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Public Hearing to Consider Adoption of the Community Development Block Grant/HOME Investment Partnerships Program Fiscal Year 2023-24 Action Plan; Authorize the City Manager to Use Permanent Local Housing Allocation Funds; and Authorize the City Manager to Negotiate and Execute Related Documents, Agreements, and Modifications at Funding Levels Approved by Congress. (Community Development 203, 201 & 222)
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To: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
From: Jennifer Ott, City Manager
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) 2023-24 represents the fourth year of implementation for the five-year Consolidated Plan, which is a planning document required by HUD to be submitted by all jurisdictions that directly receive HUD funds. The draft Action Plan is attached as Exhibit 1 and a summary of the recommendations for program funding is included as Exhibit 2.
The total FY 2023-24 CDBG program budget is $3,423,555, which includes $1,123,711 in CDBG entitlement funds, $2,083,621 of carried forward funds for open projects, $156,223 of carried funds from completed projects and $60,000 of program income that is projected to be received during the fiscal year from loan repayments. HUD regulations require that no more than 15% of the sum of CDBG entitlement funds plus the previous year's program be allocated to public services, therefore, $180,556 is available for public services. However, staff received public service funding requests of $303,395. Consequently, with support from the Social Service Human Relations Board, staff proposed using up to $102,505 of Permanent Local Housing Allocation (PLHA) funds to pay for Midway Shelter expenses and to pay Eden Information & Referral with CDBG administrative funds.
As a member of the Alameda County HOME Partnership Investment Program (HOME Cons...
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