Title
Staff Report for a City of San Leandro City Council Resolution to Approve the City of San Leandro Human Services Commission's Recommendations for the Community Assistance Program (CAP) Grants for 2020-21 and to Approve Additional Appropriations of $28,355 from the General Fund Unassigned Fund Balance to Operating Account 010-61-014-8513 in Fiscal Year 2020-21 to restore the CAP to Full Funding of $150,000.
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SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS
Staff recommends that the City Council approve the recommendations from the Human Services Commission for 2020-21 Community Assistance Program Grant funding. Staff also recommends that City Council approve additional appropriations of $28,355 from the General Fund Unassigned Fund Balance to operating account 010-61-014-8513 in 2020-21. The funding is for one fiscal year at a total appropriation of $150,000.
BACKGROUND
Through the Community Assistance Program (CAP), the City of San Leandro supports non-profit organizations that provide human services to San Leandro residents. The Human Services Commission (HSC) reviews the written grant proposals, receives an oral presentation from each grant applicant, assesses the City's need for the program and makes funding recommendations to the City Council. This year the HSC and the Recreation and Human Services (RHS) staff were able to utilize the Human Services Gap Analysis as part of the application review process. In accordance with the City's gap analysis implementation plan, the priorities are: severe/high-level mental and behavioral health; development of food security programs or services, and domestic and intimate partner violence services.
The HSC and RHS staff developed their funding recommendations in combination with the City's public service Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) allocation. The CDBG funding was recommended by Community Development Department staff.
DISCUSSION
RHS issued a Request for Funding Applications (RFA) on March 6, 2019 and r...
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