REPORT TO COUNCIL
SUBJECT
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Adoption of the Draft 2020-2025 HUD Consolidated Plan and Draft 2020 HUD Action Plan
Report
REPORT IN BRIEF
The City must submit a Consolidated Plan to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) every five-years to maintain eligibility for federal funding through the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and HOME Investment Partnerships (HOME) programs. The Consolidated Plan (Attachment 1) sets the goals and priorities for the next five-years, specific to issues related to housing and community development. Additionally, and in alignment with the Consolidated Plan, the City must submit an Action Plan (Attachment 2) to HUD every year in order to receive the aforementioned federal entitlement grants and each annual Action Plan is appended to the Consolidated Plan. The Action Plan sets forth the proposed uses of the CDBG and HOME funds projected to be available in the coming fiscal year. Staff recommends that the Council approve Alternatives 1 and 3, to adopt the draft 2020-2025 Consolidated Plan, as shown in Attachment 1 and adopt the 2020 Action Plan, as shown in Attachment 2.
BACKGROUND
HUD requires entitlement grantees (i.e., 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. As an entitlement city, Sunnyvale receives an annual allocation of federal funds from the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). Sunnyvale's last Consolidated Plan was approved in 2015 and covered Program Years 2015 through 2019.
The County of Santa Clara partnered with all County jurisdictions to hire a consultant team, from Michael Baker International (MBI), to prepare the draft 2020-2025 HUD Consolidated Plan. The process included robust community engagement to establish goals and priorities that will guide the regional utilization of federal funds for the next five-years.
In addition, entitlement gran...
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