftover from FY 2022-2023, if any, 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 Current City Council Policy is defined by the FY 2020-2024 Consolidated Plan, adopted by Resolution No. 2020-056 on June 15, 2020. The Consolidated Plan addresses the goals of the General Plan Housing Element, which was most recently certified for 2023-2031 by the State Housing and Community Development Department in February 2023, such as increasing the supply of affordable for -sale and rental housing, providing opportunities for home ownership, preserving, and rehabilitating existing affordable owner-occupied and rental housing, and addressing special needs populations. Environmental Review National Environmental Protection Act (NEPA) and California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), the latter when applicable, review will be conducted for each project or activity approved by the City Council. Neither NEPA nor CEQA apply to the review and approval of the FY 2023-2024 Annual Action Plan, because there is no foreseeable effect on the environment. Summary of Public Outreach Efforts Staff published a notice of the public hearing in the Daily Review newspaper on March 10, 2023. A copy of the Draft FY 2023-2024 Annual Action Plan, as well as public notices with partial translations in Spanish and Chinese, are available for review at the City’s website at <https://www.sanleandro.org/292/Housing-Plans>. The 30-day comment period is from March 21 - May 1, 2023. The second public hearing is proposed to be held May 1, 2023, at which time the City Council will consider the final Plan. Financial Impacts This Council action will not impact fund balance because these are annual federal discretionary funds that come to the City from the US Department of Housing and Urban Development. Page 4 City of San Leandro Printed on 3/15/2023