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<br /> <br /> <br /> -- DRAFT -- <br />2025-2029 ConPlan & FY 2025-2026 Annual Action Plan <br />Page 8 of 90 <br /> <br /> <br />On November 18, 2024, the City’s CPP was amended and adopted by the City Council. Please see <br />Attachment A: Public Participation Summary for a copy of the resolution to approve the HUD-amended <br />CPP and the adopted CPP. <br /> <br />On January 10, 2025, a public notice of the FY 2025-2029 ConPlan (2) Public Meetings was published in <br />the East Bay Daily Review newspaper. The ConPlan Informational virtual public meeting was held on <br />January 21, 2025. Beginning with the ConPlan Informational meeting, residents, stakeholders, and <br />members of the City’s Human Services Commissions were invited to provide feedback on the 2025-2029 <br />CDBG Five-Year ConPlan, which will determine how funds will be used to address community needs. The <br />ConPlan virtual public meeting was presented by staff to inform the public regarding the ConPlan process <br />and the future Human Services Commission meeting. A second public notice was published in the East <br />Bay Daily Review on April 4, 2025, informing the public about ConPlan 30-day public comment period and <br />public hearing. The Draft ConPlan was made available for review at the City’s website <br />(www.sanleandro.org/housing) and on display at City Hall, 835, East 14th Street, 1st Floor, San Leandro, <br />CA 94577. Upon request, the ConPlan documents can be made available in a format that is accessible to <br />persons with disabilities. Additionally, the public notice stated the City Council’s public hearing will be <br />conducted on June 16, 2025 to adopt the FY 2025-2029 ConPlan & FY 2025-2026 AAP. <br /> <br />4. Summary of public comments <br />The public comment email responses from the survey as of April 3, 2025: <br /> <br />● On October 4, 2024, J. Roberts from the Mercy Brown Bag Program inquired about CDBG <br />applications to continue serving 800 low-income seniors without City funding. <br />● On October 23, 2024, Staff responded to and supported E. Griego's inquiry to forward the survey <br />information to the San Leandro Chamber of Commerce Board. <br />● January 21, 2025, Public Meeting comments: <br />o Kristal Gonzalez from Davis Street stated there is a great need for rental assistance in San <br />Leandro, adding that on average, tenants need ~$10K to catch up on rent and utilities and <br />that $500K would potentially keep 50 residents housed. <br />o Rachel from Home Match stated they also support shallow rent subsidies to keep people <br />housed. (Home Match is a home-sharing program.) <br />o Maria Magallon, would like to see funds used to assist in creating resilience hubs to <br />promote community in San Leandro. <br /> <br />● 30 day public comment period: April 4 – May 5, 2025 <br />● Public hearing comments: May 23 – June 22, 2025 <br /> <br />5. Summary of comments or views not accepted and the reasons for not accepting them <br />All comments received were documented and received as part of the public participation process. <br /> <br />6. Summary <br />The City will continue funding eligible CDBG programs and activities that address the housing and <br />community development needs that are identified in the FY 2025-2029 ConPlan.