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Page 5 of 8 Goodness Village / Tiny Home Community Goodness Village has requested $58,874 for its Tiny Home Community in Livermore that currently provides supportive and permanent housing options that assist 28 chronically homeless individuals, nine (9) of which are Pleasanton residents, to transition into permanent housing. Staff recommends continued financial support of $58,784 for FY 2024/25 for this program operating in its third year. Habitat for Humanity / Housing Rehabilitation Program Habitat for Humanity (Habitat), the City’s Housing Rehabilitation Program administrator, has requested $95,000 to provide critical home repairs paid for by grants or loans from the City to income-eligible Pleasanton homeowners who are cost-burdened and economically vulnerable. Currently in FY 2023/24, Habitat has completed one project, and two other projects are nearing completion. Two other projects are being processed for approval while four other applications are being assessed for eligibility. $55,000 will be funded with federal HOME funds that will be provided to the actual construction costs for eligible homeowners while $40,000 will be funded with LIHF for Habitat’s administrative costs, which include outreach, coordination and verification of eligibility for homeowners interested in pursuing a rehabilitation project Tri-Valley REACH / Home Improvement, Maintenance, & Rehabilitation Projects Tri-Valley REACH owns/leases and maintains 11 single-family homes located in Livermore and Pleasanton that provide affordable housing to 34 low-income adults with developmental disabilities. Of these 11 properties, the six (6) homes located in Pleasanton serve sixteen (16) extremely low-income adults with developmental disabilities. Tri-Valley REACH has applied for $45,000 address home repairs, improvements, and maintenance at the Pleasanton homes. Staff recommends continued financial support for Tri-Valley REACH in the amount $45,000 for FY 2024/25. Human Services Commission Action The Human Services Commission reviewed the majority of HHSG applications at its meeting on March 6, 2024. The agenda report and attachments from the HSC meeting are included as Attachment 2. Minutes from the meeting were not yet available; however, the HSC’s recommendation is summarized in Attachment 1. The HSC’s recommendation will be forwarded to the City Council for review and final action (along with the HC’s recommendations) on April 16, 2024. March 21st Housing Commission Meeting Process The Commission may request any or all of the agencies listed in Table 1 of this report to make a presentation or answer any questions relating to their housing-related projects. After hearing from the agencies and any other interested parties, the Commission will close the hearing, discuss the applications, and formulate a funding recommendation for consideration by the City Council. The Commission’s recommendation is tentatively scheduled to be reviewed by the City Council (along with the recommendation from the Human Services Commission regarding CDBG and City General Funds) on April 16, 2024. At that time, it is expected the Council will adopt a resolution approving the funding plan for the City's HHSG program (as well as Youth and Civic Arts funding through the Community Grant program) for FY 2024/25. A finalized statement of