COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT
(CDBG)
FY 2025-2026 CONSOLIDATED ANNUAL
PERFORMANCE EVALUATION REPORT (CAPER)
Third Year of the 2022-2027 Consolidated Plan
Housing Services Department
1525 Webster Street, Suite B
Fairfield, CA 94533-4883
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OMB Control No: 2506-0117 (exp. 09/30/2021)
CR-05 - Goals and Outcomes
Progress the jurisdiction has made in carrying out its strategic plan and its action plan. 91.520(a) This could be an overview that includes major initiatives and highlights that were proposed and executed throughout the program year.
Fiscal Year 2025-2026 was the fourth year of the 2022-2027 Consolidated Plan. The City of Fairfield received $847,959 in Entitlement funding to address the needs and priorities described in the Consolidated Plan. The City also used unallocated prior-year funds to address the needs of the Strategic Plan. The City spent $892,786.98 to address the needs of the Strategic Plan.
Comparison of the proposed versus actual outcomes for each outcome measure submitted with the consolidated plan and explain, if applicable, why progress was not made toward meeting goals and objectives. 91.520(g) Categories, priority levels, funding sources and amounts, outcomes/objectives, goal outcome indicators, units of measure, targets, actual outcomes/outputs, and percentage completed for each of the grantee’s program year goals.
Goal Category Source /
Amount
Indicator Unit of
Measure
Expected
–
Strategic
Plan
Actual –
Strategic
Plan
Percent
Complete
Expected
–
Program
Year
Actual –
Program
Year
Percent
Complete
Administration Administration CDBG:
$184,595.40 Other Other 5 4
80.00% 1 1
100.00%
Affordable
Housing
Affordable
Housing
CDBG: $0 Rental units
rehabilitated
Household
Housing
Unit
50 0
0.00% 10 0
0.00%
Affordable
Housing
Affordable
Housing
CDBG:
$152,215.04
Homeowner
Housing
Rehabilitated
Household
Housing
Unit
10 5
50.00% 10 5
50.00%
Economic
Development
Non-Housing
Community
Development
CDBG: $0 Businesses
assisted
Businesses
Assisted
1 0
0.00%
0 0 0.00%
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Fair Housing
Non-Housing
Community
Development
CDBG: $0
Public service
activities other
than
Low/Moderate
Income Housing
Benefit
Persons
Assisted 200 75
37.50%
0 0 0.00%
Fair Housing
Non-Housing
Community
Development
CDBG: $0
Public service
activities for
Low/Moderate
Income Housing
Benefit
Households
Assisted
50 82 164.00% 50 82
164.00%
Homeless
Prevention Homeless CDBG: $0
Tenant-based
rental assistance
/ Rapid
Rehousing
Households
Assisted 20 3
15.00%
0 0 0.00%
Homeless
Prevention Homeless CDBG: $0 Homelessness
Prevention
Persons
Assisted 150 37
0.00% 0 0 24.67%
Homeless
Services
Homeless CDBG: $0
Homeless Person
Overnight
Shelter
Persons
Assisted 600 109
0.00%
0 0 18.17%
Public Facilities
and
Infrastructure
Community
Development
CDBG:
$430,885.83
Public Facility or
Infrastructure
Activities other
than
Low/Moderate
Income Housing
Benefit
Persons
Assisted
5000 16124
322.48%
5000 2500
50.00%
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Special Needs
Populations
Non-Homeless
Special Needs
Non-Housing
Community
Development
CDBG:
$80,090.71
Public service
activities other
than
Low/Moderate
Income Housing
Benefit
Persons
Assisted 350 8945
2,555.71%
2037 1091
53.6%
Youth
Non-Housing
Community
Development
CDBG:
$45,000
Public service
activities other
than
Low/Moderate
Income Housing
Benefit
Persons
Assisted 300 1266
422.00%
156 235
150.64%
Table 1 - Accomplishments – Program Year & Strategic Plan to Date
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OMB Control No: 2506-0117 (exp. 09/30/2021)
Assess how the jurisdiction’s use of funds, particularly CDBG, addresses the priorities and specific objectives identified in the plan, giving special attention to the highest priority activities identified.
The Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds were used to address the priorities and specific objectives identified in the FY 2022- 2027 Consolidated Plan. All funded activities meet at least one of the highest priority needs identified in the Consolidated Plan. The City has made progress in meeting the goals and objectives of the Five-Year Consolidated Plan. During FY 2025-2026, CDBG-funded public service projects provide a wide range of social services to more than 1,300 low-income households, including the Fairfield community's homeless, seniors, and youth.
SENIORS/ SPECIAL POPULATIONS
Meals On Wheels Solano County
Meals on Wheels Elder Nutrition Program provides nutritious meals daily to reduce senior meal nutrition and food insecurity and promote senior independence and socialization through human connection. Through the Home-Delivered Meals Program, older adults received nutritious meals that supported their health, reduced food insecurity, and enabled them to remain safely and independently in their own homes. Regular wellness checks and friendly social interaction from staff and volunteers also helped reduce social isolation while providing an added layer of safety for vulnerable seniors. In addition to daily meal delivery, the Meals+ Program provided supplemental groceries, including shelf-stable foods and fresh produce, to Fairfield seniors to improve access to nutritious food beyond their delivered meals. Through these combined efforts, the organization continues to improve food security, support healthy aging, and help Fairfield seniors maintain their independence and quality of life.
Funded: $ 54,44.85 Expended: $ 54,443.85
Goal: 300 people Served: 777 (Significantly exceeded goal)
Empowered Aging
Empowered Aging is an ombudsman service. This program serves older and disabled adults and their families by protecting the rights of those living in long-term care, most over 65 and ~30% low-income. Most clients served have disabilities and impairments requiring care and assistance with at least three activities of daily living; more than half experience the effects of dementia and two additional co-occurring conditions such as diabetes, heart disease, mental illness, etc.
Funded: $ 12,750 Expended: $ 12,743.66
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OMB Control No: 2506-0117 (exp. 09/30/2021)
Goal: 1,700 people Served: 283
Lions Center for the Visually Impaired
Provides virtual and in-home independent living skills instruction and training to blind and visually impaired adults so they will maintain their independence and avoid institutionalization. The goal of services is to preserve functional eyesight and prevent further vision loss, foster independence and safety for visually impaired seniors and improve their quality of life. Continuous efforts to increase awareness about free services to seniors with vision loss. Is a continued priority.
Funded: $ 15,000 Expended: $ 12,903.20
Goal: 37 people Served: 31
YOUTH
Leaven Kids
Provides educational support, tutoring, and mentoring that empower and uplift students, primarily serving low-income individuals and families. The program offers daily, holistic support to children across key developmental areas. Academically, it includes structured lesson plans in Math, Language, Reading Comprehension, and Written Communication to strengthen core skills and improve academic performance. Beyond academics, students participate health and nutrition education, physical activity, and creative and social-emotional learning opportunities designed to support the whole child. Enrichment activities such as STEAM initiatives, Social-Emotional Learning, and Creative Arts are also included. Activities like painting, music, storytelling, and performance foster imagination, build confidence, and encourage self-expression, supporting both cognitive development and personal growth. Through this comprehensive approach, Leaven Kids helps equip youth with the skills, resilience, and confidence needed to succeed in school and beyond.
Funded: $ 15,000 Expended: $15,000
Goal: 100 people Served: 173 (Significantly exceeded goal) City of Fairfield Parks and Recreation Department
The Fairfield Parks and Recreation Department Youth Scholarship program addresses the need for youth recreational activities for low-income families in the Fairfield community by enabling youth of low-income families to participate in Fairfield Parks and Recreation department’s fee-based recreation programs and events. Scholarships cover 25-100% of registration fees, based on household income. Funded activities included youth sports, aquatic programs, preschool, instructional classes, camps, and DRAFT
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recreational enrichment activities. These programs promoted physical activity, social development, skill-building, and personal growth while providing safe, structured environments where children could learn, build confidence, and develop meaningful relationships. The program continues to demonstrate effective use of CDBG funding by promoting equitable access, supporting healthy youth development, and enhancing community engagement for Fairfield's most underserved families.
Funded: $ 30,000 Expended: $ 30,000
Goal: 56 Youth Served: 62 Youth (Exceeded goal)
Public Infrastructure/Public Facilities
City of Fairfield Public Works
The ADA Access Phase 2 Project is designed to improve accessibility and mobility for all residents by installing new wheelchair- accessible curb ramps at various key locations throughout the City. This critical infrastructure initiative focuses on enhancing compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and eliminating physical barriers that hinder the safe movement of individuals with disabilities. The project will primarily target areas within low- to moderate-income neighborhoods, where access to essential pedestrian infrastructure has historically been limited. By prioritizing these communities, the City aims to ensure that all residents, regardless of physical ability or economic status, can navigate public sidewalks safely and independently.
Funded: $ 134,805.32 Expended: $132,765.33
City of Fairfield Public Works
The Lee Bell Park Bathroom Project will meet the need for public restroom facilities on-site. Lee Bell Park has amenities which attract more park activities and can host large numbers of people such as the softball games being routinely hosted at the ball field.
A restroom facility is proposed to accommodate park users. Work requires, design, construction and installation. This is a multi-year project that is currently in the design phase. The project is scheduled to be completed by May 2027.
Funded: $701,173.35 Expended: $298,120.50 ( This project takes place over a span of 3 fiscal years.)
Housing Rehabilitation
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OMB Control No: 2506-0117 (exp. 09/30/2021)
The Housing Rehabilitation Program provides grants and deferred or low-interest loans to income-eligible households that need home repairs. The program allocates funding to improve and maintain the housing stock, remove architectural barriers, and reduce blighted conditions in low-income neighborhoods. This past fiscal year, 5 CDBG Housing Rehabilitation Grants were issued to serve low-income residents. Although no loans were issued, applications are being reviewed and processed to assist various households while fully preparing to reactivate the Housing Rehabilitation Program.
Funded: $500,000 Expended: $ 152,215.04
Administration of the CDBG Program
FY 2025-2026, funds are allotted for the administration of the CDBG program to ensure that community needs and key objectives of the CDBG program are achieved.
Expended: $ 184,595.40
Total expended for all CDBG Entitlement programs: $ 892,786.98
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CR-10 - Racial and Ethnic composition of families assisted Describe the families assisted (including the racial and ethnic status of families assisted).
91.520(a)
CDBG
White 737
Black or African American 301
Asian 93
American Indian or American Native 18
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 10
Total 1159
Hispanic 295
Not Hispanic 1035
Table 2 – Table of assistance to racial and ethnic populations by source of funds Narrative
The City of Fairfield promotes activities and actions that do not violate any applicable Federal anti-discrimination laws, including Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The City works with its subrecipients to ensure that services are made available to all demographics, targeting low- moderate income residents. This table does not show all the races served using the CDBG grant funds. A total of 1330 individuals are served with CDBG funding during the fiscal year. The chart above does not represent all the races served. One hundred and seventy-one (171) individuals identified their race as other and, are omitted in this chart. All ethnicity’s claimed are included in the table.
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OMB Control No: 2506-0117 (exp. 09/30/2021)
CR-15 - Resources and Investments 91.520(a)
Identify the resources made available
Source of Funds Source Resources Made
Available
Amount Expended
During Program Year
CDBG public - federal 1,228,127 892,786.98
Table 3 - Resources Made Available
Narrative
Identify the geographic distribution and location of investments Target Area Planned
Percentage of
Allocation
Actual
Percentage of
Allocation
Narrative Description
City of Fairfield 100 100 Citywide Service Area
LOW/MODERATE INCOME
CENSUS TRACTS 65 65
Public Infrastrcture funding used
in the Low/Mod Census tracts
Table 4 – Identify the geographic distribution and location of investments
Narrative
The City of Fairfield is committed to utilizing federal funding to support low-moderate-income residents. While CDBG resources are available throughout the city, the public infrastructure projects were isolated to the Low/Moderate income census tracts to support the advancement of those communities.
The FY 2025-2026 Annual Action Plan allocated all the available resources the city had. This included the annual entitlement allocation as well as the prior year’s income. Prior Year income includes both Housing and Economic Development Revolving Loan fund programs. The funds were used to address the city’s high-priority needs. $46,550 in Low Mod Income Housing Affordability Fund (LMIHAF) funds were used to provide Fair Housing Services to the Fairfield Community.
During FY 2025–2026, the City of Fairfield allocated CDBG funds to housing rehabilitation and public facilities activities that contributed to lower-than-anticipated expenditures for the program year.
The City allocated $474,655 in CDBG funds for a multifamily housing rehabilitation project at Orchard Crossing. Following the allocation, the property owner elected not to move forward with the use of CDBG funds for the project. As a result, those funds were not expended during FY 2025–2026 and will be reprogrammed in a subsequent program year.
Additionally, the Lee Bell Bathroom Accessibility Project is a multiyear public facilities and infrastructure project administered in partnership with the City's Public Works Department, for DRAFT
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which $551,173.35 in CDBG funds was allocated in FY 2025–2026. The project is currently in Phase 2, with construction actively underway. Due to the phased nature of the project, expenditures are drawn incrementally as construction milestones are reached. The project is on schedule and slated for completion in 2027. Remaining funds will continue to be expended in the subsequent program year consistent with the project timeline.
Taken together, the Orchard Crossing withdrawal and the multiyear draw schedule for the Lee Bell Bathroom Accessibility Project account for the gap between funds made available and funds expended during FY 2025–2026. The City remains committed to full and timely expenditure of all CDBG resources and will continue to monitor project progress to ensure compliance with HUD timeliness requirements.
Leveraging
Explain how federal funds leveraged additional resources (private, state and local funds), including a description of how matching requirements were satisfied, as well as how any publicly owned land or property located within the jurisdiction that were used to address the needs identified in the plan.
• Vista Ridge: The Vista Ridge Project demonstrates the City of Fairfield's ability to leverage multiple funding sources to maximize affordable housing impact. The City was awarded $21,535,540 in Homekey+ Program funds from the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) to support the acquisition and rehabilitation of an existing 100-room, three-story hotel to be converted into 51 units of permanent supportive housing comprised of 50 residential units plus one manager's unit, with onsite supportive services.
In addition, the City committed $1,000,000 from the Local Housing Trust Fund (LHTF) and $535,541 from the Prohousing Incentive Program (PIP) to further support the project. To ensure long-term affordability, the City will enter into a 20-year contract with the developer that includes 50 Project Based Vouchers, providing ongoing housing subsidies for a minimum of 20 years. In total, the Vista Ridge Project leverages approximately $23,071,081 in combined federal, state, and local funding to deliver permanent supportive housing for individuals experiencing homelessness.
• Ohio Street Homeless Shelter: The City owns the property where Ohio St. Shelter is operated. CDBG and other local funds were used to rehabilitate the property. The city supports the shelter’s operations through CDBG and the TBRA program. Currently, the property is being leased to the Shelter operator. The Operator uses CDBG funds to leverage other funds to operate the homeless shelter and has served multiple homeless Fairfield residents.
• Tabor Commons: The developer for Tabor Commons used CDBG funds to acquire the property from a private owner. The developer is working with the city to leverage $2 million in local City funds and 25 Project-Based Vouchers (PBVs) to develop 67 affordable housing units. The city has committed funds from the Local Housing Trust Fund and committed 20 Project-Based Voucher for this project.
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• Parkside Flats The City completed negotiations with a developer to develop 168 affordable housing units. The construction was completed in January 2026 and leasing began in February 20206. This 168 apartment complex expands Fairfield’s affordable housing opportunities for low-moderate income families.
• Fair Housing-The city utilizes local funds to support Fair Housing Services and Training for the residents, owners and staff of the City of Fairfield. The City supported Fair Housing Advocates of Northern California with $46,550 to provide Fair Housing training for owners and staff, training for First time Home Buyers as well as fair housing services to more than 50 Fairfield residents.
• Tenant Based Rental Assistance (TBRA)-The City receives HOME funds from California Housing and Community Development Department(HCD). With these funds, the city has created a TBRA Program to support the homeless and at-risk homeless individuals with rental assistance for a period of up to 24 months. The rental assistance is coupled with wrap-around supportive services, which is supported by the city’s community partners.
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CR-20 - Affordable Housing 91.520(b)
Evaluation of the jurisdiction's progress in providing affordable housing, including the number and types of families served, the number of extremely low-income, low-income, moderate-income, and middle-income persons served.
One-Year Goal Actual
Number of Homeless households to be
provided affordable housing units 0 0
Number of Non-Homeless households to be
provided affordable housing units 10 5
Number of Special-Needs households to be
provided affordable housing units 0 0
Total 10 5
Table 5 – Number of Households
One-Year Goal Actual
Number of households supported through
Rental Assistance 0 0
Number of households supported through
The Production of New Units 0 0
Number of households supported through
Rehab of Existing Units 10 5
Number of households supported through
Acquisition of Existing Units 0 0
Total 10 5
Table 6 – Number of Households Supported
Discuss the difference between goals and outcomes and problems encountered in meeting these goals.
Due to a delay in the city’s Housing Rehab program and an increase in project scope, the City couldn’t assist as many homeowners with rehabilitation as anticipated. During the fiscal year, the city has made great efforts to advertise the rehabilitation program further. While the city didn’t help as many homeowners as anticipated during the fiscal year, the community has shown great interest in the program, with many applicants on the waiting list. Additional projects are in the pipeline and applications continued to be reviewed for eligibility. The City anticipates more applications than the funding will allow in the upcoming fiscal year.
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Discuss how these outcomes will impact future annual action plans.
The City anticipates that in future annual action plans, there will be more applicants than the city has funding for. Therefore, we will closely monitor the application and funding process.
Continual advertisement of the rehabilitation program will continue to be a focus for the city’s most vulnerable homeowners.
Include the number of extremely low-income, low-income, and moderate-income persons served by each activity where information on income by family size is required to determine the eligibility of the activity.
Number of Households Served CDBG Actual HOME Actual
Extremely Low-income 3 0
Low-income 2 0
Moderate-income 0 0
Total 5 0
Table 7 – Number of Households Served
Narrative Information
During the year, the City supported five low-moderate income households with housing rehabilitation for their units. The City is deeply committed to addressing the identified needs in the 2022-27 consolidated plan as much as possible. Housing rehabilitation allows the city to preserve existing housing for low-moderate-income households, preventing homelessness. In addition to preserving the existing housing, the City continues to work with developers to provide affordable housing to the City’s most vulnerable population.
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CR-25 - Homeless and Other Special Needs 91.220(d, e); 91.320(d, e); 91.520(c) Evaluate the jurisdiction’s progress in meeting its specific objectives for reducing and ending homelessness through:
Reaching out to homeless persons (especially unsheltered persons) and assessing their individual needs
The City of Fairfield Homeless Services Division, Police Department’s Homeless Intervention Team (HIT), and city sponsored non-profit provider street outreach team conducts regional outreach efforts in partnership with area law enforcement, social services, mental health, healthcare, libraries, faith based-organizations, shelter services, animal care, housing providers, and crisis intervention teams to reach those who are unsheltered and connect them to resources. The contract with the local service provider provides two full-time street outreach workers who work directly with those residing on the streets within the City of Fairfield.
The Homeless Services Division, HIT and the city funded service provider outreach team assist those who are unhoused to connect to emergency shelter beds funded by the City of Fairfield, housing resources, and other services needed to overcome their unhoused situation. The HIT team and service provider outreach team respond not only to concerns reported from the community but proactively connects to those who are unsheltered in the community and offer available resources.
Additionally, the Homeless Services Division conducts centralized provider events that bring resources to the community in a centralized location several times a year. Services brought together include mobile showers, food, clothing, medical, behavioral health, and dental services, legal, substance abuse support, veteran services, haircuts and shaves, pet care, linkages to housing and other social services. The annual community resource fairs bring 40+ providers to one site reaching over 100 unhoused or at-risk individuals.
Lastly, the Homeless Services Manager has led regional efforts in assessing, coordinating, and improving outreach services not only in the City of Fairfield but across Solano County. The efforts have especially looked at disparities in the rates of those who are unhoused in the community and those receiving services.
Addressing the emergency shelter and transitional housing needs of homeless persons The City of Fairfield Homeless Services Division oversees contracts with two year-round emergency shelter and one winter shelter located within the City of Fairfield. The City of Fairfield provides operational funds and results of investment accountability with the partner non-profit agencies that supported on average 26 beds a night across the three year-round DRAFT
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shelters and up to 10 beds for the winter shelter. The winter shelter is run by a faith-based provider and was opened every night from November 1, 2025 through March 31, 2026, providing consistency for those without shelter in the winter months rather than only opening during inclement weather.
There was an 81% success rate in exits to positive housing outcomes from the year-round emergency shelters. Additionally, the winter shelter was able to assist nine individuals in moving into permanent or temporary housing.
Helping low-income individuals and families avoid becoming homeless, especially extremely low-income individuals and families and those who are: likely to become homeless after being discharged from publicly funded institutions and systems of care (such as health care facilities, mental health facilities, foster care and other youth facilities, and corrections programs and institutions); and, receiving assistance from public or private agencies that address housing, health, social services, employment, education, or youth needs The Homeless Services Manager sits on the Board for Solano County’s Continuum of Care, Housing First Solano, providing expertise and advocacy for the best use of funds coming into the county to address houselessness and those at-risk including prevention assistance. The Homeless Services Division assists probation, local health systems, and behavioral health in accessing the shelter beds or other housing solutions. The Homeless Services Division contributes finically and works in partnership with Resource Connect Solano, Family Justice Center, and the Family Resource Center to connect households with prevention and rehousing assistance to address their unique needs.
Lastly, through the Homeward Bound program the HIT team assists those discharged from institutional facilities located within the city receive transportation back to their support systems with housing solutions and avoid being displaced into houselessness.
Helping homeless persons (especially chronically homeless individuals and families, families with children, veterans and their families, and unaccompanied youth) make the transition to permanent housing and independent living, including shortening the period of time that individuals and families experience homelessness, facilitating access for homeless individuals and families to affordable housing units, and preventing individuals and families who were recently homeless from becoming homeless again
The Homeless Services Manager sits on the Board for Solano County’s Continuum of Care, Housing First Solano, and is the Co-Chair of the Technical Advisory Board for the CAPSolano Joint Powers Authority, providing expertise, advocacy, and best practices in addressing houselessness and those at-risk including prevention assistance. As a board officer, the Homeless Services Manager has worked closely with service partners to improve the quality of DRAFT
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outcomes and to shorten the length of time unhoused. The county has made efforts to improve system performance measures by increasing accountability, better coordination of services, monitoring of progress across the continuum, and working towards improving systems to decrease length of time it takes to access services, transition out of the systems of case and into permanent and stable housing solution and tracking the rates of returning to houselessness within the county.
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CR-30 - Public Housing 91.220(h); 91.320(j)
Actions taken to address the needs of public housing
The City of Fairfield ensures that all the Public Services resources are made available to participants in our Housing programs. While the City conducted a needs assessment in early 2022, the needs and desires of the city's low-moderate-income individuals were assessed. This included the needs of the Housing Choice Voucher Program participants. Therefore, the City can address the needs of the community all around.
Actions taken to encourage public housing residents to become more involved in management and participate in homeownership
The Public Housing Authority and the City’s Housing Services Department work collaboratively to ensure that housing resources and information are accessible to all members of the community. Materials related to homeownership programs are readily available at the Housing Authority's informational kiosk.
The City hosted a free homeownership workshop in partnership with Fair Housing Advocates of Northern California during this fiscal year. Every effort was made to ensure that all Public Housing Authority participants were informed of and had the opportunity to attend this and any other workshop hosted by partner organizations or neighboring jurisdictions.
Actions taken to provide assistance to troubled PHAs
The City of Fairfield is not a troubled PHA therefore there are no actions to take.
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CR-35 - Other Actions 91.220(j)-(k); 91.320(i)-(j)
Actions taken to remove or ameliorate the negative effects of public policies that serve as barriers to affordable housing such as land use controls, tax policies affecting land, zoning ordinances, building codes, fees and charges, growth limitations, and policies affecting the return on residential investment. 91.220 (j); 91.320 (i) The City of Fairfield reviews its policies, Zoning Ordinance, and development regulations continuously to reduce barriers to affordable housing. During the past five years, the City has adopted and continues to implement the following:
• 2023-31 Housing Element. The City continues to implement the Fairfield Housing Element, which was certified by the State of California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD). This Housing Element plans and zones for the Regional Housing Needs Allocation (RHNA) for the creation of 3,069 units of housing. Of these, 792 are to be affordable for households earning 0-30% of the Area Median Income (AMI), 464 to be affordable for households earning from 31-50% AMI, 539 to be affordable for households earning from 51-80% AMI, and 1,274 to be affordable for incomes higher than 80% AMI.
• Fairfield Train Station Specific Plan (FTSSP). The City continues to implement the FTSSP, a major new Transit-Oriented Community master plan (“Plan”)developed along with the new Capitol Corridor Train Station at the southeast corner of Peabody Road and Vanden Road. The Plan addresses the development of approximately 2,970 acres of land in northeastern Fairfield near the station (not in the NRSA). The Plan provides 1,050 dwelling units in a range of housing types, including condominiums, townhomes, and small lot single-family homes.
• Building and permit fee updates. The City conducted a nexus study to determine the costs for various services provided by the Building Division, which informs updates to its building and permit fee schedule. On April 7, 2026, the City Council approved the fee study, and the updates to the fee schedule went into effect on July 1, 2026. • ADU Ordinance. The City is working with HCD on an update to its ADU ordinance.
Updates will provide development standards aligned with state ADU regulations, and the City is also exploring additional standards to incentivize ADUs proposed with an affordability deed restriction. The ADU ordinance is expected to be reviewed by City Council late 2026.
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Actions taken to address obstacles to meeting underserved needs. 91.220(k); 91.320(j) The City has many underserved needs but has made good strides in meeting all those outlined in the Consolidated Plan and Action Plan in FY 2025-26, as outlined in this report. The City continued its work with local nonprofits and other agencies to facilitate activities and projects benefitting special-need populations, including people experiencing homelessness, seniors, and disabled people. Housing Rehabilitation and several new affordable housing projects are underway. The City continues to enhance the neighborhoods in low-moderate income census tracts to ensure that the residents of those communities have access to equal resources.
Actions taken to reduce lead-based paint hazards. 91.220(k); 91.320(j) Lead-based paint, commonly used in homes before its ban in 1978, poses significant health risks, particularly to children and pregnant women. When the paint peels and cracks, lead paint chips and dust can spread throughout indoor environments and be ingested or breathed in, increasing risk of lead poisoning. Residents living in older neighborhoods who cannot afford to renovate or repair their homes are especially at risk of exposure.
The City of Fairfield works with Solano County and the Fairfield Housing Authority to identify properties that may be at greatest risk for the presence of lead and raise awareness of funds available through the County’s Lead Paint Abatement Program .
The City of Fairfield Housing Rehabilitation, Loan and Grant program complies with Title 24 CFR Part 35. It has a lead-based paint policy and procedures that comply with HUD regulations, as well as a relocation plan. The City complies with Lead Hazard Assessment and Evaluation regulations and Lead Hazard Reduction, defined in Subpart R of the regulation. All documentation is retained in the project file. There were five homes during the fiscal year where a lead-based paint assessment was completed. 5 of the 5 units assessed were built before 1978. Those 5 units were exempt from lead-based paint remediation as no work was completed that disturbed lead-based paint.
Actions taken to reduce the number of poverty-level families. 91.220(k); 91.320(j) The City continues to create affordable housing opportunities reducing the rent burden for low- income renters. Through the Housing Choice Voucher Program, the City serves more than 700 families with rental subsidies, allowing families to pay 30% of their income towards the rent.
The City also recently pulled 84 families from its Housing Choice Voucherwaiting list and 316 families from its Project Based Voucher waiting lists to help additional families reduce their rent burden, reducing the number of families in poverty. In addition, the City held a First-Time Homebuyer workshop. This workshop was open to all Fairfield residents. They learned the benefits of home ownership. Doing so creates an opportunity for residents of all income levels DRAFT
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to prepare for the needs of homeownership, which creates additional housing opportunities.
Construction of the Parkside Flats affordable apartment community was completed with certificate of occupancies issued in 2026. The project will deliver 168 rental units exclusively for low-income households. The unit mix includes 36 one-bedroom/one-bath units (21.4%), 104 two-bedroom/two-bath units (61.9%), and 28 three-bedroom/two-bath units (16.6%).Tabor Commons, an affordable multifamily housing complex project, was approved by Planning Commission in 2025. The project will deliver 67 rental units to households with income levels ranging from 20% to 50% Area Medium Income (AMI). The unit mix includes 18 one-bedroom units (27%), 31 two-bedroom units (54%), and 18 3-bedroom units (27%).
Actions taken to develop institutional structure. 91.220(k); 91.320(j) The City is committed to improving coordinated, effective programs that improve access to affordable housing. During FY 2023-24, the City’s Housing Services Department worked closely with the Planning Department to apply for California’s ProHousing Designation. Being awarded this designation allows the City to be recognized as a jurisdiction that has created policies and ordinances that allow for affordable housing to be more streamlined, therefore increasing the opportunities for housing production. This also eliminated unnecessary regulatory impediments to the development of affordable housing.
Additionally, the City has enacted a process to conduct an inclusionary housing study. This study involves multiple departments and developers and will allow the City an opportunity to generate dedicated funding to support ongoing affordable housing development opportunities.
Actions taken to enhance coordination between public and private housing and social service agencies. 91.220(k); 91.320(j)
The City creates strategic partnerships to enhance the availability of resources and to leverage services provided to low- and moderate-income residents and neighborhoods. Annually the City and Fairfield Housing Authority sign a “Consistency with the Consolidated ”Plan’ document.
This document ensures that activities taken throughout the year are consistent with the strategic goals outlined in the Consolidated Plan.
Additionally, with the CDBG Program, the City can partner with public service agencies that bring services directly to the low-moderate income residents.
Housing Successor Agency. The Housing Authority of Fairfield serves as the Successor agency to the former Redevelopment Agency. As such, it administers all remaining assets and loan payoffs of the agency. An upcoming project with MidPen has been previously discussed. Some units may have Section 8 project-based or other types of subsidies attached and may have DRAFT
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accompanying supportive services.
CAP Solano JPA and CoC. Through homeless Continuum of Care funding, important supportive services can be paired with affordable housing to enhance housing success for chronically homeless residents, those with mental illnesses, and those with other disabilities.
As part of the City of Fairfield’s adopted Homeless Strategy, the City entered into a three-year Memorandum of Understanding with the County of Solano and all seven cities to expand and support the county-wide Coordinated Entry System, Resource Connect Solano. Through this MOU, Resource Connect Solano will be able to increase case management, hire a housing navigator, and create a landlord incentive program to house those more difficult to place.
Identify actions taken to overcome the effects of any impediments identified in the jurisdictions analysis of impediments to fair housing choice. 91.520(a) Impediment #1
INCREASE CITY AND DEVELOPER AWARENESS OF AREAS OF RESIDENTIAL
SEGREGATION
The Housing Services Department works closely with other city departments, including the Housing Authority, Planning and Public Works, to provide them with information related to the Low-Income Census Tracts, as well as maps to determine areas of minority concentration. Providing this information has increased the knowledge for departments to help make decisions and to provide information to developers for new developments within the city.
Impediment #2 DEVELOP STRATEGIES TO INCREASE AFFORDABLE HOUSING The City has reviewed all its available properties available for development. The City has followed all the Surplus Land Act, which requires the City to market all surplus land to affordable housing developers prior to disposition. In following this state law, the City can seek opportunities to increase affordable housing. Additionally, the City has recently been recognized as a Prohousing city by the State of California, which recognizes the fact that the City has streamlined processes to increase affordable housing opportunities. It also places the City in a position to receive incentives for developing more affordable housing. The City has also developed a Development Policy which identifies the parameters in which affordable housing is developed. This information includes information related to loans, grants, zoning and any other incentives that the City may offer.
Impediment #3: REDUCE INSTITUTIONAL BARRIERS TO AFFORDABLE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT The City has established a Housing Development Policy which outlines the steps that the City will utilize related to housing development. Within the policy, the City outlines the development process and other policies that impact how the City and Developers produce affordable housing.
Additionally, the City recently completed a development fee study and updated all its fees in accordance with the results of the study.
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Impediment #5: FAIR HOUSING FUNDING, REPORTING, MONITORING, AUDITING AND PUBLIC
EDUCATION
The City currently funds Fair Housing of Northern California (FHANC) using Low-Moderate Income Housing Affordable Housing Funds (LMIHAF) to support these efforts. FHANC provides services to Fairfield residents to address housing discrimination. Additionally, FHANC conducted a Fair Housing Training for City staff and Landlords to increase awareness of housing laws. FHANC provides resource information throughout the city to ensure residents have access to housing resources as well as information about FHANC services.
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CR-40 - Monitoring 91.220 and 91.230
Describe the standards and procedures used to monitor activities carried out in furtherance of the plan and used to ensure long-term compliance with requirements of the programs involved, including minority business outreach and the comprehensive planning requirements
The City of Fairfield has been working diligently to ensure both short-term and long-term compliance with all applicable federal regulations and timeliness requirements under the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program. This includes adherence to the Davis- Bacon Act, National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) environmental review, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, Section 3 requirements, and other relevant federal guidelines. All City activities are conducted in a manner that upholds and does not violate any applicable federal anti-discrimination laws, including Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
A new Analysis of Impediments was created to coincide with the updated Consolidated Plan.
That document will be updated regularly to synchronize with the Consolidated Plan. Action Plans and CAPERs work to achieve the vision and goals outlined in the Consolidated Plan.
Risk and Monitoring. The City conducts an initial pre-award risk analysis, which is the initial review of an application, and annually performs a post-award risk analysis on all sub-recipients.
Agencies/programs scoring in the range of high risk and some in medium risk receive physical site monitoring. During site monitoring, staff inspects the site, interviews agency staff, verifies source data from quarterly reports, and reviews project files using Consortium Program and Financial monitoring forms.
All monitoring contact letters, the completed joint monitoring forms, final monitoring results, and any follow-up communication about the monitoring are electronically submitted and stored in the City Data Services online reporting system. Monitoring Findings, Concerns, and/ or Observations are noted in the files. City staff works with subrecipients under monitoring to resolve issues promptly.
Citizen Participation Plan 91.105(d); 91.115(d)
Describe the efforts to provide citizens with reasonable notice and an opportunity to comment on performance reports.
During FY 2025-26, the public received multiple opportunities to comment on performance reports. A Public Notice was published on August 26, 2026, allowing residents a chance to review the FY 2025-26 CAPER.
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CAPER was posted on the City’s website for viewing and is available on the 1st Floor Lobby of City Hall. It is also posted in the Community Development Department, City Clerk’s office, the Housing Authority, the Solano County Library Downtown Fairfield Branch, and the Fairfield Transportation Center. The City Council conducted a Public Meeting to consider the CAPER on Tuesday, September 15, 2026, at 6:00 p.m. at which the public has an opportunity to comment.
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CR-45 - CDBG 91.520(c)
Specify the nature of, and reasons for, any changes in the jurisdiction’s program objectives and indications of how the jurisdiction would change its programs as a result of its experiences.
The City didn’t see any challenges with its current objectives.
Does this Jurisdiction have any open Brownfields Economic Development Initiative (BEDI) grants?
No.
[BEDI grantees] Describe accomplishments and program outcomes during the last year.
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Identify the number of individuals assisted and the types of assistance provided
Total Labor Hours CDBG HOME ESG HOPWA HTF
Total Number of Activities 0 0 0 0 0
Total Labor Hours 0
Total Section 3 Worker Hours 0
Total Targeted Section 3 Worker Hours 0
Table 8 – Total Labor Hours
Qualitative Efforts - Number of Activities by Program CDBG HOME ESG HOPWA HTF Outreach efforts to generate job applicants who are Public Housing Targeted Workers
Outreach efforts to generate job applicants who are Other Funding Targeted Workers.
Direct, on-the job training (including apprenticeships).
Indirect training such as arranging for, contracting for, or paying tuition for, off-site training.
Technical assistance to help Section 3 workers compete for jobs (e.g., resume assistance, coaching).
Outreach efforts to identify and secure bids from Section 3 business concerns.
Technical assistance to help Section 3 business concerns understand and bid on contracts.
Division of contracts into smaller jobs to facilitate participation by Section 3 business concerns.
Provided or connected residents with assistance in seeking employment including: drafting resumes,preparing for interviews, finding job opportunities, connecting residents to job placement services.
Held one or more job fairs.
Provided or connected residents with supportive services that can provide direct services or referrals.
Provided or connected residents with supportive services that provide one or more of the following: work readiness health screenings, interview clothing, uniforms, test fees, transportation.
Assisted residents with finding child care.
Assisted residents to apply for, or attend community college or a four year educational institution.
Assisted residents to apply for, or attend vocational/technical training.
Assisted residents to obtain financial literacy training and/or coaching.
Bonding assistance, guaranties, or other efforts to support viable bids from Section 3 business concerns.
Provided or connected residents with training on computer use or online technologies.
Promoting the use of a business registry designed to create opportunities for disadvantaged and small businesses.
Outreach, engagement, or referrals with the state one-stop system, as designed in Section 121(e)(2) of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act.
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Other.
Table 9 – Qualitative Efforts - Number of Activities by Program
Narrative
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