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projects are progressing satisfactorily. Several projects have not yet invoiced the City for funds but this is not necessarily cause for concern and staff anticipates that all of these small grants will be expended by the end of the current fiscal year. II. COMMUNITY GRANT (CG) PROGRAM Information on the CG program was provided to a large audience at two regional pre - application informational workshops held on December 7 and 8, 2010, in Pleasanton and Livermore. Attendees also received information about Pleasanton's HHSG program as well as similar grant programs offered by the cities of Livermore and Dublin. Arts /culture applications were reviewed by the Civic Arts Commission at its meeting of March 14. The minutes from the meeting are included as Attachment 4. Youth applications were reviewed by the Youth Commission at its meeting of March 2. The minutes from the Youth Commission meeting are included as Attachment 5. At each meeting, representatives from each applicant agency made a presentation to the appropriate commission. After reviewing all applications and presentations, the commissions discussed the merits of each project and determined that all projects that had applied should receive funding. Each commissioner was asked for her /his recommended funding amount for each project, and the level of funding for each project was determined by commission consensus for recommendation to the City Council. The results of this process representing the Commission's recommendation are listed in Attachment 1 Table B. The Civic Arts Commission is recommending ten programs for a total amount of $40,000 and the Youth Commission is recommending seven programs for a total amount of $39,480. The total funding available for Youth Projects was $42,723 and because the new CG program provides that any unallocated funding may be carried - over to the next fiscal year, the Youth Commission is recommending that the balance or $3,243 be carried over. A summary of all HHSG and CG funding is as follows: RECOMMENDED ALLOCATIONS FOR ALL PROGRAMS Allocation CDBG Gen Fund U HF HOME Carry over TOTAL Category to 2011 - Capital / Rehab $175,500 $170,000 $345,500 CDBG Public $40,500 $140,000* $3,243 $263,223 Services CDBG Admin $54,000 $54,000 Housing Services _ $93,000 $93,000 CG Arts/ Culture $40,000 CG Youth Projects $39,840 TOTAL: $270,000 _$219,480 $93,000 $170,000 $3,243 $755,723 *Note this amount includes a $10,000 Child Care Links Grant. The typical General Fund allocation is $130,000. Page 7 of 8