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The total pool of HHSG funding for FY 2019/2020, specifically CDBG and General Fund(s), has remained relatively stable. Commission recommendations will focus on the allocation of CDBG funds and City General Funds for human services and non- housing capital projects. The City Council's review is tentatively scheduled for April 16, 2019. The final action taken by the City Council will be included when the City submits its annual Action Plan for Pleasanton's federal grant funds for FY 2019/2020 in May. Staff's recommendation (Attachment 1) includes the funding of six housing-related projects or services through HOME and/or LIHF funds, both of which will be reviewed by the Housing Commission at its meeting on March 21, 2019. Both the Housing and Human Services Commission grant recommendations will be forwarded directly to the City Council, and presented with the Community Grants Program allocation recommendations. Summary of Attachments A list of the grant applications received and staff's recommendation for funding is included as Attachment 1 and is detailed below. Applications were submitted electronically via the ZoomGrants system, and members of the commission again used the online system to conduct their application review. A scoring report from ZoomGrants showing the composite rankings from the commission's review is included as Attachment 2. The scoring process within ZoomGrants was set up similar to an evaluation spreadsheet that the Commission used in past years. The scoring process is not intended to be the sole means of evaluating the applications but, rather a framework for efficient evaluation tied to the criteria established for the HHSG program and specific priorities adopted by the commission in October 2017, and included in Attachment 8. Attachment 3 provides a broader history of grant funding by the City of Pleasanton for the past three years. Attachment 4 includes a summary of the guidelines for the two federal programs (CDBG and HOME), while Attachment 5 includes the 2018 income limits, which are the latest income limits by affordability level for the Alameda/Contra Costa area. Attachment 6 lists the applications received by the cities of Livermore and Dublin for their respective FY 2019/2020 grant programs. The criteria adopted by the commission for review of FY 2019/2020 HHSG applications are shown in Attachment 7. Summary of HHSG Applications Staff believes the applications received are of high quality, target a wide range of community needs, and demonstrate the broad scope of services provided to the community. A few summary observations can be made: • 27 applications were received this year • The total amount of funding requested is $1,095,937, which is 5% less than last year's funding request amount of$1,154,574 • The following are new programs/projects for this year: o Axis Community Health / Triage Call Nurse o CityServe of the Tri-Valley/ CDBG Grant for Facility Build Out Page 3 of 10