REPORT TO HOUSING AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION
SUBJECT
Title
Consider Draft Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Action Plan and Proposed Human Services Grants for FY 2015-16
Report
REPORT IN BRIEF
As an entitlement grantee, the City must submit an Action Plan to HUD every year in order to receive its entitlement grants from the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and the HOME Investment Partnerships (HOME) Programs. The draft 2015 Action Plan (Attachment 1) has been prepared in accordance with federal requirements governing the use of these entitlement grants, including the citizen participation requirements. HUD is the federal agency that administers and regulates these grants. The Action Plan sets forth the proposed uses of the CDBG and HOME funds projected to be available in the coming fiscal year, as shown in Table 1 in the Discussion section of this report. These funds may be used for eligible community development activities to meet the priority and/or unmet needs, primarily of lower-income residents, described in the City's HUD Consolidated Plan. In addition, this report includes a recommendation on human services grants to be funded with supplemental General Funds pursuant to Council policy.
Staff Recommendation:
Alternatives 1 and 3:
1. Recommend that Council approve the 2015-16 Action Plan as presented in Attachment 1; and
3. Recommend that Council approve the General Fund human services grants as listed in Attachment 3, subject to Council budget appropriations in June.
The City Council is scheduled to consider this item on May 5, 2015.
BACKGROUND
As part of the required citizen participation process, staff issued a request for proposals (RFP) in January, proposals were presented by the applicants in February, and the Commission held public hearings on the proposals received during its March meeting. The proposals recommended for funding in March are included in the Action Plan, as well as the ongoing housing progra...
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