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Staff Report for the City of San Leandro U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Draft FY 2015-2019 Five-Year Consolidated Plan and Draft FY 2015-2016 Annual Action Plan
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RECOMMENDATIONS
Staff recommends the City Council hold a public hearing, publish the Proposed FY 2015-2019 Consolidated Plan and the Proposed FY 2015-2016 Annual Action Plan for a 30-day comment period (March 20 - April 20, 2015), and set a public hearing for April 20, 2015 to consider final approval of the FY 2015-2019 Five-Year Consolidated Plan and FY 2015-2016 Annual Action Plan.
BACKGROUND
The Draft FY 2015-2019 Five-Year Housing and Community Development Strategic Plan (Consolidated Plan) identifies the City's housing and community development needs and outlines strategies for meeting those needs. It updates the existing FY 2010-2014 Five-Year Consolidated Plan. The Draft FY 2015-2016 Annual Action Plan (Action Plan) represents the first year of the FY 2015-2019 Consolidated Plan and outlines the City's implementation strategies through the use of Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and Home Investment Partnership (HOME) funds from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).
As a CDBG entitlement grantee, the City directly receives CDBG funds from HUD each year. In order to receive its annual CDBG grant allocation, the City must update its Consolidated Plan every five years and submit an Annual Action Plan to HUD.
The City participates in the Alameda County HOME Consortium, which is made up of Alameda County and Alameda County cities, excluding Berkeley and Oakland. As such, the City must apply to the County to receive its annual share of HOME funding. As part of this process, the City's Annual Action Plans must be submitted to Alameda County. The County serves as the lead agency for the Consortium and the HOME Program and is responsible for submittal to HUD of the Annual Action Plan documents on behalf of the...
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