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BACKGROUND <br /> As a condition of receiving its annual allocation of federal CDBG funds, the City is <br /> required to submit an "Annual Action Plan" to HUD. The Annual Action Plan includes a <br /> listing of projects and activities to be funded with CDBG funds (also scheduled for <br /> review and approval by the Council at the meeting of May 21) as well as an annual <br /> assessment of the City's progress toward meeting its goals for housing and community <br /> development. Every five years, the City must also submit a "Five-Year Consolidated <br /> Plan" which is required to include a statement of its local goals and objectives related to <br /> housing and community development. A new Five-Year Consolidated Plan for fiscal <br /> years 2015 through 2019 (FY 2015-19 Consolidated Plan) was completed four years <br /> ago. <br /> The City is a member of the Alameda County HOME Consortium which makes <br /> Pleasanton eligible to receive an annual allocation of federal HOME Investment <br /> Partnerships Program (HOME) funds in addition to its CDBG allocation. The <br /> Consortium coordinates the submittal of a composite Action Plan to HUD; however, <br /> each City member of the Consortium is required to submit its own section of the Annual <br /> Action Plan. The draft Annual Action Plan for fiscal year 2019 for the City of Pleasanton <br /> is attached to this report. <br /> In August 2014, staff members from the cities of Pleasanton and Livermore collaborated <br /> to organize several meetings to develop goals and objectives for the next five-year <br /> Consolidated Plan. A multi-jurisdictional task force was established which included <br /> members from the housing and human services commissions from both cities. Over the <br /> course of several workshops, the task force developed an updated set of priorities <br /> related to human services, and housing and community development. The resulting <br /> priorities were incorporated into the attached draft Annual Action Plan. <br /> DISCUSSION <br /> The attached document includes many ongoing community projects and therefore is <br /> similar in content to the plans that have been submitted in previous years. The <br /> document also reflects the goals and programs stated in the City's most recent Housing <br /> Element. Staff believes that the resulting document expresses the City's goals and <br /> objectives for human services and housing and community development within the HUD <br /> required format, as they relate to the needs of the City's lower income population and <br /> the use of federal grant funds. <br /> Staff recommends that the Council review the attached draft Annual Action Plan for <br /> fiscal year 2019, which has already been available for review for a 30-day public <br /> comment period (May 11th through June 10th 2019), provide comments as deemed <br /> appropriate, hear any public testimony regarding the Plan, and approve the document <br /> for submission to HUD by the June 14, 2019 deadline. Staff will forward the final <br /> document to Alameda County for incorporation into the composite Action Plan for the <br /> Alameda County HOME Consortium to be submitted to HUD by the June 14, 2019 <br /> deadline. <br /> Page 2 of 3 <br />