REPORT TO HOUSING AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION
SUBJECT
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Consider Approval of Draft 2019 Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Action Plan
Report
REPORT IN BRIEF
The City must submit an Action Plan to HUD every year in order to receive federal entitlement grants from the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and the HOME Investment Partnerships (HOME) Programs. The draft 2019 HUD Action Plan ("Action Plan") provided in Attachment 2 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. A Request for Proposals (RFP) was issued for these funds in January 2019 and seven applications were received.
The Housing and Human Services Commission (HHSC) will hold a public hearing on the draft Action Plan at its April 17, 2019 meeting. The City Council is scheduled to hold a public hearing and consider this item on May 7, 2019. Staff recommends that the HHSC recommend to City Council Alternative 1: Approve 2019 Action Plan, as shown in Attachment 2.
BACKGROUND
HUD requires entitlement grantees (cities, counties and states) to submit an application, referred to as a Consolidated Plan, every five years, to maintain eligibility for CDBG and HOME Program grants. Sunnyvale's last Consolidated Plan was approved in 2015 and covers fiscal years 2015/16 through 2019/20. In addition, every year entitlement grantees must submit an annual "Action Plan" to HUD for its approval to obtain the grant for the coming fiscal year. Action Plan...
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