REPORT TO COUNCIL
SUBJECT
Title
Biennial Review of Priority Needs for Human Services and Supplemental Human Services Funding Recommendations
Report
SUMMARY OF COMMISSION ACTION
The Housing and Human Services Commission considered this item on October 23, 2024.
The Housing and Human Services Commission voted to recommend the City Council approve Alternative 1: Approve the list of priority needs as stated in the staff report, excerpted from the City's 2020-2025 Consolidated Plan submitted to the Department of Housing and Urban Development; and Alternative 6: Direct staff to adjust the General Fund appropriation for human services grants to $150,000 for FY 2025/26 and FY 2026/27 to be included in the FY 2025/26 Recommended Budget and increase the General Fund supplemental grant based on Consumer Price Index (CPI) every two years starting in FY 2027/28 from the base of $150,000. The vote was 5-0, with Commissioners Davis and Riviere 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. 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 list of priority needs as stated in the staff report, excerpted from the City's 2020-2025 Consolidated Plan submitted to the Department of Housing and Urban Development.
2. Approve the list of priority needs as stated in the staff report, excerpted from the City's 2020-2025 Consolidated Plan submitted to the Department of Housing and Urban Development, with modifications.
3. Direct staff to adjust the General Fund appropriation for human services grants to $150,000 for FY 2025/26 and FY 2026/27 to be included in the FY 2025/26 Recommended Budget.
4. Direct staff to mai...
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