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Agency Description Rec Funds Source of Funds Housing Rehabilitation Staff Recommends City Council authorize a funding appropriation for $126,000 LIHF Services RFP Housing Rehab Program Services and authorize that appropriation to be $30,000 HOME awarded to a contractor that would be identified through a joint RFP Process with the City of Livermore, subject to approval by the City Manager. TOTAL HOMUIHF: 1 1 $348,880 II. COMMUNITY GRANT (CG) PROGRAM BACKGROUND In FY 2016 -17, for the Community Grant (CG) program, $45,012 is available for arts /culture projects and $43,140 is available for youth projects for a total allocation amount of $88,152. This includes a new annual allocation of $80,000 ($40,000 for each program) plus $8,152 in unspent funds from the prior year that can be carried over and reallocated to new projects. CG grant awards are typically limited to a maximum of $7,500. DISCUSSION Information on the CG program was provided at two regional pre - application informational workshops held on December 1 and 8, 2015, in Livermore and Pleasanton which also discussed information about Pleasanton's HHSG program and similar grant programs offered by the cities of Livermore and Dublin. In response, nine (9) applications were received in the arts /culture category with a total aggregate request of $55,696 and eleven (11) applications were received in the youth category with a total aggregate request of $73,289. The 20 CG applications received are listed in Table B of Attachment 1. Arts /culture applications were reviewed by the Civic Arts Commission at its meeting of March 7, and its minutes are included as Attachment 4. Youth applications were reviewed by the Youth Commission at its meeting of March 9, and its minutes are included as Attachment 5. At each meeting, specific agency representatives made a presentation and addressed Commission questions. All agencies attended their designated Commission meeting. After reviewing all applications and presentations, the Commissions discussed the merits of each project and determined funding levels for 19 of the 20 applications (one application in the youth category was not recommended for funding). The results of this process, including summaries and recommendations for each project, are detailed in Table B of Attachment 1. Submitted by: X/ Brian Dolan Assistant City Manager Fiscal Review: �1,4 Tina Olson Finance Director Page 8 of 9 Approve by: N son Fialho City Manager