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AN N O T AT E D AG E N D A
S P E CI AL M E E TI NG O F T HE
B E R K E LE Y CI T Y C O U N CIL
Tuesday, May 7, 2024
4:15 PM
SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD ROOM - 1231 ADDISON STREET, BERKELEY, CA 94702 TELECONFERENCE LOCATION - 1404 LE ROY AVE, BERKELEY 94708
JESSE ARREGUIN, MAYOR
Councilmembers:
DISTRICT 1 – RASHI KESARWANI DISTRICT 5 – SOPHIE HAHN
DISTRICT 2 – TERRY TAPLIN DISTRICT 6 – SUSAN WENGRAF
DISTRICT 3 – BEN BARTLETT DISTRICT 7 – CECILIA LUNAPARRA DISTRICT 4 – VACANT DISTRICT 8 – MARK HUMBERT
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Preliminary Matters
Roll Call: 4:15 p.m.
Present: Taplin, Hahn, Wengraf, Lunaparra, Humbert, Arreguin
Absent: Kesarwani, Bartlett
Councilmember Kesarwani present at 4:19 p.m.
Councilmember Bartlett present at 4:24 p.m.
Action Calendar – Public Hearings
1. Submission of the PY 2024 (FY 2025) Annual Action Plan Containing Allocations of Federal Funds to Community Agencies and Recommendations of Other Local and State Funding to Community Agencies for FY 2025 - 2028 From: City Manager
Recommendation: Conduct a public hearing on the federal Program Year (PY) 2024, City Fiscal Year (FY) 2025, Annual Action Plan (AAP) for federal Housing and Urban Development Department (HUD) funds, including the allocation of federal funding for community agencies, and upon conclusion, adopt a Resolution:
1. Approving proposed funding allocations under the PY 2024 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG), Home Investment Partnerships Program (HOME), and HOME American Rescue Plan Program (ARP); and
2. Authorizing the City Manager or her designee to execute resultant agreements and amendments with community agencies for the above-mentioned funds; and
3. Allocating 10% of the PY24 HOME funds for HOME program administration, up to 5% to support Community Housing Development Organization (CHDO) operations, and the remaining (approximately 85%) of the PY 2024 HOME funds to the Housing Trust Fund; and
4. Allocating 20% of the PY 2024 CDBG funds to Planning and Administration, up to
17.83% for public services, and the remaining to be distributed to Housing Services and Public Facility Improvements as outlined in Exhibit A with the Public Facility Improvements being a flexible line item should the HUD allocation, program income, or earlier unused funds, be more or less than estimated; and
5. Allocating the allowable 7.5% of the PY 2024 ESG to Administration, $6,676 to the Homeless Management Information System (HMIS) system, up to the allowable 60% to emergency shelter/street outreach, and the remaining amount to Rapid Rehousing as outlined in Exhibit A; and
6. Authorizing staff to finalize the PY 2024 Annual Action Plan for submission to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, including the planned expenditures of HUD funds, required HUD application forms and certifications, and all other HUD-required information; and
7. Authorizing the City Manager or her designee to execute and submit all documents necessary to receive the City’s entitlement grants under the CDBG, ESG, and HOME Programs; and
8. Authorizing Health, Housing, and Community Services (HHCS) staff to work with Action Calendar – Public Hearings
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the Alameda County to allocate Berkeley’s Homeless Housing Assistance and Prevention (HHAP) funds.
Financial Implications: See report
Contact: Tanya Bustamante, Health, Housing, and Community Services, (510) 981- 5400
Public Testimony: The Mayor opened the public hearing. 28 speakers.
M/S/C (Arreguin/Taplin) to close the public hearing.
Vote: Ayes – Kesarwani, Taplin, Bartlett, Hahn, Lunaparra, Humbert, Arreguin; Noes – None; Abstain – None; Absent – Wengraf.
Action: M/S/C (Arreguin/Hahn) to adopt Resolution No. 71,278–N.S.
Vote: All Ayes.
Adjournment
Action: M/S/C (Arreguin/Hahn) to adjourn the meeting.
Vote: All Ayes.
Adjourned at 6:11 p.m.
Communications
• None
Supplemental Communications and Reports 1
• None
Supplemental Communications and Reports 2
• None
Supplemental Communications and Reports 3
Item #1: Submission of the PY 2024 (FY 2025) Annual Action Plan Containing Allocations of Federal Funds to Community Agencies and Recommendations of Other Local and State Funding to Community Agencies for FY 2025 – 2028
1. Presentation, submitted by Health, Housing and Community Services