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Mayor Brown remarked the City Council is doing this by dipping so deeply into the Lower Income Housing Fund. She advised the fund is not just to construct new houses but also to help keep people in their current homes. MOTION: It was m/s by Testa/Narum to approve the Civic Arts Commission and Housing Commission's grant recommendations. Motion passed by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmembers Arkin, Balch, Narum, Testa, Mayor Brown Noes: None Absent: None MOTION: It was m/s by Narum/Balch to adopt and waive full reading of Resolution No. 21-1210 approving the allocation of Housing and Human Service Grant and Community Grant funds for FY 2021/22 and authorize the City Manager to enter into individual contract with each agency receiving grant funding and take all other actions necessary to carry out Housing and Human Services Grants and Community Grant programs for FY 2021/22. Motion passed by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmembers Arkin, Balch, Narum, Testa, Mayor Brown Noes: None Absent: None Housing Program Manager Hernandez reported the annual Action Plan is required to receive the annual allocation of CDBG Funds for FY 21/22 and listed the programs which will be receiving CDBG Funds from the City. He noted there is also a Section 108 loan being repaid by helping Axis Community Health acquire its building on Las Positas Blvd and advised there are administrative fees the City can self-allocate. He advised federal CDBG programs have a 15% public services cap and noted those two are Open Heart Kitchen and Spectrum. He added there is a 20% cap for staff to administer the CDBG program which leaves 65% to go towards capital improvements like the Vineyard 2.0 project. He advised there is no direct fiscal impact to the City by approving the Action Plan, but it is required for the City to receive the $362,689 in CDBG Funds. He reported the deadline for Action Plan submission is May 14. Mayor Brown opened and closed the public hearing. MOTION: It was m/s by Arkin/Testa approve the Annual Action Plan for Fiscal Year 2021, and direct staff to submit to Housing and Urban Development (HUD). Motion passed by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmembers Arkin, Balch, Narum, Testa, Mayor Brown Noes: None Absent: None MATTERS INITIATED BY COUNCIL - None COUNCIL REPORTS Councilmember Narum reported on the recent Livermore Amador Valley Transit Authority (LAVTA) Board meeting and noted that Pleasanton's Joel Liu was unanimously selected to represent the Tri- Valley on the Committee. She reported attendance at the Contra Costa Transportation Authority's Innovate 680 on behalf of LAVTA. Councilmember Arkin reported on attendance at the City/School Liaison meeting, the Altamont Community Monitor Committee meeting, Altamont Landfill Open Space Committee meeting, the StopWaste meeting as the alternate for Councilmember Balch and at the Planning Commission's conference with the League of California Cities. City Council Minutes Page 14 of 15 April 20, 2021