REPORT TO CITY COUNCIL
SUBJECT
Title
Consider Draft 2017 Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Action Plan
Report
SUMMARY OF COMMISSION ACTION
The draft Action Plan was considered by the Housing and Human Services Commission (HHSC) at its regular meeting on April 19, 2017. Several non-profit agency staff and other members of the public attended the meeting. Four speakers representing non-profit agencies spoke during the public hearing in support of the Action Plan and expressing thanks for the funding recommendations for their agencies.
The HHSC voted 6-0 to recommend to Council Alternative 1, Approve the 2017 Action Plan as shown in Attachment 2, with correction of several clerical errors as noted by Commissioner Gilbert.
See Attachment 6 for an excerpt of the draft minutes of the April 19 HHSC meeting.
PUBLIC CONTACT
Public contact was made by posting the Council agenda on the City's official-notice bulletin board outside City Hall, at the Sunnyvale Senior Center, Community Center and Department of Public Safety; and by making the agenda and report available at the Sunnyvale Public Library, the Office of the City Clerk and on the City's website.
Notice of public hearings, including the 30-day public comment and review period, was posted at City Hall and published in the Sunnyvale Sun newspaper on March 31, 2017.
A draft of the 2017 Action Plan was made available for public review at the One Stop Counter at City Hall, at the Sunnyvale Library, and was posted on the City’s website for the required minimum 30-day review period prior to City Council action.
ALTERNATIVES
1. Approve the 2017 Action Plan as shown in Attachment 2 to the report.
2. Approve the 2017 Action Plan with modifications.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION
Recommendation
Alternative 1: Approve the 2017 Action Plan as shown in Attachment 2 to the report.
Approval of the Action Plan will allow the City to receive the 2017 CDBG and HOME grants and use them to address local needs for affordable housing and related programs, consistent with the 2015-2020 Consolidated Plan. Most of these projects leverage additional funding from other sources. The agencies that applied for CDBG funds are listed in the Action Plan (Attachment 2).
Prepared by: Katrina L. Ardina, Housing Programs Analyst
Reviewed by: Suzanne Isé, Housing Officer
Reviewed by: Trudi Ryan, Director, Community Development
Reviewed by: Walter C. Rossmann, Assistant City Manager
Approved by: Deanna J. Santana, City Manager
ATTACHMENTS
1. Report to Housing and Human Services Commission 17-0276, April 19, 2017
2. Draft 2017 Action Plan
3. Not Used
4. Not Used
5. Minutes of Housing and Human Services Commission meeting of March 22, 2017
Additional Attachments for Report to Council
6. Excerpt of Draft Minutes of the Housing and Human Services Commission Meeting of April 19, 2017