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Page 1 of 8 <br />HOUSING COMMISSION <br />AGENDA REPORT <br />March 21, 2024 <br />Item 4 <br />TITLE: REVIEW AND PROVIDE RECOMMENDATION TO CITY COUNCIL FOR <br />ALLOCATION OF FEDERAL HOME FUNDS AND CITY LOWER INCOME <br />HOUSING FUNDS RELATED TO THE HOUSING AND HUMAN SERVICES <br />GRANT (HHSG) PROGRAM FOR FISCAL YEAR 2024/25 <br />SUMMARY <br />This report summarizes applications received that request funding for housing-related activities <br />under the City of Pleasanton Housing and Human Services Grant (HHSG) program. The report <br />provides an analysis of the applications proposed to be funded with federal HOME Investment <br />Partnership Program (HOME) and City Lower Income Housing Funds (LIHF) funds. The <br />Housing Commission recommendation is tentatively scheduled to be reviewed by the City <br />Council in April, along with the recommendation from the Human Services Commission <br />regarding federal Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds and City General Funds. <br />The City’s final appropriations of CDBG and HOME funds will be submitted to the U.S. <br />Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) by the required May 15, 2024 deadline. <br />FY 2024/25 HHSG funds will be made available to successful grantees on or after July 1, 2024. <br />RECOMMENDATION <br />Review and recommend to City Council the allocation of HOME and LIHF funds for FY 2024/25 <br />HHSG for housing-related projects described in this report which includes: <br />1.$80,000 in HOME funds and $40,000 in LIHF funds to Abode Services’ tenant-based <br />rental assistance through the Tri-Valley Rapid Re-Housing Program. <br />2.$46,500 in LIHF funds to Centro Legal de la Raza to provide quality eviction defense <br />and prevention legal services to Pleasanton residents. <br />3.$80,000 in LIHF funds to CityServe’s Homeless Intervention/Crisis Stabilization Program. <br />4.A total of $56,000 in LIHF funds to Community Resources for Independent Living (CRIL) <br />($16,000) and ECHO Housing ($40,000) for housing services. <br />5.A total of $45,000 in LIHF funds to Tri-Valley REACH to address home repairs, <br />improvements, and maintenance at six (6) affordable home properties for sixteen (16) <br />extremely low-income adults with developmental disabilities. <br />6.$55,000 in HOME funds and $40,000 in LIHF funds to Habitat for Humanity for <br />administering the City’s Housing Rehabilitation Program. <br />7.$58,874 in LIHF funds to Goodness Village Tiny Home Community (Livermore) assisting <br />chronically homeless individuals to transition into permanent housing.