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City staff's initial funding recommendation to the Commissions did not include one (1) public service application and two (2) capital improvement applications for funding as listed in the table below: Chabot-LP One Stop Pleasanton VITA Services 18/19 $11,614 Regional Parks Foundation Shadow Cliffs Interpretive Center $30,000 Tri-Valley REACH Housing Preventative Maintenance & Repair $12,000 TOTAL $53,614 Staff recommendations have traditionally attempted to provide at least some level of funding for most projects in view of the fact that all agencies are providing useful services to the community. While the Human Services Commission concurred with the recommendation of not funding the Regional Parks Foundation project, it did recommend funding the Chabot-Las Positas/One Stop Pleasanton VITA Services 18/19, as reflected in Table 4 on page 4 of this report. The Housing Commission also approved funding for the Tri-Valley REACH project with LIHF funds, which is further discussed below. In its discussions at the March 7th meeting (as described in Attachment 2, the minutes from the meeting), the Human Services Commission wanted to forward a recommendation to the City Council to consider increasing its annual allocation of funds from the General Fund to enable a general higher level of funding for human services in future years (e.g., for FY 2019/20). The Commission also urged the Council to consider developing an alternate means of future funding for human services for the Pleasanton community, such as a model that could include multiple multi-year service contracts. Applications Recommended for HOME AND LIHF Funding In past years, the City has utilized its LIHF funds to supplement limited CDBG program funding for important housing-related services. Federal HOME Funds received through the Alameda County HOME Consortium have also historically been appropriated through the HHSG Process. Housing services applications were reviewed by the Housing Commission at its March 15th meeting. The draft minutes from the meeting are included as Attachment 3. The recommendations summarized below would result in the allocation of$67,000 in LIHF funds and $88,247 in HOME funds for FY 2018. The funding amounts for these two sources are fairly constant as compared to historical levels. Abode Services/HOPE Outreach Abode Services has applied for a third year of funding ($50,000) for its operation of the HOPE Outreach program in Pleasanton. This program addresses homelessness in the Tri-Valley by assisting low-income, un-housed people, including those with special needs, to secure stable, supportive housing. Abode Services operates the same program in Livermore as well as in other jurisdictions in Alameda County. Staff and the Housing Commission are supportive of recommending continued financial Page 7of11