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APPROVED AND CITY OF SAN LEANDRO FORWARDED STAFF REPORT TO CITY COUNCIL Stephen L. Hollister City Manager DATE: March 7, 2011 TO: Stephen L. Hollister, City Manager FROM: Luke Sims, Community Development Director, BY: Steve Hernandez, Housing Specialist I �� Tom Liao, Planning & Housing Manager 11.— SU BJ ECT PROJ ECT /PROJ ECT DESCRIPTION: MATTER OF U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT (HUD) DRAFT FY 2011 -2012 ANNUAL ACTION PLAN SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATION The FY 2010 -2014 Five -Year Housing and Community Development Strategic Plan (Consolidated Plan) identifies the housing and community development needs in San Leandro and outlines the strategies for meeting these needs. The Draft FY 2011 -2012 Annual Action Plan (Consolidated Action Plan) represents the second year of the Five -Year Plan and implements the strategies from the Five -Year Plan through the use of Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and Home Investment Partnership (HOME) funds from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), as well as other housing and community development resources such as Housing Set Aside funds from the San Leandro Redevelopment Agency. Staff recommends the City Council hold a public hearing, publish the Proposed FY 2011 -2012 Annual Action Plan for a 30-day comment period (March 18 — April 18, 2011), and set a public hearing for April 18, 2011 to consider final approval of the FY 2011 -2012 Annual Action Plan. BACKGROUND As a CDBG entitlement grantee, the City directly receives CDBG funds from HUD each year. In order to receive its annual CDBG grant allocation from HUD, however, the City must update its Consolidated Plan every five (5) years and submit Consolidated Action Plans annually to HUD. The City participates in the Alameda County HOME Consortium, which is made up of the County and other Alameda County cities, excluding Berkeley and Oakland, and must apply to the County to receive its annual share of HOME funding. The County serves as the lead agency for the Consortium and the HOME Program and is responsible for submittal of the Consolidated Plan documents to HUD on behalf of the entire Consortium.