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File Number: 23-349 <br />Food Insecurity Support: Working with an emergency housing program, this project provides <br />two meals per day to San Leandro’s unhoused population. Priority is given to individuals age 65 <br />or over and/or with chronic health conditions. The program is anticipated to run through fiscal <br />year 2024-2025. <br />Expanded Homeless Outreach Team Services: Provides outreach funding for staff, case <br />managers, and CBO (Community Based Organization) partners to conduct on-site street <br />outreach. The City has executed a contract with Building Futures for a Mobile Outreach Program. <br />The program is anticipated to run through fiscal year 2024-2025. <br />Long-term Navigation Center: The goal is to provide funding for a long-term navigation center <br />to help homeless people. The City is also planning to use restricted affordable housing funds for <br />acquisition and rehabilitation/construction to leverage other public financing (i.e., State, federal). <br />The City has identified a site/motel for this project and applied for State Homekey grant funding. <br />Implementation is anticipated to be in fiscal year 2023-2024 pending State Homekey funding. <br />Commercial Relief Grants: Provides grants for commercial tenants to pay past due rents that <br />are paid directly to the landlord. This grant program is nearing completion, and the remaining <br />funds will be utilized in fiscal year 2023-2024 for additional business assistance grants and <br />programs, which may include permanent outdoor dining and business organization assistance. <br />Small Business Technical Assistance: Provides assistance and services for businesses in <br />areas such as: Adapting business models and physical setup to changing customer demand <br />(including outdoor dining), creating an online presence while setting up ordering systems, <br />accessing capital, and understanding and accessing City services and permitting. Monthly <br />business seminars were conducted, related to topics such as City permitting, City contracting, <br />security, and financing. Contracts and programs for technical assistance consulting and <br />online/website assistance are in place for fiscal year 2023-2024. <br />Public Facility HVAC and Air Filtration Upgrades: Upgrades the air filtration and HVAC <br />systems in public facilities (Library, Senior Center, City Hall, etc.) to prevent the spread of <br />COVID-19 and also enhance cooling functionality. The total estimated cost is $5 million including <br />$3.3M from ARPA funds. To date, most facilities have been upgraded. <br />Street Overlay/Rehabilitation: Funding for street maintenance in the form of partial or <br />complete pavement replacement. This project addresses street pavement in poor condition and <br />streets with pavement that has failed. A construction contract was awarded in fiscal year <br />2022-2023, and another award is scheduled for fiscal year 2023-2024. <br />ARPA projects and programs benefit the community in the short and long term. ARPA funds are <br />well suited for infrastructure investments as recommended by the Government Finance Officers <br />Association (GFOA). A significant portion of the $18.6 million funding allocation has been <br />programmed toward improving the City’s broadband, street, facility, and park infrastructures. <br />Tracking Project Progress <br />Staff will monitor and review the progress of projects that are funded by ARPA allocations. <br />During the course of review, allocations that may need reallocation will be brought to the City <br />Page 3 City of San Leandro Printed on 7/12/2023