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Applications Recommended for LIHF Funding In past years, the City has utilized its Lower Income Housing Fund (LIHF) to supplement the CDBG (now HHSG) program to enable funding of several important housing-related services that would otherwise be difficult to fund using the limited CDBG "public services" dollars. As in prior years, these programs were reviewed primarily by the Housing Commission and its recommendations are listed below. HC LIHF Funding Recommendations Agency/Project Description Recomm Request Comments Abode Services-Provision of case management services for $30,250 99% Important component that ensures Pleasanton clients of the Tn-Valley Housing Scholarship Program who success of NHSP rent subsidy receive temporary rent subsidies while completing their education. recipients Community Resources for Independent living(CRIL)-Provision of $14,500 100% Important component of programs to independent living and housing services to bland very low income support housing/services for disabled Pleasanton residents with disabilities. ECHO Housing Provision of housing counseling services to $50,000 89% ECHO is the only provider of this type Pleasanton reSidenta including fair housing education and of service in eastern Alameda Canty; investigation,tenant-landlord counseling and mediation,rental required by HUD to meet federal fair assistance,home-seeking and shared housing. housing requirements;fund partially due to overall funding limitations Tn-Valley Housing Opportunity Center—Community Stabilization $30,000 100% Investment in City-initiated start-up Program;provision of training,counseling and referral services to agency;funding would go toward Pleasanton residents seeking homeowner opportunities and/or dealing overall City financial assistance with default and foreclosure issues. package TOTAL: $119,500 95% The recommendation summarized above would result in the allocation of $119,500 in LIHF funds for FY 2014 grant cycle. This represents a 4% increase over FY 2013 ($115,000). The use of LIHF funds for the activities listed above is consistent with the policy for use of LIHF fund that was adopted by the City Council in 1994. Applications Recommended forHOME Funding As part of the HHSG review process the City has historically made recommendations regarding the use of federal HOME funds. As in prior years, these programs were reviewed by the Housing Commission. The HC's and staffs recommendations are listed below. HC HOME Funding Recommendations SS Agency/Project Description Recomm Request Comments Abode Services-Provision of temporary $50;000 63% Although Abode originally requested$79,200 for rent subsidies, monthly rent subsidies for Pleasanton staff did a detailed analysis of current and projected need for rent clients of the Tn-Valley Housing Scholarship subsidies and concluded that$50,000 would be sufficient to Program while completing their education. carry the program through the next year(including a reasonable buffer)based cn current and projected client load; Abode agrees with this analysis. _ MidPen Housing Corporation-,Funding for $365,000 100% Approval of$365,000 from the City's allocation of federal HOME development of the 185-unit Kottinger funds would accomplish several goals,including:financial Gardens project(redevelopment of the assistance to a City-sponsored housing project demonstration of existing Kottinger Place and Pleasanton City funding commitment that will help MidPen to secure other Gardens projects) funds;and use of uncommitted HOME funds that are at risk of reversion to Alameda County if not used Page 6