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commercial possibilities. And, they clearly have tremendous potential for a mixed use corner of Pleasanton. Mayor Hosterman closed the public hearing. Councilmember McGovern supported approval and asked to have a mixed use component reviewed. She believes the opportunity is too nice to pass up. As a parent of the school system, she used to go to Irby's for dry ice every Halloween. Vice Mayor Thorne supported approval and suggested maintaining the farmhouse as a nice addition to the trail system. MOTION: It was m/s by McGovern/Thorne to approve the principles of agreement regarding Nevada Street utilities /road extension and process for City consideration of related zoning, PUD and development agreement for the Irby, Zia, and Kaplan properties. Motion passed by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmembers Cook Kallio, McGovern, Sullivan, Thorne, Mayor Hosterman Noes: None Absent: None 16. Approve the Allocation of Housing and Human Services Grant (HHSG) and Community Grant Program Funds for Fiscal Year 2010 (2010 -11) Assistant City Manager Steven Bocian stated a few years ago, the Council formed a committee of Councilmember Cook Kallio and Councilmember Sullivan who worked through a process of reorganizing how the City's various grant programs are processed. He said this is the first year the program was implemented fully and introduced Scott Erickson and Kathleen Yurchak who coordinated the process and would provide a presentation. He noted the recommendations are outlined in the Council report and a comprehensive plan is proposed for allocation of funds. Scott Erickson, Housing Specialist, stated in 2008 the Council established a working group comprised of Councilmembers Sullivan and Cook Kallio, several Commissioners, and staff members to look at options to streamline and revise granting processes so that the Council could have a more global view of the scope and level of funding the City has been providing to agencies over the years. He gave a PowerPoint presentation which highlights total funding provided from 1994 to 2009, stating that the largest are CDBG and HOME grants which two federal grants received through HUD for services and housing. The second largest is the Low Income Housing Fund which comes from payment of developer fees and is used specifically for supplementing housing programs. The next is the City Grant Program, a general fund funded program for human services, civic arts and youth. The last program is Fund Grants, which are separate contracts allocated to agencies like Child Care Links and Senior Support. In June 2009 the Council reviewed the recommendation and approved it with the following points: 1) established a coordinated streamlined grant process with the Housing and Human Services and the Community Grants; 2) the other points approved included an annual adjustment to the total funding for the former City Grant program that would acknowledge any increases in the General Fund, 3) to adopt a roll -over provision for City funding so that any funding not used one year could be rolled over to the next year, and 4) an update to the Human Services Needs Assessment that was done in 2003. City Council Minutes Page 8 of 10 May 18, 2010