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BACKGROUND As a Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) "entitlement city," the City is responsible for the preparation of an annual performance report called the Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report, or CAPER. The CAPER is intended to provide a systematic format for reporting on the use of CDBG entitlement funds and is required by Section 104(e) of the Housing and Community Development Act. The CAPER provides detailed information on the use of CDBG funds by subrecipients (the agencies receiving funds) during the prior fiscal year. The CAPER process is intended to provide an opportunity for public participation and input at the local level. The information submitted in the report provides an evaluation of grantee and jurisdiction performance to HUD. The CAPER is forwarded to HUD in Washington after holding a public hearing and receiving City Council approval. DISCUSSION The agencies that received funds in FY 2008 are listed in the attached Table P -1. Table P -2 provides a summary of the following statistics for each of the agencies which received CDBG funds in FY 2008: 1) use of funds (budgeted vs. spent); 2) subrecipient accomplishments project status; 3) performance measures (a new requirement that was recently introduced by HUD); and 4) statistics on households and /or persons assisted (e.g., number of beneficiaries, income level, ethnicity, family status, etc.). As shown in Table P -2, CDBG and City funds allocated in FY 2008 benefited 2,150 primarily low- income individuals through various projects, programs, and services coordinated through subrecipients. The information contained in Table P -2 was submitted by subrecipient agencies and is consistent with staff's evaluation of agency activity. In addition to this statistical information, an important element of the CAPER process is the opportunity for presentations by each of the subrecipient agencies. At a meeting of the Human Services Commission held on September 16, a schedule was established to enable presentations by each agency which received FY 2008 CDBG funds. The minutes of this meeting were not yet available to include with this report. However, in addition to a discussion of statistical information for each CDBG project, most agencies elaborated on "human interest" and other aspects which were not apparent in project statistics. Agencies also expressed their thanks to the Commission and to the City Council for the support offered through the CDBG funding. Because of the fact that agencies had the opportunity to make detailed presentations at the September 16 Human Services Commission meeting, the public hearing requirements have been substantially addressed. However, agency representatives or other interested members of the public will have the opportunity to make comments concerning the CAPER at the October 6 meeting. Similarly, the Council and public may raise issues for discussion. Page 2 of 3