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MOTION: It was m/s by Pentin/Cook-Kallio to authorize staff to pay off the outstanding 2003 Certificates of Participation and proposed amendments to the Lease Agreement. Motion carried by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmembers Brown, Cook-Kallio, Pentin, Mayor Thorne Noes: None Absent: One Vacancy 17. (A) Approve the allocation of Housing and Human Services Grant (HHSG) and Community Grant Program Funds for the Fiscal Year 2013 Grant Funding Cycle (FY 2013-14) Assistant City Manager Bocian introduced the item and stated that the Council may, at the appropriate time, move to approve both 17(A) and 17(B) in one motion. Housing Specialist Scott Erickson provided the staff report and a PowerPoint presentation summarizing both the HHSG and Community Grant Program funding recommendations. With regards to the grant process, he explained that the City issued notices of funding availability to its database of approximately 250 agencies and representatives in November 2012. The City then held several application workshops in collaboration with the cities of Dublin and Livermore to provide information about the application process. Applications were due in January, after which they were reviewed by the Human Services, Housing, Civic Arts and Youth Commissions. Overall grant funding for the year totals $736,000, $466,000 of which comes from federal sources and $270,000 from the City's General Fund. The FY 2013-14 HHSG program includes a total of$580,400 in funding, comprised of an anticipated $205,000 in Community Development Block Grant funds, $160,000 allocated from the General Fund for Human Services projects, $100,000 in HOME Grants, and $115,000 from the City's Lower Income Housing Fund. The Community Grant program includes $40,000 for civic arts projects and $70,000 for youth projects, for a total of$110,000. The City received 25 different HHSG program applications from 18 different agencies with an aggregate request of approximately $740,000. The Community Grant program received 9 civic arts applications with an aggregate request of $70,000 and 15 youth program applications totaling $117,000. He presented a slide depicting the composite recommendation of the Human Services and Housing Commissions for the HHSG program. The Human Services placed its highest emphasis on those projects that met the priorities established in November and was able to allocate at least some funding to most of the projects that applied. Community Grant applications were reviewed by Civic Arts and Youth Commissions. Allocations were again based on the identified priorities, though a total of seven projects were not recommended to receive any funding. Mr. Erickson noted that the Youth Commission did recommend funding the Bernal Property 4H Farm Complex at a level which exceeds the current maximum grant because it feels the project should be prioritized. Mr. Erickson provided highlights of the overall funding package, which include grants to Axis Community Health to establish a new clinic in North Pleasanton, the City's Housing Rehabilitation Program, Open Heart Kitchen, Pleasanton Rotary, Abbey 4H as noted, and Livermore Valley Opera programs. He stated that staff recommends that the Council adopt the resolution attached to the staff report. Staff is also requesting the Council's authorization to allocate the receipt of any payments on past housing rehabilitation loans back into that same program. Vice-Mayor Cook-Kallio noted that she served on the subcommittee that looked at consolidating the grant application process, which focused not only on streamlining the process but also looking at what City Council Minutes Page 6 of 12 May 7,2013