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Staff Report for the City Council of the City of San Leandro to Approve the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Final FY 2019-2020 Annual Action Plan
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SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS
Staff recommends that the City Council hold a second public hearing and take public comments on the Final FY 2019 2020 U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Annual Action Plan. Staff further recommends that the City Council review and adopt the resolution approving the FY 2019 2020 Annual Action Plan (Plan) and authorize the execution of all related documents by the City Manager and submission of the Plan to HUD.
City staff released the Plan and requested public comments on April 2, 2019. The Plan is available for public comment for thirty (30) days until May 1, 2019. As of the date this report was made public, there have been no comments received. Upon adoption by the City Council, the City will forward the Plan to HUD.
BACKGROUND
The FY 2019-2020 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 the HOME Investment Partnership Program (HOME).
The Draft FY 2019-2020 Annual Action Plan was presented to the City Council at a public hearing on April 1, 2019. The City Council directed staff to make the plan available for public comment for a 30 day period from April 2 through May 1, 2019. The draft plan was available for public review at City Hall (in the City Clerk's office and at the Community Development Department), at the Main Library, and on the City's website.
At the April 1, 2019 City Council meeting, staff noted that the second public hearing to review the final Plan would be at the City Council meeting held either on May 6, 2019 or would be scheduled as soon as possible after HUD released its funding allocations for FY 2019-2020. HUD publicly released the CDBG and HOME al...
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