DATE: September 2, 2021
TO: Homelessness-Housing Task Force
FROM: Assistant City Manager
SUBJECT
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Informational Report: Memorandum from Townsend Public Affairs regarding 2021-22 State Budget Update for Housing and Homelessness
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RECOMMENDATION
Recommendation
That the Homelessness Housing Task Force reviews the attached informational memorandum from Townsend Public Affairs regarding the 2021 State Budget for housing and homelessness.
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SUMMARY
This memorandum prepared by Townsend Public Affairs, the City of Hayward’s State legislative affairs consultant, is an overview of the various funding programs for housing and homelessness related efforts and projects included in the 2021-22 State Budget. The information in this memorandum is from official proposals, analyses, guidelines, and other materials, and summarizes the following:
• 2021-22 State Budget
• Housing and Homelessness Programs
o Homeless Housing, Assistance and Prevention Program
o Encampment Resolution Grants
o Family Homelessness Challenge Grants
o Regional Early Action Planning Grant Program
o Project Homekey
o Infill Infrastructure Grant Program of 2019
o Affordable Housing Backlog and Preservation
o Foreclosure Intervention and Housing Preservation Program
o Excess Sites
ATTACHMENTS
Attachment I Memorandum from Townsend Public Affairs