...Title
First Substantial Amendment to the Fiscal Year 2025--2026 Annual Action Plan.
...Recommendations
(a) Conduct a public hearing to receive public comment on the First Substantial Amendment to the Fiscal Year 2025--2026 Annual Action Plan, as required by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development.
(b) Adopt a resolution relating to the First Substantial Amendment to the Fiscal Year 2025--2026 Annual Action Plan to incorporate additional projects funded with Community Development Block Grant funds, including the authority to:
(1) Approve the proposed changes set forth in the First Substantial Amendment to the Fiscal Year 2025--2026 Annual Action Plan; and
(2) Authorize the Housing Director, or his designee, to submit the First Substantial Amendment to the Fiscal Year 2025--2026 Annual Action Plan to the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development.
(c) Adopt a resolution authorizing the Housing Director, or his designee, to negotiate and execute agreements for the following Community Development Investment projects for Fiscal Year 2025--2026, subject to the appropriation of funds:
(1) Transportation Department for the Pedestrian and Traffic Safety Improvement Projects in an amount not to exceed $500,000, retroactive from January 1, 2026, through June 30, 2026; and
(2) School of Arts and Culture at the Mexican Heritage Plaza for the La Placita Facility Improvement Project in an amount not to exceed $3,000,000, retroactive from January 1, 2026, through June 30, 2026.
CEQA: Not a Project, File No. PP17-009, Staff Reports, Assessments, Annual Reports, and Informational Memos that involve no approvals of any City action; Transportation Department Pedestrian Safety Improvement Project: Categorically Exempt, File No. ER24-313, CEQA Guidelines Section 15301, Existing Structures; School of Arts and Culture: Categorically Exempt, File Nos. CP22-015 & ER22-115, CEQA Guidelines Section 15303, New Construction or Conversion of Small Structures. (Housing)