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MEETING OPEN TO THE PUBLIC 11. Presentation of a Proclamation proclaiming April 2018 Fair Housing Month Councilmember Olson read and presented the proclamation declaring April 2018 Fair Housing Month. Mr. Doerlich accepted the proclamation and gave a brief history of the Congressional legislation relative to Fair Housing and spoke about its importance in building community. He thanked the City Council for the proclamation and acknowledgement. 12. Public Comment - None Mayor Thorne inquired regarding the results of a hearing as related to the Weiner Housing Bill. City Manager Fialho reported it did not make it out of committee. There were several hundred people who were only allowed to make 10- or 15-second comments and it is still unclear as to whether it will be turned into a 2-year bill or will die in committee. PUBLIC HEARINGS AND OTHER MATTERS Items No. 14.A. and 14.B. were heard prior to Item No. 13 at the Mayor's request. 13. Public Hearing: Consider approval of Fiscal Year 2018-19: (a) Allocations of Housing and Human Services Grants and Community Grant Program Funds (b) Action Plan for the use of Federal Community Development Block Grant Funds Mayor Thorne announced Items 14.a and 14.b will be heard concurrently. Community Services Manager Jay Ingram provided details of the report addressing the review process. Housing Program Manager Steve Hernandez reported on the FY 2018-19 Funding Available including Housing and Human Services Grants, noting CDBG funds have a 15% cap that can be used for public services; a 20% cap for administration; and the remaining 65% can be used for capital projects. He addressed the City's General Fund, Home Funds and Lower-income Housing Funds. Community Services Manager Ingram presented details of Community Grants under the Arts & Culture and Youth Commissions, FY 2018-19 applications received, and funding recommendations. Housing Program Manager Hernandez addressed details of the Funding Recommendations under Housing and Human Services Grants including the organizations requesting funding, amounts requested and programs which will be covered by the funding. Community Services Manager Ingram presented details of Funding Recommendations under Community Grants noting all applicants will receive some level of funding. He presented a summary of the report, including staff recommendations. In response to Mayor Thorne's question regarding the multi-year service contract model mentioned in the report, Community Services Manager Ingram reported a multi-year contract would allow service providers to plan for and provide core safety net services such as food or City Council Minutes Page 3 of 8 April 17, 2018