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THE CITY OF ^ -- "' CITY COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT }v.� pL E ASANTONo May 1, 2012 Assistant City Manager TITLE: APPROVE THE ALLOCATION OF HOUSING AND HUMAN SERVICES GRANT (HHSG) AND COMMUNITY GRANT PROGRAM FUNDS FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2012 GRANT FUNDING CYCLE (CITY FY 2012-13) SUMMARY Two years ago, the City streamlined its annual grant process to combine funding from CDBG, HOME, Lower Income Housing Funds, and City Grant General Funds into a single Housing and Human Services Grant (HHSG) program. The arts/culture and youth components of the former City Grant program were recombined to form the new "Community Grant" (CG) program. This report summarizes the new applications that were received for HHSG and CG funding and makes a recommendation to allocate funds for the coming fiscal year, which begins July 1, 2012. HUMAN SERVICES / HOUSING COMMISSIONS RECOMMENDATION Allocate $647,187 in HHSG funds as detailed in Attachment 1, Table A. CIVIC ARTS / YOUTH COMMISSIONS RECOMMENDATION Allocate $75,040 in CG funds to 19 projects as detailed in Attachment 1, Table B. RECOMMENDATION 1. Adopt the attached draft resolution (Attachment 1) approving the allocation of HHSG and CG funds for FY 2012-13 (as listed in Tables A and B of that attachment) and authorizing the City Manager to enter into contracts with subrecipients and take all other actions necessary to carry out the HHSG and CG programs for FY 2012-13 2. Consider one time gap funding from the Lower Income Housing Fund of $12,000 to offset FY 2012-13 Abode Services case management cost for the Tri-Valley Housing Scholarship Program. 3. Authorize staff to reallocate funds received from the payoff of housing rehabilitation loans back to the Housing Rehabilitation Program as they are received. FINANCIAL STATEMENT If approved as recommended, the City would commit a total of $95,000 in City Lower Income Housing Funds and $160,000 in General Funds for housing and human services projects through the HHSG program, and $75,040 in General Funds for arts/culture and youth projects for a total General Fund allocation of $235,040. Total funding for both the HHSG and the CG programs (including federal sources and funding for administration) is $779,737. If the Council elects to allocate one-time "gap" funding for the Tri-Valley Scholarship program as discussed on Page 5, funding will increase by $12,000 for a total of$791,737.