DATE: April 5, 2016
TO: Mayor and City Council
FROM: Director of Library and Community Services
SUBJECT: FY 2017 Community Agency Funding Recommendations including Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), Social Services, and Arts/Music; and Discussion of the CDBG Annual Action Plan and the CDBG Citizen Participation Plan
RECOMMENDATION
That the Council reviews and comments on this report. Staff has attached a draft funding resolution (Attachment I) that will be presented to the Council for adoption on April 21, 2016.
SUMMARY
The FY 2017 Community Agency Funding recommendations for the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), Social Services, and Arts/Music grant programs are presented in this report. The FY 2017 Community Agency Funding Recommendations were developed in compliance with the City's federally-mandated and Council-authorized CDBG Citizen Participation Plan, in accordance with the Council-authorized City of Hayward CDBG Compliance Policy Manual, and supported by the efforts of the Council-appointed Community Services Commission (CSC).
The FY 2017 funding recommendations for HUD-required fair housing activities and City of Hayward operated projects are provided in this report. The FY 2017 Community Agency Funding Recommendations are provided as Attachment II.
Allocations of FY 2016 CDBG funds are sourced in the CDBG special revenue fund, and as such they are subject to budget authorization by Congress. Social Services and Arts/Music allocations are sourced from the City of Hayward General Fund, and are subject to final Council authorization in the City's FY 2017 Adopted Annual Budget.
Summary of FY 2017 Recommended Funding (All sources)
CATEGORY AMOUNT
CDBG - Grants to community agencies 253,500
General Fund - Social Services grants to community agencies 450,000
General Fund - Arts & Music grants to community agencies 81,955
Total Grants to Community Agencies 785,455
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