...Title
Final Public Hearing and Approval of the FY 2018-2019 Annual Action Plan and Award of the CDBG-Funded Legal Services Proposal.
...Recommendations
a. Hold a final Public Hearing regarding the approval of the City’s FY 2018-2019 Annual Action Plan and take public comment;
b. Adopt the FY 2018-2019 Annual Action Plan, including the FY 2018-2019 funding recommendations for the four federal formula grants received by the City each year including the:
1. Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program;
2. HOME Investment Partnership Program (HOME);
3. Housing Opportunities for Persons with HIV/AIDS (HOPWA) Program; and
4. Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) Program;
c. Approve staff recommendation to award $500,000 in CDBG funds to the Silicon Valley Housing Legal Services Consortium, which consists of five agencies, including Law Foundation of Silicon Valley, Senior Adults Legal Assistance, Asian Law Alliance, Bay Area Legal Aid, and Project Sentinel, selected under the Legal Services for Low-Income Tenants and Landlords Request for Proposal (RFP);
d. Authorize the Housing Department to submit the FY 2018-2019 Annual Action Plan to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development; and
e. Adopt a resolution authorizing the Director of Housing to negotiate and execute all non-capital project agreements to implement the projects and services identified in this memorandum not requiring CEQA review, including new agreements awarded through the federal services RFP, and to negotiate all capital project agreements and contracts including any amendments or modifications for the expenditure of CDBG, ESG, HOME, and HOPWA funds on behalf of the City.
CEQA: Not a Project, File No. PP17-009, Staff Reports, Assessments, Annual Reports, and Informational Memos that involve no approvals of any City action. Specific development projects that are funded as a result of the Consolidated Annual Action Plan are subject to project-specific CEQA clearance. (Housing)