DATE: April 11, 2023
TO: Mayor and City Council
FROM: Assistant City Manager
SUBJECT
Title
Community Agency Funding: Fiscal Year 2024 Community Agency Funding Recommendations for Services, Arts & Music, Special Events, and Economic Development and Infrastructure and Overview of the FY 2024 Annual Action Plan
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RECOMMENDATION
Recommendation
That the Council:
1. Conducts a work session regarding the FY 2024 Community Agency Funding recommendations prepared by the Community Services Commission;
2. Reviews and comments on the draft funding recommendations; and
3. Reviews and comments on the overview of the FY 2024 Annual Action Plan
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SUMMARY
This report provides an overview of the FY 2024 Community Agency Funding process, the Community Services Commission (CSC) Application Review Committees’ (ARCs) proposed funding recommendations for consideration by the CSC, and next steps in the funding process. Funding is allocated from two sources: Hayward’s Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) annual entitlement and the City’s General Fund.
The amount of funding requested for FY 2024 continues to increase compared to previous years. The continual increase in requested funds resulted in a highly competitive funding allocation process for the FY 2024 cycle. Consequently, the ARCs were faced with challenging decisions about how to appropriately allocate funds with consideration for the CSC and City’s goals to provide resources and services for those in the community who need it the most. The proposed funding is summarized by category in Table 1 on the following page and in detail in Attachment II. CDBG funds are based on the FY 2024 actual entitlement award, received in March.
This report summarizes the funding recommendations for the City’s annual entitlement of CDBG funds ($1,527,801) for economic development, infrastructure, and public services, and $686,950 in General Funds for social services, arts and music programs, and special events. The report concludes with a high-level overview of the Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) required FY 2024 Annual Action Plan, which specifies the City’s priority needs and goals for using CDBG entitlement funds in FY 2024.
Table 1. Summary of Recommended Funding Allocation by Category
|
Funding Source |
Category |
Recipient |
Amount |
|
General Fund |
Arts & Music |
Community Agencies |
$105,301 |
|
General Fund |
Special Events |
Community Agencies |
$66,708 |
|
General Fund |
Social Services |
Community Agencies |
$454,950 |
|
CDBG |
Public Services |
Community Agencies |
$267,416 |
|
CDBG |
Economic Development/Infrastructure |
Community Agencies |
$653,120 |
|
Total ARC Recommended Grants |
$1,547,492 |
|
CDBG |
HUD-Required Fair Housing Services |
Community Agency |
$25,000 |
|
CDBG |
Home Rehabilitation & Infrastructure Project Management |
Community Agency |
$325,000 |
|
Total Non-Competitive Grants |
$350,000 |
|
GRAND TOTAL FY 2024 RECOMMENDED FUNDING (ALL SOURCES) |
$1,897,492 |
ATTACHMENTS
Attachment I Staff Report
Attachment II Funding Recommendations