REPORT TO COUNCIL
SUBJECT
Title
Consider Approval of Draft 2024 Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Action Plan
Report
SUMMARY OF COMMISSION ACTION
The Housing and Human Services Commission considered this item on April 16, 2024.
The Housing and Human Services Commission voted to approve Alternative 1: Recommend that the City Council Approve the 2024 HUD Action Plan as shown in Attachment 2 of the staff report. The vote was 6-0, with one Commissioner absent.
PUBLIC CONTACT
Public contact was made by posting the Council meeting agenda on the City's official-notice bulletin board at City Hall, at the Sunnyvale Public Library and in the Department of Public Safety Lobby, and by posting in the Mercury Newspaper on April 5, 2024. In addition, the agenda and this report are available at the NOVA Workforce Services reception desk located on the first floor of City Hall at 456 W. Olive Avenue (during normal business hours), and on the City's website.
ALTERNATIVES
1. Approve the 2024 HUD Action Plan as shown in Attachment 2 of the staff report.
2. Approve the 2024 HUD Action Plan as shown in Attachment 2 of the staff report, with modifications.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION
Recommendation
Alternative 1: Approve the 2024 HUD Action Plan as shown in Attachment 2 of the staff report.
JUSTIFICATION FOR RECOMMENDATION
Approval of the Action Plan will allow the City to receive the 2024 CDBG and HOME grants and use them to address local needs to support lower income households in our community, consistent with the 2020-2025 Consolidated Plan. Most of these projects leverage additional funding from other sources. If approved by the City Council on May 7, staff will forward the Action Plan to HUD no later than May 15, 2024.
LEVINE ACT
The Levine Act (Gov. Code Section 84308) prohibits city officials from participating in certain decisions regarding licenses, permits, and other entitlements for use if the official has received a campaign contribution of more than $250 from a party, participant, or agent of a party or participant in the previous 12 months. The Levine Act is intended to prevent financial influence on decisions that affect specific, identifiable persons or participants. For more information see the Fair Political Practices Commission website: www.fppc.ca.gov/learn/pay-to-play-limits-and-prohibitions.html
A check or “Y” in the checklist below indicates that the action being considered falls under a Levine Act category or exemption:
SUBJECT TO THE LEVINE ACT
___ Land development entitlements
___ Other permit, license, or entitlement for use
___ Contract or franchise
EXEMPT FROM THE LEVINE ACT
___ Competitively bid contract
___ Labor or personal employment
_Y_ General policy and legislative actions
Staff
Prepared by: Matt Hazel, Housing Programs Analyst
Reviewed by: Amanda Sztoltz, Homeless Services Manager
Reviewed by: Jenny Carloni, Housing Officer
Reviewed by: Trudi Ryan, Director, Community Development
Reviewed by: Connie Verceles, Deputy City Manager
Approved by: Sarah Johnson-Rios, Acting City Manager
ATTACHMENTS
1. Report to Housing and Human Services Commission [24-0524, April 16, 2024] (without attachments)
2. Draft 2024 Action Plan
3. CDBG HOME Funding Allocations
4. Excerpt of Final Minutes of the Housing and Human Services Commission Meeting of March 27, 2024
Additional Attachments for Report to Council
5. Excerpt of Draft Minutes of the Housing and Human Services Commission Meeting of April 16, 2024