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Staff Report for Resolution to Approve Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Agreements for FY 2016-2017 Between the City of San Leandro and CDBG Sub-recipients for Public Services Grants to the Child Abuse Listening, Interviewing, and Coordination Center (CALICO) for $20,071; Davis Street Family Resource Center (Davis Street) for $35,731; Service Opportunities for Seniors, Inc. (SOS/Meals on Wheels) for $26,591; Spectrum Community Services (Spectrum) for $15,146; and Eden Council for Hope and Opportunity Housing (ECHO Housing) for $10,000 (approves 5 agreements totaling $107,539)
Staffreport
SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS
Staff recommends that the City Council approve a resolution to enter into five (5) public services grant agreements with the following service providers:
* Child Abuse Listening, Interviewing, and Coordination Center ($20,071);
* Davis Street Family Resource Center ($35,731);
* Service Opportunities for Seniors, Inc. ($26,591);
* Spectrum Community Services ($15,146); and
* Eden Council for Hope & Opportunity Housing for fair housing services ($10,000).
These CDBG projects were authorized by the City Council on May 2, 2016 in the FY 2016-2017 Action Plan.
BACKGROUND
Five organizations providing public services applied for funds under the City's FY 2015-2017 Community Assistance Grant Program (CAP) in January 2015, and with the Human Services Commission's (HSC) recommendations, were approved for funding for FY 2015-2016 and FY 2016-2017 by the City Council on April 20, 2015.
While the HSC's CAP recommendations are for a two-year period (FY 2015-2016 and FY 2016-2017), funding for FY 2016-2017 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 2015-2016. To date, these five organizations have continued to meet and exceed their annual objectives and provide needed services vital to the commu...
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