DATE: April 6, 2021
TO: Mayor and City Council
FROM: Assistant City Manager
SUBJECT
Community Agency Funding: Fiscal Year 2022 Community Agency Funding Recommendations for Services; Arts & Music; and Economic Development and Infrastructure; and Overview of the FY 2022 Annual Action Plan
RECOMMENDATION
That the Council:
1. Conducts a work session regarding the FY 2022 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 2022 Annual Action Plan.
SUMMARY
This report provides an overview of the FY 2022 Community Agency Funding process, the Community Services Commission (CSC) Application Review Committees’ (ARCS) proposed funding recommendations for consideration, 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.
Notably, there was a significant increase in requested FY 2022 funding compared to previous years, and no comparable increase in available FY 2022 funds. Therefore, 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.
While the CSC developed their initial recommendations in February, the City was notified on March 2, 2021, that it would receive a CDBG entitlement award that exceeds the amount staff estimated for the ARC deliberations. The CSC met again on March 17, 2021, and formally recommended the adjusted FY 2022 funding allocations, which were based on the ARC’s recommended percentage allocations for any additional funds available beyond what staff initially estimated.
This report summarizes the funding recommendations for the City’s annual entitlement of CDBG funds ($1,566,255) for economic development, infrastructure, and public services, and $536,950 in General Funds for social services and arts and music programs. The report concludes with a high-level overview of the Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) required FY 2022 Annual Action Plan, which specifies the City’s priority needs and goals for using CDBG entitlement funds in FY 2022.
Table 1. Summary of Recommended Funding Allocation by Category
|
Funding Source |
Category |
Recipient |
Amount |
|
General Fund |
Arts & Music |
Community Agencies |
$82,000 |
|
General Fund |
Social Services |
Community Agencies |
$404,950 |
|
CDBG |
Economic Development/Infrastructure |
Community Agencies |
$1,029,225 |
|
CDBG |
Public Services |
Community Agencies |
$311,779 |
|
Total ARC Recommended Grants |
$1,827,954 |
|
General Fund |
Referral Services |
Eden I&R |
$50,000 |
|
CDBG |
HUD-Required Fair Housing Services |
Community Agency |
$25,000 |
|
Total Referral Services and HUD Required Fair Housing |
$75,000 |
|
GRAND TOTAL FY 2022 RECOMMENDED FUNDING (ALL SOURCES) |
$1,902,954 |
ATTACHMENTS
Attachment I Staff Report
Attachment II Funding Recommendations