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Staff Report for City of San Leandro U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Final FY 2013-2014 Annual Action Plan
Staffreport
RECOMMENDATIONS
Staff recommends that the City Council hold a second public hearing and then adopt the resolution approving the FY 2013-2014 Annual Action Plan and authorizing the execution of all related documents by the City Manager and submission of the Action Plan to HUD.
The Action Plan has been available for thirty (30) days for public comment since April 5, 2013. Upon adoption by the City Council, the Plan will be combined with the Alameda County HOME Consortium’s plans (for the County and each Consortium member city) and forwarded to HUD.
BACKGROUND
Consolidated (or Annual) Action Plan
The FY 2013-2014 Annual Action Plan implements the FY 2010-2014 Consolidated Plan strategies by undertaking activities during the program year that utilize two HUD grants: Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and Home Investment Partnership Program (HOME).
The Draft FY 2013-2014 Annual Action Plan was presented to the City Council at a public hearing on April 1, 2013. The Council directed staff to make the plan available for public comment for a 30-day period from April 5th through May 6th, 2013. The draft plan was available for public review at City Hall (City Clerk’s office and Community Development Department), at the Main Library, and on the City's website. To date, there have been no comments received.
Analysis
Proposed Changes to the Draft of the FY 2013-2014 Annual Action Plan
Congress and the White House have not yet approved a federal budget (the final HUD budget) for the coming fiscal year, and therefore, the City’s FY 2013-2014 CDBG entitlement grant amount is unknown. Per HUD’s guidance and recommendation, staff is reducing the CDBG entitlement grant amount by five percent (5%) from last year’s grant of $560,739. Consequently, the projected total available CDBG funds for projects and activitie...
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