Title
Public Hearing to Consider Approving the Housing and Community Development Needs Statement for the Community Development Block Grant Annual Plan for Fiscal Year 2026-27. (City Manager 203)
Body
To: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
From: Jennifer Ott, City Manager
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The purpose of the public hearing is to consider approving the housing and community development needs for the Fiscal Year (FY) 2026-27 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Annual Action Plan, which will be presented to City Council in May 2025. As an entitlement recipient of CDBG funds, the City of Alameda (City) receives approximately $1,100,000 per year from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). CDBG regulations require that an annual public hearing be held to obtain views on current housing and community development needs relating to the Action Plan (Action Plan) described below.
BACKGROUND
The City is an entitlement recipient of CDBG funds from HUD. CDBG funds programs and activities that benefit low- and moderate-income people and households while helping prevent or eliminate unkept neighborhoods and blight. To receive CDBG funding, the City submits an Action Plan to HUD detailing the programs, activities, and resources to address the housing and community development needs identified in the Consolidated Plan, which is a planning document required by HUD to be submitted by all jurisdictions that directly receive HUD funds.
CDBG regulations require that an annual public hearing be held to obtain input on current housing and community development needs relating to the Action Plan. This hearing provides an opportunity for public input for FY 2025-26. The Action Plan will identify local priorities and uses for two sources of federal funds: CDBG and HOME Investment Partnership Program (HOME) funds. Eligible activities include housing development, residential rehabilitation, public facility capital improvements, public services, ...
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