DATE: April 23, 2024
TO: Mayor and City Council
FROM: Assistant City Manager
SUBJECT Community Agency Funding: Approval of Fiscal Year 2025 Community Agency Funding Recommendations and the FY 2025 Annual Action Plan
RECOMMENDATION
That the Council affirms the Community Services Commission’s FY 2025 Community Agency Funding (CAF) recommendations as outlined in Attachment II and adopts the following resolutions, approving and appropriating funds for the FY 2025 operating budget:
1. Adopt a resolution approving and appropriating the CAF recommendations for programs to be funded through the General Fund for Social Services and Arts and Music funding categories (Attachment III);
2. Adopt a resolution approving and appropriating the CAF recommendations for the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Economic Development/ Infrastructure and Public Services funding categories 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 2024, including the City of Hayward FY 2025 Annual Action Plan (Attachment IV);
SUMMARY
This report asks Council to take action on the following elements:
1. Approve the funding recommendations made by the Community Services Commission (CSC) and presented for Council Work Session on April 2, 2024
2. Approve the FY 2025 Annual Action Plan
The estimated funding available as part of the FY 2025 Community Agency Funding process is $1,869,471. Through the Community Agency Funding process, the Community Services Commission (CSC) made recommendations for the allocation of $1,300,000 in estimated CDBG funds for public services, economic development, and infrastructure activities, and $686,950 in General Fund funding for social services and arts and music activities. The funding allocations for this year’s 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 Council during the Work Session on April 2, 2024.
Table 1. Summary of Recommended Funding Allocation by Category
|
Funding Source |
Category |
Amount |
|
General Fund |
Arts & Music |
$132,000 |
|
General Fund* |
Social Services |
$554,950 |
|
CDBG |
Public Services |
$346,756 |
|
CDBG |
Economic Development/Infrastructure |
$508,245 |
|
Total ARC Recommended Grants |
$1,518,996 |
|
CDBG |
HUD-Required Fair Housing Services |
$25,475 |
|
CDBG |
Home Rehabilitation & Infrastructure Project Management |
$325,000 |
|
Total Non-Competitive Grants |
$350,475 |
|
GRAND TOTAL FY 2025 RECOMMENDED FUNDING (ALL SOURCES) |
$1,869,471 |
|
*For FY25, General Fund includes Opioid Settlement funds, appropriated by Council on March 5, 2024 |
Funding allocations for CDBG funds will be included and submitted as part of the FY 2025 Annual Action Plan which is required by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). Along with defining allocations for agency funding, the Annual Action Plan summarizes the actions, activities, and financial resources to be used in FY 2025 to address the priority needs and goals identified in the 2021-2025 Consolidated Plan. Table 2 lists the proposed allocation of CDBG funding for the FY 2025 Annual Action Plan.
Table 2. CDBG Program Year 2024 (City of Hayward FY 2025)
Estimated Annual Action Plan Summary Funding by Project Category
|
No. |
Project Category |
CDBG Program Year 2024 (FY 2025) Funding Allocation |
|
1. |
Administration & Planning |
$280,000 |
|
2. |
Public Facilities & Infrastructure |
$1,192,592 |
|
3. |
Public Services |
$246,756 |
|
4. |
Housing Programs |
$325,000 |
|
5. |
Economic Development |
$460,414 |
|
TOTAL |
$2,504,762 |
ATTACHMENTS
Attachment I Staff Report
Attachment II Community Agency Funding Recommendations
Attachment III Resolution General Fund
Attachment IV Resolution CDBG
Attachment V Public Comment Overview