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Staff Report for the City of San Leandro U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Draft FY 2016-2017 Annual Action Plan
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RECOMMENDATIONS
Staff recommends the City Council hold a public hearing, publish the Draft FY 2016-2017 Annual Action Plan for a 30-day comment period (March 22nd - April 20th, 2016), and set a public hearing for May 2, 2016 to consider final approval of the FY 2016-2017 Annual Action Plan.
BACKGROUND
The FY 2015-2019 Five-Year Housing and Community Development Strategic Plan (Consolidated Plan) identifies the housing and community development needs in San Leandro and outlines the strategies for meeting those needs. The Draft FY 2016-2017 Annual Action Plan (Annual Action Plan) represents the second year of the Consolidated Plan and implements the 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 receives CDBG funds directly from HUD each year. In order to receive its annual CDBG grant allocation from HUD, 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 Plan 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 entire Consortium.
There are three major goals identified for the funds under the Housing and Community Development Act from which the CDBG Program originated:
* Provide decent housing
* Provide a suitable living...
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