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Report regarding holding a public hearing on the Program Year 2021-22 Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report for the Community Development Block Grant Program and adopting a resolution approving the Program Year 2021-22 Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report (CAPER) and authorizing its submittal to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (Heather Ruiz, Management Analyst II)
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RECOMMENDATION
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Staff recommends that the City Council hold a public hearing on the Program Year (PY) 2021-22 Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report (CAPER) for the City of South San Francisco’s Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program and adopt a resolution approving the PY 2021-22 CAPER and authorizing its submittal to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.
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BACKGROUND/DISCUSSION
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) requires jurisdictions that receive CDBG funds to submit a year-end CAPER. The CAPER describes how the City of South San Francisco (City) utilized its CDBG funds to address the City’s housing and community development needs. It further compares the City’s accomplishments to the goals the City set in the Program Year (PY) 2021-22 Annual Action Plan (AAP). The CAPER outlines the activities that were funded, the people that were served, and provides a comprehensive accounting of all CDBG funds allocated, expended, and/or reprogrammed during PY 2021-22.
Pursuant to the CDBG regulations, the City must provide a 15-day public comment period and hold a public hearing on the CAPER, prior to submitting it to HUD. A public notice relating to the availability of the draft CAPER was advertised in the San Mateo Daily Journal and posted on the City’s Facebook page and website on August 31, 2022. The report was made available at the City’s Economic & Community Development Department offices, the City’s public libraries, and on the City’s website. Any comments received during the comment period or at the public hearing will be incorporated into the CAPER.
In PY 2021-22, the City spent $996,234 in CDBG and CDBG-CV funding and $14,842 in HOME administrative funding received from the San Mateo County HOME Consortium. The City used these CDBG funds to support a number of programs including public services, home repair programs, and public improvements. Specifically:
• 495 individuals were served through the City’s public service programs, which provided foster youth services, youth mentoring services, rape trauma services, and senior services.
• 175 either experiencing homelessness or at risk of homelessness were served through housing and homeless services providers.
• 14 persons received comprehensive fair housing services, including case investigations, consultations, and referrals through the City’s fair housing program.
• 23 households were served through the City’s housing rehabilitation programs through organizations like Rebuilding Together Peninsula, El Concilio of San Mateo County, and Center for Independence of Individuals with Disabilities.
• 11 small businesses were assisted with forgivable loans and grants through the Economic Development Assistance Program for Small Businesses.
• 400 households received free laptops through the Technology Access Program
• 131 households received free air purifiers through the Clean Air @ Home Program
Additionally, CDBG funds went toward two Downtown Breezeway Improvements Projects, located at 356 Grand and between 321 and 329 Grand, respectively, the Avalon Park Pathways Improvements Project, and the Linden Avenue WiFi Expansion Project.
FISCAL IMPACT
Holding this Public Hearing has no fiscal impact on the General Fund. Further, the incorporation of the CDBG funding reduces spending from the City’s General Fund towards programs such as public services, minor home repair, and public improvement projects.
RELATIONSHIP TO STRATEGIC PLAN
The CDBG Program addresses the following Strategic Plan areas:
• Strategic Plan Priority #2 Quality of Life
• Initiative 2.3 - Promote a balanced mix of housing options in South San Francisco
• Priority Area 3 Financial Stability
• Priority Area 6 Community Connections
CONCLUSION
Staff recommends that the City Council hold a public hearing to hear public comments on the PY 2021-22 CAPER and adopt a resolution approving the PY 2021-22 CAPER and authorizing its submittal to HUD.
Attachments:
1. CAPER Presentation