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THE CITY OF 11 a <br /> - —•• °°° �� �'"` CITY COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT <br /> pLEASANTONL <br /> May 21, 2019 <br /> City Manager <br /> TITLE: APPROVE THE ALLOCATION OF HOUSING AND HUMAN SERVICES <br /> GRANT (HHSG) AND COMMUNITY GRANT PROGRAM FUNDS FOR THE <br /> FISCAL YEAR 2019 GRANT FUNDING CYCLE (CITY FY 2019/20) <br /> SUMMARY <br /> The FY 2019/20 Housing and Human Services Grant (HHSG) program received twenty- <br /> seven (27) applications for funding from a wide range of agencies serving a variety of <br /> community needs. The HHSG program distributes funding from the federal Community <br /> Development Block Grant (CDBG) and HOME Investment Partnership Program <br /> (HOME) programs, City's Lower Income Housing Funds (LIHF), and City General <br /> Funds. The Community Grant (CG) program received thirteen (13) applications serving <br /> the arts/culture and youth categories. This report summarizes the applications that <br /> were received for the HHSG and CG programs and provides a funding recommendation <br /> from the respective program advisory Commissions and Staff to allocate funds for the <br /> fiscal year beginning July 1, 2019. <br /> RECOMMENDATION <br /> 1. As recommended by the Human Services and Housing Commissions, allocate <br /> $820,819 in HHSG funds as listed in Table A of the draft Resolution. <br /> 2. As recommended by the Civic Arts and Youth Commissions, allocate $69,500 in CG <br /> funds as listed in Table B of the draft Resolution. <br /> 3. Adopt the attached draft Resolution approving the allocation of HHSG and CG funds <br /> for FY 2019/20 (as listed in Tables A and B of that attachment) and authorize the <br /> City Manager to enter into contracts with sub-recipients and take all other actions <br /> necessary to carry out the HHSG and CG programs for FY 2019/20. <br /> FINANCIAL STATEMENT <br /> As summarized in Table 1, if approved as recommended, the City Council would <br /> allocate through the HHSG program: $317,784 in federal CDBG funds; $102,452 in <br /> federal HOME funds; $184,695 in City LIHF funds; and $215,888 from the City's <br /> General Fund. <br /> In addition, $69,500 from the General Fund is recommended for allocation through the <br /> CG program for arts/culture and youth projects. The total recommended allocation from <br /> the General Fund for human services and arts/culture and youth programs is $285,388. <br />