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Staff Report for the HOME Consortium Agreement Between the City of San Leandro and the County of Alameda for Federal Fiscal Years 2018-2020
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SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS
The City Council adopted a resolution on June 19, 2017 approving the HOME Consortium Agreement between the City of San Leandro and the County of Alameda for Federal Fiscal Years 2018-2020. HUD, via Alameda County Housing and Community Development staff, recently contacted City staff that the resolution had a typing error and must be revised to accurately reflect that the City is part of the Alameda County HOME Consortium, not the Alameda County Urban County Group.
Staff recommends that the City adopt the revised resolution approving the HOME Consortium Agreement between the City of San Leandro and County of Alameda for Federal Fiscal Years 2018-2020.
The City of San Leandro receives HOME Investment Partnership Program (HOME) funds through participation in the Alameda County HOME Consortium. The Consortium includes Alameda County cities and the Urban County area. The HOME Consortium Agreement for Federal Fiscal Years 2018 - 2020 continues the City's participation in the consortium and establishes Alameda County Housing and Community Development Department (HCD) as the lead agency in the administration of the HOME funds. The current HOME Consortium Agreement expires this year.
BACKGROUND
HOME is authorized under Title II of the Cranston-Gonzales National Affordable Housing Act (24 CFR Part 92), passed in 1990. It is the largest Federal block grant to State and local governments designed exclusively to create affordable housing for low-income households.
The City has received and allocated over $5.8 million in federal HOME funds from 1992 to 2017 (including over $900,000 for Marea Alta Phases I and II in recent years) to fund projects through participation in the Alameda County HOME Consortium. Program funds are allocated to local government agencies on the basis of...
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