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Staff Report for Approving Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Agreements for FY 2014-2015 Between the City of San Leandro and CDBG Sub-recipients for Public Services Grants
Staffreport
SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS
Staff recommends that the City Council approve a resolution to enter into six (6) public services grant agreements with the following service providers:
* Child Abuse Listening, Interviewing, and Coordination Center ($14,200);
* Davis Street Family Resource Center ($42,720);
* Family Emergency Shelter Coalition ($14,507);
* Service Opportunities for Seniors, Inc. ($18,100);
* Spectrum Community Services ($14,200); and
* Eden Council for Hope & Opportunity Housing for fair housing services ($10,000).
These CDBG projects were authorized by the City Council on May 5, 2014 in the FY 2014-2015 Consolidated Annual Action Plan.
BACKGROUND
Six organizations providing public services applied for funds under the City's FY 2013-2015 Community Assistance Grant Program (CAP) in January 2013, and with the Human Services Commission's (HSC) recommendations, were approved for funding for FY 2013-2014 and FY 2014-2015 by the City Council on May 6, 2013.
While the HSC's CAP recommendations are for a two-year period (FY 2013-2014 and FY 2014-2015), funding for FY 2014-2015 is dependent upon the City's annual entitlement grant from the U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development (HUD) and the performance of each service provider in FY 2013-2014. To date, these six organizations have continued to meet and exceed their annual objectives and provide needed services vital to the community.
On May 19, 2014, HUD announced that the City received an increase to its CDBG allocation. The City's $691,519 CDBG allocation for FY 2014-2015 represents a 6.5% increase from last fiscal year's $649,471 allocation. Consequently, the public services agencies will each receive additional funding.
Analysis
For FY 2014-2015, the six...
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