Camarillo City Council
AGENDA REPORT
Date: September 11, 2024
To: Honorable Mayor and City Councilmembers
From: Greg Ramirez, City Manager
Submitted by: David Sanchez, Community Development Director Subject: Fiscal Year 2023/24 CAPER
BACKGROUND
Each year the City receives an allocation of Community Block Grant (CDBG) Entitlement funds. Receipt of these funds requires several documents to be submitted to the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) each year; a five-year Regional Consolidated Plan, a one-year Annual Action Plan which is submitted prior to the start of each program year, and a Consolidated Annual Progress and Evaluation Report (CAPER) which is submitted each September for the prior year.
DISCUSSION
The CAPER is an annual end-of-year financial and accomplishments report. It provides the status and accomplishments of each program included in the adopted FY 2023/24 Action Plan, and a general assessment of activities undertaken during the year to address priorities, goals, and objectives identified in the FY 2020/24 Regional Consolidated Plan.
Under the Federal Register Notice (FR-6218-N-1), the City must submit the CAPER within 90 days after the close of the program year on June 30, 2024. The draft CAPER has been prepared and is ready for submittal.
In addition to the annual CDBG Entitlement funds the City was allocated a total of $576,453 in CARES Act (CDBG-CV funds) to address the community impact of the Coronavirus Pandemic. These funds were made part of the FY 2020/21 Annual Action Plan. Because the CDBG-CV funds have different timelines than the Entitlement funds, some of the CDBG-CV programs remain on-going. Therefore, the FY 2023/24 CAPER narrative addresses accomplishments and funds expended to-date for the CDBG-CV funds as well as the accomplishments and funds expended to-date for the FY 2023/24 CDBG Entitlement funds.
In accordance with HUD regulations, the City of Camarillo prepared the CAPER for a mandatory minimum 15-day public review period from August 24 to September 11, 2024.
The CAPER was made available to the public at the City Hall, the Camarillo Public Library, and on the CDBG page of the City’s website. The public notice of availability of
FY 2023/24 CAPER
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the CAPER was published in the Camarillo Acorn on August 24, 2024. After the 15-day public review period, the CAPER can be submitted to HUD.
Table 1 identifies all CDBG Entitlement funding available during FY 2023/24, including the FY 2023/24 annual allocation, program income, and unexpended funds that rolled over from previous years.
TABLE 1 - FY 2023/24 AVAILABLE CDBG FUNDING
Funding source Amount
FY 2023/24 allocation from HUD $332,793
Program Income $25,000
Prior Year Unallocated Funds $143,083
TOTAL $500,876
Table 2 lists the type of CDBG-funded programs, funding allocations, expenditures, and beneficiaries for FY 2023/24.
TABLE 2 - FY 2023/24 PROGRAMS, BENEFICIARIES,
ALLOCATIONS, AND EXPENDITURES
PUBLIC SERVICES PROGRAMS
Benefit
Total
Beneficiaries
FY 2023/24
Allocation
FY 2023/24
Expenditures
Percent
Expended
Homeless 11 $17,566 $17,566 100%
Seniors 57 $8,783 $8,783 100%
Families 168 $23,566 $22,352 95%
Subtotal 236 $49,915 $48,701 98%
HOUSING PROGRAMS
Benefit
Total
Beneficiaries
FY 2023/24
Allocation
FY 2023/24
Expenditures
Percent
Expended
Families 3 $384,402 $365,893 95%
Subtotal 3 $384,402 $365,893 95%
FY 2023/24 CAPER
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FAIR HOUSING AND ADMINISTRATION
Benefit
Total
Beneficiaries
FY 2023/24
Allocation
FY 2023/24
Expenditures
Percent
Expended
Fair Housing 55 $9,065 $9,065 100%
Administration - $57,494 $44,809 78%
Subtotal 55 $66,559 $53,874 81%
Grand Total 294 $500,876 $468,468 94%
As shown in the table above, the public service agencies expended $48,701 of the $49,915 total funding allocation (98 percent) and assisted 236 Camarillo residents.
Housing programs expended $365,893 of the $384,402 in available funding (95 percent) and assisted three families. Fair Housing, which is part of the City’s Administration funding, assisted 55 families and expended 100 percent of the funds allocated.
Additional details on the FY 2023/24 CDBG program accomplishments are contained in the attached CAPER.
FISCAL IMPACT
There is no budget impact as a result of this action.
CEQA DETERMINATIONS
Not applicable.
RECOMMENDATION
1. Authorize staff to submit the FY 2023/24 CAPER to HUD.
ATTACHMENTS
1. FY 2023-24 CAPER
2. Notice of Public Hearing and Notice of Availability
REFERENCE MATERIALS – AVAILABLE FOR REVIEW AT CITY HALL None