DATE: April 22, 2025
TO: Mayor and City Council
FROM: Assistant City Manager
SUBJECT
Title
Community Agency Funding: Approval of Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Community Agency Funding Recommendations and the Fiscal Year 2026-2029 Consolidated Plan
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RECOMMENDATION
Recommendation
That the City Council affirms the Community Services Commission’s FY 2025-2026 Community Agency Funding (CAF) recommendations as outlined in Attachment II and adopts the following resolutions, approving and appropriating funds for the FY 2025-2026 operating budget:
1. Adopt a resolution approving and appropriating the CAF recommendations for programs to be funded through the General Fund for Social Services funding category (Attachment IV);
2. Adopt a resolution approving and appropriating the CAF recommendations for programs to be funded through the General Fund Arts and Music funding category (Attachment V);
3. Adopt a resolution approving and appropriating the CAF recommendations for the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Economic Development/ Infrastructure funding category (Attachment VI);
4. Adopt a resolution approving and appropriating the CAF recommendations for the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Public Services funding category and authorizing the City Manager to submit an application for the CDBG Program for U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Program Year 2025, including the City of Hayward FY 2026-2029 Consolidated Plan (Attachment VII).
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SUMMARY
This report asks City Council to take action on the following elements:
1. Approve the funding recommendations made by the Community Services Commission (CSC) and presented for City Council Work Session on April 1, 2025
2. Approve the FY 2026-2029 Consolidated Plan
The estimated funding available as part of the FY 2025-2026 Community Agency Funding process is $1,733,302. Through the Community Agency Funding process, the Community Services Commission (CSC) made recommendations for the allocation of $745,000 in competitive CDBG funds for public services, economic development, and infrastructure activities, and $587,000 in General Fund funding for social services and arts and music activities. The funding allocations for this year’s community agency funding process are summarized by category in Table 1 below and in detail in Attachment II. These funding recommendations have not changed from those presented to City Council during the Work Session on April 1, 2025.
Table 1. Summary of Recommended Funding Allocation by Category
|
Funding Source |
Category |
Amount |
|
General Fund |
Arts & Music |
$132,000 |
|
General Fund |
Social Services |
$455,000 |
|
CDBG |
Public Services |
$197,982 |
|
CDBG |
Economic Development/Infrastructure |
$547,018 |
|
Total ARC Recommended Grants |
$1,332,000 |
|
CDBG |
HUD-Required Fair Housing Services |
$26,302 |
|
CDBG |
Home Rehabilitation & Infrastructure Project Management |
$375,000 |
|
Total Non-Competitive Grants |
$401,302 |
|
GRAND TOTAL FY 2025-2026 RECOMMENDED FUNDING (ALL SOURCES) |
$1,733,302 |
Funding allocations for CDBG funds will be included and submitted as part of the FY 2026-2029 Consolidated Plan which is required by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) every five years. Along with defining allocations for agency funding for FY 2025-2026, the Consolidated Plan provides a framework for identifying housing and community development needs and priorities and guides the City’s CDBG entitlement investment decisions moving forward.
ATTACHMENTS
Attachment I Staff Report
Attachment II Community Agency Funding Recommendations
Attachment III Residents Served Data
Attachment IV Resolution General Fund Social Services
Attachment V Resolution General Fund Arts and Music
Attachment VI Resolution CDBG Economic Development and Infrastructure
Attachment VII Resolution CDBG Public Services and Action Plan
Attachment VIII Public Comment Overview