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Staff Report for City of San Leandro U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Final FY 2016-2017 Annual Action Plan
Staffreport
RECOMMENDATIONS
Staff recommends that the City Council hold a second public hearing and adopt the resolution approving the FY 2016-2017 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 March 22, 2016. To date, there have been no comments received. 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 2016-2017 Annual Action Plan implements the FY 2015-2019 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 2016-2017 Annual Action Plan was presented to the City Council at a public hearing on March 21, 2016. The Council directed staff to make the plan available for public comment for a 30-day period from March 22 through April 20, 2016. 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.
Analysis
There are no proposed changes to the Draft of the FY 2016-2017 Annual Action Plan.
Current City Council Policy
Current City Council Policy is defined by the FY 2015-2019 Consolidated Plan, adopted by Resolution No. 2015-080 on April 20, 2015.
Previous City Council Action(s)
A public hearing was held on March 21, 2016, to consider the proposed FY 2016-2017 Annual Action Plan, receive public comments, start the 30-day public comment period for the plan, and set a second public hearing date for May 2, 2016 to consider public comments and adopt the plan.
Applicable General Plan Policies
The Consolidated Plan addresses the goals of the Housing Element of the General Plan, such as increasing the supply of affordable for-sale and rental housing, providing opportunities for home ownership, preserving and rehabilitating existing affordable owner-occupied and rental housing, and addressing populations of particular need.
Environmental Review
National Environmental Protection Act (NEPA) and California Environmental Quality Act, when applicable, review will be conducted for each project or activity approved by the City Council. Neither CEQA nor NEPA apply to the FY 2016-2017 Consolidated Annual Action Plan.
Summary of Public Outreach Efforts
In accordance with the City’s Citizen Participation Plan, which is required under the HUD Consolidated Plan regulations, notices of both public hearings (with partial translations in Spanish and Chinese) have been published in The Daily Review and sent to a CDBG mail list of interested parties. Copies of the Draft FY 2016-2017 Action Plan were available for review at City Hall (City Clerk’s office and Community Development Department), at the Main Library, and on the City’s website (<https://www.sanleandro.org/depts/cd/housing/plans.asp>) for a 30-day comment period from March 22 - April 20, 2016. No public comments have been received to date.
Fiscal Impacts
HUD will enter into contract with the City for the grant amount. The grant is on a reimbursement basis with funds being reimbursed by HUD after expenditure by the City for activities designated in the FY 2016-2017 Annual Action Plan.
Budget Authority
Budget authority for CDBG funds is derived from Title I of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 (24 CFR 570 et seq.). Budget Authority for HOME funds is derived from the Federal Home Investment Partnerships (HOME) Program (under Title II of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act, as amended).
ATTACHMENTS
Attachment to Staff Report
• Attachment A - Summary of the FY 2016-2017 proposed activities and funding amounts
Attachment to Resolution
• Final FY 2016-2017 Annual Action Plan
PREPARED BY: Steve Hernandez, Housing Specialist II, Community Development Department