DATE: April 25, 2023
TO: Mayor and City Council
FROM: Assistant City Manager
SUBJECT
Title
Community Agency Funding: Approval of Fiscal Year 2024 Community Agency Funding Recommendations and the FY 2024 Annual Action Plan
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RECOMMENDATION
Recommendation
That the Council:
1. Affirms the Community Services Commission’s FY 2024 Community Agency Funding recommendations as outlined in Attachment II, the Social Services, Arts and Music, and Special Events categories made within the context of the Council’s FY 2024 budget to be adopted in June 2023 (Attachments III, IV, V); and
2. Adopts a resolution (Attachment VI) authorizing the City Manager to submit an application for the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program for U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Program Year 2023, including the City of Hayward FY 2024 Annual Action Plan with the FY 2024 CDBG funding allocations; and
3. Adopts a resolution (Attachment VII) approving and appropriating a separate allocation of General Fund dollars for 2-1-1 services starting in FY 2025.
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SUMMARY
This report asks Council to take action on the following elements:
|
No. |
Topic |
Recommended Action |
|
1. |
FY 2024 Community Agency Funding Process |
Approve the funding recommendations made by the Community Services Commission (CSC) and presented at the Council Work Session on April 11, 2023 |
|
2. |
FY 2024 Annual Action Plan |
Approve the FY 2024 Annual Action Plan |
|
3. |
General Fund Allocation for 2-1-1 Services |
Approve and appropriate funding recommendation presented at the Council Work Session on April 11, 2023 |
The estimated funding available as part of the FY 2024 Community Agency Funding process is $1,957,483. Through the Community Agency Funding process, the Community Services Commission (CSC) made recommendations for the allocation of $1,270,533 in CDBG monies for public services, economic development, and infrastructure activities, $626,959 in General Fund monies for social services, arts and music activities, and special event funding.
The proposed funding is 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 11, 2023.
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 |
The Annual Action Plan
The FY 2024 Annual Action Plan summarizes the actions, activities, and financial resources to be used in FY 2024 to address the priority needs and goals identified in the FY 2021-2025 Consolidated Plan. Community input gathered during the Consolidated Planning process informed the development of these priority needs and goals.
Table 2 lists the proposed allocation of CDBG funding for the FY 2024 Annual Action Plan. It aligns with the FY 2024 CDBG funding recommendations presented in this report as part of the Community Agency Funding Process. FY 2024 equates to CDBG Program Year 2023.
Table 2. 2023 (FY 2024) Estimated Annual Action Plan
Summary Funding by Project Category
|
No. |
Project Category |
Program Year 2023 (FY 2024) Funding Allocation |
|
1. |
Administration & Planning |
$375,560 |
|
2. |
Public Facilities & Infrastructure |
$526,448 |
|
3. |
Public Services |
$279,413 |
|
4. |
Housing Programs |
$594,476 |
|
5. |
Economic Development |
$676,147 |
|
TOTAL |
$2,452,044 |
ATTACHMENTS
Attachment I Staff Report
Attachment II CAF Funding Recommendations
Attachment III Resolution Social Services
Attachment IV Resolution Arts and Music
Attachment V Resolution Special Events
Attachment VI Resolution CDBG
Attachment VII Resolution 2-1-1 Services
Attachment VIII Public Comment