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Public Hearing to Consider Adoption of the Community Development Block Grant(CDBG)/HOME Partnership Investment Program (HOME) Five-Year Strategic Plan for FY 2020-25 and the FY 2020-21 CDBG/HOME Action Plan; and Authorize the City Manager to Negotiate and Execute Related Documents, Agreements, and Modifications. (Community Development 236/235)
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To: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The City of Alameda (City) is an entitlement recipient of Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). Fiscal Year (FY) 2020-21 represents the first year of the new five-year Consolidated Plan, which is a planning document required by HUD to be submitted by all jurisdictions that directly receive HUD formula funds. In FY 2020-21, the City will receive $1,161,287 in CDBG Entitlement funds. As a member of the Alameda County HOME Partnership Investment Program (HOME) Consortium, the City expects to receive $266,050 in FY 2020-21 HOME Program funds. This public hearing is an opportunity for the community to weigh in on: 1) the proposed programs and projects that will be funded with CDBG and HOME monies in the upcoming FY and 2) the Five-Year Strategic Plan for FYs 2020-2025.
BACKGROUND
The City is an entitlement recipient of CDBG funds from HUD. CDBG funds support programs and activities that benefit low- and moderate-income persons and households and which help prevent or eliminate slums and blight. Each year, entitlement cities must follow a process to receive public input, establish community goals and prepare a budget for the coming year. As a condition of funding, the City is required to submit to HUD a Five-Year Strategic Plan (Strategic Plan) and an Annual Action Plan (collectively known as the Consolidated Plan) that details the programs, activities and resources that will be used to address the housing and community development priority needs and goals (Exhibit 1...
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