Agenda packet, regular meeting — Fremont City Council, July 8, 2025 (part 1 of 2)

City Council Chambers
3300 Capitol Avenue
Fremont, CA

Fremont City Council

Raj Salwan, Mayor
Teresa Keng, Vice Mayor
Desrie Campbell, District 2
Kathy Kimberlin, District 3
Yang Shao, District 4
Yajing Zhang, District 5
Raymond Liu, District 6

City Staff

Karena Shackelford, City Manager
Rafael E. Alvarado, Jr., City Attorney
Christina Briggs, Assistant City Manager
Brian Stott, Assistant City Manager
Allen DeMers, Deputy City Manager

Kim Beranek, Community Services Director
Geneva Bosques, Communications and
Legislative Affairs Director
Arquimides Caldera, Human Services Director
Zoraida Diaz, Fire Chief
Tina Gallegos, Human Resources Director
Susan Gauthier, City Clerk
Kelly King, Maintenance Operations Director
Hans Larsen, Public Works Director
Donovan Lazaro, Economic Development Director
David Persselin, Finance Director
Dan Schoenholz, Community Dev. Director
Sanford Taylor, Information Technology Director
Sean Washington, Chief of Police
Fremont City Council Agenda and
Report
July 08, 2025

General Order of Business

1. Preliminary
• Call to Order
• Salute to the Flag
• Roll Call
• Announcements-Mayor and/or City Manager
• Report Out of Closed Session (if applicable)

2. Consent Calendar

3. Ceremonial Items

4. Public Communications

5. Scheduled Items
• Public Hearings
• Appeals
• Reports from Commissions, Boards and
Committees

6. Other Business

7. Items Referred by Councilmembers
• Council Referrals
• Appointments to Boards, Commissions,
Committees
• Legislative Actions
• Report on Committee Assignments

8. Adjournment

Order of Discussion
Generally, the order of discussion after introduction of an item by the Mayor will include comments and
information by staff followed by City Council questions and inquiries. The applicant, or their authorized
representative, or interested citizens, may they speak
on the item; each speaker may only speak once to each
item. At the close of public discussion, the item will be considered by the City Council and action taken. Items
on the agenda may be moved from the order listed.

Consent Calendar
Items on the Consent Calendar are considered to be
routine by the City Council and will be enacted by one
motion and one vote. There will be no separate
discussion of these items unless a Councilmember or
citizen so requests, in which case the item will be
removed from the Consent Calendar and considered
separately. Additionally, other items without a “Request to Speak – Speaker Card” card in opposition may be
added to the consent calendar. The City Attorney will
read the title of ordinances to be adopted.

Spoken Public Communications and/or
Public Comment is limited to speakers
attending the meeting in-person in
City Council Chambers.

Agenda and Report - Fremont City Council Meeting - July 08, 2025

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IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING.

The live stream of the meeting may be viewed on the City of Fremont’s website at www.Fremont.gov/Channel27, which provides a link to the live stream; or, via Comcast Channel 27. Please note at this time, Channel 27 is only available to Comcast cable subscribers. The public may also view the meeting via Zoom, or attend in-person in the Council Chamber. The lobby doors open approximately 15 minutes prior to the start of the meeting. The public is strongly encouraged but not required to wear masks.

Attending July 8, 2025, City Council meeting online via Zoom https://us06web.zoom.us/j/81456617928 Webinar ID: 814 5661 7928

Addressing the Council

Spoken Public Communications / Public Comment is limited to persons attending the Council Meeting in the City Council Chambers.

How to submit Public Communications / Public Comment by email prior to the meeting:

Send an email to [email protected] before 1:00 p.m. the day of the meeting. Please identify the agenda item number & letter, and meeting date in the subject line of your email or specify that it is not related to an agenda item. Emails will be compiled into files by agenda item number/letter, distributed to the City Council and staff, and published in the City's Agenda Center on www.fremont.gov. If you wish to share an attachment/exhibit, submit the pdf formatted document(s) to the email above by the noted deadline.

Electronic comments on agenda items for the City Council meeting may only be submitted by email. Comments via text and social media (Facebook, Twitter, etc.) will not be accepted.

How to provide Spoken Public Comment during the meeting for items on the agenda:

Attend meeting in-person in the Council Chamber, fill out a “Request to Speak – Speaker Card” with the agenda item number & letter, and submit to the City Clerk. When the Mayor calls for the item on which you wish to speak, step to the podium to address the City Council. Please limit your remarks on matters related to the agency and to the time limit allotted.

How to provide Spoken Public Comment during the meeting for items not on the agenda (Oral Communications):

Any person desiring to speak on a matter which is not scheduled on this agenda may do so under the Oral Communications section of Public Communications. Attend the meeting in-person in the Council Chamber and submit your speaker card to the City Clerk prior to the commencement of Oral communications. Only those who have submitted cards prior to the beginning of Oral Communications will be permitted to speak. Please be aware the California Government Code prohibits the City Council from taking any immediate action on an item which does not appear on the agenda, unless the item meets stringent statutory requirements. The Mayor may limit the time allotted for public speakers, and each speaker may only address the Council once on each agenda item.

The City Council Agendas may be accessed online: https://www.fremont.gov/government/agenda-center

Availability of Public Records
All disclosable public records relating to an open session item on this agenda that are distributed by the City to all or a majority of the City Council less than 72 hours prior to the meeting will be available for public inspection in specifically labeled binders located in the lobby of Fremont City Hall, 3300 Capitol Avenue during normal business hours, at the time the records are distributed to the City Council.

Information about the City or items scheduled on the Agenda and Report may be referred to:

Address: City Clerk
City of Fremont
3300 Capitol Avenue, Bldg. A
Fremont, California 94538
Telephone: (510) 284-4060

If you are an individual with a disability and need a reasonable modification or accommodation pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act, or if you do not have access to email or the internet, please contact the City Clerk’s Office at (510) 284-4060 or [email protected] at least two working days prior to the meeting for assistance.

Your interest in the conduct of our City’s business is appreciated.

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Agenda
Fremont City Council Regular Meeting
July 08, 2025
City Council Chambers, 3300 Capitol Avenue, Building A
7:00 PM

1. Preliminary
A. Call to Order
B. Salute the Flag
C. Roll Call
D. Announcements-Mayor and/or City Manager
E. Report Out of Closed Session (if applicable)

2. Consent Calendar
Items on the Consent Calendar are considered to be routine by the City Council and will be enacted by one motion and one vote. There will be no separate discussion of these items unless a Councilmember or citizen so requests, in which event the item will be removed from the Consent Calendar and considered separately. Additionally, other items without a “Request to Address Council” card in opposition may be added to the consent calendar. The City Attorney will read the title of ordinances to be adopted.

A. Motion To: Waive Further Reading of Proposed Ordinances (This permits reading the title only in lieu of reciting the entire text.) B. Approval of Minutes

1. APPROVAL OF MINUTES – for the Regular Meeting of June 10, 2025, and the Special and Regular Meetings of June 17, 2025
Contact Persons:

Name: Susan Gauthier
Title: City Clerk
Dept: City Clerk's Office
Phone: 510-284-4076
E-Mail: [email protected]

RECOMMENDATION: Approve minutes.

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C. AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE FEDERAL HOME GRANT FUNDING AGREEMENTS – Authorize the City Manager to execute HOME Funding Agreements to Fremont Family Resource Center and Abode Services
Contact Persons:

Name: Robert Lopez Arquimides Caldera
Title: CDBG Administrator Human Services Director
Dept: Human Services Department Human Services Department Phone: 510-574-2043 510-574-2056
E-Mail: [email protected] [email protected]

RECOMMENDATION: Authorize the City Manager, or designee, to execute:

1. A HOME Grant Agreement retroactive to July 1, 2025, with the Fremont Family Resource Center, for FYs 2025/26 and 2026/27, for its Stay Housed Program, in an amount not-to-exceed $342,860.

2. A HOME Grant Agreement with Abode Services retroactive to July 1, 2025, for FYs 2025/26 and 2026/27, for its Rapid Rehousing Program, in an amount not-to-exceed $150,000.

D. CHABOT- LAS POSITAS COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT AGREEMENT REGARDING PEG ACCESS PRODUCTION AND PROGRAMMING - Authorize the City Manager, or Designee, to execute, an Agreement with Chabot- Las Positas Community College for PEG Access Production and Programming through August 31, 2029 in an Amount of $150,000 per year; Appropriate $1,050,000 in the Outside Sources Capital Projects Fund (Fund 502) Contact Persons:

Name: Geneva Bosques
Title: Director of Communications
and Legislative Affairs

Dept: City Manager's Office
Phone: 510-284-4094
E-Mail: [email protected]

RECOMMENDATIONS:

1. Appropriate $1,050,000 for PEG access production and programming services in the Outside Sources Capital Projects Fund (Fund 502) to PWC8857-502.

2. Authorize the City Manager, or designee, to execute an agreement with Chabot Las Positas Community College District for PEG access production and programming services for a four-year term, September 1, 2025 through August 31, 2029, in the amount of $150,000 per year, with three one-year renewal options, not-to-exceed a total amount of $1,050,000.

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E. SERVICE AGREEMENT FOR POLICE RECRUITMENT MARKETING AND ADVERTISING – Authorize the City Manager to Execute a Service Agreement with the Hoffman Agency in an amount not-to-exceed $150,000 for Fiscal Year 2025/26
Contact Persons:

Name: Tina Gallegos
Title: Human Resources Director
Dept: Human Resources
Phone: 510-494-4652
E-Mail: [email protected]

RECOMMENDATION: Authorize the City Manager, or designee, to execute a service agreement with the Hoffman Agency for police recruitment marketing and advertising services for Fiscal Year 2025/26, in an amount not-to-exceed $150,000.

F. NEW WALK-IN REFRIGERATOR AT AGE WELL CENTER - Approval of Plans and Specifications; Award of Contract to Ron Paris Construction Company Inc. in the Amount of $119,742 (Including 20% Contingency) for New Walk-in Refrigerator Project (PWC8393) Located at the Age Well Center at South Fremont; Make Findings of CEQA Exemption
Contact Persons:

Name: Adrian Simoes Hans Larsen
Title: Facilities Design & Constr.

Project Supervisor
Public Works Director
Dept: Public Works Public Works
Phone: 510-494-4769 510-494-4722
E-Mail: [email protected] [email protected]

RECOMMENDATION: Approval of the following actions related to the new Walk-in Refrigerator Project at the Age Well Center at South Fremont:

1. Approve project Plans and Specifications.

2. Accept the bid and award the construction contract to the lowest responsive and responsible bidder, Ron Paris Construction Company Inc. in the amount of $99,785, and allocate a 20% contingency in the amount of $19,957 for a total construction contract amount of $119,742 and authorize the City Manager, or designee, to execute the contract.

3. Find the project is exempt from CEQA review pursuant to CEQA Guideline pertaining to modifications of existing facilities involving no expansion of use.

3. Ceremonial Items - None.

4. Public Communications
A. Oral and Written Communications
INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY - None.

PUBLIC FINANCING AUTHORITY - None.

CONSIDERATION OF ITEMS REMOVED FROM CONSENT CALENDAR
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5. Scheduled Items
A. FEDERAL DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT GRANTS FIVE-YEAR CONSOLIDATED PLAN AND ANNUAL ACTION PLAN - Public Hearing (Published Notice) on the Use of Fiscal Year (FY) 2025/26 Federal Community Development Block Grant and Emergency Solutions Grant Funds; Adoption of a Resolution Approving the FY 2025/26 through FY 2029/30 Consolidated Plan and FY 2025/26 Annual Action Plan; and Authorizing the City Manager to Execute Agreements with the U.S.

Department of Housing and Urban Development and Grantees and Making Findings of CEQA Exemption
Contact Persons:

RECOMMENDATIONS: Staff recommend that the City Council do the following related to CDBG and ESG entitlements:

1. Hold a public hearing on the proposed FY 2025/26 CDBG Program Final Statement of Community Block Grant and Emergency Solution Grant Development Objectives and Projected Use of Funds (Final Statement) and the City’s FY 2025-2029 Consolidated Plan and the FY 2025/26 Annual Action Plan (Action Plans).

2. Adopt a resolution approving the following actions:
a. Authorizing the City Manager, or designee, to submit the FY 2025/26 Final Statement and Action Plans to HUD, as recommended by staff in the amounts stated herein, and finding the action exempt from CEQA, as specified.
b. Authorizing the City Manager, or designee, to execute CDBG and ESG Entitlement funding agreements with HUD.
c. Authorizing the City Manager, or designee, to execute agreements effective retroactive to July 1, 2025, with the CDBG and ESG grantees recommended for funding by staff in the amounts set forth in the Final Statement, contingent upon a finding of no significant impact in the corresponding environmental assessments and completion of the required public comment period.

3. Allocate an additional $998,203 in CDBG funds for FY 20265/26 to projects, as detailed herein and in the Final Statement.

4. Allocate an additional $146,207 in ESG funds for FY 2025/26 to projects, as detailed herein and in the Final Statement.

5. Authorize staff to:
a. Allocate additional funds to public service projects should the City receive additional CDBG or ESG program income in FY 2025/26 or a greater entitlement.
b. Reserve unallocated funds to provide gap funding or fund projects that meet emerging needs.

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B. CRITICAL MUNICIPAL FACILITIES PROJECT - Public Hearing (Published Notice) to consider a resolution 1) authorizing the City Manager, or designee, to negotiate, execute and implement a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with Ava Community Energy for installation of solar-battery microgrids at two critical City facilities; 2) finding that the PPA qualifies for expedited procurement under California Government Code Section 4217.10; 3) finding that the project is categorically exempt from the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) per, without limitation, on a separate and independent basis, Public Resources Code 21080.35, Guideline 15301 (Existing Facilities), 15303 (New Construction or Conversion of Small Structures), and 15311 (Accessory Structures); and 4) finding that the resolution supersedes Resolution 2024-49.

Contact Persons:

Name: Allyn McAuley
Title: Sustainability Manager
Dept: Environmental Services
Phone: 510-494-4576
E-Mail: [email protected]

RECOMMENDATIONS:

1. Hold public hearing.

2. Adopt a resolution a) authorizing the City Manager, or designee, to negotiate, execute and implement a PPA with Ava Community Energy, consistent with the terms described in the staff report; b) finding that California Government Code Section 4217.10 applies to the PPA and authorizes expedited procurement; c) finding that the project is categorically exempt from CEQA per, without limitation, on a separate and independent basis, Public Resources Code 21080.35, Guideline 15301 (Existing Facilities), 15303 (New Construction or Conversion of Small Structures), and 15311 (Accessory Structures); and d) finding that the resolution supersedes Resolution 2024-49.

C. DESIGNATION OF FIRE HAZARD ZONES IN THE WILDLAND URBAN

INTERFACE FIRE AREA OF THE CITY AND RE-ESTABLISHMENT OF THE WILDLAND URBAN INTERFACE FIRE AREA - Consideration of an ordinance that will maintain existing vegetation management, defensible space and fire-resistant building standard requirements in the Hazardous Fire Area by amending the State of California's newly released fire hazard severity designations for the City of Fremont and establishing the Wildland-Urban Interface Fire Area.

Contact Persons:

Name: Eric Govan Gregory Miller
Title: Fire Marshal Deputy Fire Marshal
Dept: Fire Department Fire Department
Phone: 510-494-4200 510-494-4200
E-Mail: [email protected] [email protected]

RECOMMENDATION: Waive full reading and introduce an ordinance updating Fremont Municipal Code Chapter 15.65 to adopt CAL FIRE’s 2025 FHSZ map and designations, with local amendments continuing the City’s prior designation of additional areas as Very High fire hazard severity zones.

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6. Other Business - None.

7. Items Referred by Councilmembers
A. Councilmember Referrals - None.

B. Appointments to Boards, Commissions, Committees - None.

C. Legislative Actions - None.

D. Report on Committee Assignments

8. Adjournment

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ACRONYMS

ABAG Association of Bay Area Governments HARB Historical Architectural Review Board ACE Altamont Commuter Express HBA Home Builders Association ACFCD Alameda County Flood Control District HCD Housing and Community ACTC Alameda County Transportation
Commission

HRC
Development (State)
Human Relations Commission
HCD Housing and Community
ACWD Alameda County Water District ICMA

JPA
International City/County Management
Association
Joint Powers Authority
ARB Art Review Board
BAAQMD

BART
Bay Area Air Quality Management
District
Bay Area Rapid Transit District
LLMD Lighting and Landscaping Maintenance
District
LOCC League of California Cities
BCDC Bay Conservation & Development
Commission
LOS
MET
Level of Service
Mobile Evaluation Team
BMPs Best Management Practices MOU Memorandum of Understanding BMR Below Market Rate MTC Metropolitan Transportation
CALPERS California Public Employees’ Retirement
System
MTC Metropolitan Transportation
Commission
CBC California Building Code NRSRO Nationally Recognized Statistical Rating Organization
CDD Community Development Department NEPA National Environmental Policy Act CC & R’s Covenants, Conditions & Restrictions NLC National League of Cities CDBG
CEQA
Community Development Block Grant
California Environmental Quality Act
NPDES National Pollutant Discharge Elimination
System
CERT Community Emergency Response Team NPO Neighborhood Preservation Ordinance CIP Capital Improvement Program PC Planning Commission
CNG Compressed Natural Gas PD Planned District
COF City of Fremont PDA Priority Development Area
COPPS Community Oriented Policing and Public
Safety
PUC
PVAW
Public Utilities Commission
Private Vehicle Accessway
CSAC California State Association of Counties PWC Public Works Contract CTC California Transportation Commission RFP Request for Proposals dB Decibel RFQ Request for Qualifications
DEIR Draft Environmental Impact Report RHNA Regional Housing Needs Allocation DU/AC Dwelling Units per Acre ROP Regional Occupational Program EBCE East Bay Community Energy RWQCB Regional Water Quality Control Board EBRPD East Bay Regional Park District SACNET Southern Alameda County Narcotics Enforcement Task Force
EDAC Economic Development Advisory
Commission (City)
STIP State Transportation Improvement
Program
EIR Environmental Impact Report (CEQA) TCRDF Tri-Cities Recycling and Disposal Facility EIS Environmental Impact Statement TOD Transit Oriented Development

EVAW
(NEPA)
Emergency Vehicle Accessway
TS/MRF Transfer Station/Materials Recovery
Facility
FAR Floor Area Ratio UBC See CBC
FEMA Federal Emergency Management Agency VMT Vehicle Miles Travelled FFD Fremont Fire Department VTA Santa Clara Valley Transportation FMC Fremont Municipal Code Authority
FPD Fremont Police Department WMA Waste Management Authority FRC Family Resource Center ZA Zoning Administrator
FUSD Fremont Unified School District ZTA Zoning Text Amendment GIS Geographic Information System
GPA General Plan Amendment

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UPCOMING MEETING AND CHANNEL 27

BROADCAST SCHEDULE
Date Time Meeting Type Location
Cable
Channel
27 July 8, 2025 7:00 p.m. City Council Meeting Council
Chambers Live
Thursday,
July 10, 2025 5:00 p.m. City Council Work Session Council Chambers Live
July 15, 2025 7:00 p.m. City Council Meeting Council
Chambers Live
July 22, 2025 No meetings
July 29, 2025 No 7PM City Council Meeting
(5th Tuesday)

August Recess Council in Recess until
September

September 2, 2025 7:00 p.m. City Council Meeting Council Chambers Live
September 9, 2025 7:00 p.m. City Council Meeting Council Chambers Live
September 16, 2025 7:00 p.m. City Council Meeting Council Chambers Live
September 23, 2025 5:30 p.m. CC/FUSD Liaison
Committee Meeting City Hosts Live
September 30, 2025 No 7PM City Council Meeting
(5th Tuesday)
Monday,
October 6, 2025 5:30 p.m. CC/FUSD Liaison
Committee Meeting City Hosts Live
October 7, 2025 7:00 p.m. City Council Meeting Council
Chambers Live
October 14, 2025 7:00 p.m. City Council Meeting Council Chambers Live
October 21, 2025 7:00 p.m. City Council Meeting Council Chambers Live
October 28, 2025 No meetings

Fremont City Council Meeting: 07/08/25 07:00 PM
3300 Capitol Avenue Div/Dept: City Clerk's Office
Fremont, CA 94538 Category: Approval of Minutes

SCHEDULED
Sponsors:

COUNCIL STAFF REPORT (ID # 5506) DOC ID: 5506
Updated: 7/1/2025 8:12 AM by Dina Lewis Page 1
APPROVAL OF MINUTES – for the Regular Meeting of June 10, 2025, and the Special and Regular Meetings of June 17, 2025
Contact Persons:

Name: Susan Gauthier
Title: City Clerk
Div/Dept: City Clerk's Office
Phone: 510-284-4076
E-Mail: [email protected]

APPROVAL OF MINUTES – for the Regular Meeting of June 10, 2025, and the Special and Regular Meetings of June 17, 2025.

ATTACHMENTS:
• Draft Minutes - June 10, 2025 Regular Meeting
• Draft Minutes - June 17, 2025 Special and Regular Meetings

RECOMMENDATION: Approve minutes.

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MINUTES

FREMONT CITY COUNCIL MEETING
JUNE 10, 2025

FREMONT CITY HALL AND

VIRTUAL MEETING VIA ZOOM
7:00 P.M.

TELECONFERENCE NOTICE
Pursuant to Government Code Section 54953(b), the following meeting will include teleconference participation by Councilmember Zhang from:

Hotel Bisanzio
Calle de la Pietà, 3651
30122 Venezia VE, Italy

1. PRELIMINARY

A. Call to Order: Mayor Salwan called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m.

B. Flag Salute: Vice Mayor Keng led the salute to the flag.

C. Roll Call: Present: Mayor Salwan, Vice Mayor Keng, Councilmembers: Campbell, Kimberlin, and Liu. Councilmember Zhang (arrived at 7:05 p.m.)

Absent: Councilmember Shao

D. Announcements by Mayor/City Manager/City Attorney

Mayor Salwan announced the Boards and Commissions vacancies.

City Manager Shackelford shared information regarding items of Council/community interest and introduced colleagues.

E. Report Out of Closed Session – None.

2. CONSENT CALENDAR

* A. Waive Reading of Ordinances - None.

* B. Mayor Salwan opened consideration of approval of Minutes for the Special and Regular Meetings of May 13, 2025, the Regular Meeting of May 20, 2025, the Special Meeting of May 27, 2025, and the Special and Regular Meetings of June 3, 2025

On a motion by Councilmember Liu, seconded by Councilmember Kimberlin, the City Council approved minutes.

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Ayes: Mayor Salwan, Vice Mayor Keng, Councilmembers:

Campbell, Kimberlin, Zhang, and Liu
Noes: None

Absent: Councilmember Shao
Abstain: None

* C. Mayor Salwan opened consideration of approval for the Special Event Sponsorship Awards for FY 2025/26

See Green Sheet on file that contains an update to the Staff Report Recommendation.

Communications submitted to the City Clerk were compiled, distributed to the City Council and staff, and published in the City’s Agenda Center on Fremont.gov, and were placed on file.

This item is removed from the Consent Calendar. Public Affairs Manager Amy Gee and Public Affairs Management Analyst Aly Wilson, and Finance Director David Persselin responded to questions from Councilmembers. Mayor Salwan opened the public comment period. The following person commented: Kelly Abreu. There being no additional speakers, Mayor Salwan closed the public comment period.

On a motion by Vice Mayor Keng, seconded by Councilmember Liu, the City Council, adopted the funding allocation of FY 2025/26 special event sponsorship awards to the remaining eligible events as noted in Option 2 of the Green Sheet.

Ayes: Mayor Salwan, Vice Mayor Keng, Councilmembers:

Campbell, Kimberlin, Zhang, and Liu
Noes: None

Absent: Councilmember Shao
Abstain: None

* D. Mayor Salwan opened consideration of approval to authorize the City Manager, or Designee, to Enter into an Agreement with TT FASTER LLC, dba FASTER Asset Solutions, in the amount of $328,741.80, and to Execute Any Implementing Documents and Take Any Implementing Actions as Necessary; Appropriation Actions

This item is removed from the Consent Calendar. Mayor Salwan opened the public comment period. The following person commented: Kelly Abreu. There being no additional speakers, Mayor Salwan closed the public comment period. Staff responded to questions from Councilmembers.

On a motion by Councilmember Kimberlin, seconded by Vice Mayor Keng, the City Council:

1. Authorized the City Manager, or designee, to execute an agreement with TT FASTER LLC, dba FASTER Asset Solutions, in the amount of $328,741.80 to provide migration and professional services to FASTER Web, and ongoing annual maintenance and support for a 5-Year Term.

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2. Authorized the City Manager, or designee, to execute any implementing documents and take any implementing actions as necessary.

3. Reallocated $38,750 in the FY 2025/26 General Fund Maintenance Operations Department operating budget from contractual services expenditures to the ITS Operating Fund direct charge cost allocation.

4. Recognized $38,750 of direct charge cost allocation revenue in the ITS Operating Fund and appropriate the same amount to software support expenditures.

Ayes: Mayor Salwan, Vice Mayor Keng, Councilmembers:

Campbell, Kimberlin, Zhang, and Liu
Noes: None

Absent: Councilmember Shao
Abstain: None

* E. Mayor Salwan opened consideration of approval to authorize the City Manager, or Designee, to enter into an Agreement and to Execute Implementing Documents with Granicus, LLC, for the Bang The Table/EngagementHQ Digital Engagement Platform Annual Subscription Renewal, in an Amount Not-to-exceed $125,057.43 for a 3-Year term

On a motion by Councilmember Campbell, seconded by Vice Mayor Keng, the City Council:

1. Authorized the City Manager, or designee, to enter into an Agreement with Granicus, LLC, in the amount of $125,057.43 for a 3-Year Term for the Bang The Table/EngagementHQ Digital Engagement Platform annual subscription renewal.

2. Authorized the City Manager, or designee, to execute any implementing documents and take any implementing actions as necessary.

Ayes: Mayor Salwan, Vice Mayor Keng, Councilmembers:

Campbell, Kimberlin, Zhang, and Liu
Noes: None

Absent: Councilmember Shao
Abstain: None

* F. Mayor Salwan opened consideration of approval for a Professional Services Agreement with Alta Planning + Design, Inc. in the Amount of $1,078,000 (including 10% contingency) for Design and Right of Way Services for the Phase A Segment of the Dumbarton Bridge to Quarry Lakes Trail Project (PWC9026); Appropriation Actions; and Make Findings of CEQA Exemption

This item is removed from the Consent Calendar. Mayor Salwan opened the public comment period. The following person commented: John Hinds. There being no additional speakers,

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Mayor Salwan closed the public comment period. Staff responded to questions from Councilmembers.

On a motion by Councilmember Campbell, seconded by Vice Mayor Keng, the City Council:

Ayes: Mayor Salwan, Vice Mayor Keng, Councilmembers:

Campbell, Kimberlin, and Liu
Noes: None

Absent: Councilmembers: Shao and Zhang
Abstain: None

3. CEREMONIAL ITEMS – None.

4. PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS

A. Oral and Written Communications
Communications submitted to the City Clerk were compiled, distributed to the City Council and staff, and published in the City’s Agenda Center on Fremont.gov, and were placed on file.

Mayor Salwan opened the public comment period. The following people commented: Dr.

Carlos Hernandez (Bay Philharmonic), Madhavi Potheraju (Hike Queen Buddies, provided a hand-out), Saritha Mallu (Hike Queen Buddies), and Kelly Abreu. There being no additional speakers, Mayor Salwan closed the public comment period

5. SCHEDULED ITEMS

A. Mayor Salwan opened consideration of Second Public Hearing (Published Notice) and Adoption of a Resolution Approving the Five-Year Capital Improvement Program for Fiscal Years 2025/26 Through 2029/30 and Two-Year Capital Budget; Find Action Exempt from CEQA

Communications submitted to the City Clerk were compiled, distributed to the City Council and staff, and published in the City’s Agenda Center on Fremont.gov, and were placed on file.

Mayor Salwan opened the public hearing. The following person commented: Henry Soong.

There being no additional speakers, Mayor Salwan closed the public hearing. This was followed by questions and comments from Councilmembers.

On a motion by Councilmember Liu, seconded by Vice Mayor Keng, the City Council:

1. Held a public hearing.

2. Found action is exempt from CEQA.

3. Adopted Resolution 2025-25 approving Five-Year Capital Improvement Program for Fiscal Years 2025/26 through 2029/30, including identification of the proposed funding amounts from the Funds Source and Use report for all five years, with appropriations for

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FY 2025/26 to be made effective July 1, 2025 and appropriations for FY 2026/27 to be made effective July 1, 2026.

4. Authorized the City Manager to adjust the timing, but not the amount of appropriations of these funds in response to changed conditions.

5. Authorized the City Manager to transfer appropriations up to $50,000 per project from the Capital Improvement Program Cost and Scope Contingency (PWC 8101) and the Emerging Project Reserve (PWC 7101) as necessary.

Ayes: Mayor Salwan, Vice Mayor Keng, Councilmembers:

Campbell, Kimberlin, and Liu
Noes: None

Absent: Councilmembers: Shao and Zhang
Abstain: None

B. Mayor Salwan opened consideration of Second Public Hearing (Published Notice) and Adopt Resolutions Adopting FY 2025/26 Operating Budget and Establishing Appropriations Limits
Mayor Salwan opened the public hearing. The following people commented: Kate Amon (Fremont For Everyone), Valerie Stewart, and Kelly Abreu. There being no additional speakers, Mayor Salwan closed the public hearing. This was followed by questions and comments from Councilmembers.

On a motion by Councilmember Campbell, seconded by Councilmember Liu, the City Council:

1. Held a public hearing on the proposed operating budget for FY 2025/26.

2. Adopted Resolution 2025-26 approving the City of Fremont FY 2025/26 Operating Budget.

3. Adopted Resolution 2025-27 creating an appropriations limit of $1,007,585,306 for FY 2025/26, including an amendment to reduce the allocation for the Special Event Sponsorship Program based on the discussion in Agenda Item 2.B.

Ayes: Mayor Salwan, Vice Mayor Keng, Councilmembers:

Campbell, Kimberlin, and Liu
Noes: None

Absent: Councilmembers: Shao and Zhang
Abstain: None

6. OTHER BUSINESS – None.

7. ITEMS REFERRED BY COUNCILMEMBERS
A. Council Referrals – None.

B. Appointments to Boards, Commissions, Committees – None.

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C. Legislative Actions – None.

D. Report on Committee Assignments – None.

8. ADJOURNMENT: There being no further business, Mayor Salwan adjourned the meeting at 8:10 p.m.

Attest: Approved:

_____________________________ ___________________________ Susan Gauthier, City Clerk RAJ SALWAN, Mayor

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MINUTES

FREMONT CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL MEETING
JUNE 17, 2025

FREMONT CITY HALL AND

VIRTUAL MEETING VIA ZOOM
5:30 P.M.

Call to Order: Mayor Salwan called the meeting to order at 5:30 p.m.

Roll Call: Present: Mayor Salwan, Councilmembers: Campbell, Kimberlin, Shao, and Liu. Vice Mayor Keng arrived at 5:38 p.m. Councilmember Zhang arrived at 5:49 p.m.

Public Comment: None.

CONVENED TO A CLOSED SESSION at 5:31 p.m.

CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATOR:
(California Government Code Section 54957.6)

City Designated Representatives: Karena McGee Shackelford, City Manager; Rafael E. Alvarado Jr., City Attorney; Brian Stott, Assistant City Manager; Christina Briggs, Assistant City Manager; Allen DeMers, Deputy City Manager; David Persselin, Finance Director; Tina Gallegos, Human Resources Director; Elana Rivkin-Haas, Senior Deputy City Attorney; Charles Sakai, Designated Representative; and Allyson Hauck, Designated Representative

Organizations Representing Employees:
• City of Fremont Employee Association
• Operating Engineers Local Union 3
• Teamsters Local 856
• Fremont Police Association
• Fremont Police Managers’ Association
• Professional Engineers and Technicians Association
• Fremont Association of Management Employees
• Fremont Fire Fighters
• Fremont Fire Fighters Battalion Chiefs

The Special Meeting of the Fremont City Council adjourned at 6:45 p.m.

Attest: Approved:

_____________________________ ___________________________ Susan Gauthier, City Clerk RAJ SALWAN, Mayor

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MINUTES

FREMONT CITY COUNCIL MEETING
JUNE 17, 2025

FREMONT CITY HALL AND

VIRTUAL MEETING VIA ZOOM
7:00 P.M.

1. PRELIMINARY

A. Call to Order: Mayor Salwan called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m.

B. Flag Salute: Councilmember Shao led the salute to the flag.

C. Roll Call: Mayor Salwan, Vice Mayor Keng, Councilmembers: Campbell, Kimberlin, Shao, Zhang and Liu

D. Announcements by Mayor/City Manager/City Attorney

Mayor Salwan announced the Boards and Commissions vacancies.

City Manager Shackelford shared information regarding items of Council/community interest and introduced colleagues.

E. Report Out of Closed Session

City Attorney Alvarado reported that the Council conducted a conference in Closed Session this evening. The Council discussed Conference with Labor Negotiators pursuant to Government Code Section 54957.6. No reportable action was taken.

2. CONSENT CALENDAR

* A. Waive Reading of Ordinances: The City Attorney read the titles of ordinances to be considered.

On a motion by Councilmember Shao, seconded by Vice Mayor Keng, the City Council waived further readings of proposed ordinances.

Ayes: Mayor Salwan, Vice Mayor Keng, Councilmembers:

Campbell, Kimberlin, Shao, Zhang and Liu
Noes: None

Absent: None
Abstain: None

* B. Approval of Minutes – None.

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* C. Mayor Salwan opened consideration of authorizing the City Manager to Enter into a Three-year Welcome Center Services Agreement with East Bay Agency for Children On a motion by Councilmember Shao, seconded by Vice Mayor Keng, the City Council authorized the City Manager, or her designee, to enter into an agreement with East Bay Agency for Children, effective July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2028, for an amount not-to-exceed $237,856.

Ayes: Mayor Salwan, Vice Mayor Keng, Councilmembers:

Campbell, Kimberlin, Shao, Zhang and Liu
Noes: None

Absent: None
Abstain: None

* D. Mayor Salwan opened consideration of authorizing the City Manager, or Designee, to Execute a $874,151 Agreement with Constant Technologies, Inc. to Design, Procure, and Implement a Real Time Information Center at the Police Department

On a motion by Councilmember Shao, seconded by Vice Mayor Keng, the City Council authorized the City Manager, or designee, to execute a contract with Constant Technologies, Inc. in an amount not-to-exceed $874,151 for the design, procurement, and implementation of a RTIC at the Police Department building.

Ayes: Mayor Salwan, Vice Mayor Keng, Councilmembers:

Campbell, Kimberlin, Shao, Zhang and Liu
Noes: None

Absent: None
Abstain: None

* E. Mayor Salwan opened consideration of authorizing the City Manager to execute an Agreement to Operate the Fremont Housing Navigation Center with Bay Area Community Services (BACS)

This item was removed from the Consent Calendar. Human Services Director Arquimides Caldera and CDBG Administrator Robert Lopez were available for questions along with Bay Area Community Services (BACS) Vice President of Operations Gary Tia and Associate Director of Programs Clarise Burton. Staff responded to questions from Councilmembers.

Councilmembers provided comments.

A motion was made by Councilmember Shao to reduce the length of the agreement with BACS to a one-year term, with one-year extensions. The motion died for lack of a second.

On a motion by Councilmember Zhang, seconded by Vice Mayor Keng, the City Council authorized the City Manager, or designee, to execute a two-year services agreement with Bay Area Community Services to operate the Fremont Housing Navigation Center in an amount not-to-exceed $5,050,000, with the option to extend the agreement for three additional one- year terms; and a concurrent two-year lease agreement at $1 per year with the option to extend the lease agreement for three additional one-year terms, subject to funding availability.

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Ayes: Mayor Salwan, Vice Mayor Keng, Councilmembers:

Campbell, Kimberlin, Shao, Zhang and Liu
Noes: None

Absent: None
Abstain: None

* F. Mayor Salwan opened consideration of authorizing the City Manager, or Designee, to Execute a Purchase Order through a Cooperative Agreement with Grainger to Provide Industrial Supplies and Equipment

On a motion by Councilmember Shao, seconded by Vice Mayor Keng, the City Council authorized the City Manager, or designee, to execute a Purchase Order with Grainger, in an amount not-to-exceed $140,000 per fiscal year, through June 30, 2030.

Ayes: Mayor Salwan, Vice Mayor Keng, Councilmembers:

Campbell, Kimberlin, Shao, Zhang and Liu
Noes: None

Absent: None
Abstain: None

* G. Mayor Salwan opened consideration of authorization for the City Manager to Enter into a Five-Year agreement with American Global Security to Provide Security Services at the Fremont Family Resource Center

On a motion by Councilmember Shao, seconded by Vice Mayor Keng, the City Council authorized the City Manager, or designee, to enter into an agreement with American Global Security to provide security services for the FRC, effective July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2030, in an amount not-to-exceed $479,382.

Ayes: Mayor Salwan, Vice Mayor Keng, Councilmembers:

Campbell, Kimberlin, Shao, Zhang and Liu
Noes: None

Absent: None
Abstain: None

* H. Mayor Salwan opened consideration of authorizing the City Manager to Execute an Amended and Restated Agreement with BLT Enterprises Combining the Transfer Station and Curbside Processing Agreements and Aligning the Contract Terms

On a motion by Councilmember Shao, seconded by Vice Mayor Keng, the City Council:

1. Authorized the City Manager, or designee, to execute the Amended and Restated Solid Waste Transfer and Recycling Processing Agreement, take all reasonable actions necessary and appropriate to implement the same, and find the action is exempt from CEQA as specified in this Report.

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2. Increased the authorized budget in account 11541094-6106 (IWM Disposal Differential Contract Services) by $550,000 for services for commercial food waste transfer and C&D processing services previously authorized.

Ayes: Mayor Salwan, Vice Mayor Keng, Councilmembers:

Campbell, Kimberlin, Shao, Zhang and Liu
Noes: None

Absent: None
Abstain: None

* I. Mayor Salwan opened consideration of approval of Purchase Orders through Cooperative Agreements with The Ford Store San Leandro for the Purchase of Ford Fleet Vehicles in an Amount Not-to-Exceed $825,000, with National Auto Fleet Group for the Purchase of Various Make Vehicles in an Amount Not-to-Exceed $515,000; with Global Rental Co., Inc. for the Purchase of Aerial Bucket Truck in an Amount Not-to- Exceed $160,000; Make Findings of CEQA Exemptions

On a motion by Councilmember Shao, seconded by Vice Mayor Keng, the City Council:

1. Authorized the City Manager, or designee, to execute a purchase order with The Ford Store San Leandro for the purchase of 12 Ford vehicles in an amount not-to-exceed $825,000.

2. Authorized the City Manager, or designee, to execute a purchase order with National Auto Fleet Group for the purchase of seven vehicles in an amount not-to-exceed $515,000.

3. Authorize the City Manager, or designee, to execute a purchase order with Global Rental/Altec for the purchase of an Overcenter Aerial Truck in an amount not-to-exceed $160,000.

4. Found the proposed purchase is not a project as defined by Public Resources Code Section 21065 and of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), and, alternatively, the action is exempt from CEQA under Section 15061 (b)(3), as it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that the activity may have a significant effect on the environment, and Section 15378 (b), as an organizational, administrative, policy and fiscal activity that will not result in direct or indirect physical change in the environment.

Ayes: Mayor Salwan, Vice Mayor Keng, Councilmembers:

Campbell, Kimberlin, Shao, Zhang and Liu
Noes: None

Absent: None
Abstain: None

* J. Mayor Salwan opened consideration of approval of Purchase Order through a Cooperative Agreement with Golden State Fire Apparatus for the Purchase of two Pierce Aerial Ladder Trucks in the Amount of $4,934,280; Make Findings of CEQA Exemption

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On a motion by Councilmember Shao, seconded by Vice Mayor Keng, the City Council authorized the City Manager, or designee, to execute a purchase order with Golden State Fire Apparatus for two Pierce Enforcer Aerial Ladder Trucks in a total amount not-to-exceed $4,934,280, using the Sourcewell cooperative agreement and find that the action is exempt from CEQA review per CEQA Guideline section 15378(b)(2) (administrative and funding activities of government).

Ayes: Mayor Salwan, Vice Mayor Keng, Councilmembers:

Campbell, Kimberlin, Shao, Zhang and Liu
Noes: None

Absent: None
Abstain: None

3. CEREMONIAL ITEMS
A. Proclamation: Pride Month (June 2025)

4. PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS

A. Oral and Written Communications – None.

Communications submitted to the City Clerk were compiled, distributed to the City Council and staff, and published in the City's Agenda Center on fremont.gov, and were placed on file.

5. SCHEDULED ITEMS

A. Mayor Salwan opened consideration of receiving a presentation from Caltrans on Planned Closure of I-680 Freeway at Mission Boulevard (State Route 238) During the Weekends of July 25 and August 8, 2025, to Implement a Bridge Deck Rehabilitation Project

Public Works Director Hans Larsen joined by Caltrans representatives Project Manager Haleh Hakimi, Resident Engineer Scott Sowko, and Alameda County PIO Hector Chinchilla shared a presentation and responded to questions. Mayor Salwan opened the public comment period.

The following people commented: Golden Shao. There being no additional speakers, Mayor Salwan closed the public comment period.

City Council received the presentation.

B. Mayor Salwan opened consideration of Referrals from Human Relations Commission; Approve Recommendations for FY 2025-28 Human Service Grant Funding and Authorize the City Manager to Execute Agreements with Non-Profit Agencies

*See Green Sheet.

Human Services Director Arquimides Caldera and Management Analyst I Marisha Engineer were available for questions. Mayor Salwan opened the public comment period. The following

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people commented: Hayden Leadford (TCV), Linda Leu (Tri City Volunteers), Greg King (TCV Food Bank), Shobana Ramamurthi (TCV Food Bank), and Larry Plaza (Tri-City Volunteers Food Bank). There being no additional speakers, Mayor Salwan closed the public comment period. Staff responded to questions from Councilmembers. Councilmembers provided comments.

On a motion by Mayor Salwan, seconded by Vice Mayor Keng, the City Council approved staff facilitation review with the Human Relations Commission a possible reallocation that restores at least some of what the Tri-City Volunteers previously received, and to also review the grant budget to potentially trim in other areas.

Ayes: Mayor Salwan, Vice Mayor Keng, Councilmembers:

Kimberlin, Shao, Zhang and Liu
Noes: None

Absent: None
Recused: Councilmember Campbell (employment at Bay Area Community Health)

C. Mayor Salwan opened consideration of Referrals from Senior Citizens Commission; Approve Recommendations for FY 2025-2028 Senior Service Grant Funding and Authorize the City Manager to Execute Agreements with Selected Non-Profit Agencies

*See Green Sheet.

Human Services Director Arquimides Caldera and Management Analyst I Marisha Engineer were available for questions.

Mayor Salwan opened the public comment period. The following people commented: Kathryn Eugenio (Tri City Volunteers provided a handout), and Sister Annette (Tri-City Volunteers).

There being no additional speakers, Mayor Salwan closed the public comment period.

On a motion by Councilmember Shao, seconded by Councilmember Liu, the City Council:

1. Approved the allocation of FY 2025-2026 Senior Service Grant funding as recommended by the Senior Citizens Commission and consistent with the City’s FY 2025-2026 adopted operating budget.

2. Authorized the City Manager, or designee, to execute agreements with the recommended non-profit agencies, effective July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026, and any other implementing documents that may be required, as set forth in the staff report.

Ayes: Mayor Salwan, Vice Mayor Keng, Councilmembers:

Kimberlin, Shao, Zhang and Liu
Noes: None

Absent: None
Recused: Councilmember Campbell (employment at Bay Area Community Health)

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D. Mayor Salwan opened consideration of Holding a Public Hearing (Published Notice) and Adopt a Resolution Approving the Engineer's Report, Confirming Diagrams and Assessments, and the Levying of Annual Assessments for Fiscal Year 2025/26 for Fremont Landscaping Assessment District 88

Maintenance Operations Director Kelly King and Parks Superintendent Juan Barajas along with Harris & Associates Assessment Engineer Francisco Rojas, were available for questions.

Mayor Salwan opened the public comment period. There being no speakers, Mayor Salwan closed the public comment period.

On a motion by Councilmember Campbell, seconded by Councilmember Liu, the City Council:

1. Held a public hearing.

2. Adopted Resolution No. 2025-28 approving the Engineer’s Report and the assessment roll and authorizing the levy of assessment for Fiscal Year 2024/25 for Fremont Landscaping Assessment District 88.

3. Found the project exempt under CEQA Guidelines Sections 15061(b)(3) and 15301.

Ayes: Vice Mayor Keng, Councilmembers: Campbell, Kimberlin, Shao, Zhang and Liu
Noes: None

Absent: None
Recused: Mayor Salwan (property/business interests)

6. OTHER BUSINESS – None.

7. ITEMS REFERRED BY COUNCILMEMBERS

A. Council Referrals – None.

B. Appointments to Boards, Commissions, Committees – None.

C. Legislative Actions – None.

D. Report on Committee Assignments

Councilmembers reported on their various meetings.

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8. ADJOURNMENT: There being no further business, Mayor Salwan adjourned the meeting at 8:35 p.m.

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AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE FEDERAL HOME GRANT FUNDING AGREEMENTS – Authorize the City Manager to execute HOME Funding Agreements to Fremont Family Resource Center and Abode Services Contact Persons:

Name: Robert Lopez Arquimides Caldera
Title: CDBG Administrator Human Services Director
Div/Dept: Human Services Department Human Services Department Phone: 510-574-2043 510-574-2056
E-Mail: [email protected] [email protected]

Executive Summary: The purpose of this staff report is to request that the City Council authorize the City Manager to execute the following two agreements to provide Federal HOME funds, retroactive to July 1, 2025:

1. A HOME Grant Agreement with the Fremont Family Resource Center, for FYs 2025/26 and 2026/27, for the Stay Housed Program, in an amount not to exceed $342,860.

2. A HOME Grant Agreement with Abode Services, for FYs 2025/26 and 2026/27 for its Rapid Rehousing Program, in an amount not to exceed $150,000.

BACKGROUND: The purpose of the Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) HOME Investment Partnerships Program (HOME) is to expand the supply of decent, safe, sanitary, and affordable housing for very low and low-income households. In general, HOME funds can be used to acquire, rehabilitate, finance, and construct affordable housing, as well as provide Tenant Based Rental Assistance (TBRA) to prevent families from falling into homelessness.

Since 1991, Fremont has participated in the Alameda County HOME Program Consortium (Consortium) to receive Federal HOME funds. Members of the Consortium include the cities of Fremont, Alameda, Hayward, Livermore, Pleasanton, San Leandro, and Union City, as well as Alameda County which represents the unincorporated portions of the County.

Alameda County administers the HOME funds on behalf of the Consortium. HOME Funds require cities to provide a 25% match, which Alameda County calculates and reports on to HUD on behalf of the Consortium.

On June 6, 2023, the City Council approved the City’s continued participation in the Consortium for Federal Fiscal Years 2025/26 and 2026/27, respectively, for the purpose of securing federal HOME funding. The City Council’s approval of the City’s continued participation in the HOME consortium did not commit the City to any specific project or activity. However, the Consortium agreement provides that all projects to be funded with HOME funds must have prior approval of the City Council before the County will allocate the funds.

The City has utilized its HOME funds primarily for TBRA, with Abode Services and the Fremont Family Resource Center providing rental subsidies for low-income households

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(0-60% of Area Median Income (AMI)) to quickly regain stability in permanent housing after experiencing a housing crisis and/or homelessness.

The City has a total of $246,430 in FY 2025/26 HOME funds available for allocation to HOME eligible projects and anticipates an additional $246,430 in FY 2026/27 HOME funding to be awarded through the Consortium.

DISCUSSION/ANALYSIS: Staff believe that the continued use of HOME funds for the following programs is valuable for the Fremont community and will help meet the needs of many households who are in precarious housing situations. These programs also align with the City’s Homeless Response Plan Goal A to stop the growth of homelessness.

Fremont Family Resource Center Stay Housed Program

Since 2013, the City’s Human Services Department, through the Family Resource Center (FRC), has provided HOME TBRA rental subsidies through its Stay Housed Program. To date, the Stay Housed Program, with an original allocation of $400,000, has served a total of thirty families, for up to 24 months, who were at risk of becoming homeless due to temporary financial setbacks. Of the thirty families who participated in the Stay Housed Program, twenty-three families retained permanent housing. Although the FRC is close to spending down the entire fund balance, families in Fremont continue to be confronted with job loss and other crisis situations that lead to eviction and eventual homelessness.

Therefore, the Human Services Department wants to continue to have a source of funding to be able offer tenant-based rental assistance, to help families get through a crisis and remain housed.

The Stay Housed Program rental assistance is offered in conjunction with the FRC’s SparkPoint self-sufficiency program. SparkPoint assists families to achieve long-term financial stability while receiving rental assistance, by reducing expenses, increasing savings, and increasing credit scores. Each Stay Housed Program participant works with a Sparkpoint coach or a FRC Family Support Specialist to create an individualized step -by-step self-sufficiency plan/agreement to set and achieve personal financial goals and stabilize their housing situation.

Staff recommend funding the FRC’s Stay Housed Program for FY 2025/26 and FY 2026/27 using $342,860 in HOME funds ($171,430 each fiscal year). This will help the FRC assist 13-16 new Fremont households in both fiscal years. The proposed HOME Agreement will be retroactive to July 1, 2025.

Abode Services Rapid Rehousing Program

In FY 2010/11, Abode Services re-designed its Winter Relief Program, which previously sheltered homeless families in local churches, to be the Rapid Rehousing Program with a focus on placing homeless families already on Abode’s shelter waiting list directly into permanent housing. Since the Rapid Rehousing Program began, Abode has received a total of $150,000 in HOME funds from the City to finance rental subsidies, which has helped Abode serve a total of 45 Fremont households. Abode clients may receive rental subsidies for up to 24 months, but typically average 12 months.

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Abode needs additional funds to continue the Rapid Rehousing Program. With the high cost of rent in the Bay Area, many homeless families continue to need housing subsidies to be able to get back into the local housing market. The use of HOME funds for rapid re-housing efforts is also showing promising outcomes with an average of 80% housing retention rate after exiting the Rapid Rehousing Program.

Staff recommends funding Abode’s Rapid Rehousing Program for FY 2025/26 and FY 2026/27 using $150,000 in HOME funds ($75,000 each fiscal year). This is projected to serve 8-10 Fremont households (singles and families) in each fiscal year. Abode provides supportive services and other housing stabilization assistance, which will satisfy the matching requirement for HOME funding.

The proposed HOME funded projects have a proven track record in providing TBRA assistance using HOME funds and are also aligned with the priorities stated in the City’s Homelessness Response Plan. With the high cost of rent in the Bay Area, staff anticipate many low-income households will continue to have a need for rental subsidies.

FISCAL IMPACT: As part of the FY 2025/26 Operating Budget, the City Council appropriated sufficient funding for the recommended programs in the HOME Grant Fund (Fund 103). The City’s family support services expenditures satisfy the City’s match requirement for HOME funding. FY 2026/27 funding will be contingent upon the City receiving its FY 2026/27 allocation from the Consortium.

ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW: The proposed HOME Grant Agreements are exempt from and not subject to review under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) because, without limitation, it is not a “project” as defined in CEQA Guidelines Section 15378(b)(2) , 15378(b)(4), and/or 15378(b)(5), and because it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that the activity may have a significant effect on the environment per CEQA Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3), each as a separate and independent basis for CEQA compliance. The proposed HOME Grant Agreements are also not subject to environmental review under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), as tent-based rental assistance programs are categorically exempt activities under NEPA Regulations Section 50.19(b)(11) because they do not alter physical conditions in a manner or to an extent that would require review under NEPA.

ATTACHMENTS: None.

RECOMMENDATION: Authorize the City Manager, or designee, to execute:

1. A HOME Grant Agreement retroactive to July 1, 2025, with the Fremont Family Resource Center, for FYs 2025/26 and 2026/27, for its Stay Housed Program, in an amount not-to-exceed $342,860.

2. A HOME Grant Agreement with Abode Services retroactive to July 1, 2025, for FYs 2025/26 and 2026/27, for its Rapid Rehousing Program, in an amount not-to-exceed $150,000.

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CHABOT- LAS POSITAS COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT AGREEMENT REGARDING PEG ACCESS PRODUCTION AND PROGRAMMING - Authorize the City Manager, or Designee, to execute, an Agreement with Chabot- Las Positas Community College for PEG Access Production and Programming through August 31, 2029 in an Amount of $150,000 per year; Appropriate $1,050,000 in the Outside Sources Capital Projects Fund (Fund 502)
Contact Persons:

Name: Geneva Bosques
Title: Director of Communications and
Legislative Affairs

Div/Dept: City Manager's Office
Phone: 510-284-4094
E-Mail: [email protected]

Executive Summary: Since 2014, the City of Fremont (City) has contracted with Chabot College to provide production and playback services, including use of the studio, for the City’s public access Channel 29. In exchange, the City has paid $150,000 per year to fund capital replacements for outdated and aging systems.

The City’s payments have been made from a 1% PEG (public, educational, and governmental access) franchise fee established by the City Council. These 1% PEG fees are restricted by federal law and can only be used for capital expenditures such as equipment and facilities.

The current agreement with Chabot College expires June 30, 2023, and staff is requesting that the City Council authorize the City Manager, or designee, to enter into a new agreement for a four-year initial term, September 1, 2025 through August 31, 2029, with three one-year renewal options, for an annual amount of $150,000 per year, not-to-exceed a total amount of $1,050,000.

BACKGROUND: The Digital Infrastructure and Video Competition Act of 2006 (DIVCA) went into effect on January 1, 2007, establishing the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) as the sole franchising authority for video service (cable television) providers. In April 2007, AT&T notified the City that it received a state video franchise and began providing video services within the City. The City’s franchise agreement with Comcast expired on March 20, 2009, at which time Comcast began providing video services under a state-issued franchise.

In July 2009, the City Council adopted an ordinance establishing a 1% PEG fee, which is in addition to the 5% franchise fee that video service providers pay to use the public rights-of-way. In February 2017, the City Council adopted a new ordinance to preserve the City’s right to continue to collect the 1% PEG fee. Both the franchise and PEG fees are passed through to subscribers and then remitted to the City. The 1% PEG fee is deposited into the Outside Sources Capital Projects Fund (Fund 502) since the fee can currently only

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be used for capital expenditures, such as equipment and facilities, related to the programming, production, and broadcasting of PEG channels.

Under the City-issued franchise, Comcast provided four video channels: Channel 26 used by the Fremont Unified School District, Channel 27 for governmental programming (City Council and Planning Commission meetings), Channel 28 used by Ohlone College, and Channel 29 for public access programming. Under the City-issued franchise that expired in March 2009, Comcast was also required to provide a studio for public access programming and the services to play the programs on Channel 29. The state-issued franchise does not include these requirements and, therefore, Comcast closed its Fremont studio in October 2009.

In 2014, the City entered into an agreement with Chabot College to provide annual funding in the amount of $150,000 for capital improvements to the studio used to provide programming for Channel 29. This agreement was extended for two additional years, and a new agreement was executed in July 2017, with the option for two additional one-year extensions. Due to a change to Chabot College Board of Trustee’s procedures that required a new agreement to be executed annually, a new agreement was executed in 2018, for a one-year contract, with two one-year renewal options and again in 2021, for a two-year term, with three one-year renewal options.

With this report, staff requests authorization to enter into a new agreement for the services of Chabot College for an initial four-year term, September 1, 2025, through August 31, 2029, and three one-year renewal options, for an annual amount of $150,000 and a total amount not to exceed $1,050,000.

DISCUSSION/ANALYSIS: The use of PEG funds is currently restricted under the federal Telecommunications Act regulations to capital expenditures and PEG funds cannot be used for operating expenses. City staff continues to monitor federal and state legislation related to PEG fee reforms.

Chabot College operated the City’s public access Channel 29 from 2009 to 2014 at no cost to the City. However, Chabot College uses equipment for production and playback purposes with a fair market value of over $1 million. The equipment is capital in nature and needs to be replaced to keep pace with replacement schedules and current technology. To date, the City has provided $1,500,000 in PEG funds to Chabot College for capital improvements in the studio since 2014. Additionally, the PEG funds have helped the City upgrade the audio-visual equipment in the Council Chamber with the latest technology and have also contributed to improvements in the Downtown Event Center's audio-visual equipment.

Chabot College allows Fremont producers to use its studio to produce programs for Channel 29. In addition, City staff will have access to the studio to produce videos of special events and for training City staff members on the equipment and technology. DIVCA requires that video service providers designate the same number of PEG access channels that were provided under the terms of a franchise agreement in effect as of January 1, 2007. Therefore, the City retained the four PEG access Channels 26, 27, 28, an d 29 under the state-issued franchise to Comcast. A PEG channel must be utilized with local programming by the City for at least eight hours per day. If the City elects not to enter into a new agreement with Chabot College, there is no facility to maintain the local programming broadcast on Channel 29, and Comcast may recover the channel to program for other

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purposes. If the channel goes away, it is very unlikely that the City will be able to receive a new channel if it decides to reinstate public access programming in the future.

FISCAL IMPACT: Staff is requesting that the City Council appropriate $1,050,000 of the $2,755,840 of uncommitted PEG franchise fees in the Outside Sources Capital Projects Fund (Fund 502) to pay for the full term of the recommended agreement with the Chabot-Las Positas Community College District for PEG Access production and programming services, including the three one-year renewal options.

ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW: Not Applicable.

ATTACHMENTS: None.

RECOMMENDATIONS:

1. Appropriate $1,050,000 for PEG access production and programming services in the Outside Sources Capital Projects Fund (Fund 502) to PWC8857-502.

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3300 Capitol Avenue Div/Dept: Human Resources
Fremont, CA 94538 Category: Agreements and Contracts

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Sponsors:

COUNCIL STAFF REPORT (ID # 5490) DOC ID: 5490
Updated: 7/3/2025 8:37 AM by Dina Lewis Page 1

SERVICE AGREEMENT FOR POLICE RECRUITMENT MARKETING AND
ADVERTISING – Authorize the City Manager to Execute a Service Agreement with the Hoffman Agency in an amount not-to-exceed $150,000 for Fiscal Year 2025/26 Contact Persons:

Name: Tina Gallegos
Title: Human Resources Director
Div/Dept: Human Resources
Phone: 510-494-4652
E-Mail: [email protected]

Executive Summary: The purpose of this report is to seek authorization for the City Manager to execute a service agreement with the Hoffman Agency for recruitment marketing and advertising services for the City of Fremont’s Police Department from July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2026, in an amount not-to-exceed $150,000 over the one-year term.

BACKGROUND: The City of Fremont’s Police Department (FPD) continues to face ongoing challenges in attracting and retaining police officers in a highly competitive labor market.

These challenges are further amplified by evolving expectations of law enforcement professionals and increased competition among agencies across the region. To address these challenges, FPD requires strategic, high-impact recruitment marketing and advertising services that are responsive to current workforce dynamics.

During Fiscal Year 2024/25, the City of Fremont (City) partnered with the Hoffman Agency to support FPD in achieving its recruitment advertising/marketing goals of attracting a diverse and qualified candidate group. The Hoffman Agency has extensive experience in public sector recruitment and marketing. The proposed service agreement with the Hoffman Agency will include components such as:

• Development of targeted recruitment marketing strategy for FPD • Creation of engaging and appealing advertising materials • Utilization of a variety of advertising channels: digital, social media, print , and broadcast
• Ongoing advertising campaign management and optimization • Regular reporting and performance analysis

DISCUSSION/ANALYSIS: The Hoffman Agency has provided marketing and public relations services for the City in the past and is familiar with the organization and FPD’s recruitment process. In Fiscal Year 2024/25, the City partnered with the Hoffman Agency to provide recruitment marketing and advertising services for FPD that were designed to promote employment opportunities and position the City as an Employer of Choice.

The Fiscal Year 2024/25 service agreement with the Hoffman Agency was in the amount of $150,000.

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During Fiscal Year 2024/25, the Hoffman Agency delivered a comprehensive recruitment marketing program that has significantly enhanced the FPD’s visibility and engagement with prospective candidates. Through a combination of efforts, FPD hired 32 police officers in Fiscal Year 2024/25. Given the success of the Hoffman Agency’s recruitment and marketing program, and that there remain around 20 police officer vacancies, staff recommends that the City continue to contract with the Hoffman Agency in Fiscal Year 2025/26 for recruitment marketing and advertising services.

FISCAL IMPACT: Under the proposed service agreement with the Hoffman Agency for Fiscal Year 2025/26, the total compensation for all services provided will not exceed $150,000. The City Council appropriated sufficient funding for this service agreement as part of the Fiscal Year 2025/26 Adopted Operating Budget for the Human Resources Department.

ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW: The proposed action is exempt from and not subject to review under the California Environment Quality Act (CEQA) because, without limitation, it is not a “project” as defined in CEQA Guidelines Sections 15378(b)(2) and/or 15378(b)(5), and it has no possibility of a significant effect on the environment, as specified in CEQA Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3), each as a separate and independent basis for CEQA compliance.

ATTACHMENTS: None.

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Fremont, CA 94538 Category: Agreements and Contracts

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Sponsors:

COUNCIL STAFF REPORT (ID # 5494) DOC ID: 5494
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NEW WALK-IN REFRIGERATOR AT AGE WELL CENTER - Approval of Plans and Specifications; Award of Contract to Ron Paris Construction Company Inc. in the Amount of $119,742 (Including 20% Contingency) for New Walk-in Refrigerator Project (PWC8393) Located at the Age Well Center at South Fremont; Make Findings of CEQA Exemption
Contact Persons:

Name: Adrian Simoes Hans Larsen
Title: Facilities Design & Constr. Project
Supervisor
Public Works Director
Div/Dept: Public Works Public Works
Phone: 510-494-4769 510-494-4722
E-Mail: [email protected] [email protected]

Executive Summary: The purpose of this report is to facilitate the installation of a new walk-in refrigerator at the Age Well Center at South Fremont to support demand for serving meals.

BACKGROUND: The Age Well Center at South Fremont (AWCSF), located at 47111 Mission Falls Court, opened its doors on September 15, 2021. This community-focused senior center offers a variety of activities and services including daily exercise classes, health checkups, educational classes, international trips, and meals for seniors. There are two free-standing refrigerators that currently serve the kitchen; however, these do not have enough capacity to store the refrigerated goods needed to provide seniors with three meals a day almost every week. The new walk-in refrigerator will allow the AWCSF to better meet the meal demands without requiring frequent shopping trips to restock refrigerated ingredients.

DISCUSSION/ANALYSIS: Bids for this project were opened on June 5, 2025. The bidders with their respective bid amount are shown below. The Engineer’s Estimate is $150,000.

Bidders: Bid Amount
Ron Paris Construction Company, Inc. $ 99,785.00
Major One Construction, Inc. $ 130,356.00
Fuse Service, Inc. $ 136,500.00
BuildCorp, Inc. $ 142,857.00
TKS Cold Storage & Mfg Construction $ 147,391.90

The low bidder, Ron Paris Construction Company Inc., is a responsive bidder and all documents are in order. The contractor is experienced in this type of work and has satisfactorily completed contracts of a similar nature with the City and other nearby agencies.

Project Cost & Funding:

Estimated Project Costs

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Design Consultant and Project Administration (15%) $ 14,968 Construction Contract - Low Bid 99,785
Construction Contingency (20%) 19,957
Construction Inspection and Administration (10%) 9,979 Total Estimated Project Costs $ 144,689

Source of Funding
Human Services Fund F001 $ 85,000
Age Well Center South Fremont Fund F186 83,000
Total Funding Available $ 168,000

FISCAL IMPACT: Appropriations for this project were included in the FY 2025/26 adopted budgets for the General Fund (Fund 001) and the Senior Center Cost Center Fund (Fund 186).

ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW: The project is categorically exempt from environmental review based on, without limitation, CEQA Guideline Section 15301 (Existing Facilities).

The project involves minor repair, maintenance, or modification of the interior of the existing facility involving no expansion of use beyond that which presently exists.

ATTACHMENTS: None.

LINK: Project Plans and Specifications
https://www.fremont.gov/home/showdocument?id=18373&t=638853347668489716

RECOMMENDATION: Approval of the following actions related to the new Walk-in Refrigerator Project at the Age Well Center at South Fremont:

1. Approve project Plans and Specifications.

3. Find the project is exempt from CEQA review pursuant to CEQA Guideline pertaining to modifications of existing facilities involving no expansion of use.

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COUNCIL STAFF REPORT (ID # 5413) DOC ID: 5413
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FEDERAL DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT GRANTS FIVE-YEAR CONSOLIDATED PLAN AND ANNUAL ACTION PLAN - Public Hearing (Published Notice) on the Use of Fiscal Year (FY) 2025/26 Federal Community Development Block Grant and Emergency Solutions Grant Funds; Adoption of a Resolution Approving the FY 2025/26 through FY 2029/30 Consolidated Plan and FY 2025/26 Annual Action Plan; and Authorizing the City Manager to Execute Agreements with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and Grantees and Making Findings of CEQA Exemption
Contact Persons:

Executive Summary: The purpose of this report is to complete regulatory requirements associated with the Federal Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) funding received by the City, including Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds and Emergency Solution Grant (ESG) funds.

Additionally, the Citizens Advisory Committee (CAC) and staff completed the FY 2025/26 capital project proposal process for CDBG funds. For FY 2025/26, approximately $2,109,647 in CDBG funding is available. The City Council allocated $1,006,678 of the available FY 2025/26 CDBG funds in 2024, which leaves $1,102,969 to be allocated for FY 2025/26.

Staff and the CAC recommend allocating $998,203 of the remaining CDBG funds and reserving $104,766 for project contingencies and emerging projects in FY 2025/26. The City has received $146,207 in Emergency Solultions Grant (ESG) funds from HUD for FY 2025/26.

Staff recommend that the City Council take the following actions:

1. Hold a public hearing on the proposed FY 2025/26 Final Statement of Community Development Block Grant and Emergency Solutions Grant Objectives and Projected Use of Funds (Final Statement).

2. Allocate CDBG and ESG funds for FY 2025/26 for the projects in the amounts stated in the Final Statement.

3. Adopt a resolution approving the following actions:
a. Authorizing the City Manager, or designee, to submit the City’s FY 2025/26 Final Statement and the City’s FY 2025-2029 Consolidated Plan and the City’s FY 2025/29 Consolidated Plan and FY 2025/26 Annual Action Plan, as recommended by staff in the amounts stated herein and finding the action exempt from CEQA.
b. Authorizing the City Manager, or designee, to execute CDBG and ESG Entitlement funding agreements with HUD.

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c. Authorizing the City Manager, or designee, to execute grant agreements effective retroactive to July 1, 2025, with the CDBG and ESG grantees recommended for funding by staff in the amounts set forth the Final Statement, contingent upon a finding of no significant impact in the corresponding NEPA environmental assessments and completion of the required public comment period.

4. Authorize staff to:
a. Allocate additional CDBG or ESG funds to qualifying projects should the City receive additional program income in FY 2025/26 or greater funding entitlements. b. Reserve any unallocated CDBG or ESG funds to provide gap funding or fund projects that meet emerging needs.

BACKGROUND:

CDBG Entitlement Program. The City receives annual CDBG entitlement funds from HUD.

The primary objectives of the CDBG program are to develop viable urban communities, principally for low- and moderate-income households, through the provision of decent housing, a suitable living environment, and economic opportunity. CDBG funds must be used for activities which:

1. Primarily benefit low- and moderate-income families. Most households receiving benefits from this program cannot earn more than 80% of the area median income.

For example, an eligible family of three cannot earn more than $112,550 in the Bay Area. Most funds, however, based on current CDBG usage, serve families with even lower incomes, which are under 50% of the area median income ($71,950 for a family of three);

2. Aid in the elimination of slum or blight; or

3. Other activities designed to meet urgent community needs when conditions may pose an immediate threat to the health or welfare of the community. Federal rules allow each community to tailor its program to address specific local needs.

The CAC is responsible for advising City staff on the use of CDBG capital and housing public service funds. The CAC and staff have completed a Request for Proposal (RFP) process and held public hearings to determine its CDBG funding recommendations.

ESG Entitlement Program. Since 2022, the City has also received annual ESG entitlement funds from HUD. The primary objectives of the ESG program are to address the needs of homeless people in emergency or transitional shelters, and to assist people to quickly regain stability in permanent housing after experiencing a housing crisis and/or homelessness. ESG funds must be used for activities which primarily benefit individuals and families that meet HUD’s “homeless” and “at-risk of homelessness” definitions in accordance with applicable Federal Regulations (24 CFR 576).

The ESG program may fund five program components that the City may select from:

1. Emergency Shelter: Improve the number and quality of emergency shelters for homeless individuals and families, help operate these shelters, and provide essential services to shelter residents;

2. Rapid Re-housing Assistance: Rapidly re-house homeless individuals and families;

3. Homelessness Prevention: Prevent families and individuals from becoming homeless;

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4. Homeless Management Information System: Support the operation of the local information technology system used to collect client-level data County-wide.

The City Council’s funding decisions are submitted to HUD as part of the City’s annual application for CDBG and ESG funds, which includes a Final Statement of Community Development Block Grant and Emergency Solutions Grant Objectives and Projected Use of Funds (Final Statement), as well as an Annual Action Plan.

The City allocates CDBG and ESG funds in two-year funding cycles. This allows agencies to better budget their resources and reduces the amount of paperwork they need to complete each year. The City commits a portion of its estimated funding sources in the first year and holds the remaining funds for unforeseen project contingencies and emerging projects in the second year. The funding recommendations below are for FY 2025/26.

On June 18, 2024, the City Council allocated $1,006,678 of FY 2025/26 funding based on an estimated FY 2025/26 CDBG budget.

DISCUSSION/ANALYSIS:

Annual CDBG Entitlement Funding

Table 1 shows the funding sources for the FY 2025/26 CDBG Entitlement Program.

Table 1: FY 2025/26 CDBG Entitlement Funding Sources
FY 2025/26

1. CDBG Entitlement $1,579,819

2. Estimated Program Income $121,143

3. Reprogrammed Funds and Project Reserve $408,685
Total FY 2025-26 CDBG Funding: $2,109,647

CDBG RFP Process: The availability of CDBG funds was advertised through the newspaper, the City’s web page, the City’s cable channel, and an extensive mailing to social services agencies. The RFP process was conducted as follows:

1. RFP materials were made available to the public on January 9, 2025.

2. On January 9, 2025, staff conducted a publicly noticed grant proposal workshop for prospective CDBG applicants. The workshop gave new agencies the opportunity to understand the proposal process, including proposal criteria and the CAC’s role in the process. The CAC is a committee which is advisory to City staff in the review of CDBG funding requests. Eight prospective applicants attended the workshop.

3. Proposals for CDBG funding were submitted by the deadline of February 6, 2025.

4. On February 19, 2025, staff and the CAC held a public meeting to develop supplemental questions for applicants to answer. In reviewing the projects, the CAC and staff evaluated each proposal based on the following criteria:
a. Benefit to low- and moderate-income households;
b. Ability of the project to address the most critical local needs of lower income residents;
c. Feasibility of the project to succeed;

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d. Cost effectiveness;
e. Impact of funding on the outcome of the proposed activity; f. Management and performance capacity of the project sponsor; and g. Completeness of the proposal.

5. On March 6, 2025, the CAC and staff conducted a public hearing to interview agencies regarding their proposals.

6. On March 27, 2025, the CAC and staff developed funding recommendations for the City Council.

Capital Projects Funding Recommendations: The City received four new proposals for CDBG-funded capital projects, requesting a total of $990,280 over the next fiscal year. Staff had estimated that there was approximately $1,008,291 in funding available for capital projects in FY 2025-26. At their March 27, 2025, meeting, the CAC recommended that CDBG funds be allocated to the projects shown below in Table 2.

A staff analysis, with project summary and the funding recommendation for each proposed project is enclosed (Attachment 1). All the capital projects recommended for funding are designed to address the needs of low- and moderate-income households with incomes under 80% of the Bay Area median income and are consistent with the City’s FY 2025-2029 Consolidated Strategic Plan.

Table 2: FY 2025/26 Capital Project Recommendations
Proposed Capital Projects Amount
Requested
Recommended
Funding
Bay Area Community Health – Mowry III
Health Offices Renovation
$250,000 $250,000
Mid-Pen Housing Corporation – Century
Village Rehabilitation Project
$465,280 $465,280
Ohlone College – Basic Needs Resource
Center Predevelopment Activities
$100,000 $50,000
Fremont Family Resource Center – Flooring
Replacement Project
$175,000 $175,000
Capital Projects Subtotal: $990,280 $940,280

Public Service, Microenterprise, and Administration Funding Recommendations:

As shown in Table 3 below, staff is recommending an additional funding allocation of $15,833 for public service projects, $20,000 for microenterprise projects, and $22,090 for administration of projects, for a total additional allocation of $57,923. These calculations are based on actual FY 2024/25 program income the City received, anticipated FY 2025/26 program income, and the FY 2025/26 CDBG entitlement. Public service projects and administration allocations will be proportionally increased or decreased from the estimated funding levels to match actual allocation percentage amounts. An additional $33,220 will be allocated to Project Sentinel from the Rent Review Program Fund to complete the funding for the Tenant/Landlord and Fair Housing Program.

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Table 3: Public Service and Administration Recommendations FY 24/25
Allocation
FY 25/26
Recommended
Funding
Recommended
Allocation
Increase

Public Service Projects: The total allocation
for public services projects may be up to 15%
of the City’s entitlement and actual FY 2024/25
program income
$238,576 $254,409 $15,833
Microenterprise Projects: Fremont Family
Resource Center SparkPoint Family Economic
Success
$50,000 $70,000 $20,000
Administration: This total covers staff salary,
overhead and project management costs, and
is consistent with HUD’s administrative cap,
calculated at 20% of the City’s entitlement,
anticipated program income.
$318,102 $340,192 $22,090
Public Service, Microenterprise and
Administration Subtotal:
$606,678 $664,601 $57,923

Table 4 below sums Table 2 and 3 to calculate the total additional CDBG funding recommendations for FY 2025/26.

Table 4: FY 2025/26 Total Additional Allocation Recommendations Program Type Additional
Funding
Recommendation
Capital Projects $940,280
Public Service, Microenterprise, and Administration $57,923 Total $998,203

CDBG Contingency Reserve: After taking into consideration the additional funding recommendations found in Table 4, there is a total of $104,766 in remaining CDBG funds.

To ensure that entitlement jurisdictions fulfill their citizen participation obligation in a timely manner, HUD advised jurisdictions to include “contingency provisions” language in their annual Action Plans, which explains how the jurisdictions will adjust their proposed plan to match their actual CDBG entitlement allocation amounts. At the funding recommendations meeting, CAC and staff agreed on the following contingency plan: if additional CDBG funds are available, the funds will be kept in reserve to be used for gap funding for current capital projects and for emerging needs projects.

Annual ESG Entitlement Funding

Table 5 shows the funding sources for the FY 2025/26 ESG Entitlement Program.

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Table 5: FY 2025/26 ESG Entitlement Funding Sources
Amount

1. ESG Entitlement $146,207

2. Estimated Program Income $0

3. Reprogrammed Funds and Project Reserve $0
Total FY 2025-26 ESG Funding: $146,207

Table 6 below outlines the total ESG funding recommendations for FY 2025/26. The Housing Stability and Preventions services are aligned with the City’s Homelessness Response Plan.

Table 6: FY 2025/26 ESG Funding Recommendations
Additional Allocation Recommendation
Administration $10,965
Housing Stability – Homelessness Prevention
(Fremont Family Resource Center)
$135,242
Total $146,207

The FY 2025/26 Action Plan, Proposed Final Statement of Community Development Objectives and Projected Use of Funds
Under the 1990 National Affordable Housing Act, localities eligible to receive federal funding for housing and community development programs (CDBG, ESG, HOME, etc.) administered by HUD are required to prepare an annual Action Plan to report on the programs and activities using federal, state, and local funding sources to address community development and affordable housing activities, a description of activities to be undertaken using federal funding sources, a description of other actions the City will be taking to reduce barriers to affordable housing, lead-based paint hazards, and poverty, as well as a description of efforts to improve institutional structure, public/private coordination, and public housing resident initiatives. The City’s Draft and FY 2025-2029 Consolidated Plan and FY 2025/26 Action Plan is detailed below and attached to this staff report (Attachment 2). The City is also required to submit a Proposed Final Statement of Community Development Objectives and Projected Use of Funds, which is attached to this staff report (Attachment 3).

FY 2025-2029 Consolidated Plan
The Consolidated Plan is a five-year strategic planning document required by HUD to guide the City’s annual Action Plans and set Community Development Block Grant, ESG, and HOME funding priorities for needs within affordable housing community development, homelessness, and economic development. The FY 2025/26 Action Plan described above will be the first plan of the next five-year (2025-2029) Consolidated Plan period. The 2025-2029 Consolidated Plan and FY 2025/26 Action Plan are attached (Attachment 2).

As part of developing the Consolidated Plan, the City deployed a Consolidated Plan Community Needs Survey in November 2024. The survey was sent to over 500 grantee

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agencies, individuals, public officials, city staff and community organizations. The survey was also available on the City’s website. Grantee agencies include those that serve low - income individuals/families as well as racial and ethnic minorities.

Two hundred and forty-three agencies, individuals, public officials, City staff and community organizations representing a variety of community interests responded to the survey. The data from these surveys were used to help determine the priority needs stated in the strategic plan.

After substantial review of the Consolidated Plan Community Needs survey results (discussed below), staff is recommending the City Council keep its current funding priorities, as adopted by the City Council in 2020. These broadly worded funding priorities provide substantial flexibility for the City to meet any changing needs over the next five years. These funding priorities are as follows:

1. Strong Public Services
a. Provide funds to various social service agencies serving low and moderate income Fremont residents. Types of services include childcare, health care, senior services, food and other basic needs services, shelter services and youth and family counseling services.

2. Address Homelessness
a. Maintain, improve and expand (as needed) the capacity of housing, shelter and services for individuals and families experiencing homelessness including integrated healthcare, employment services and other services. b. Maintain and expand activities designed to prevent those currently housed from becoming homeless.
c. Build on inter-jurisdictional cooperation to achieve housing and homelessness needs.

3. Economic Development/Microenterprise Assistance
a. Increase economic opportunities and support economic activities benefiting low and moderate-income households to the extent possible.
b. Assist microenterprise development and expansion of self-sufficiency opportunities.

4. Promote Affordable Housing
a. Assist low- and moderate-income first-time homebuyers. b. Preserve existing affordable rental and ownership housing for low and moderate income households.
c. Increase the availability of affordable rental housing for low and moderate income households.

5. Non-Housing Community Development
a. Public Facilities and Improvements - provide funds to assist nonprofit agencies providing critical services to the community to meet their capital improvement needs in order to increase or enhance service delivery. Types of projects include childcare centers, emergency shelters, vocational and rehabilitation centers for the disabled and frail elderly, food distribution centers, and health clinics.

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6. Administration and Fair Housing
a. Administration of CDBG and ESG Programs
b. Reduce housing discrimination

FISCAL IMPACT: There is no local funding match requirement for CDBG, but ESG does have a 100% match requirement, which is satisfied by the City’s non-federally funded housing stability services. As part of the FY 2025/26 Adopted Operating Budget, the City Council appropriated sufficient funds in the CDBG Fund (Fund 105) and the 2025 ESG account of the Federal Operating Grants Fund (Fund 191) to support the recommended programs.

ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW: All CDBG and ESG-funded projects listed in this staff report are subject to environmental review procedures pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). All of the projects being recommended are categorically exempt from review under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) because the projects consist of repair, maintenance or minor alteration of existing facilities involving negligible or no expansion of use pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15301, and/or the replacement or reconstruction of existing structures and facilities where the new structure will be located on the same site and have substantially the same purpose and capacity as the replaced structure pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15302. Each of the foregoing provides a separate and independent basis for CEQA exemption.

Consistent with NEPA regulations, funding will not be distributed to a project until appropriate NEPA review and clearance is completed for that project.

ATTACHMENTS:
• Exhibit 1 - FY2025-26 CDBG Staff Analysis
• Exhibit 2 - 2025-2029 Fremont Consolidated & Action Plan Draft • Exhibit 4 - Resolution FY 25-26 CDBG Funding Recommendations Draft • Exhibit 3 - FY2025-26 Proposed Final Statement

RECOMMENDATIONS: Staff recommend that the City Council do the following related to CDBG and ESG entitlements:

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3. Allocate an additional $998,203 in CDBG funds for FY 20265/26 to projects, as detailed herein and in the Final Statement.

4. Allocate an additional $146,207 in ESG funds for FY 2025/26 to projects, as detailed herein and in the Final Statement.

5. Authorize staff to:
a. Allocate additional funds to public service projects should the City receive additional CDBG or ESG program income in FY 2025/26 or a greater entitlement. b. Reserve unallocated funds to provide gap funding or fund projects that meet emerging needs.

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Exhibit 1
1 CITY OF FREMONT
STAFF ANALYSIS OF FY 2025-2026 CDBG PROPOSALS

Amount Requested:

FY 2025-2026: $252,000

Citizens Advisory Committee & Staff Recommendation
FY 2025-2026: $250,000

Proposal
Bay Area Community Health (BACH) is requesting $252,000 in CDBG funding to improve the Mowry III service offices located at 1860 Mowry Ave. so that it can expand clinic capacity and services to clients in the coming years.

Background
Completing the renovation project will expand BACH’s clinic capacity by larger office space to house 11 clinic support staff members. The renovation will support BACH behavioral health practitioners in providing health services to low-income, underserved, uninsured and underinsured residents of Fremont.

Analysis
- Demolish two existing exam rooms, one restroom, one breakroom, and three private offices that encompass a total of 1,639 square feet. In its place, BACH will modernize its facilities and build out three new examination rooms, two private offices (for Member Services staff members to provide information and enrollment support for health insurance and public assistance programs), and one meeting room space for group therapy sessions. In addition, - BACH will optimize its clinic workflow by creating a large office space to house 11 clinic support staff members— such as Medical Assistants (MA)—and a laboratory space. (The existing “MA pod” can only seat four MAs.) The enclosed space will ensure clinic support staff have a workspace to ensure HIPAA privacy guidelines for patient confidentiality are met.
- Lastly, open office space for cubicle workstations will be built to seat up to 10 staff members from the MAT/Substance Use Disorder, Homeless Street Medicine, and Harm Reduction programs.

Recommendation
The CAC and staff recommend a total of $252,000 in FY 2025-2026 funding for this project.

APPLICANT: BAY AREA COMMUNITY HEALTH – MOWRY III
RENOVATION PART 2 PROJECT

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2 Amount Requested:

FY 2025-2026: $465,280

Citizens Advisory Committee & Staff Recommendation
FY 2025-2026: $465,280

Proposal
MidPen Housing is proposing to address a large amount of dry rot at Century Village, an existing family property. The property is located at 41299 Paseo Padre Parkway, Fremont, CA. Century Village serves low-income families from 30% to 60% Area Median Income (AMI). The property consists of one one-story common area leasing office/community room building, two two-story apartment buildings and two three-story apartment buildings. The unit composition is made up of 16 one-bedrooms and 84 two-bedrooms for a total of 100 units.

Background
Century Village was built in 1972 and over the years, has undergone extensive improvements to maintain the long-term performance and residents’ quality of life. Communal spaces were expanded and a large classroom for the After School Program exists to support the continued development of young students. Located in close proximity to BART, major bus lines, and shopping centers, Century Village is a transit-oriented and pedestrian-friendly community.

CDBG funding is requested to replace the patio and balcony fencing at each building to address the dry rot. This funding is needed to address resident safety concerns and extend the useful life of the property.

Analysis

The proposed roof project with CDBG funding will meet the community and housing needs in the following ways:
- The CDBG funding will allow for the complete replacement of rotted wood, which is the single largest unfunded critical need at this property. Rotted wood balcony/patio fencing is a significant safety issue as dry rot gradually deteriorates the integrity of the fencing and can result in future accidents. Replacing these features will eliminate a life-safety hazard and allow the property to remain a safe and affordable housing option in Fremont. - Funds will help maintain existing deed-restricted affordable rental housing and extend the useful life of the property. We have already made some emergency replacements last year for the worst affected areas, but the property does not have sufficient funds to completely address this issue.
- The funds will be used to benefit very low-income and low-income residents.

Recommendation
The CAC and staff recommend a total of $465,280 in FY 2025-2026 funding for this project.

APPLICANT: MID-PENINSULA HOUSING CORPORATION –

CENTURY VILLAGE REHABILITATION PROJECT

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3 Amount Requested:

FY 2025-2026: $175,000

Citizens Advisory Committee & Staff Recommendation
FY 2025-2026: $175,000

Proposal
This proposed project will replace worn carpet in the FRC hallways and lobbies with LVT (vinyl tile) flooring at the Fremont Family Resource Center (FRC) . The Fremont Family Resource Center occupies two buildings on its campus and co-locates 24 State, County, City and non-profit agencies delivering a multitude of services to both families and individuals in a collaborative manner. Established in 1999 and designed as a “one-stop” family friendly location, the FRC serves approximately 40,000 unduplicated visitors per year.

Background
While everyone is welcome to use services offered at the FRC, the FRC Core Team and our FRC partner organizations report that more than 90% of our clients are very low or extremely low income. In 1999, when the FRC opened, it was designed to be a welcoming place for those seeking services, an antithesis to the images of families and individuals seeking services in impersonal, institutionalized settings.

Analysis

The environment of the FRC is to make people feel comfortable and more relaxed in within many cases, during the most difficult times in their lives. However, due to wear and tear, stains, heavy traffic in our hallways and lobbies, leaks from our single stall restrooms that seeped into the carpet and has made it difficult to clean, and age of the carpet, it has made the FRC look old, unsanitary, and run down.

The carpet is over 15 years old and for a facility that receives over 145,000 visits a year, it is due for a replacement to meet our mission statement of providing a welcoming environment in which the community can receive services.

Recommendation
The CAC and staff recommend a total of $175,000 in FY 2025-2026 funding for this project.

APPLICANT: CITY OF FREMONT - FREMONT FAMILY
RESOURCE CENTER – FLOORING REPLACEMENT PROJECT

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4 Amount Requested:

FY 2025-2026: $100,000

Citizens Advisory Committee & Staff Recommendation
FY 2025-2026: $50,000

Proposal
The proposal is to partner on phase one of the renovation plan through a $93,000 investment to fund the architectural costs of a building assessment and preliminary construction budget.

Building 27 is an aging residential home with no record of schematic drawings in the District or at the City Planning Division. This context requires an architectural firm to provide a feasibility study and assessment of the building, which will result in a preliminary construction budget.

Background
In Fall 2022, Ohlone College established the Basic Needs Resource Center (BNRC), a support program for students struggling with basic needs such as food and housing insecurity. Since then, the BNRC has supported thousands of students with free grocery access and dozens more through CalFresh application support and Resource Navigation Services. In a district-wide survey fielded by the BNRC in 2023, the Hope Center found that 36% of students reported food insecurity, 38% reported housing insecurity, and 12% reported homelessness.

To expand access to BNRC services, District leadership has designated Building 27 at the Fremont campus as a potential future site for the BNRC. Building 27 is a residential building located atop the Fremont campus featuring three bedrooms, two full bathrooms, two large community areas, a full kitchen, and a private road with two parking lots. The aim of this project is to bring Building 27 up to code and renovate it to support students impacted by housing insecurity. To do this, the District is working with architectural partners to design an emerging multi-year renovation plan with multiple phases: (i) initial assessment of the building and development of construction costs; (ii) development of design renderings and budget for full renovation; (iii) actual construction.

Analysis

The proposed budget for phase 1 encompasses a feasibility study and the development of renovation materials. No architecture plans can result from this effort as it is not allowed by CDBG regulations. Staff and the CAC estimate that phase 1 for this project should not cost more than $50,000. If Ohlone does need more funds once a contractor is in place, they can return to the CAC to request additional funding.

Recommendation
The CAC and staff recommend a total of $50,000 in FY 2025-2026 funding for this project.

APPLICANT: OHLONE COLLEGE – BASIC NEEDS CENTER

FEASIBILITY STUDY/PREDEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES

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2025 – 2029 Consolidated Plan
2025 – 2026 Annual Action Plan
Draft

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2025-2026 Annual Action Plan
Table of Contents

City of Fremont 2025-2029 Consolidated Plan
Executive Summary Page 1
Process/Lead Agency Page 8
Consultation Page 9
Citizen Participation Page 18
Needs Assessment Overview Page 24
Non-Housing Community Development Needs Page 25
Housing Market Analysis Overview Page 29
Non-Housing Community Development Assets Page 31
Needs and Market Analysis Discussion Page 41
Broadband Needs of Housing Occupied by Low- and
Moderate-Income Households Page 43
Hazard Mitigation Page 44
Strategic Plan Page 46
Geographic Priorities Page 47
Priority Needs Page 52
Anticipated Resources Page 58
Institutional Delivery Structure Page 61
Goals Summary Page 66
Lead based paint Hazards Page 71
Anti-Poverty Strategy Page 73
Monitoring Page 76
2025 Fremont Annual Action Plan Page 78
Expected Resources Page 78
Annual Goals and Objectives Page 81
Projects Page 84
Project Summary Page 86
Geographic Distribution Page 97
Other Actions Page 100
Program Specific Requirements Page 108

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ES-05 Executive Summary – 24 CFR 91.200(c), 91.220(b)

1. Introduction

The City of Fremont is a Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) entitlement jurisdiction that receives annual CDBG funds directly from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). The primary objectives of the CDBG program are to develop viable urban communities, principally for low- and moderate-income households, through the provision of decent housing, a suitable living environment, and economic opportunity. CDBG funds may be used for public service activities, public facilities improvement projects, economic and community development activities, and rehabilitation of housing. The City will receive $1,579,819 for the 2025 program year and anticipates receiving approximately $7.8 million in CDBG funding over the next five years, program years 2025 through 2029.

The City is also an Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) entitlement jurisdiction that receives funds directly from HUD. The primary objectives of the ESG program is to address the needs of homeless people in emergency or transitional shelters to assist people to quickly regain stability in permanent housing after experiencing a housing crisis and/or homelessness. ESG funds must be used for activities which primarily benefit individuals and families that meets HUD’s “homeless” and “at-risk of homelessness” definitions in accordance with 24 CFR 576. The City will be receiving $146,207 for the 2025 program year and anticipates receiving approximately $750,000 in ESG funding over the next five years, program years 2025 through 2029.

The City is also a member of the Alameda County HOME Consortium. The Consortium was formed so that participating jurisdictions could receive HOME funding from HUD. While the City is the lead agency for CDBG funds, the County is the lead agency for HOME funds. HOME funds are dedicated to housing activities that meet local housing needs. HOME funds may be used for acquisition, construction, and rehabilitation of housing. They may also be used for tenant-based rental assistance and homebuyer assistance. The City will receive $330,047 for the 2025 program year and anticipates receiving approximately $1.5 million in HOME funding over the next five years, program years 2025 through 2029.

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Attachment: Exhibit 2 - 2025-2029 Fremont Consolidated & Action Plan Draft (5413 : FEDERAL GRANTS FIVE-YEAR CONSOLIDATED PLAN analysis looks at the populations most affected by the current housing stock, state of the economy and the ability to meet daily living needs. The Consolidated Plan then outlines priorities and goals to address those needs. The Alameda County Consolidated Plan contains the full data analysis for the area and the Fremont Consolidated Plan contains an abbreviated data analysis. The two documents work together, along with Consolidated Plans from other Cities in the Alameda County HOME Consortium, to complete the full analysis and strategies for the area.

The City of Fremont completes an Action Plan on an annual basis to update the Consolidated Plan and to outline specific projects and funding resources that will meet the Consolidated Plan goals. At the end of each year, the City of Fremont will write a Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report to report the progress towards each of the Consolidated Plan goals. These three documents enable the public, elected officials and HUD to understand the needs in the community, provide input and measure progress and investment in the community.

This document will serve as both the Consolidated Plan and the Action Plan for the City of Fremont. The Consolidated Plan will cover program years 2025 through 2029. The program year will begin on July 1st of each year and end on June 30th. The first year of this Consolidated Plan will begin July 1, 2025 and end June 30, 2026. The last year of this Consolidated Plan will end on June 30, 2030.

2. Summary of the objectives and outcomes identified in the Plan Needs Assessment Overview
The City has extensive housing and community development needs. CDBG funds alone are not sufficient to address the myriad of needs identified during the public outreach process. The City of Fremont’s population is approximately 229,000 based on the 2023 United States Census American Community Survey (ACS). The southernmost City in the County, Fremont also covers the second largest geographic area (approximately 92 square miles) of any city in the Bay Area behind San Jose. It has a diverse racial and ethnic population, with persons identifying as Asian making up 62.4 percent of the population and persons identifying as Latino making up 10.3 percent of the population. People of color, non-White persons, make up approximately 82.8 percent of Fremont’s population.

The City has a mixed economic base, with 5.1 percent of individuals living below the poverty level. The median household income in 2023 was $176,350. The City also has a relatively high homeownership

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53.1 percent and 55.8 percent in all of California.

The City of Fremont has long recognized the importance of nonprofit agencies and the services they provide to the residents. As the non-profit’s capital assets are aging, there will be a continued need for the City to provide CDBG funds to help finance the acquisition, construction, or rehabilitation of public facilities. The City also funds non-profits in providing social services to low-income residents. The City intends to use CDBG funds to coordinate program services, and projects consistent with the following goals and objectives:

1. Strong Public Services
a. Provide funds to various social service agencies serving low- and moderate-income Fremont residents. Types of services include childcare, health care, senior services, food and other basic needs services, shelter services and youth and family counseling services.

2. Address Homelessness
a. Maintain, improve and expand (as needed) the capacity of housing, shelter and services for individuals and families experiencing homelessness including integrated healthcare, employment services and other services.
b. Maintain and expand activities designed to prevent those currently housed from becoming homeless.
c. Build on inter-jurisdictional cooperation to achieve housing and homelessness needs.

3. Economic Development/Microenterprise Assistance
a. Increase economic opportunities and support economic activities benefiting low- and moderate-income households to the extent possible.
b. Assist microenterprise development and expansion of self-sufficiency opportunities.

4. Promote Affordable Housing
a. Assist low- and moderate-income first-time homebuyers.

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c. Increase the availability of affordable rental housing for low and moderate-income households.

5. Non-Housing Community Development
a. Public Facilities and Improvements - provide funds to assist nonprofit agencies providing critical services to the community to meet their capital improvement needs in order to increase or enhance service delivery. Types of projects include child care centers, emergency shelters, vocational and rehabilitation centers for the disabled and frail elderly, food distribution centers, and health clinics.

6. Administration and Fair Housing
a. Administration of CDBG and ESG Programs
b. Reduce housing discrimination

3. Evaluation of past performance

In the 2020-2024 Consolidated Plan, the City of Fremont worked in two priority areas and addressed five different goals. The Plan focused on improving public facilities, homeownership creation, homeownership stabilization, fair housing and critical safety net services. Accomplishments from the first four years of the 2020-2024 Consolidated Plan include:

• Homeowner housing improved – 50 homes repaired or renovated • Support public services for those in need – 9,532 people served • Assist microenterprise businesses with startup costs – 122 businesses served • Improve infrastructure and accessibility to public facilities in low-income neighborhoods – 11 facilities improved

It should be noted that these accomplishments were from programs and projects funded July 1, 2020 through June 30, 2024. The last year of the Consolidated Plan is not yet complete so data is

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The City is responsible for ensuring compliance with all CDBG rules and regulations. The City regularly meets performance and regulatory standards established by HUD. During the FY 2020-2024 Strategic Plan period, the City had one monitoring visit by HUD. This visit concluded with one finding and two concerns, which were immediately addressed and resolved with HUD.

4. Summary of citizen participation process and consultation process As a member of the Alameda County HOME Consortium, the City participates in the Consortium’s citizen’s participation process as well as its own public process for the purpose of developing the Strategic Plan.

Community Needs Survey: As part of developing the Strategic Plan, in November 2024 the City deployed a Community Needs Survey. The survey was sent to a wide group of residents, grantee agencies, city staff, public officials, and community organizations. The survey was also available on the City’s website.
243 responses were submitted. The data from these surveys were considered to help determine the priority needs stated in the strategic plan.

Public Hearings: On January 9, 2025, in conjunction with its FY 2025-2026 CDBG Funding Orientation, the Citizens’ Advisory Committee (CAC), a citizens’ body advisory to City staff on CDBG matters, held a public hearing on housing and community development needs in the City of Fremont.

The hearing was attended by seven community agencies. Three comments were received and were focused on the following needs: preservation of existing affordable housing units, rehabilitation of public facilities, creation of microenterprise, and public service needs.

A Request for Proposals for FY 2025-2026 CDBG funding was issued on January 9, 2025; four (4) proposals were received by the February 6, 2025 deadline. CAC and City Staff had a public hearing on February 19, 2025, where they reviewed the proposals and compiled additional questions for the agencies. The agencies’ responses were received by February 27, 2025. CAC and City Staff held a

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Due to the delay of the release of entitlement allocations, the City of Fremont released a draft Action Plan for a thirty-day period from June 6, 2025 through July 7, 2025. The City of Fremont placed a copy of the Consolidated Plan on its website.

5. Summary of public comments
No public comments were received.

6. Summary of comments or views not accepted and the reasons for not accepting them The City of Fremont has accepted all comments regarding the drafting of the 2025-2029 Consolidated Plan. The final draft submitted to the US Department of Housing and Urban Development will include all public comments received and the City’s responses.

7. Summary
The Alameda County’s 2025-2029 Consolidated Plan includes a more in-depth needs and housing market analysis. The City of Fremont’s 2025-2029 Consolidated plan has a needs and market overview because the housing market of the two cities is intertwined. Each community in the Alameda County HOME Consortium will have separate strategic plans as well as some separate public meetings regarding the funding process. All of the Consolidated Plans complete the requirements set by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.

In consultation with community stakeholders, public meeting input and data analysis, affordable housing is the number one need. Even when speaking to the needs of the workforce, affordable housing repeatedly came to the forefront of conversation. The analysis will show a large number of households pay more than 30 percent of their gross monthly income towards housing, experiencing a housing cost burden.

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• Fair Housing programs, including mediation for tenants and landlords • Teaching refugees to be entrepreneurs and start up new businesses. • Home based child care.
• Assistance for residents beginning micro enterprise businesses.

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PR-05 Lead & Responsible Agencies - 91.200(b)

1. Describe agency/entity responsible for preparing the Consolidated Plan and those responsible for administration of each grant program and funding source The following are the agencies/entities responsible for preparing the Consolidated Plan and those responsible for administration of each grant program and funding source.

Agency Role Name Department/Agency
Lead Agency FREMONT Human Services Department
CDBG Administrator FREMONT Human Services Department
ESG Administrator FREMONT Human Services Department
Table 1– Responsible Agencies

Narrative
The City of Fremont is the Lead Agency for the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) Program. It is responsible for the development of Annual Action Plans and Consolidated Annual Performance Evaluation Reports (CAPER).

Consolidated Plan Public Contact Information
Robert Lopez, MPA
Community Development Block Grant Administrator
3300 Capitol Avenue, Building B | Fremont, CA 94538 email:
[email protected]
phone: 510.574.2043

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1. Introduction
The structure through which the City of Fremont will implement its housing and community development plan consists of consultation and coordination with various public and private agencies.

The following provides a brief outline of the delivery system.

Provide a concise summary of the jurisdiction’s activities to enhance coordination between public and assisted housing providers and private and governmental health, mental health and service agencies (91.215(I)).

The City outreached to more than 250 agencies, interested residents, service providers (including health and mental health providers), a public agency or department, affordable housing providers, advocates, public officials, consumers of homeless services and family members or caregivers of homeless consumers. The primary service deliverers and managers of the varied housing and supportive housing programs mentioned above are nonprofit agencies serving the Fremont area. These agencies assist in implementing the City’s housing and community development priorities by expanding the supply of affordable housing, providing emergency housing and/or transitional housing, and meeting special (homeless and non-homeless) housing needs. There are many experienced and well-managed non-profit organizations providing services in the Fremont area.

The City also coordinates with the State Housing and Community Development (HCD). HCD provides oversight to the major state housing planning process, the Housing Element of a jurisdiction’s General Plan. HCD is responsible for an annual State Housing Element and provides technical assistance to and certification of the local Housing Elements. Each local government in the State is required to develop a Housing Element which includes a housing assessment including projected housing needs, a land inventory, an analysis of governmental and non-governmental constraints on housing and housing programs and quantified objectives that will be met over the Housing Element’s planning period.

Housing Authority of the County of Alameda (HACA) serves the City of Fremont. The Authority

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Describe coordination with the Continuum of Care and efforts to address the needs of homeless persons (particularly chronically homeless individuals and families, families with children, veterans, and unaccompanied youth) and persons at risk of homelessness Activities to address the housing needs of the homeless, extremely low-income persons with serious mental illness and/or those living with HIV/AIDS are based on the implementation of the EveryOne Home Plan to End Homelessness. The 2018 Strategic update to EveryOne Home Plan to End Homelessness calls for every member of the local Continuum of Care (CoC) in the community to act with renewed urgency in their efforts. The update was produced through a ye-long community process that include 25 key stakeholder interviews, six focus groups attended by 70 people currently homeless in the county, multiple community forums with over 200 participants, and a review of best practices and plans from community with similar homeless populations and housing markets. The update includes four broad strategies to expand capacity, increase investment, build stronger partnerships, and align public policies.

The proposed five-year targets include:

1. Reduce the number of people becoming homeless;

2. Increase the number of people returning to permanent homes;

Implementation of the EveryOne Home Plan is spearheaded by a community-based organization of the same name. The Leadership Board comprised of jurisdictional appointed members and key community constituencies such as consumers, cities, nonprofit service providers and housing developers, businesses, law enforcement, housing authorities and faith-based organizations guide this organization.

EveryOne Home envisions a system of housing and services in Alameda County that, by 2023, ensures all extremely low-income residents have a safe, supportive, and permanent place to call home along with services available to help them stay housed and improve the quality of their lives.

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Attachment: Exhibit 2 - 2025-2029 Fremont Consolidated & Action Plan Draft (5413 : FEDERAL GRANTS FIVE-YEAR CONSOLIDATED PLAN Describe consultation with the Continuum(s) of Care that serves the jurisdiction's area in determining how to allocate ESG funds, develop performance standards and evaluate outcomes, and develop funding, policies and procedures for the administration of HMIS The Alameda County Housing and Community Development Department, through HMIS and participation in the EveryOne Home Results Based Accountability Committee, supports the EveryOne Home initiative to establish system wide outcomes and to evaluate effectiveness of programs against those outcomes. These outcomes include shortening the period of time homeless and reducing the recidivism rates for homeless people.

Consultation with EveryOne Home, the Alameda Countywide Continuum of Care, on the use of Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) funds, began in early 2012, when representatives from the City of Berkeley, the City of Oakland, Alameda County Housing and Community Development Department (Urban County grantee), and EveryOne Home worked together to implement the new ESG requirements in a way that would be consistent county-wide and would continue a collaboration, beginning in 2009 with American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) Homelessness Prevention and Rapid Re-housing (HPRP) funds. This collaboration resulted in the creation of Priority Home Partnership (PHP), which was a single county-wide program to implement HPRP. EveryOne Home held a community-wide meeting at which additional consultation and public input into the use of ESG funds was solicited. A series of meetings with EveryOne Home and the ESG grantees continues through the year and a coordinated ESG program was established and began implementation in early 2013. This coordinated program will continue to use this same structure for the next five years.

2. Describe Agencies, groups, organizations and others who participated in the process and describe the jurisdictions consultations with housing, social service agencies and other entities

1 Agency/Group/Organization Midpen Housing Corporation
Agency/Group/Organization Type Services - Housing
What section of the Plan was addressed by
Consultation?
Housing Need Assessment
Non-Homeless Special Needs

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Agency/Group/Organization was consulted.

What are the anticipated outcomes of the
consultation or areas for improved
coordination?
The agency participated in the CDBG
Orientation and Community Needs
hearing and articulated the need for
Pickering Place rehabilitation, a 43-unit
affordable apartment complex.
2 Agency/Group/Organization CURA, Inc.

Agency/Group/Organization Type Services-Persons with Substance Addition
Neighborhood Organization
What section of the Plan was addressed by
Consultation?
Non-Homeless Special Needs
Briefly describe how the
Agency/Group/Organization was consulted.

What are the anticipated outcomes of the
consultation or areas for improved
coordination?
The agency participated in the CDBG
Orientation and Community Needs
hearing and articulated the need for
support around their adult day
program.
3 Agency/Group/Organization Bay Area Community Health (BACH)

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Agency/Group/Organization Type Services-Persons with Disabilities Services-Persons with HIV/AIDS
Services-Homeless
Services-Medical
What section of the Plan was addressed by
Consultation?
Housing Need Assessment

Briefly describe how the
Agency/Group/Organization was consulted.

What are the anticipated outcomes of the
consultation or areas for improved
coordination?
Annually consult with as part of the
City Action Plan Community Needs
Assessment.
4 Agency/Group/Organization Fremont Family Resource Center Agency/Group/Organization Type Housing
Services - Housing
Services-Persons with Disabilities
Services-Persons with HIV/AIDS
Services-Victims of Domestic Violence
Services-homeless
Service-Fair Housing
Other government - County
What section of the Plan was addressed by
Consultation?
Housing Need Assessment
Homelessness Strategy

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OMB Control No: 2506-0117 (exp. 09/30/2021)

Briefly describe how the
Agency/Group/Organization was consulted.

What are the anticipated outcomes of the
consultation or areas for improved
coordination?
Annually consult with as part of the
City Action Plan Community Needs
Assessment.
5 Agency/Group/Organization City of Fremont – All Agencies Agency/Group/Organization Type Other government - Local What section of the Plan was addressed by
Consultation?
Housing Need Assessment
Non-Homeless Special Needs
Briefly describe how the
Agency/Group/Organization was consulted.

What are the anticipated outcomes of the
consultation or areas for improved
coordination?
Annually consult with as part of the
City Action Plan Community Needs
Assessment.

Table 2– Agencies, groups, organizations who participated

Identify any Agency Types not consulted and provide rationale for not consulting The City strives to conduct a comprehensive outreach program, and utilized a variety of outreach methods to solicit participation from a wide range of agencies and organizations involved in providing housing and community development services. No specific types of relevant agencies were excluded from the process.

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Other local/regional/state/federal planning efforts considered when preparing the Plan

Name of Plan Lead Organization How do the goals of your Strategic Plan overlap with
the goals of each plan?

Continuum of Care

EveryOne Home
The priority to create safer
communities through
stabilization of housing for
homeless families and services
for those at-risk matches those
of the CoC for the area.

Regional Analysis of
Impediments to Fair Housing
Choice

County of Alameda
The goals set by the City of
Alameda as part of the
Analysis of Impediments to
Fair Housing Choice have
been incorporated as part of
the goals of the Consolidated
Plan.

Table 2– Other local / regional / federal planning efforts

Describe cooperation and coordination with other public entities, including the State and any adjacent units of general local government, in the implementation of the Consolidated Plan (91.215(l))
The City of Fremont Human Services Department was the lead agency in developing this Strategic Plan. It has worked to get the cooperation of input of various critical governmental and community- based agencies in developing the priorities discussed above.

The City of Fremont is a member of the Alameda County HOME Consortium and works with Alameda County and other jurisdictions in sharing data and resources, and creating overall priority needs for the County of Alameda. The Consortium is also developing performance measures based on

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input from each jurisdiction’s individual public input processes.

The Human Services Department also worked with other City departments to get their input on priority needs. The Department worked with the Housing Department to create a comprehensive view of the needs found within the City of Fremont. The Housing Department is responsible for developing the City’s Housing Element. The Human Services Department assisted in the development of the City’s Housing Element and the ongoing implementation of the Housing Element’s Housing Program Strategy. The Housing Department was also consulted to determine progress made toward affordable housing goals.

The City also received input from the City’s Aging and Family Services Division in developing needs of youth, families, and seniors.

Narrative

The City of Fremont has partnered with the Alameda County HOME Consortium to complete the 2025 – 2029 Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing (AI). The County of Alameda served as lead agency, and multiple participating jurisdictions, including the cities of Alameda, Albany, Berkeley, Dublin, Emeryville, Fremont, Hayward, Livermore, Newark, Oakland, Piedmont, Pleasanton, San Leandro, and Union City; the housing authorities for the cities of Alameda, Berkeley, Livermore, and Oakland; and the Housing Authority of the County of Alameda, formed a regional collaborative for the purpose of completing an Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing Choice (Regional Analysis of Impediments) while meeting their goals and obligations under the fair housing rules to affirmatively further fair housing. The process for the development of the AI began in the fall of 2024 and wrapped up in winter 2025. The AI can be found on the Alameda Housing Authority website at https://www.achcd.org/read-alameda-countys-analysis-of-impediments-to-fair-housing-choice/. The City of Fremont must, and will, partner with the entire consortium to implement fair housing initiatives as part of the Consolidated Plan.

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PR-15 Citizen Participation - 91.105, 91.115, 91.200(c) and 91.300(c)

1. Summary of citizen participation process/Efforts made to broaden citizen participation Summarize citizen participation process and how it impacted goal-setting

As a member of the Alameda County HOME Consortium, the City participates in the Consortium’s citizens’ participation process as well as its own public process for the purpose of developing the Strategic Plan.

243 responses were submitted. The data from these surveys were considered to help determine the priority needs stated in the strategic plan.

Public Hearings: On January 9, 2025, in conjunction with its FY 2025-2026 CDBG Funding Orientation, the Citizen’s Advisory Committee (CAC), a citizen's body advisory to City staff on CDBG matters, held a public hearing on housing and community development needs in the City of Fremont.

The hearing was attended by seven (7) community agencies. Comments were received and were focused on the following needs: preservation of existing affordable housing units, rehabilitation of public facilities, creation of microenterprise, more public service needs.

A Request for Proposals for FY 20256-20256 CDBG funding was issued on January 9, 2025; four (4) proposals were received by the February 6, 2025 deadline. CAC and City Staff had a public hearing on February 19, 2025, where they reviewed the proposals and compiled additional questions for the agencies. The agencies’ responses were received by February 27, 2025. CAC and

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City Staff held a public hearing on March 6, 2025, where the applicant agencies were interviewed based on a pre-determined interview schedule. CAC and City Staff held a public hearing on March 27, 2025, where CAC Members provided individual scores for the agencies, based on which CAC Members and Staff finalized funding recommendations to be presented to the City Council at the July 8, 2025 City Council Meeting.

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Sort
Order
Mode of
Outreach
Target of
Outreach
Summary of
response/attendanc
e
Summary of comments
received
Summary of
comments
not accepted
and reasons
URL (If
applicable)
1 Outreach
via
Survey
Non-
targeted/
broad
community
In November 2024, the
City deployed a
Community Needs
Survey and received 243
responses to the survey.

The respondents feel that the highest
level of need in Fremont is for lower
income families, children from lower
income families, and lower income
individuals. Respondents felt that
there is a need for the creation of
new, affordable housing, housing
with supportive services, and rent
assistance for low income tenants.

There is also a need for social
services, including mental health
services, health services, and
homeless programs.

Additionally, respondents felt there
was a need to maintain community
centers and address needs for
upgrades and rehabilitation.

All
comments
accepted

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2 Public
hearing
Non-
targeted/br
oad
community
January 9, 2025 Citizens
Advisory Committee
Meeting to provide an
orientation to the City’s
Goals and Strategies for
the next five years.

Determine needs in the
community. Seven (7)
agencies participated in
the hearing
The following needs were identified:
● Maintain affordable housing
units
● Rehabilitation of community
facilities
● Social/mental health/health
service needs
● Housing with supportive
services
● Transitional housing
All comments
accepted

3 Public Non- February 19, 2025 – Initial review of applications from All comments hearing targeted/
broad
Citizens Advisory agencies and prepared a list of accepted community Committee meeting to questions for each organization. prepare additional
questions for agencies
who submitted a proposal.
4 Public Non- March 6, 2025 – Citizens Interview of individual applicants about All comments hearing targeted/ Advisory Committee their application for CDBG funding. accepted broad meeting to interview
community applicants for CDBG
funding.

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5 Public
hearing
Non-
targeted/br
oad
community
March 27, 2025 – Citizens
Advisory Committee
meeting to approve
applications and make
recommendations to the
City Council.

Meeting to approve applications and
make recommendations to the City
Council.

All comments
accepted

6 Thirty Day Non- For a thirty-day period
from
A summary of public comments will be
Public
Comment
targeted/br June 6, 2025 through included as part of the final draft.

Period oad July 7, 2025.
community

Table 4– Citizen Participation Outreach

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Needs Assessment
NA-05 Overview
Needs Assessment Overview
During the development of the Consolidated Plan, the stakeholders (including residents, City staff, City Commissioners, Citizens Advisory Committee members, non-profit agencies, housing advocates, etc.) were invited to complete a Consolidated Plan survey. The outreach was done through e-mail distribution.

According to the 2023 ACS, approximately 23.5 percent of Fremont households earned incomes below $65,000 per year and 5.6 percent of Fremont households earned income less than $35,000 per year. According to the 2020 Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing, 25,965 households were experiencing housing problems and 12,585 households were experiencing severe housing problems.

Housing problems are defined as one or more of the following housing problems: 1) lacking complete kitchen facilities, 2) lacking complete plumbing facilities, 3) overcrowding with more than 1 persons per room, or 4) housing costs exceeding 30 percent of the household’s gross monthly income. Severe housing problems are defined as one or more of the following housing problems: 1) lacking complete kitchen facilities, 2) lacking complete plumbing facilities, 3) overcrowding with more than 1.5 persons per room, or 4) housing costs exceeding 50 percent of the household’s gross monthly income.

Fremont’s population is aging. In 1990, the median age was 31.9; by 2010 it rose to 36.8 years and in 2017, it rose again to 37.7. As of 2023, the median age rose to 40.3 in Fremont. Of the total population, 15.9 percent or 35,880 are age 65 years or older, up from 11.8 percent in 2017. Of those individuals, 2,605 are over the age of 85. For the purpose of this document, those over the age 85 years will be considered frail elderly. One likely result of the aging of Fremont’s population is an increased demand for elder care services and facilities, including senior housing.

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NA-50 Non-Housing Community Development Needs - 91.415, 91.215 (f) Describe the jurisdiction’s need for Public Facilities:

The City of Fremont has long recognized the importance of nonprofit agencies and the services they provide to residents of Fremont. Therefore, the City has routinely provided funding under the CDBG Program to help finance the acquisition, construction, rehabilitation, or renovation of eligible public facilities and improvements. Types of projects include child care centers, emergency shelters, vocational and rehabilitation centers for the disabled and frail elderly, drug and alcohol residential center, a food distribution center, and a health clinic. As these public facilities are aging, the City will continue to provide CDBG funds to assist nonprofit agencies providing critical services to the community to meet their capital improvement needs in order to increase or enhance service delivery.

How were these needs determined?
Public facility needs in the City were determined based on the following:
● Community needs hearings
● Responses from the consolidated plan survey
● Consultation with the City Parks and Public Works Departments

Describe the jurisdiction’s need for Public Improvements:

The development of affordable housing is one of the highest needs identified the needs assessment.

As more affordable housing is being developed, there will be a need for public offsite, transportation, and sidewalk improvements.

The City is currently working on the following local transportation and safety projects:

Fremont Boulevard Multimodal Corridor Project. The Fremont Boulevard Multimodal Corridor program seeks to improve bicycle and pedestrian connectivity, safety, and comfort within Fremont’s Downtown/City Center Priority Development Area (PDA), Centerville Transit PDA, and Irvington Transit PDA. This area includes the Fremont BART Station, the Centerville Train

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Depot (serving the ACE and Capitols/Amtrak systems), the planned Irvington BART Station, and access to AC Transit. The corridor also provides connections to American High School, Washington High School, Thornton Middle School, and Centerville Middle School.

The corridor includes a collection of past and current complete street projects along and connecting to Fremont Boulevard. The corridor area is bounded by American High School to the north and the future Irvington BART Station to the south. The corridor’s goal is to encourage mode shift to active transportation and transit use, and to ultimately support the City’s vision of “strategic urban” development in the Downtown, Centerville, and Irvington districts of Fremont.

Fremont Boulevard: Country to Mission View Project. The Fremont Boulevard: Country to Mission View Project will construct elevated bikeways and protected intersection improvements along Fremont Boulevard from Country Drive to Mission View Drive. The Project seeks to improve bicycle and pedestrian connectivity, safety, and comfort within the City’s Downtown/City Center Priority Development Area (PDA), connecting hundreds of higher density and affordable housing units to local shopping, social services, recreational destinations, and regional transit stops (e.g., Fremont BART station).

The Project is part of a multi-year City effort to implement a comprehensive and connected active transportation network for all ages and abilities in the Downtown District, with enhanced bicycle and pedestrian facilities along Walnut Avenue and Fremont Boulevard serving as the main spine corridor to connect the various Downtown destinations and housing developments to the Fremont BART station.

Decoto Road Complete Streets Project. The Decoto Road Complete Streets Project will improve Decoto Road from just east of I-880 to Paseo Padre Parkway. The project will implement transit priority treatments to provide travel alternatives and ease congestion in the Dumbarton Corridor and will provide complete street upgrades to improve safety and access for bicyclists and pedestrians.

Improvements to the Decoto Road Corridor and the I-880/Decoto Road interchange were among the top priorities identified in Fremont’s Mobility Action Plan, a community-developed 5-year plan

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for local action and regional advocacy launched by Fremont’s Mayor and City Council in response to community concerns about traffic throughout Fremont.

Fremont Boulevard Safe and Smart Corridor. The Fremont Boulevard Safe and Smart Corridor is the City’s vision to use technology to move traffic efficiently along the corridor at a safe speed, ensure safe pedestrian and bicycle movement, enhance transit service, and improve management of the traffic signal and lighting systems. The 10-mile section of Fremont Boulevard, between Paseo Padre Parkway and Cushing Parkway, would serve as a nationally significant demonstration of current traffic safety technologies and a test bed for new innovation opportunities.

Walnut Avenue Bikeway Improvements. The Walnut Avenue Bikeway project is located in the City Center of Fremont between Mission Boulevard and Argonaut Way. This two mile segment of Walnut Avenue serves as the primary east-west corridor in the City Center providing multimodal connections to Downtown BART Station, health care facilities such as Kaiser and Washington Hospital , Fremont government offices, School of the Deaf and School of the Blind, and numerous commercial and retail centers. The overall project calls for the construction of five protected intersections, one bicycle/pedestrian trail crossing enhancement consisting of a flashing beacon near the BART/Transit station, installation of Class 4 separated bicycle lanes with green bicycle lanes at intersection conflict points.

Paseo Padre Parkway Safe and Complete Street. The proposed project would include the following elements to transform Paseo Padre Parkway into a safe and complete street: A reconfiguration of the roadway that reduces the current two lanes per direction to a single lane per direction between signalized intersections; upgrading uncontrolled crosswalks to high visibility crosswalks with advanced yield markings; adding buffered bike lanes with green markings in “conflict zones”; and narrowing travel lanes to 10 feet wide for speed management.

How were these needs determined?

The primary document outlining the City’s development policy is the City’s General Plan (https://www.fremont.gov/398/General-Plan). It is the standard practice to involve extensive

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public participation in the development and updates pertinent to the General Plan.

Furthermore, each of the initiatives described above has had its own separate public involvement process.

Describe the jurisdiction’s need for Public Services:

The City of Fremont has recognized the importance of funding public services under the CDBG Program. Additionally, the City has committed a portion of the General Fund revenues to fund various social service agencies serving low- and moderate-income Fremont residents. In the City's FY 23/24 Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report (CAPER) report, the City reported that approximately 2,155 low- and moderate-income people were served under the City's social service grant program. This program is supported by a combination of general funds, CDBG public service funds and Alameda County Measure “A” funds.

Examples of services funded by the City include, but are not limited to: childcare, counseling, programs for the homeless and hungry, programs for persons with disabilities, programs for abused children and adults, housing services, information and referral, meal delivery to homebound seniors, respite and day care services, health services, and legal assistance.

How were these needs determined?

Public service needs in the City were determined based on the following:

• Community Needs Hearings
• Responses from the Consolidated Plan Survey
• 211 Top Ten Needs of Fremont Callers

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Housing Market Analysis
MA-05 Overview
Housing Market Analysis Overview:

Like much of the country, the COVID 19 Pandemic impacted housing prices with significant increases, both in the rental market and homeownership markets. According to the Zillow.com, the average home value has increased from $1,081,057 in March 2020 to $1,605,935 in February 2025, a 48% increase from the beginning of the pandemic. Over the last 12 months, since March 2025, the value of housing in the homeownership market has slowed.

The average rent in February 2025, according to Zillow, was $2,989 per month, just under the national average of $1,980. This was an increase of 3.4% from the previous year. The average rent in February 2020 was $2,682. This means the average rent has increased 11% since the beginning of the pandemic.

A full housing market analysis is included as part of the Alameda County Consolidated Plan for 2025- 2029. That analysis looks at housing needs, housing costs, and housing condition for the entire area. This market analysis will examine the issues specific to Fremont, such as economic development needs, housing market conditions and concentrations, broadband access, and hazard mitigation.

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MA-45 Non-Housing Community Development Assets - 91.410, 91.210(f) Introduction
As part of the Silicon Valley, Fremont is home to a diverse and globally connected economy. The City is home to 900 manufacturing and hardware companies, accounting for one out of four jobs in the City.

Life science is also a booming sector, with 115 companies, and strength in the medical device subsector.

There has been growth in the pharmaceutical and biotherapeutics manufacturing areas. Fremont’s foundation of hardware and semiconductor expertise has also helped create the epicenter of cleantech.

Cleantech companies in Fremont specialize in energy storage technology, microgrids, and solar components.

While the economy has many positive attributes, the funding from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) must benefit households at 80% or below the area median income (AMI).

Therefore, the economic development analysis will examine the types of employment in the area and the needs of people who may earn incomes below AMI.

HUD pre-files many of the tables throughout the Consolidated Plan document from the American Community Survey. Not all the tables were filled in this section. To complete the analysis in this section, the City of Fremont utilized information from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, the 2023 American Community Survey, and from consultations with economic development staff within City departments.

Economic Development Market Analysis
Business Activity
Business by Sector Number
of
Workers
Number
of Jobs
Share of
Workers
%
Share of
Jobs
%
Jobs less
workers
%
Agriculture, Mining, Oil & Gas Extraction 216 0.2%
Arts, Entertainment, Accommodations 3476 3.7%
Construction 2,489 2.7%
Education and Health Care Services 11,827 12.7%
Finance, Insurance, and Real Estate 6,039 6.5%
Information 5,194 5.6%
Manufacturing 19,874 21.3%
Other Services 1,804 1.9%

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Business by Sector Number
of
Workers
Number
of Jobs
Share of
Workers
%
Share of
Jobs
%
Jobs less
workers
%
Professional, Scientific, Management
Services 28,701 30.8%
Public Administration 2,331 2.5%
Retail Trade 4,838 5.2%
Transportation & Warehousing 4,434 4.8%
Wholesale Trade 1,972 2.1%
Grand Total 93,195 100%
Table 3 - Business Activity
Data
Source:
2023 ACS 1-Year S2404

Labor Force
Total Population in the Civilian Labor Force 123,334
Civilian Employed Population 16 years and over 116,948
Unemployment Rate 4.8%
Unemployment Rate for Ages 16-24
Unemployment Rate for Ages 25-65
Table 4 - Labor Force
Data
Source:
2023 ACS 1-Year (DP03 – first 3 numbers)

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Occupation by Sector Number of People Median Income
Management, business and
financial
80,928 $157,178
Farming, fisheries and forestry
occupations
n/a n/a
Service 9,005 $37,987
Sales and office 14,619 $51,215
Construction, extraction,
maintenance and repair
3,742 $44,843
Production, transportation and
material moving
8,771 $46,343
Table 5 – Occupations by Sector
Data
Source:
2023 ACS 1-Year (S2405 & S2411)

Travel Time
Travel Time Number Percentage
< 30 Minutes 43,503 49.2%
30-59 Minutes 34,860 39.4%
60 or More Minutes 10,013 11.3%
Total 88,376 100%
Table 6 - Travel Time
Data
Source:
2023 ACS 1-Year (B08012)

Education:

Educational Attainment by Employment Status (Population 16 and Older) Educational Attainment In Labor Force
Civilian Employed Unemployed Not in Labor Force
Less than high school graduate 4,327 365 1,591
High school graduate (includes
equivalency)
7,940 12 4,134
Some college or Associate’s
degree
14,792 836 4,121
Bachelor’s degree or higher 77,242 4,301 12,640
Table 7 - Educational Attainment by Employment Status
Data
Source:
2023 ACS 1-Year

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Educational Attainment by Age
Age
18–24 yrs 25–34 yrs 35–44 yrs 45–65 yrs 65+ yrs
Less than 9th grade 217 140 362 1,874 2,254
9th to 12th grade, no
diploma
1,593 1,306 503 2005 2,454
High school graduate,
GED, or alternative
2,553 2,947 2,259 6,954 6,825
Some college, no degree 4,448 3,975 2,571 6,395 5,392
Associate’s degree 531 1,420 1,175 4,372 2,275
Bachelor’s degree 1,788 12,748 13,149 18,680 10,216
Graduate or professional
degree
101 11,493 17,107 20,450 6,464
Table 8 - Educational Attainment by Age
Data
Source:
2023 ACS 1-Year (B15001)

Educational Attainment – Median Earnings in the Past 12 Months Educational Attainment Median Earnings in the Past 12 Months Less than high school graduate 40,941
High school graduate (includes equivalency) 50,713
Some college or Associate’s degree 52,109
Bachelor’s degree 102,424
Graduate or professional degree 161,047
Table 9 - Median Earnings in the Past 12 Months
Data
Source:
2023 ACS 1-Year (S1501)

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Based on the Business Activity table above, what are the major employment sectors within your jurisdiction?
The largest employment sectors are Professional, Scientific, and Management Services (30.8%), Manufacturing (21.3%), and Educational and Health Care Services (12.7%). No other employment sectors employ 10% or more of the jobs in Fremont. The Retail Trade, Transportation and Warehousing, Information, and Finance, Insurance, and Real Estate sectors each provide between 4% and 7% of the jobs.

The City of Fremont is located on the Southeastern edge of the San Francisco Bay on the edge of Silicon Valley. The City’s economy and employment opportunities are diverse. Fremont is known for its high number of manufacturing jobs, including advanced manufacturing related to the technology hardware for which Silicon Valley is known. Fremont’s 21.3% share of jobs in Manufacturing far outpaces that of the whole country (11.9%) as well as the State of California (10.8%).

Describe the workforce and infrastructure needs of the business community:

The total civilian employed population of Fremont is 116,948 while the business workforce supplies 93,195 total jobs. This indicates that the City’s total resident workforce is larger than the number of jobs provided by the business community, with workers laving the City for their employment/jobs.

Additionally, the jobs within the City do not always match the roles in which the resident workforce is employed. For example, 69.2% of residents work in Management, Business, and Finance (80,092) while only 30.8% of jobs are in Professional, Scientific, and Management Services (28,701) in Fremont.

Historically, this would have indicated a very large number of residents in these fields commuting out of Fremont each day, since the COVID-19 pandemic commute patterns and the need to go into the office each day has changed drastically. The Management, Business, and Finance sectors are one area that has seen a greater ability to work remotely/from home more frequently than professions like, for example, Service, Construction, or Manufacturing jobs.

The City does have a large Manufacturing sector, as described above, which means businesses rely on transportation infrastructure within the City. These are used to bring raw materials to manufacturing facilities and to send products out – either for retail sale or as parts that are incorporated into larger products. The nature of the advanced manufacturing jobs in the City means that employers are seeking “middle-skilled” workers that have greater education and training than a high school diploma, but less

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than a four-year college degree. This could include certificates, technical school education, or/and an associate’s degree.

Since the time of the City’s previous Consolidated Plan the resident workforce has experienced a noticeable decrease in overall commute times. The portion of residents whose commute time is less than 30 minutes is 49.2%, a 4.2% increase. Correspondingly, the portion of residents with commutes of 30-59 minutes and those with commutes of 60 or more minutes have both decreased.

The City’s Economic Development staff meet regularly with businesses to understand their needs and the impacts of City projects and initiatives on business operations. The needs and status of these businesses have changed significantly since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, and continue to change as the Fremont workforce, alongside the Silicon Valley and even larger United States workforces, and to figure out what a long-term new normal look like. This includes changing office space needs, different traffic patterns, and even changing patterns of utilization of City libraries and recreational facilities.

In addition to individual meetings the City's Economic Development Advisory Commission provides a formal regular point of connection between City staff and the local business community. The Commission, made up of members from small businesses as well as the larger industrial companies and the Chamber of Commerce provides input to City staff to facilitate, enhance, and support business and economic development in the City. City staff will continue to work to stay aware of business needs and understand any role the City can play in strengthening the workforce as well as overall economic development initiatives.

Describe any major changes that may have an economic impact, such as planned local or regional public or private sector investments or initiatives that have affected or may affect job and business growth opportunities during the planning period. Describe any needs for workforce development, business support or infrastructure these changes may create.

Continued development in the City of Fremont’s Warm Springs Innovation District, an 850-acre area planned for up to 12 million square feet in new commercial space adjacent to the Warm Springs BART station, will bring up to 20,000 new jobs to the City. The addition of more office space, alongside manufacturing jobs, will continue to provide jobs catered to the City’s highly educated residential workforce.

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How do the skills and education of the current workforce correspond to employment opportunities in the jurisdiction?
The City’s resident workforce is highly educated with 63% of the total workforce over the age of 18 having a bachelor’s degree or a graduate/professional degree of some type. Focusing in on the core workforce between the ages of 25 and 65 years old, 71% have a bachelor’s degree or a graduate/professional degree. This level of education is not uncommon for Silicon Valley but is not reflective of the employment opportunities within the City. There are a large number of Manufacturing jobs that are not oriented toward those with a bachelor’s degree or higher and may primarily attract employees who reside outside of Fremont. Additionally, Fremont’s relatively lower housing costs within the high-cost Silicon Valley make it an attractive place to purchase a home for residents who may have a high level of education and a high paying job elsewhere in Silicon Valley.

Unemployment rates are limited to the San Francisco-Oakland Fremont area on the US Bureau of Labor Statistics. The unemployment rate was 4.2% in February 2025. The unemployment rate topped out at

13.8% at the beginning of the pandemic, in April 2020. It steadily decreased with a low mark rate of 2.7% in December 2022. Since that time, unemployment rates have hovered between 4% and 4.5%.

Describe any current workforce training initiatives, including those supported by Workforce Investment Boards, community colleges and other organizations. Describe how these efforts will support the jurisdiction's Consolidated Plan.

The Alameda County Workforce Development Board has oversight of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act Title I programs across the County (outside the City of Oakland). This federal legislation works to help both job seekers and employers through provision of and access to education, training, employment opportunities, and other support services.

Workforce development initiatives in the area include:
• The Fremont Family Resource Center offers a one-stop environment where partner agencies provide employment and training services to job seekers. • La Familia’s Department of Education and Employment Services, provides education, training, and guidance to steer program participants toward innovative pathways to sustainable careers, enhance their life skills, and build safe and economically vibrant neighborhoods and communities

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Does your jurisdiction participate in a Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS)?
The City of Fremont is part of the Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG) a regional planning agency that in 2018 adopted the Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy for the San Francisco Bay Area. The CEDS includes the nine-county Bay Area and provides a strategic framework and action plan that looks at the region holistically.

If so, what economic development initiatives are you undertaking that may be coordinated with the Consolidated Plan? If not, describe other local/regional plans or initiatives that impact economic growth.

The City continues to be guided by the Economic Development Chapter of its General Plan adopted in 2011. The General Plan is a document required by the State of California to guide development within the City. Chapters of the General Plan such as Land Use, Housing, and Safety are required by law, while the Economic Development chapter is optional. The City’s Economic Development Chapter formally outlines the City’s framework for economic development activities and decisions.

With the goal of ensuring the City’s regional competitiveness and long-term economic and fiscal stability, the key strategies and policies include:

1. Create a dynamic local economy

2. Vibrant shopping areas

3. A Diverse Mix of Industrial and Technology Uses

4. Promoting International Trade

5. Sustainability

6. Promoting Fremont
The City's Economic Development Advisory Commission, mentioned above, provides a regular public touchpoint between the business community and City staff. Additionally, in the large and competitive Bay Area, the City has worked to set itself apart from other jurisdictions. The City’s “Think Fremont” initiative owns the thinksiliconvalley.com website URL which highlights the City’s business-friendly environment and includes a “toolbox” of ways City staff can assist a variety of businesses, including traditional brick and mortar small businesses, technology-based startups, and life science research firms.

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The website makes City staff accessible and encourages businesses to reach out to see how they can grow in Fremont.

Discussion
The City continues to monitor the long-term impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, both on the strength of the local economy, as well as on the changing behaviors of residents and businesses. Undoubtedly, these will continue to create opportunities and challenges for different businesses. The City will also continue to monitor the ongoing impacts of the international trade policy of the United States on the City’s economy. The advanced manufacturing jobs, which rely upon global trade to source raw materials whose price stability is in question will be of particular interest during the period of this Plan.

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Are there areas where households with multiple housing problems are concentrated? (include a definition of "concentration")
An area of concentration of housing problems, as identified below, will be an area where 30% or more of the population has a housing problem.

Are there any areas in the jurisdiction where racial or ethnic minorities or low-income families are concentrated? (include a definition of "concentration") The U.S. Census Bureau has defined minority persons as “anyone who is not single-race white and not Hispanic.”1 Fremont, with an Asian population that makes up 67% of City residents is a majority minority city. Concentration being defined as 50% or more of the population in each of those Census tracts is a race or ethnicity other than non-Latino white. There are 62 Census tracts within the City of Fremont. Of the those census tracts, 12 have an Asian population greater than 75% of the residents of the Census tract.

Another 23 census tracts have an Asian population that makes up 50-75% of the total population. This indicates that more than half of the Census tracts (35 total) have a concentration of racial minorities.

1 https://www.census.gov/newsroom/releases/archives/population/cb12 -90.html Accessed April 14,2025

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Figure 1 - Concentration of the Asian Population

There are no other race or ethnic minorities concentrated within a Census tract within the city. The CDBG program defines low-income concentration as any area where more than 50% of households earn 80% of AMI or less. There are no Census tracts with a concentration of low-income households in Fremont.

What are the characteristics of the market in these areas/neighborhoods? There is not a strong differentiation of the market, including housing conditions and costs, based on the racially concentrated Census tracts. LIHTC and HUD Multifamily properties are most Concentrated along both sides of Fremont Blvd, an arterial road that serves as the dividing line for several Census tracts.

There is no Census tract within the City where more than 15% of residents are voucher holders.

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The Warm Springs neighborhood at the south end of the City and the Mission Valley neighborhood on the east/northeast side of the City have a concentration of rental housing built prior to 1980. The Census tracts that include these neighborhoods generally have 50-75% Asian residents, which is in line with the City average.

Are there any community assets in these areas/neighborhoods? The minority majority Census tracts are distributed throughout the City, while community assets are centrally located in Fremont. For example, there are two library branches within the City that are located on opposite sides of the approximate geographic center of the City. The Centerville branch is located on the northwestern edge of the center city while the Main Library branch is located further south along the eastern edge of the center city.

City Hall, and many of the services provided by local government, is located within the geographic center of the City. The residential neighborhoods furthest from the center portion of the City, such as Vineyards/Avalon and Mission Hills in the southeast corner are furthest from community assets.

Additionally, the West Industrial area at the south end of the City along the San Francisco Bay, home to many industrial and manufacturing uses but few residents is not located near community assets.

Are there other strategic opportunities in any of these areas? The ethnic diversity and mixed economic base of the City of Fremont do not provide specific geographic areas of strategic opportunity or in which to concentrate programs. The City implements programs on a city-wide basis to meet the national objective of serving low and moderate-income clientele as well as low and moderate-income housing. Each individual activity benefits at least 51% low and moderate-income individuals and families.

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MA-60 Broadband Needs of Housing occupied by Low- and Moderate-Income Households -

91.210(a)(4), 91.310(a)(2)

Describe the need for broadband wiring and connections for households, including low- and moderate-income households and neighborhoods.

According to the FCC National Broadband map (https://broadbandmap.fcc.gov/home), all of Fremont has access to fixed broadband, with 100% of units having access to download speeds exceeding 100 Mbps (uploads exceeding 20 Mbps), 99.82% of units having access to download speeds exceeding 250 Mbps (25 Mbps download speed), and 85% of units having access to download speeds exceeding 1,000 Mbps (upload speeds exceeding 100 Mbps).

Similarly, Fremont is within a coverage for the higher-speed mobile broadband technologies, including 88% coverage at 4G (5 Mbps download and 1 Mbps upload speeds), 99.23% at 5G-NR (7 Mbps download and 1 Mbps upload speeds), and 97.69% at 5G-NR (35 Mbps download and 3 Mbps upload speeds).

Describe the need for increased competition by having more than one broadband Internet service provider serve the jurisdiction.

Even though much of Fremont is has access to broadband coverage, not all providers serve each of the residential areas. The top 10 providers of fixed Broadband in Fremont include:
• Space Exploration Technologies Corporation – 100% residential coverage • Viasat Inc – 100% residential coverage
• Comcast Corporation – 98.5% residential coverage
• Hughes Network Systems, LLC – 94.89% residential coverage • Tekify, LLC – 89.47% residential coverage
• AT&T Inc. – 80.83% residential coverage
• Etheric Communications LLC – 61.54% residential coverage • T-Mobile USA – 50.75% residential coverage
• Verizon Communications – 48.82% residential coverage
• Robinson Hardware and Software Solutions – 29.22% residential coverage

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Describe the jurisdiction’s increased natural hazard risks associated with climate change.

The City’s geography includes multiple natural features that leave the jurisdiction at greater risk of the impacts of climate change. The City’s eastern edge lies along the San Francisco Bay, with 23 miles of coastline and a number of low-lying lands, while the City’s western edge includes a portion of the Diablo Mountain Range which runs through much of central and north-central California. The lower western portion of the City is more susceptible to flooding and sea level rise while the mountainous eastern portion is susceptible to wildfires. The City is also located along the San Andreas Fault where earthquakes are prevalent.

The City’s "Climate Ready Fremont” was adopted in October 2023 and is an update to the City’s 2012 Climate Action Plan. The plan presents mitigation and adaptation strategies, measures, and actions to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in the City and prepare the City for climate changes that are already underway.

The plan notes that the frequency of large storm sequences over short timeframes is projected to increase, causing increased flooding in areas of Fremont. Permanent sea level rise and extreme tides, and storm surges will result in impacts on low-lying areas in the City by 2050. The daily average temperature is projected to increase up to 3.5 °F by 2050 with approximately 12 to 16 days above 90°F annualy by 2050.

Fremont has moderate to high wildfire severity zones in many areas of the City. Climate change is projected to result in increased variability in precipitation and may lead to wetter winters and increased vegetative growth in the spring, providing increased fuel loads during wildfire events. The increase in fuel loads combined with the increasing frequency and severity of intense wind conditions will cause fires to spread rapidly and irregularly. In addition, Fremont residents will continue to be impacted by smoke from more frequent wildfires occurring outside of the City.

The chart below, taken from the Fremont Annex to the Tri-City Local Hazard Mitigation Plan shows a summary of some of the hazards identified in the full plan’s assessment. Below that are narrative descriptions of some of the most common and greatest severity of hazards.

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Sea Level Rise/Flooding
Climate Ready Fremont notes that the frequency of large storm sequences (i.e., atmospheric rivers) over short timeframes is projected to increase, causing flooding events that could affect portions of North Fremont surrounding Coyote Hills and portions of the City’s industrial area west of I-880 and south of Stevenson Boulevard. Permanent sea level rise, extreme tides, and storm surges will result in impacts on low-lying areas in the City by 2050.

Dam Failure
The 2011 City of Fremont General Plan Safety Element noted that dam failures are one of the greatest threats to life and property in Fremont because of the large population and areas exposed. The majority of Fremont’s urbanized areas are at risk of inundation because of dam failure from the upstream dams in the Alameda Watershed. Of the 10 dams in the area, the Turner Dam and Del Valle Dam are most likely to impact the Fremont population. Failure of the Turner Dam would result in water reaching populated areas of the City of Fremont in 90 minutes while failure of the Del Valle Dam would result in water reaching populated areas of the City in 120 minutes. Flood impacts would be most severe in winter, when streams are more likely to elevated and reservoirs are more likely to be at or near capacity.

Other impacts associated with dam failure are landslides, bank erosion, and destruction of habitat. Dam failures can cause downstream flooding and can transport large volumes of sediment and debris and contaminants from the floodwaters. Other environmental impacts can include contamination from septic system failures and releases of contaminants from hazardous materials facilities, contamination of potable water supplies; changes in configurations of streams; loss of wildlife habitats; and degradation of wetlands.

Drought and Water Shortage
The effects of drought are primarily managed in the Bay Area through the importation of water and the storage of water in reservoirs. The Alameda County Water District (ACWD) provides much of the water in the City. Historically, ACWD has been able to secure sufficient water to meet the demands of a growing population. Through regional water coordination and informed management of reservoirs critical impacts of drought and water shortage are likely able to be avoided.

Earthquake

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The City is concerned with all aspects of earthquakes. Fremont was incorporated in 1956, when five individual townships – Mission San Jose, Centerville, Niles, Irvington, and Warm Springs – became part of a new City of Fremont. Historic areas such as Niles, Irvington, Mission San Jose, and Centerville – boast historic buildings, walkable and vibrant commercial districts, and extensive history (including a California Mission and the pre-Hollywood home of California’s motion picture industry). These same areas are among the most vulnerable areas of the City to earthquake, due to concentrations of unreinforced masonry buildings, and “zero lot lines” which increase vulnerability to fire following earthquake. Damage from earthquakes can also result in secondary natural disasters such as fire, flood, and landslides.

Describe the vulnerability to these risks of housing occupied by low- and moderate-income households based on an analysis of data, findings, and methods.

Within Fremont, housing occupied by low and moderate-income households are not more particularly vulnerable to environmental hazards than other city residents based on their geographic location. None of the LIHTC or HUD Multifamily properties are located within the 100-year flood plain. All these affordable housing properties in Fremont are located east of Interstate 880, removing them from the portion of the City closest to the San Francisco Bay and most susceptible to flooding and sea level rise.

There are only two Census tracts in Fremont with greater than 30% of the population made up of low- income households. These tracts are not located in areas close to the Bay, which can be more susceptible to liquefaction because of an earthquake. As development continues in Fremont, low-income and unhoused residents who are more vulnerable should be considered in growth plans.

Even without significant geographic distribution impacts, low-income households are more likely to occupy older housing units that become naturally affordable. In case of a natural disaster such as an earthquake, someone living in a home built prior to the 1993 Uniform Building Code, or even many decades prior, is more vulnerable to disaster risks than someone living in a new, modern construction home. Additionally, unhoused residents may seek shelter in geographic areas that put them at greater risk in part because of the separation they have from other residential uses.

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Strategic Plan
SP-05 Overview
Strategic Plan Overview
This strategic plan provides the roadmap for the City to address the needs of the most vulnerable residents in Fremont over the next five years. Following collection and review of the data presented in this document, as well as the input received through an extensive community engagement process, the City has established the following priorities to guide its strategies during program years 2025-2029:
support non-housing community development, promote affordable housing, build strong supportive services, support efforts to end homelessness, and improve coordination and advocate for fair housing.

In this year’s planning process, the City found many of the same issues identified five years ago during the last Consolidated Plan planning process are still relevant. The City reviewed the priorities and goals of the Strategic Plan in the context of the COVID-19 Pandemic and still found them relevant to assisting residents of Fremont. However, some priorities, such as supportive services may be a higher priority in the beginning of the five-year period than non-housing community development. The City of Fremont will continue to honor the planning process from prior to the pandemic, but also adjust its funding in the coming years to help the community with its recovery.

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Geographic Area
The City of Fremont has a diverse racial and ethnic population; according to the 2023 American Community Survey (ACS). The Asian population accounts for 62.4 percent of the total population in the City. According to the 2017 ACS, people of color (Asians; Latinos; Blacks or African Americans; American Indians or Alaskan Natives; Native Hawaiians and other Pacific Islanders; and other residents of two or more races) account for approximately 82.8 percent of Fremont’s population. The City’s actual racial and ethnic diversity may not be fully described in the ACS data as some distinct ethnic groups, such as the City’s Afghan population, are categorized as “White” by the U.S. Census.

1 Area Name: City-wide initiatives
Area Type: Local Area
Other Target Area Description: Local Area
HUD Approval Date:
% of Low/ Mod: 51%
Revital Type:

Other Revital Description:

Identify the neighborhood boundaries
for this target area.

The target area is the entire City of Fremont.

Include specific housing and
commercial characteristics of this target
area.

The housing and market analysis discuss the
needs in the community.

How did your consultation and citizen
participation process help you to identify
this neighborhood as a target area?
The City of Fremont must submit a complete
Consolidated Plan through the eCon Planning
Suite. To do so, each project and goal must be
in a target area. This target area allows
programs that serve low income individuals,
regardless of where they live, to be in
compliance with the planning document.

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Identify the needs in this target area. The housing and market analysis discuss the needs in the community.

What are the opportunities for
improvement in this target area?
The City of Fremont has positive economic
growth and demand for housing.

Are there barriers to improvement in this
target area?
The housing and market analysis discuss the
needs in the community.

2 Area Name: Low Income Census Tracts
Area Type: Local Area
Other Target Area Description: Local Area
HUD Approval Date:
% of Low/ Mod: 51% or more
Revital Type:

Other Revital Description:

Identify the neighborhood boundaries
for this target area.

The boundaries for the area include all census
tracts with 51 percent of the households earning
below 80 percent of the area median family
income. The boundaries change based on
Census information and information from the
American Community Survey. A map of the
low income areas is included as part of this
section.

Include specific housing and
commercial characteristics of this target
area.

Housing Cost Burden remains high for both
renter and homeowner households. Pricing
pressure from its proximity to the San Francisco
Bay area keeps increasing costs for affordable
housing development.

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How did your consultation and citizen
participation process help you to
identify this neighborhood as a target
area?
The City of Fremont must complete a
Consolidated Plan every five years and identify
areas of priority and where it will target
funding. Some projects will be targeted in areas
of higher concentrations of low to moderate
income households as guided by regulations and
local leaders.

Identify the needs in this target area. The needs vary from year to year, depending which census tracts are low to moderate
income.

What are the opportunities for
improvement in this target area?
Demand for housing is high. Affordable
housing will continue to be in demand.

Are there barriers to improvement in this
target area?
The housing and market analysis discuss the
needs in the community.

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Boundaries
City of Fremont
Low Moderate Income Tracts
<25% (22 Tracts)

25.0%-48.4% (21 Tracts)

48.4%-50.9% (0 Tracts)
>=51% (1 Tract)

Table 18 - Geographic Priority Areas

Figure 1 - Map of Low to Moderate Income Areas

General Allocation Priorities
Describe the basis for allocating investments geographically within the state The City has not established specific target areas to focus the investment of CDBG funds.

Due to the City’s racial and ethnic diversity, mixed economic base, and large geographic area, programs are implemented on a community-wide basis unless otherwise notes. The City also implements programs that meet the national objectives of serving low- and moderate-income clientele (LMC) or low- and moderate-income housing (LMH), with each activity benefitting at least 51% low- and moderate-income individuals and families. Certain projects receiving funding may be located in other

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Priority Needs

1 Priority Need
Name
Strong Public Services
Priority Level High
Population Extremely Low
Low
Moderate
Large Families
Families with Children
Public Housing Residents
Elderly
Frail Elderly
Persons with Physical Disabilities
Geographic
Areas
Affected
City-wide
Associated
Goals
Public Services – Safety Net
Food Access
Description The City of Fremont will focus on supporting public services, reducing barriers for low to moderate income households.

Basis for
Relative
Priority
The City of Fremont recognizes the importance of funding public services under the CDBG Program, and has committed a portion of the its General Fund revenues to fund various social service agencies serving low- and moderate-income Fremont residents. The City will commit 15% of its annual CDBG allocation toward Public Service activities.

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2 Priority Need
Name
Address Homelessness

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Priority Level High
Population Extremely Low
Low
Moderate
Large Families
Families with Children
Public Housing Residents
Elderly
Frail Elderly
Persons with Physical Disabilities
Geographic
Areas
Affected
City-wide
Associated
Goals
Homelessness Services
Homelessness Prevention
Description The City of Fremont will focus on supporting services that address the needs of homeless individuals.

Basis for
Relative
Priority
It is far more cost effective to support people, maintaining their housing and avoiding evictions, preventing the need for emergency shelter and a lengthy housing search. Homelessness is a regional issue and the City will work County-wide to address homelessness and the needs of these vulnerable residents.
2 Priority Need
Name
Economic Development/Microenterprise Assistance
Priority Level High
Population Extremely Low
Low
Moderate

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Geographic
Areas
Affected
City-wide
Associated
Goals
Economic Development – Support
Economic Development - Buildings
Description The City of Fremont will promote economic development opportunities for all residents.

Basis for
Relative
Priority
The City of Fremont will help low- and moderate-income individuals to become self-sufficient is the opportunities for entrepreneurship. The City will continue to dedicate a portion of CDBG funding for microenterprise development.
3 Priority Need
Name
Promote Affordable Housing
Priority Level High
Population Extremely Low
Low
Moderate
Large Families
Families with Children
Public Housing Residents
Elderly
Frail Elderly
Persons with Physical Disabilities
Geographic
Areas
Affected
City-Wide
Associated
Goals
Down Payment Assistance
Affordable Housing Provision
Affordable Housing Creation
Supportive Housing

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Description The City of Fremont will promote affordable housing for all residents living in the community.

Basis for
Relative
Priority
Many sections of this document confirm that housing is not affordable to all residents. The goals of this Consolidated Plan will have to address this need as a high priority. Extremely low-income households and low-income households are living with cost burdens because the supply of affordable housing does not exist. Incentives for developers and funding projects that address this specific need will be the only way the households with these incomes will be able to find housing in the community.
4 Priority Need
Name
Non-Housing Community Development
Priority Level High
Population Extremely Low
Low
Moderate
Middle
Large Families
Families with Children
Elderly
Public Housing Residents
Elderly
Frail Elderly
Persons with Physical Disabilities
Non-housing Community Development
Geographic
Areas
Affected
City-Wide
Low Mod Areas
Associated
Goals
Public Improvements

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Description The City of Fremont will build community assets and make public improvements.

Basis for
Relative
Priority
The City of Fremont has long recognized the importance of nonprofit agencies and the services they provide to residents of Fremont. Therefore, the City has routinely provided funding under the CDBG Program to help finance the acquisition, construction, rehabilitation, or renovation of eligible public facilities and improvements. Types of projects include child care centers, emergency shelters, a food distribution center, and a health clinic. The City will continue to provide CDBG funds to assist nonprofit agencies providing critical services to the community to meet their capital improvement needs in order to increase or enhance service delivery. 6 Priority Need
Name
Administration and Fair Housing
Priority Level High
Population Extremely Low
Low
Moderate
Large Families
Families with Children
Public Housing Residents
Elderly
Frail Elderly
Persons with Physical Disabilities
Geographic
Areas
Affected
City-wide
Associated
Goals
Administration
Fair Housing

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Description The City of Fremont will further fair housing efforts in the community and educate the public about fair and affordable housing. Efforts to coordinate with the City of Fremont as well as other private/public to improve services in the community also fall under this initiative.

Basis for
Relative
Priority
The City is required to further fair housing initiatives and address concerns in its Fair Housing Assessment. The priority will also continue coordination among local governments and private service providers to continually improve services in the community.

Table 10 – Priority Needs Summary

Narrative (Optional)
The need for affordable housing in Alameda County far exceeds the supply of affordable rental and for-sale housing in the areas. Likewise, the City of Fremont faces a demand for affordable housing that greatly outstrips the supply. Low-income households are highly likely to pay more for housing than they can afford and have other housing-related problems. These include overcrowding of units, substandard plumbing and electrical, inadequate kitchen facilities, low numbers of affordable units, and high rents and ownership costs.

The identification of priority housing needs was prepared, in accordance with HUD guidelines by the City of Fremont, in partnership with the Alameda County HOME Consortium. The City of Fremont is a participating jurisdiction in the Consortium. Because of the City’s compact geography and generally uniform housing conditions, programs are implemented on a city-wide basis unless otherwise indicated.

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SP-35 Anticipated Resources - 91.420(b), 91.215(a)(4), 91.220(c)(1,2) Introduction
In the upcoming fiscal year, the City will receive $1,579,819 in Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) entitlement funds. The City will also have approximately $408,685 in re- programmed funds, and anticipates $75,200 in FY 2025-26 program income. The City’s total CDBG program budget is $2,063,704. It is projected that at least 100 percent of residents benefiting from the CDBG program will be low- and moderate-income households as defined by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).

In the upcoming fiscal year, the City will be receiving $146,207 in Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) entitlement funds. It is projected that at least 100 percent of residents benefiting from the CDBG program will primarily benefit individuals and families that meets HUD’s “homeless” and “at-risk of homelessness” definitions.

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Anticipated Resources
Progra
m
Sourc
e of
Fund
s
Uses of Funds Expected Amount Available Year 1 Expecte
d
Amount
Available
Remaind
er of
ConPlan
$
Narrative Description
Annual
Allocatio
n:
$
Progra
m
Incom
e:
$
Prior
Year
Resourc
es:
$
Total:
$

CDBG

Public-
federal
Acquisition,
Admin and
Planning,
Economic
Development,
Housing, Public
Improvements,
Public Services

$1,579,819

$75,200

$408,685

$2,063,704

$1,324,015*
As a CDBG entitlement
jurisdiction, the City of
Fremont receives annual
CDBG entitlement allocations
from HUD. CDBG funds can
be used for a variety of housing
and community development
activities which benefit low- and
moderate-income persons.

ESG

Public-
federal
Administration,
Shelter,
Outreach,
Homelessness
Prevention,
HMIS, Rapid
Re-housing,
and Housing
Stability

$146,207

$135,242*
As an ESG entitlement
jurisdiction, the City of
Fremont receives annual ESG
entitlement allocations from
HUD.

Table 11 - Anticipated Resources

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Explain how federal funds will leverage those additional resources (private, state and local funds), including a description of how matching requirements will be satisfied The City of Fremont will seek all applicable state and federal funding sources that will support the activities outlined in the 5-year Strategic Plan. Leveraging of federal funds will be accomplished through the use of local funds such as those from public and/or private sources of affordable housing. In addition, the City uses leveraging ratios of its sub recipients as a criterion for funding.

Matching requirements for HUD programs will be satisfied with acceptable sources of non-federal financing. Sources may include private donations, owner funds, state funds, city and foundation funds and other acceptable non-federal sources of financing.

If appropriate, describe publically owned land or property located within the state that may be used to address the needs identified in the plan
The City of Fremont does not anticipate using any publicly owned land for projects identified in this Plan.

Discussion

The primary activities the City of Fremont will fund in the next year are:

• Strong Public Services
• Increase economic opportunities
• Promote affordable housing;
• Non-Housing Community Development
• Advocate for Fair Housing

Each of these activities and projects will require resources outside of CDBG funding.

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SP-40 Institutional Delivery Structure - 91.415, 91.215(k) Explain the institutional structure through which the jurisdiction will carry out its consolidated plan including private industry, non-profit organizations, and public institutions.

Responsible Entity Responsible Entity
Type
Role Geographic Area
Served
City of Fremont Government Economic
Development,
Homelessness,
Non- Homeless
Special Needs,
Ownership,
Planning, Rental
Neighborhood
Improvements,
Public Facilities,
Public Services
Jurisdiction
Table 12 - Institutional Delivery Structure

Assess of Strengths and Gaps in the Institutional Delivery System The strengths of this institutional delivery system include the City’s coordination with and between the numerous nonprofit agencies engaged in providing the housing and services to Fremont residents.

Several agencies have multiple partnerships or funding relationships with the City. The City’s Fremont Family Resource Center houses over 22 City, County, State, and non-profit agencies. Twenty (20) agencies will receive Social Service Grant funding from the City in FY 2020-21. Over a dozen agencies will also receive CDBG capital, public service, or microenterprise funding. In addition to receive funding through the City, agencies also partner with the City to provide direct services. Several agencies benefit from more than one source of funding or work with the City on more than one partnership.

Gaps with the delivery system include limited public and private resources available to address affordable housing and supportive services. The dissolution of the State’s redevelopment agencies negatively impacts the City’s ability to fund affordable housing projects in the City, and local budget cuts have affected the City’s ability to fund the Social Service Grants Program.

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Availability of services targeted to homeless persons and persons with HIV and mainstream services
Homelessness Prevention
Services
Available in the
Community
Targeted to
Homeless
Targeted to People
with HIV
Homelessness Prevention Services
Counseling/Advocacy X X X
Legal Assistance X
Mortgage Assistance
Rental Assistance X X
Utilities Assistance
Street Outreach Services
Law Enforcement X X
Mobile Clinics X X
Other Street Outreach Services X X
Supportive Services
Alcohol & Drug Abuse X
Child Care X X
Education X
Employment and Employment
Training
X X
Healthcare X X

HIV/AIDS
Life Skills X X
Mental Health Counseling X X
Transportation X X
Other
Other
Table 13 - Homeless Prevention Services Summary

Describe how the service delivery system including, but not limited to, the services listed above meet the needs of homeless persons (particularly chronically homeless individuals and families, families with children, veterans and their families, and unaccompanied youth) The City participates in the comprehensive planning and coordination of services for the homeless.

EveryOne Home is the community-based organization responsible for the coordination and implement of the EveryOne HOME Plan to End Homelessness: 2018 Strategic Update.

The EveryOne HOME Plan to End Homelessness: 2018 Strategic Update is a comprehensive blueprint to address homelessness, including preventing people from becoming homeless, expanding affordable

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housing, offering critical interventions that ensure the safety and dignity of people living without housing, and urgently reduce homelessness in the area’s most impacted and vulnerable communities.

The City of Alameda is one of 14 cities in Alameda County that have adopted the plan. In Alameda County, issues of homelessness are addressed through a coordinated regional effort with every organization, city and CoC member participating. Therefore, homelessness will be discussed from a regional perspective in this Strategic Plan unless otherwise noted.

Describe the strengths and gaps of the service delivery system for special needs population and persons experiencing homelessness, including, but not limited to, the services listed above Special needs populations face greater obstacles to economic self-sufficiency than the general population. In addition, special needs populations often require supportive services and/or special housing accommodations in order to stay independently housed. The 2025-2029 Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing found, through community feedback, that persons with disabilities often find it difficult to find an appropriate housing unit. Contributing factors affecting disability and access include:
• Access to publicly supported housing for persons with disabilities; • Lack of affordable housing for individuals who need supportive services; • Lack of assistance for housing accessibility modifications; • Location of accessible housing; and,
• Limited supply of affordable housing within neighborhoods.

Provide a summary of the strategy for overcoming gaps in the institutional structure and service delivery system for carrying out a strategy to address priority needs A primary strength of the housing and community development delivery systems is the coordination of efforts between the HOME Consortium jurisdictions and the groups that oversee these efforts on an inter-jurisdictional basis. An additional strength is the level of coordination between housing providers and service providers, particularly those addressing housing needs of the homeless and special needs populations.

Regional strategies that are included in the 2025-2029 Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing are:

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• Participating jurisdictions will continue to fund housing placement services for people with disabilities to assist them in finding accessible housing. • Participating jurisdictions will continue all existing programs to support development of local affordable housing units through a variety of strategies such as applications for state and federal funding, entitlement assistance, outreach to the community and other stakeholders, direct financial support, and site identification and acquisition assistance. This support will include development of units that serves specialized populations as defined by the funding source, Housing Element, Consolidated Plan, or Analysis of Impediments, such as transitional and supportive housing, and housing for seniors, persons with disabilities, persons experiencing homelessness, and persons living with HIV/AIDS or severe mental illness.
• Participating jurisdictions will continue to support access to resources (such as for those with disabilities, language barriers, cultural barriers).

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Goals Summary Information
Sort
Order
Goal Name Start
Year
End
Year
Category Geographic
Area
Needs
Addressed
Funding Goal Outcome Indicator
1 Public Services
- Safety Net
2025 2029 Non-Housing
Community
Development
City-wide
initiatives
Strong Public
Services
CDBG:
$480,000
Public service activities other than
Low/Moderate Income Housing
Benefit:
5,000 Persons Assisted
2 Food Access 2025 2029 Non-Housing
Community
Development
City-wide
initiatives
Strong Public
Services
CDBG:
$75,000
Public service activities other than
Low/Moderate Income Housing
Benefit:
500 Persons Assisted
3 Homeless
Services
2025 2029 Non-Housing
Community
Development
City-wide
initiatives
Address
Homelessness
CDBG:
$325,000
Public service activities other than
Low/Moderate Income Housing
Benefit:
100 Persons Assisted
4 Homelessness
Prevention
2025 2029 Homeless City-wide
initiatives
Address
Homelessness
CDBG:
$230,000
ESG:
$676,210
Public service activities other than
Low/Moderate Income Housing
Benefit:
100 Persons Assisted

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5 Economic
Development
Support
2025 2029 Non-Housing
Community
Development
Low
Income
Census
Tracts
Economic
Development/
Microenterprise
Assistance
CDBG:
$850,000
Public service activities other than
Low/Moderate Income Housing
Benefit:
120 Persons Assisted
6 Economic
Development
Buildings
2025 2029 Non-Housing
Community
Development
Low
Income
Census
Tracts
Economic
Development/
Microenterprise
Assistance
CDBG:
$225,000

Businesses assisted:
3 Businesses Assisted
7 Down
Payment
Assistance
2025 2029 Non-Housing
Community
Development
Low
Income
Census
Tracts
Promote
Affordable
Housing
CDBG:
$100,000

Down Payment Assistance: 5
Households Assisted
8 Affordable
Housing
Preservation
2025 2029 Affordable
Housing
City-wide
initiatives
Promote
Affordable
Housing
CDBG:
$1,500,00
Rental Units – Renovated: 10
Units
Homeowners Housing
Rehabilitated: 60 Units
9 Affordable
Housing
Creation
2025 2029 Affordable
Housing
City-wide
initiatives
Promote
Affordable
Housing
CDBG:
$1,500,000
Rental Housing Added: 10 Units
Homeowner Housing Added: 10
Units
10 Supportive
Housing
2025 2029 Affordable
Housing
City-wide
initiatives
Promote
Affordable
Housing
CDBG:
$300,000
Rental Housing Added: 5 Units
11 Public
Improvements
2025 2029 Non-Housing
Community
Development
Low
Income
Census
Tracts
Non-Housing
Public
Improvements
CDBG:
$2,500,000
Other: 5 Facilities

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12 Administration 2020 2024 Administration
and Fair
Housing
City-wide
initiatives
Administration
and Fair
Housing
CDBG:
$1,655,000
ESG:
$55,000

13 Fair Housing 2020 2024 Administration
and Fair
Housing
City-wide
initiatives
Administration
and Fair
Housing
CDBG:
$245,000

Table 23 – Goals Summary

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Goal Descriptions
1 Goal Name Public Services - Safety Net
Goal
Description
Support programs for low income residents, preserving safety net services for families and individuals who are vulnerable or “in crisis.” 2 Goal Name Food Access
Goal
Description
Improve access to food and reduce food insecurity.
3 Goal Name Homelessness Services
Goal
Description
Maintain, improve, and expand (as needed) the capacity of the housing, shelter, and services for individuals and families, including integrated healthcare, employment services, and other services.
4 Goal Name Homelessness Prevention
Goal
Description
Maintain and expand activities designed to prevent those currently housed from becoming homeless.
5 Goal Name Economic Development – Support
Goal
Description
Fund economic development initiatives and support services that help job seekers to receive additional training or enter the job market, including microenterprise assistance.
6 Goal Name Economic Development – Buildings
Goal
Description
Rehabilitate historic, commercial, and industrial structures. Work under this goal shall reduce code deficiencies or create new job opportunities. 7 Goal Name Down Payment Assistance
Goal
Description
Assist low and moderate-income First-Time Homebuyers.
8 Goal Name Affordable Housing Preservation
Goal
Description
Preserve existing affordable rental and ownership housing for low- and moderate-income households.
9 Goal Name Affordable Housing Creation
Goal
Description
Increase the availability of affordable rental housing for low and moderate-income households.

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10 Goal Name Supportive Housing
Goal
Description
Increase the availability of service-enriched housing for persons with special needs.
11 Goal Name Public Improvements
Goal
Description
Make improvements, including those for ADA accessibility, to public facilities, such as curbs and sidewalks, neighborhood parks and recreational improvements, tree planting, homeless facilities, and other public facilities/community centers.
12 Goal Name Administration
Goal
Description
Improve the administration of funding and coordination among project providers.
13 Goal Name Fair Housing
Goal
Description
Support fair housing efforts in the community, including providing assistance to individuals facing discrimination.

Estimate the number of extremely low-income, low-income, and moderate-income families to whom the jurisdiction will provide affordable housing as defined by HOME 91.315(b)(2) The City of Fremont will fund public service programs within the City. Based on previous performance, the public service organizations will serve 1,000 people over five years who have extremely low incomes, less than 30 percent of the area median income.

Homeowner repair programs across the City will benefit households earning more moderate level income. An estimated 12 units of repair will be targeted towards households earning 51-80 percent of the area median income and an estimated 4 units of repair will be targeted towards households earning 31-50 percent of the area median income.

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SP-65 Lead-based Paint Hazards - 91.415, 91.215(i)
Actions to address LBP hazards and increase access to housing without LBP hazards Lead paint, which was commonly used in household paint until 1978, is a leading contributor of lead poisoning. Approximately 17.5 percent of the total County Consortium units that were built prior to 1978 are located in Fremont. The 17.5 percent figure represents a total of 42,529 units in Fremont that were built prior to 1978. Furthermore, the Consortium reports that many low-income households, particularly renter households, occupy the much older housing stock in the Consortium, units which potentially contain lead-based paint.

The City participates in the Alameda County Service Area for Lead Abatement (CSALA), which funds the Alameda County Lead Poisoning Prevention Program (LPPP). Through the LPPP, renters and homeowners receive information about lead hazards in their homes.

The City of Alameda will use CDBG funds to undertake lead-based paint hazard mitigation when required by the housing rehabilitation regulations. Housing renovation funded with HOME funds will also be required to follow the same regulatory requirements. This can include inspection, risk assessment, specification writing, abatement, clean up, disposal work and clearance testing. This assistance will be in accordance with 24 CFR 35, et al. (9/15/99). In implementing rehabilitation programs, the City notifies tenants of lead-based paint hazards; refers owners to an environmental testing firm for risk assessments; initiates lead hazard controls and/or abatement protocols in conformance with the HUD Guidelines; and obtains final clearance testing.

Any required lead paint mitigation measures will be coordinated with the total renovation effort to streamline the process for the benefit of the homeowner; and also maximize total rehabilitation dollars.

This process will minimize the number of days the owner will have to be temporarily relocated during the abatement process.

How are the actions listed above integrated into housing policies and procedures?

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The following has been incorporated into the local policies and procedures manual:

The level of hazard reduction required depends on the level of assistance. Specific actions required include:

Up to $5,000 - Repair of paint disturbed during rehabilitation. Includes repairing disturbed paint and applying a new coat of paint.

$5,000 - $25,000 - Interim controls and standard treatments. Includes addressing friction and impact surfaces, creating smooth and cleanable surfaces, encapsulation, removing or covering lead-based paint components, and paint stabilization.

Over $25,000 - Remediate. Remediation involves permanently removing lead-based paint hazards, often through paint and component removal and enclosure.

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SP-70 Anti-Poverty Strategy - 91.415, 91.215(j)
Jurisdiction Goals, Programs and Policies for reducing the number of Poverty-Level Families Tackling poverty is one of the most important factors in reducing social exclusion and improving the lives of Fremont residents. According to the 2013 ACS, in the City of Fremont, 12,093, up from 10,915 individuals in 2017. Poverty leads to a cycle of hunger, housing challenges and crime in the community that is often difficult to break. This strategy is crucial for demonstrating the City’s commitment to tackling poverty and creating an inclusive economy with support for families trying to increase their income and opportunity.

In June 1999, the City of Fremont opened the City of Fremont Family Resource Center (FRC). The FRC represents the City’s commitment to the collaboration and improved services to the community.

The FRC’s mission is to promote strong and healthy families, in all of their diverse cultural and economic forms, through empowerment and problem prevention. To this end, the FRC co-locates over twenty-four different agencies with a host of integrated services under one roof. The Center brings together supportive programs and activities in a consolidated, family friendly setting that fosters collaboration and efficient service.

The FRC is a centrally located place where lower income families of all kinds can find resources and services that are of value to them. Customers can access nonprofit, State, County and City of Fremont services in a timely manner. Services include adult and youth employment, CalWorks, child care information and referral, public health and mental health services, parent education and support services, counseling, immigration services, tax filing services, housing information and domestic violence prevention. As part of the City’s commitment to families, the FRC also provides a drop-in childcare service, free of charge, to clients of social service agencies housed at the FRC. A 2013 Survey of 24 FRC Agencies found that 91% (27,023 of 29,860) of FRC clients served by those agencies were low income.

The Fremont Family Resource Center (FRC) became a SparkPoint Center in January 2012. The vision of SparkPoint at Fremont FRC is to help families achieve financial stability by providing services that can help families improve credit, reduce debt, build income, and build and save assets through integrated innovative, comprehensive, and integrated financial, employment, and supportive services.

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The City of Fremont through its Human Services Department Fremont Family Resource Center is serving as the Lead Agency. With assistance from the United Way of the Bay Area, Citibank and Walter and Elise Haas Foundation, and in partnership with nine community agencies, SparkPoint at Fremont FRC welcomes all Tri-City residents who do not yet meet the self-sufficiency standard.

The VITA program is designed to help low-income taxpayers who cannot afford professional tax assistance. The program also increases access for these individuals to claim the Earned Income Credit, and Child Tax Credit. For the third consecutive year, the FRC hosts a VITA site, coordinates the recruitment and training of volunteers to provide free tax preparation services to low-income earners, persons with disabilities, and non-English speaking persons.

How are the Jurisdiction poverty reducing goals, programs, and policies coordinated with this affordable housing plan
The primary strategy in 2025 to 2029 for the City of Fremont will be to close the gap on housing for households earning less than 30 percent of the area median income. So few housing units are available and affordable to this income bracket, that it is essential for families living in poverty to have more housing options. Initiatives and goals the City of Fremont will take on in the next five years include:

Goals: Affordable Housing Needs
• Assist low and moderate-income First-Time Homebuyers
• Preserve existing affordable rental and ownership housing for low- and moderate-income households
• Increase the availability of affordable rental housing for low and moderate-income households
Goals: Priority Homeless Needs
• Maintain, improve, and expand (as needed) the capacity of the housing, shelter, and services for individuals and families, including integrated healthcare, employment services, and other services
• Maintain and expand activities designed to prevent those currently housed from becoming

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homeless
Goals: Priority Supportive Housing
• Increase the availability of service-enriched housing for persons with special needs

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SP-80 Monitoring - 91.230
Describe the standards and procedures that the jurisdiction will use to monitor activities carried out in furtherance of the plan and will use to ensure long-term compliance with requirements of the programs involved, including minority business outreach and the comprehensive planning requirements

Monitoring assures that recipients of federal funds are in compliance with local objectives and federal program requirements. The intent of the City of Fremont is to work cooperatively with contractors and sub-recipients in the use of federal funds as best as possible and within reasonable time constraints.

Monitoring shall be an ongoing process with technical assistance available throughout the implementation and completion of all activities undertaken.

Initial Review of Project Eligibility

1. Requests for funding must be supported with an application to be reviewed for allocation recommendation. Applications include specific information regarding design of project, cost of project and beneficiaries.

2. Each activity must be eligible under related program rules and must meet one of the three national objectives -- benefit low- and moderate-income persons, aid in the prevention or elimination of slum and blight conditions, or meet an urgent need which threatens the health or welfare of the community.

3. An activity must be consistent with local goals and objectives as expressed in adopted policies and/or established plans and must comply with related program regulations.

4. Successfully funded applicants are required to sign a funding agreement outlining all of the requirements, regulations and standards. Funding agreements for all real property activities shall specify the acceptable use of the property, the length of the restrictive period, and disposition requirements.

Ongoing Review of Project Compliance

1. On-site monitoring will be conducted as may be deemed necessary and reasonable by the City of Fremont. Desk reviews and off-site monitoring will be an ongoing activity.

2. Claims for payment are filed, with appropriate documentation, with the program manager. The program manager reviews the claim and approves it for payment.

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3. Quarterly, monthly, and/or annual reports on project and activity status is required of all sub- recipients.

4. The program manager will also monitor for beneficiary compliance.

Follow-up and Enforcement

1. Compliance concerns are addressed at all phases of an activity, as soon as the project manager is aware of the issue. Technical assistance is provided as necessary to maintain compliance.

2. Annual reviews of sub-recipient activities are conducted by the project manager, using a checklist of areas to be reviewed. The annual reviews are followed up with written statements of compliance or non-compliance. In situations of non-compliance, the written statements detail methods and timeframes to bring the activity back into compliance.

3. Sub-recipients may be required to file a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) annual report of sub - recipient's financial stability and federally funded project expenditures. Records shall be maintained for five years after project closeout, which is when final payments and all related matters are closed.

4. Enforcement of activities not in compliance shall follow Part 85.43 with the right of appeal, as well as termination of a contract/agreement.

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2025-2026
Annual Action Plan
Draft

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AP-05 Executive Summary – 24 CFR 91.200(c), 91.220(b)

1. Introduction

The City of Fremont is the second most populous city in Alameda County, with an estimated population of approximately 229,000 based on the 2023 United States Census American Community Survey (ACS). The southernmost City in the County, Fremont also covers the second largest geographic area (approximately 92 square miles) of any city in the Bay Area behind San Jose. It has a diverse racial and ethnic population, with persons identifying as Asian making up

62.4 percent of the population and persons identifying as Latino making up 10.3 percent of the population. People of color, non-White persons, make up approximately 82.8 percent of Fremont’s population.

The City has a mixed economic base, with 5.1 percent of individuals living below the poverty level. The median household income in 2023 was $176,350. The City also has a relatively high homeownership rate at 60.2 percent. By comparison, the percentage of homeownership units in Alameda County was 53.1 percent and 55.8 percent in all of California.

The City of Fremont is a Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) entitlement jurisdiction that receives annual CDBG funds directly from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). The primary objectives of the CDBG program are to develop viable urban communities, principally for low- and moderate-income households, through the provision of decent housing, a suitable living environment, and economic opportunity. CDBG funds may be used for public service activities, public facilities improvement projects, economic and community development activities, and rehabilitation of housing. The City will be receiving $1,579,819 for the 2025-26 program year (PY).

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funds are dedicated to housing activities that meet local housing needs. HOME funds may be used for acquisition, construction, and rehabilitation of housing. They may also be used for tenant based rental assistance and homebuyer assistance. The City will be receiving $330,047 for the 2025-26 program year.

Lastly, the City is an entitlement jurisdiction that receives annual Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) funds directly from HUD. The primary objectives of the ESG program are to address the needs of homeless people in emergency or transitional shelters to assist people to quickly regain stability in permanent housing after experiencing a housing crisis and/or homelessness. ESG funds must be used for activities which primarily benefit individuals and families that meets HUD’s “homeless” and “at-risk of homelessness” definitions in accordance with 24 CFR 576.

The City will be receiving $146,207 in ESG funding for the 2025-26 program year (PY).

To receive funding each year, the City of Fremont, in conjunction with the Alameda County HOME Consortium, must complete a Five-Year Consolidated Plan. The Consolidated Plan is an assessment of the needs in the community relating to housing, social and public services, and public infrastructure. The analysis looks at the populations most affected by the current housing stock, state of the economy and the ability to meet daily living needs. The Consolidated Plan then outlines priorities and goals to address those needs. The Alameda County Consolidated Plan contains the full data analysis for the area and the Fremont Consolidated Plan contains an abbreviated data analysis. The two documents work together, along with Consolidated Plans from other Cities in the Alameda County HOME Consortium, to complete the full analysis and strategies for the area.

The City of Fremont completes an Action Plan on an annual basis to update the Consolidated Plan and to outline specific projects and funding resources that will meet the Consolidated Plan goals.

At the end of each year, the City of Fremont will write a Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report to report the progress towards each of the Consolidated Plan goals. These three documents enable the public, elected officials and HUD to understand the needs in the community, provide input and measure progress and investment in the community.

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This PY 2025-26 Annual Action Plan represents the first year of the new five-year Consolidated Plan period.

2. Summarize the objectives and outcomes identified in the Plan

The City’s PY 2025-26 Action Plan activities with priorities, goals, and objectives are described in detail in other parts of this Action Plan. All of the activities being proposed by the City of Fremont are consistent with its five-year Strategic Plan and HUD’s outcome performance measurement objectives:

• Promote Affordable Housing
• Support Community Development (non-housing) Needs
• Address Homelessness
• Increase Supportive Housing
• Reduce Lead Based Pant Hazards

The City proposes to use available CDBG resources to fund public facility improvements; public service; fair housing administration; microenterprise programs; and housing related activities, including affordable rental housing rehabilitation activities, single family housing rehabilitation, and minor home repair activities. ESG funds will be used to support programs that address homelessness.

The City also proposes to allocate up to $331,0004 to administration. Under CDBG rules, a maximum 20% of the sum of the City’s CDBG entitlement plus anticipated program income for the current program year, may be spent for CDBG program administration. In addition to developing and administering CDBG projects and providing technical assistance to grant recipients, staff monitors all ongoing projects for compliance with federal and other funding requirements and ensures submittal of CDBG program reports to HUD.

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3. Evaluation of past performance

In the 2023-2024 Action Plan, the City of Fremont addressed five different goals. The Plan focused on improving public facilities, homeownership creation, homeownership stabilization, fair housing and critical safety net services. Accomplishments from the fourth year of the 2020- 2024 Consolidated Plan include:

• Homeowner housing improved – 14 homes repaired or renovated • Support public services for those in need – 2,155 people served • Assist microenterprise businesses with startup costs – 36 businesses served

It should be noted that these accomplishments were from programs and projects funded July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2024.

The City is responsible for ensuring compliance with all CDBG rules and regulations. The City regularly meets performance and regulatory standards established by HUD. During the FY 2020- 2024 Strategic Plan period, the City had one monitoring visit by HUD. This visit concluded with one finding and two concerns, which were immediately addressed and resolved with HUD.

4. Summary of citizen participation process and consultation process

As a member of the Alameda County HOME Consortium, the City participates in the Consortium’s citizen’s participation process as well as its own public process for the purpose of developing the Strategic Plan.

Community Needs Survey: As part of developing the Strategic Plan, in November 2019 the City deployed a Community Needs Survey. The survey was sent to a wide group of residents, grantee agencies, city staff, public officials, and community organizations. The survey was also available on the City’s website. 243 responses were submitted. The data from these surveys were

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considered to help determine the priority needs stated in the strategic plan.

Public Hearings: The City held four public hearings, which resulted in projects proposed in this Action Plan. Utilizing these CDBG funds, in conjunction with local, state, and federal sources, the City will continue to meet the Affordable Housing Needs, Community Development (non- housing) Homeless Needs and Support Housing Needs priorities for low and moderate-income Fremont residents, as outlined in the City’s FY 2025-2030 Strategic Plan.

On January 9, 2025, staff and the Citizens Advisory Committee (CAC) issued Request for Proposals (RFP) for projects beginning July 1, 2025. The availability of funds was advertised through the Tri-City Voice Newspaper, the City’s web page, the City’s cable channel and an extensive mailing to social service agencies serving Fremont residents. Staff also conducted a public meeting to determine funding priority. Nine (9) members of the public attended the in- person hearing. On February 19, 2025 the CAC and staff conducted a public hearing to develop questions for agencies regarding their proposals. On March 6, 2025 the CAC and staff interviewed applicants on their proposals. On March 27, 2025 the CAC and staff held a public hearing to develop funding recommendations to be forwarded to the City Council. The fourth hearing will take place at the July 8, 2025 City Council meeting, which will potentially approve the FY 2025- 2026 Action Plan and funding recommendations.

As a member of the Alameda County HOME Consortium, the City participates in the Consortium’s citizen participation process as well as its own public process for the purpose of development of this Action Plan. The County will publish all members’ Notice of Draft Action Plans for Review and the cities will post their action plan to their website for a period of 30 days.

However, because of conflicting deadlines, the City decided to publish its own 30-day review period to have the Action Plan approved at the July 8, 2025 City Council meeting. The City’s 30- day review period will begin on June 6, 2025 and end on July 7, 2025.

5. Summary of public comments

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No public comments were received.

6. Summary of comments or views not accepted and the reasons for not accepting them

No public comments were received.

7. Summary

This Action Plan and the Consolidated Plan are part of the efforts by the entire Consortium and community stakeholders to make the City of Fremont an affordable place to work and live for all households in the community. The document will outline the projects and programs receiving CDBG funding in PY 2025 to address the priorities and goals of the 2025 – 2029 Consolidated Plan.

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PR-05 Lead & Responsible Agencies – 91.200(b)

1. Describe agency/entity responsible for preparing the Consolidated and Action Plan and those responsible for administration of each grant program and funding source

The following are the agencies/entities responsible for preparing the Consolidated Plan and those responsible for administration of each grant program and funding source.

Agency Role Name Department/Agency
CDBG Administrator City of Fremont Human Services Department ESG Administrator City of Fremont Human Services Department Table 1– Responsible Agencies
The City of Fremont is the Lead Agency for the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) Program. It is responsible for the development of Annual Action Plans and Consolidated Annual Performance Evaluation Reports (CAPER).

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AP-10 Consultation - 91.100, 91.110, 91.200(b), 91.300(b), 91.215(l) and 91.315(l)

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that will be met over the Housing Element’s planning period.

The Alameda County Housing and Community Development (HCD) is the lead agency in implementing the Alameda County HOME Consortium and other County-sponsored programs around housing, homelessness, and community development. HCD administers several programs including Shelter Plus Care and Housing Opportunities for People with Aids (HOPWA), as well as two programs for the City of Fremont: Mortgage Credit Certificate (MCC) Program and the Housing Rehabilitation and Emergency Repair Grant Program.

Housing Authority of the County of Alameda (HACA) serves the City of Fremont. The Authority administers several county-wide programs designed to assist low and moderate– income households and those with special needs. These programs include the tenant-based Section 8 Existing Certificate and Voucher Program, the project-based Section 8 Moderate Rehabilitation and Rental Rehabilitation Program, and the Low Rent Housing Program.

Activities to address the housing needs of the homeless, extremely low-income persons with serious mental illness and/or those living with HIV/AIDS are based on the implementation of the EveryOne Home Plan to End Homelessness. The 2018 Strategic update to EveryOne Home Plan to End Homelessness calls for every member of the local Continuum of Care (CoC) in the community to act with renewed urgency in their efforts. The update was produced through a ye- long community process that include 25 key stakeholder interviews, six focus groups attended by 70 people currently homeless in the county, multiple community forums with over 200 participants, and a review of best practices and plans from community with similar homeless populations and housing markets. The update includes four broad strategies to expand capacity, increase investment, build stronger partnerships, and align public policies. The proposed five- year targets include:

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1. Reduce the number of people becoming homeless;

2. Increase the number of people returning to permanent homes;

EveryOne Home envisions a system of housing and services in Alameda County that, by 2024, ensures all extremely low-income residents have a safe, supportive, and permanent place to call home along with services available to help them stay housed and improve the quality of their lives.

Describe consultation with the Continuum(s) of Care that serves the jurisdiction's area in determining how to allocate ESG funds, develop performance standards and evaluate outcomes, and develop funding, policies and procedures for the administration of HMIS

The Alameda County Housing and Community Development Department, through HMIS and participation in the EveryOne Home Results Based Accountability Committee, supports the EveryOne Home initiative to establish system wide outcomes and to evaluate effectiveness of programs against those outcomes. These outcomes include shortening the period of time homeless and reducing the recidivism rates for homeless people.

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implement the new ESG requirements in a way that would be consistent county-wide and would continue a collaboration, beginning in 2009 with American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) Homelessness Prevention and Rapid Re-housing (HPRP) funds. This collaboration resulted in the creation of Priority Home Partnership (PHP), which was a single county-wide program to implement HPRP. EveryOne Home held a community-wide meeting at which additional consultation and public input into the use of ESG funds was solicited. A series of meetings with EveryOne Home and the ESG grantees continues through the year and a coordinated ESG program was established and began implementation in early 2013. This coordinated program will continue to use this same structure for the next five years.

2. Describe Agencies, groups, organizations and others who participated in the process and describe the jurisdictions consultations with housing, social service agencies and other entities

EAST BAY
Agency/Group/Organization Type Services-Persons with Disabilities Neighborhood Organization
What section of the Plan was addressed by
Consultation?
Non-Homeless Special Needs

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Briefly describe how the
Agency/Group/Organization was consulted.

What are the anticipated outcomes of the
consultation or areas for improved
coordination?
The agency participated in the CDBG
Orientation and Community Needs
hearing and articulated the need for
support around their adult day-care
program.
3 Agency/Group/Organization ALAMEDA COUNTY HOUSING &

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

Agency/Group/Organization Type Housing
Services - Housing
Services-Persons with Disabilities
Services-Persons with HIV/AIDS
Services-Victims of Domestic Violence
Services-homeless
Service-Fair Housing
Other government - County
What section of the Plan was addressed by
Consultation?
Housing Need Assessment
Homelessness Strategy
Briefly describe how the
Agency/Group/Organization was consulted.

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Briefly describe how the
Agency/Group/Organization was consulted.

What are the anticipated outcomes of the
consultation or areas for improved
coordination?
Annually consult with as part of the
City Action Plan Community Needs
Assessment.

Table 2– Agencies, groups, organizations who participated

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Identify any Agency Types not consulted and provide rationale for not consulting The City strives to conduct a comprehensive outreach program and utilized a variety of outreach methods to solicit participation from a wide range of agencies and organizations involved in providing housing and community development services. No specific types of relevant agencies were excluded from the process.

Other local/regional/state/federal planning efforts considered when preparing the Plan

Name of Plan Lead Organization How do the goals of your Strategic Plan overlap with
the goals of each plan?

Continuum of Care

EveryOne Home
The priority to create safer
communities through
stabilization of housing for
homeless families and services
for those at-risk matches those
of the CoC for the area.

Regional Analysis of
Impediments to Fair Housing
Choice

County of Alameda
The goals set by the City of
Alameda as part of the
Analysis of Impediments to
Fair Housing Choice have
been incorporated as part of
the goals of the Consolidated
Plan.

Table 3– Other local / regional / federal planning efforts

Describe cooperation and coordination with other public entities, including the State and any adjacent units of general local government, in the implementation of the Consolidated Plan (91.215(l))

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The City of Fremont Human Services Department was the lead agency in developing this Strategic Plan. It has worked to get the cooperation of input of various critical governmental and community- based agencies in developing the priorities discussed above.

The City of Fremont is a member of the Alameda County HOME Consortium and works with Alameda County and other jurisdictions in sharing data and resources and creating overall priority needs for the County of Alameda. The Consortium is also developing performance measures based on input from each jurisdiction’s individual public input processes.

The City also received input from the City’s Aging and Family Services Division in developing needs of youth, families, and seniors.

Narrative
The City of Fremont has partnered with the Alameda County HOME Consortium to complete the 2025 – 2029 Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing (AI). The County of Alameda served as lead agency, and multiple participating jurisdictions, including the cities of Alameda, Albany, Berkeley, Dublin, Emeryville, Fremont, Hayward, Livermore, Newark, Oakland, Piedmont, Pleasanton, San Leandro, and Union City; the housing authorities for the cities of Alameda, Berkeley, Livermore, and Oakland; and the Housing Authority of the County of Alameda, formed a regional collaborative for the purpose of completing an Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing Choice (Regional Analysis of Impediments) while meeting their goals and

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obligations under the fair housing rules to affirmatively further fair housing. The process for the development of the AI began in the fall of 2024 and wrapped up in winter 2025. The AI can be found on the Alameda County Housing and Community Development website at https://www.achcd.org/read-alameda-countys-analysis-of-impediments-to-fair-housing-choice/.

The City of Fremont must, and will, partner with the entire consortium to implement fair housing initiatives as part of the Consolidated Plan.

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AP-12 Participation - 91.105, 91.115, 91.200(c) and 91.300(c)

1. Summary of citizen participation process/Efforts made to broaden citizen participation Summarize citizen participation process and how it impacted goal setting As a member of the Alameda County HOME Consortium, the City participates in the Consortium’s citizens’ participation process as well as its own public process for the purpose of developing the Strategic Plan.

Public Hearings: On January 9, 2025, staff and the Citizens Advisory Committee (CAC) issued Request for Proposals (RFP) for projects beginning July 1, 2025. The availability of funds was advertised through the Tri-City Voice Newspaper, the City’s web page, the City’s cable channel and an extensive mailing to social service agencies serving Fremont residents.

On January 9, 2025, staff conducted a public meeting to determine funding priority. Nine (9) members of the public attended the in-person hearing. On February 19, 2025 the CAC and staff conducted a public hearing to develop questions for agencies regarding their proposals. On March 6, 2025 the CAC and staff interviewed applicants on their proposals. On March 27, 2025 the CAC and staff held a public hearing to develop funding recommendations to be forwarded to the City Council. The fourth hearing will take place at the July 8, 2025 City Council meeting, which will include the final approval of the FY2025-2026 Action Plan with final entitlement allocations from HUD.

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Sort
Order
Mode of
Outreach
Target of
Outreach
Summary of
response/attendance
Summary of comments
received
Summary of
comments not
accepted
and reasons
URL (If
applicable)
1 Outreach
via Survey
Non-
targeted/
broad
community
In November 2024, the
City deployed a
Community Needs Survey
and received 243 responses
to the survey.

The respondents feel that the highest
level of need in Fremont is for lower
income families, children from lower
income families, and lower income
individuals. Respondents felt that there
is a need for the creation of new,
affordable housing, housing with
supportive services, and rent assistance
for low income tenants.

There is also a need for social services,
including mental health services, health
services, and homeless programs.

Additionally, respondents felt there was
a need to maintain community centers
and address needs for upgrades and
rehabilitation.

All comments
accepted.

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2 Public
hearing
Non-
targeted/
broad
community
January 9, 2025 - Citizens
Advisory Committee
Meeting to provide an
orientation to the City’s
Goals and Strategies for the
next five years. Determine
needs in the community.

Eight (8) agencies
participated in the hearing
The following needs were identified:
● Maintain affordable housing
units
● Rehabilitation of community
facilities
● Social/mental health/health
service needs
● Housing with supportive
services
● Transitional housing
All comments
accepted

3 Public Non- February 19, 2025 – Initial review of applications from All comments hearing targeted/
broad
community
Citizens Advisory agencies and prepared a list of accepted Committee meeting to questions for each organization. prepare additional
questions for agencies
who submitted a proposal.
4 Public Non- March 6, 2025 – Citizens Interview of individual applicants about All comments hearing targeted/ Advisory Committee their application for CDBG funding. accepted broad meeting to interview
community applicants for CDBG
funding.

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5 Public
hearing
Non-
targeted/
broad
community
March 27, 2025 – Citizens
Advisory Committee
meeting to approve
applications and make
recommendations to the
City Council.

Meeting to approve applications and
make recommendations to the City
Council.

All comments
accepted

6 Public
hearing
Non-
targeted/
broad
community
July 8, 2024 – City Council
public hearing to approve
PY25-26 Action Plan.

Meeting to approve PY25-26 Action
Plan.

All comments
accepted.

6 Thirty Day Non- For a thirty-day period
from June 6, 2025 to July 7,
2025.

No comments received. No comments
received.

Comment targeted/ .

Period broad
community

Table 4– Citizen Participation
Outreach

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AP-15 Expected Resources - 91.420(b), 91.220(c)(1,2)

In the upcoming fiscal year, the City will be receiving $1,579,819 in Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) entitlement funds. The City will also have approximately $408,685 in reprogrammed funds, which includes $116,240 in program income. Lastly, the City anticipates $121,143 in PY 2025-26 program income. The City’s total CDBG program budget is $2,109,647. It is projected that at least 100 percent of residents benefiting from the CDBG program will be low- and moderate-income households as defined by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).

Table 5 - Program Year 2025-2026 CDBG Annual Budget

CDBG Program Year 20245-2026 Annual Budget
PY 2025-2026 Budget $2,109,647

Administration $340,192
Public Services $254,409
Homeless Services $65,000
Homelessness Prevention $45,111
Fair Housing $41,169
Safety Net $103,129
Community Development $2,218,666
Economic Development Support $170,000
Affordable Housing Preservation $300,000
Public Improvements including Project Reserve $1,045,046 Total $2,109,647

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ESG Program Year 2025-2026 Annual Budget
Administration $10,965
Homelessness Prevention – Housing
Stability Services $135,242
PY 2025-2026 ESG Budget $146,207

Table 6

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Expected Resources

Program Source
of
Funds
Uses of Funds Expected Amount Available Year 1 Expected Amount
Available
Remainder
of ConPlan
$
Narrative Description
Annual
Allocation:
$
Program
Income:
$
Prior Year
Resources:
$
Total:
$

CDBG

Public-
federal
Acquisition,
Admin and
Planning,
Economic
Development,
Housing, Public
Improvements,
Public Services

$1,579,819

$116,240

$408,685

$2,109,647

$1,355,867*
As a CDBG entitlement
jurisdiction, the City of Fremont
receives annual CDBG
entitlement allocations from
HUD. CDBG funds can be used
for a variety of housing and
community development
activities which benefit low- and
moderate-income persons.

ESG

Public-
federal
Administration,
Shelter, Outreach,
Homelessness
Prevention,
HMIS, Rapid Re-
housing, and
Housing Stability

$146,207

$135,242*
As an ESG entitlement
jurisdiction, the City of Fremont
receives annual ESG entitlement
allocations from HUD.

Table 6 - Anticipated Resources

*Note: The Expected Amount Available Remainder of Con Plan includes the estimated allocation for years 2025-2026 plus the estimated program income, minus the amount the City expects to expend on Admin.

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Explain how federal funds will leverage those additional resources (private, state and local funds), including a description of how matching requirements will be satisfied

The City of Fremont will seek all applicable state and federal funding sources that will support the activities outlined in the 5-year Strategic Plan. Leveraging of federal funds will be accomplished through the use of local funds such as those from public and/or private sources of affordable housing. In addition, the City uses leveraging ratios of its sub recipients as a criterion for funding. Matching requirements for HUD programs will be satisfied with acceptable sources of non-federal financing. Sources may include private donations, owner funds, state funds, city and foundation funds and other acceptable non-federal sources of financing.

If appropriate, describe publicly owned land or property located within the state that may be used to address the needs identified in the plan
The City of Fremont does not anticipate using any publicly owned land for projects identified in this Plan.

Discussion

The primary activities the City of Fremont will fund in the next year are:

• Strong Public Services
• Increase economic opportunities
• Promote affordable housing;
• Non-Housing Community Development (Public Improvements) • Advocate for Fair Housing

Each of these activities and projects will require resources outside of the CDBG and ESG funding.

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Annual Goals and Objectives
AP-20 Annual Goals and Objectives - 91.420, 91.220(c)(3)&(e) Goals Summary Information (One Year) - Table 7

Sort
Order
Goal Name Start
Year
End
Year
Category Geographic
Area
Needs
Addressed
Funding Goal Outcome Indicator
1 Public Services
- Safety Net
2025 2026 Non-Housing
Community
Development
City-wide
initiatives
Strong Public
Services
CDBG:
$103,129
Public service activities for other than
Low/Moderate Income Housing Benefit:
350 Persons Assisted
2 Homeless
Services
2025 2026 Non-Housing
Community
Development
City-wide
initiatives
Address
Homelessness
CDBG:
$65,000
Homeless Person Overnight Shelter –
Persons Assisted:
50 Persons Assisted
3 Homelessness
Prevention
2025 2026 Homeless City-wide
initiatives
Address
Homelessness
CDBG:
$45,111

ESG:
$135,242
Public service activities for
Low/Moderate Income Housing Benefit:
50 Persons Assisted
4 Economic
Development
Support
2025 2026 Non-Housing
Community
Development
City-wide
initiatives
Economic
Development/
Microenterprise
Assistance
CDBG:
$170,000

Public service activities other than
Low/Moderate Income Housing Benefit:
20 Businesses Assisted
5 Affordable
Housing
Preservation
2025 2026 Affordable
Housing
City-wide
initiatives
Promote
Affordable
Housing
CDBG:
$300,000
Homeowners Housing
Rehabilitated: 12 Units

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6 Public
Improvements
2025 2026 Non-Housing
Community
Development
City-wide
initiatives
Non-Housing
Public
Improvements
CDBG:
$1,045,046
Public Facility or Infrastructure Activities:
300 persons assisted
7 Administration 2025 2026 Administration
and Fair
Housing
City-wide
initiatives
Administration and
Fair
Housing
CDBG:
$340,192
ESG:
$10,965

8 Fair Housing 2025 2026 Administration
and Fair
Housing
City-wide
initiatives
Administration and
Fair
Housing
CDBG:
$41,169
Public service activities for
Low/Moderate Income Housing Benefit:
20 Persons Assisted

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Table 8 - Goal Descriptions

1 Goal Name Public Services - Safety Net
Goal
Description
Support programs for low income residents, preserving safety net services for families and individuals who are vulnerable or “in crisis.” 2 Goal Name Homelessness Services
Goal
Description
Maintain, improve, and expand (as needed) the capacity of the housing, shelter, and services for individuals and families, including integrated healthcare, employment services, and other services.
3 Goal Name Homelessness Prevention
Goal
Description
Maintain and expand activities designed to prevent those currently housed from becoming homeless.
4 Goal Name Economic Development – Support
Goal
Description
Fund economic development initiatives and support services that help job seekers to receive additional training or enter the job market, including microenterprise assistance.
5 Goal Name Affordable Housing Preservation
Goal
Description
Preserve existing affordable rental and ownership housing for low- and moderate-income households.
6 Goal Name Public Improvements
Goal
Description
Make improvements, including those for ADA accessibility, to public facilities, such as curbs and sidewalks, neighborhood parks and recreational improvements, tree planting, homeless facilities, and other public facilities/community centers.
7 Goal Name Administration
Goal
Description
Improve the administration of funding and coordination among project providers.
8 Goal Name Fair Housing
Goal
Description
Support fair housing efforts in the community, including providing assistance to individuals facing discrimination.

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AP-35 Projects - 91.420, 91.220(d)
Introduction
This Action Plan covers the period from July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2026. The City will be receiving $1,579,819 in CDBG entitlement funds for PY 2025-26. Other CDBG funds noted in the Plan for PY 2025 include reprogramming of $408,685 in reprogrammed funds that were not expended by projects. Lastly, the City anticipates $121,143 in PY 2025-26 program income. Public service and administration projects are funded at the maximum allowed by HUD.

The City of Fremont is one of eight members of the Alameda County HOME Consortium.

The Consortium was formed so participating jurisdictions could receive HOME funding from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). As the lead agency for the Consortium, the County of Alameda prepares and submits a Strategic Plan that describes the planned use of HOME funds by the Consortium. The City of Fremont expects to invest $330,047 of HOME funding from the Alameda County HOME Consortium within its borders.

Lastly, the City is a new entitlement jurisdiction that is estimated to receive $146,207in Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) fund for PY 2025-2026.

Additional federal, state, local, and grant resources expected to be leveraged and available during the planning period.

# Project Name
1 CDBG Administration
2 Community Child Care Coordinating Council (4C’s) Childcare Initiative Project 3 Afghan Coalition
4 SparkPoint Fremont Family Resource Center
5 Senior Peer Counseling
6 Youth and Family Services
7 Project Sentinel – Fair Housing Program
8 Project Sentinel – Landlord/Tenant Services

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9 Habitat for Humanity East Bay/Silicon Valley Housing Rehabilitation and Minor Home Repair Program
10 Safe Alternatives to Violent Environments Shelter Operation 11 Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Infrastructure for Affordable Housing Sites and Public Facilities 12 Bay Area Community Health – Mowry III Renovation Pt2 13 Mid-Peninsula Housing Corp. – Century Village Rehabilitation 14 Fremont Family Resource Center – Floor Replacement Project 15 Ohlone College – Resource Center Pre-development Activities 16 ESG 2025
Table 9 – Project Information

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Describe the reasons for allocation priorities and any obstacles to addressing underserved needs
In preparing the PY 2025-26 Action Plan, the City of Fremont consulted with many community-based service providers. Those open conversations about the continuing needs in the community are held throughout the entire year. This enables the staff responsible for implementing programs to remain connected to the community and not solely focused on the day-to-day implementation of grant regulations.

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AP-38 Project Summary
Project Summary Information

1 Project Name CDBG Administration - 2025
Target Area City-wide
Goals Supported Administration
Needs Addressed Fair Housing and Administration
Funding CDBG: $340,192
Description Provide technical assistance to grantees, monitor all ongoing projects for compliance with federal and other funding
requirements and ensures submittal of CDBG reports to HUD.

This project is eligible under 24 CFR 570.206 (a).

IDIS Activity Category – 21A General Program Administration Target Date 6/30/2026
Estimate the
number and type of
families that will
benefit from the
proposed activities
N/A
Location
Description
3300 Capitol Avenue, Bldg. B, Fremont, CA 94538
Planned Activities Provide technical assistance to grantees, monitor all ongoing projects for compliance with federal and other funding
requirements and ensures submittal of CDBG reports to HUD. 2 Project Name Community Child Care Coordinating Council (4C's) Childcare Initiative Project
Target Area City-wide

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Goals Supported Economic Development - Support

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Needs Addressed Economic Development/Microenterprise Assistance Funding CDBG: $50,000
Description The program provides home-based childcare microenterprise development assistance.

IDIS Activity Category – 18C Micro-Enterprise Assistance Target Date 6/30/2026
Estimate the
number and type of
families that will
benefit from the
proposed activities
The agency will use CDBG funds to support the creation and expansion of home-based child-care businesses in Fremont.

Participants will be low- and moderate-income residents of Fremont.

Location
Description
City-wide
Planned Activities The agency will use CDBG funds to support the creation and expansion of home-based child-care businesses in Fremont.

Participants will be at least 10 low- and moderate-income residents of Fremont.
3 Project Name Afghan Coalition – Micro-enterprise Assistance Target Area City-wide
Goals Supported Economic Development - Support
Needs Addressed Economic Development/Microenterprise Assistance Funding CDBG: $50,000
Description The program teaches refugees and other immigrants entrepreneurial skills with the objective of increasing self -sufficiency. The project is eligible under 24 CFR 570.201 (e) and will have a low to moderate income clientele benefit.

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IDIS Activity Category – 18C Micro-Enterprise Assistance Target Date 6/30/2026

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Estimate the
number and type of
families that will
benefit from the
proposed activities
The program teaches approximately ten refugees and other immigrants’ entrepreneurial skills with the objective of increasing self-sufficiency.

Location
Description
39155 Liberty Street, Ste. D460 Fremont, CA 94538
Planned Activities Afghan Coalition will use the CDBG funds to provide microenterprise technical assistance to ten low- and moderate- income residents who expressed interests in developing
microenterprise.
4 Project Name SparkPoint Fremont Family Resource Center Target Area City-wide
Goals Supported Economic Development - Support
Needs Addressed Economic Development/Microenterprise Assistance Funding CDBG: $70,000
Description The program provides technical assistance, advice and support services to clients with the goals of developing micro-enterprise.

The project is eligible under 24 CFR 570.201 (o) (1) (ii) and will have a low to moderate income clientele benefit.

IDIS Activity Category – 18C Micro-Enterprise Assistance Target Date 6/30/2026
Estimate the
number and type of
families that will
benefit from the
proposed activities
The Fremont Family Resource Center will use the CDBG funds to provide technical assistance to ten low - and moderate-income individuals who express interests in developing microenterprise.

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Location
Description
Fremont Family Resource Center 39155 Liberty Street, Ste. A 110, Fremont, CA 94538
Planned Activities The program provides technical assistance, advice and support services to clients with the goals of developing micro-enterprise. 5 Project Name Senior Peer Counseling
Target Area City-wide
Goals Supported Public Services - Safety Net
Needs Addressed Strong Public Services
Funding CDBG: $54,571
Description The program uses the skills and life experience of senior volunteers in self-help approach to meeting emotional needs of seniors. The project is eligible under 24 CFR 570.201 (e) and will have a low to moderate income clientele benefit.

IDIS Activity Category – 05A Senior Services
Target Date 6/30/2026
Estimate the
number and type of
families that will
benefit from the
proposed activities
Approximately 50 seniors will benefit from this proposed activity.

Location
Description
3300 Capitol Avenue, Bldg. B, Fremont CA 94538
Planned Activities The program uses the skills and life experience of senior volunteers in self-help approach to meeting emotional needs of seniors. 6 Project Name Youth and Family Services
Target Area City-wide

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Goals Supported Public Services - Safety Net

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Needs Addressed Strong Public Services
Funding CDBG: $48,558
Description The Youth and Family Services Counselor will provide family and individual counseling to help improve family relationships in times of stress or crisis, with special attention to teen-related issues. The project is eligible under 24 CFR 570.201 (e) and will have a low to moderate income clientele benefit.

IDIS Activity Category – 05D Youth Services
Target Date 6/30/2026
Estimate the
number and type of
families that will
benefit from the
proposed activities
Approximately 25 youth and their families will benefit from this proposed activity.

Location
Description
39155 Liberty Street, Ste. E500 Fremont, CA 95438
Planned Activities The Youth and Family Services Counselor will provide family and individual counseling to help improve family relationships in times of stress or crisis, with special attention to teen-related issues. 7 Project Name Project Sentinel - Fair Housing
Target Area City-wide
Goals Supported Fair Housing
Needs Addressed Strong Public Services
Funding CDBG: $41,169

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Description Administer the City's fair housing program at the Fremont Family Resource Center. The project is eligible under 24 CFR 570.206 (c) and will benefit all protected classes.

IDIS Activity Category – 05J Fair Housing Activities

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Target Date 6/30/2026
Estimate the
number and type of
families that will
benefit from the
proposed activities
Approximately 24 households in Fremont will benefit from the proposed activities.

Location
Description
39155 Liberty Street, Ste. D440 Fremont CA
Planned Activities Administration of the City of Fremont's fair housing program. 8 Project Name Project Sentinel - Landlord Tenant Project Target Area City-wide
Goals Supported Homelessness Prevention
Needs Addressed Address Homelessness
Funding CDBG: $45,111
Description Provide housing search information and referral assistance. The project is eligible under 24 CFR 570.201 (e) and will have a low to moderate income clientele benefit.

IDIS Activity Category – 05K Tenant/Landlord Counseling Target Date 6/30/2026
Estimate the
number and type of
families that will
benefit from the
proposed activities
Approximately 25 renters in Fremont will benefit from the proposed activities.

Location
Description
39155 Liberty Street, Ste. D440 Fremont CA

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Planned Activities Administration of the City of Fremont's fair housing program. Provide landlord/tenant services at the Fremont Family Resource Center and housing search information and referral assistance.
9 Project Name Habitat for Humanity East Bay/ Silicon Valley Housing Rehabilitation and Minor Home Repair Program
Target Area City-wide
Goals Supported Affordable Housing Preservation
Needs Addressed Promote Affordable Housing
Funding CDBG: $300,000
Description Provide housing rehabilitation loan and minor home repair services to low income households. The project is eligible under 24 CFR 570.202 (a)(1) and will have a low to moderate income housing benefit.

IDIS Activity Category – 14A Rehab; Single-Unit Residential Target Date 6/30/2026
Estimate the
number and type of
families that will
benefit from the
proposed activities
12 single family homeowners will receive minor home repair and emergency repair grants.

Location
Description
City-wide
Planned Activities CDBG funds will also be used to provide loans and repair grants to single family homeowners.
10 Project Name Safe Alternatives to Violent Environments Shelter Operation

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Target Area City-wide
Goals Supported Homeless Services
Needs Addressed Address Homelessness
Funding $65,000
Description SAVE will provide bed nights of safe refuge for battered women and their children who have fled abusive and dangerous homes.

Services include emergency housing, counseling, case management and a 24-hour crisis hotline. The project is eligible under 24 CFR 570.201 (e) and will have a low to moderate income clientele benefit.

IDIS Activity Category – Services for victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking.

Target Date 6/30/2026
Estimate the
number and type of
families that will
benefit from the
proposed activities
Approximately 50 victims of domestic violence will benefit from these proposed activities.

Location
Description
Suppressed
Planned Activities SAVE will provide bed nights of safe refuge for battered women and their children who have fled abusive and dangerous homes.

Services include emergency housing, counseling, case management and a 24-hour crisis hotline.

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11 Project Name Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Infrastructure for Affordable Housing Sites and Public Facilities - Project Reserve
Target Area City-wide
Goals Supported Public Improvements
Needs Addressed Non-Housing Community Development
Funding $104,766
Description CDBG funds will be used to support the acquisition, rehabilitation, and infrastructure for affordable housing sites and public facilities.

Target Date 6/30/2026
Estimate the
number and type of
families that will
benefit from the
proposed activities
N/A
Location
Description
N/A
Planned Activities CDBG funds will be used to support the acquisition, rehabilitation, and infrastructure for affordable housing sites and public facilities.

12 Project Name Bay Area Community Health – Mowry III Renovation Pt2 Target Area City-wide
Goals Supported Public Improvements

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Needs Addressed Non-Housing Community Development
Funding CDBG: $250,000
Description CDBG funds will be used to complete the renovation of medical offices at the Mowry III building to expand mental health services for low to moderate income persons.

IDIS Activity Category – 03Z Public Improvements Not Listed in 03A-03S
Target Date 6/30/2026
Estimate the
number and type of
families that will
benefit from the
proposed activities
N/A
Location
Description
Suppressed.

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Planned Activities N/A
13 Project Name Mid-Peninsula Housing, Corp. – Century Village Rehabilitation Project
Target Area City-wide
Goals Supported Affordable Housing Preservation
Needs Addressed Promote Affordable Housing
Funding CDBG: $465,280
Description CBDG funds will be used to replace external decks and flooring, and health and safety items at the Century Village affordable housing complex.

IDIS Activity Category – 14B Rehab; Multi-unit Residential Target Date 6/30/2026
Estimate the
number and type of
families that will
benefit from the
proposed activities
N/A
Location
Description
41299 Paseo Padre Parkway, Fremont, CA 94539
Planned Activities N/A

14 Project Name Fremont Family Resource Center – Flooring Replacement Project Target Area City-wide

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Goals Supported Public Improvements
Needs Addressed Non-Housing Community Development
Funding $175,000
Description CDBG funds will be used to buy replace the carpet flooring at the Family Resource Center with more environmentally friendly, easily cleanable, and long lasting materials.

IDIS Activity Category – 03E Neighborhood Facilities
Target Date 6/30/2026
Estimate the
number and type of
families that will
benefit from the
proposed activities
N/A
Location
Description
39155 Liberty St, Fremont, CA 94537
Planned Activities N/A

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15 Project Name Ohlone College – Resource Center Pre-development Activities Target Area City-wide
Goals Supported Public Improvements
Needs Addressed Non-Housing Community Development
Funding $50,000
Description CDBG funds will be used to conduct a feasibility study for the rehabilitation of a building that would house a student resource center for those experiencing homelessness.

12 Project Name ESG 2025
Target Area City-wide

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Goals Supported Addressing Homelessness
Needs Addressed Homelessness Prevention
Funding $146,207
Description ESG funds must be used for activities which primarily benefit individuals and families that meets HUD’s “homeless” and “at- risk of homelessness” definitions in accordance with 24 CFR 576. $141,473 of ESG funds may be used for shelter, outreach, rapid rehousing, homelessness prevention/housing stability, and HMIS. $10,965 (approximately 7.5%) will go towards ESG
administration.

Target Date 6/30/2026
Estimate the
number and type of
families that will
benefit from the
proposed activities
N/A
Location
Description
City-wide
Planned Activities ESG funds must be used for activities which primarily benefit individuals and families that meets HUD’s “homeless” and “at- risk of homelessness” definitions in accordance with 24 CFR 576.

Table 10: Project Summary Information

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AP-50 Geographic Distribution - 91.420, 91.220(f)
Description of the geographic areas of the entitlement (including areas of low-income and minority concentration) where assistance will be directed In general, the most common housing problem for low to moderate-income households in the City of Fremont is cost burden greater than 30 percent of income and/or overcrowding.

Renters struggle to afford rental rates and homeowners struggle to afford the cost of household maintenance and repairs for the aging housing stock. Poorly maintained homes in turn lead to additional repair problems, higher utility costs, etc., further restricting household funds and contributing to the deterioration of housing units. One persistent problem throughout the City is that 37.9 percent of the total renter households are cost burdened, and about 24.2 percent of owner households having cost burden. For severe cost burden, the proportions are 15.7 percent and 9.1 percent for renters and owners, respectively (2014-2018 ACS).

The City of Fremont has a diverse population with no one race comprising a majority in 2018.

White persons account for 24.1 percent of the population, Asian persons represent 58.4 percent and Hispanics and Latinos represent 13.4 percent of the population City-wide. Black or African American persons represent 3.1 percent of the population, followed by the remaining category of “other” which is at 14.4 percent.

Due to the City’s racial and ethnic diversity, mixed economic base and large geographic area, programs are primarily implemented on a community-wide basis unless otherwise noted. The City implements programs that meet the national objectives of serving low- and moderate- income clientele (LMC) or low- and moderate-income housing (LMH), with each activity benefitting low- and moderate-income individuals, families or households. The City may also undertake activities meeting the national objective of low and moderate area benefit (LMA) in eligible census tracts, using the upper-quartile exception approved by the Department of Housing and Urban Development. Certain projects, receiving funding, may be located in other jurisdictions if the agency receiving funding serves Fremont residents.

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Geographic Distribution

Target Area Percentage of
Funds
City-wide Initiatives 100%
Table 11 - Geographic Distribution

Rationale for the priorities for allocating investments geographically In making funding decisions, the City of Fremont will give priority to activities that:

• Meet a goal of the 2025-2029 Consolidated Plan
• Demonstrate a significance of need
• Serve an eligible area within Fremont
• Project or program is eligible under HUD rules
• Create a visual impact in the neighborhood, particularly if an infrastructure project • Participation in a larger revitalization project that includes new affordable housing opportunities

Discussion
Most of the programs the City of Fremont funds with its annual allocation directly benefit low or moderate-income individuals or households. Through programs like Project Sentinel, Youth and Family Services, the Afghan Coalition, 4C’s Child Care Initiative and Senor Peer Counseling, the City will focus resources on support services and empowerment services needed by the area’s residents.

At the same time, there are many low-income or disabled homeowners and renters who live in Fremont, and assistance will be provided home repair assistance to qualified households. The City works continuously with City departments, other public agencies, community-based organizations, and neighborhoods to identify and address obstacles to meeting underserved needs.

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AP-65 Homeless and Other Special Needs Activities - 91.420, 91.220(i)

Introduction

The City has been operating a number of programs and working with County and non-profit partners to address homeless within Fremont as well as within the Tri-cities (including the cities of Newark and Union City).

Describe the jurisdictions one-year goals and actions for reducing and ending homelessness including:

1.) Reaching out to homeless persons (especially unsheltered persons) and assessing their individual needs.

The Fremont Winter Shelter, operated by the City of Fremont’s Human Services Department, was open December 1, 2024 – May 7, 2025. The program sheltered 48 individuals, ranging in age from 17 – 70 years old. The City will continue to operate the winter shelter in FY 25-26.

2.) Addressing the emergency shelter and transitional housing needs of homeless persons

SAVE received general funds in addition to CDBG funds to help finance their emergency shelter program for victims of domestic violence. The shelter program takes place at their Community Empowerment Center, and provides emergency housing, food, and on-site support services to women and children escaping family violence. In 2018, SAVE launched the Domestic Violence Housing First project, which helped stabilize housing for over 100 survivors through financial help with rent, move-in costs, car repairs, etc. Support services include case management, support groups, individual counseling, parenting education, life skills workshops, and assistance enrolling children in school. Services to children include

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psycho-educational groups, individual counseling, field trips, and special events. In addition, SAVE has a 24-hour domestic violence hotline. SAVE will continue their efforts in FY 25-26.

The City provided $150,000 of General Fund monies to Abode Services to help finance the operation of Sunrise Village, a 66-bed emergency shelter located in Fremont. In addition to providing shelter, Sunrise Village provides support services on site, which includes job counseling, life skills classes, counseling and case management, transportation, and medical care. Some of the funding will continue in FY 25-26.

3.) 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 City currently implements the Stay Housed Program, which helps families at risk of homelessness to stay housed. The program utilizes HOME funds under the Tenant Based Rental Assistance category, and provides temporary rental subsidies to qualified participants.

This program is continuing into FY 25-26.

4.) Helping low-income individuals and families avoid becoming homeless, especially extremely low-income individuals and families and those who are: 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) or, receiving assistance from public or private agencies that address housing, health, social services, employment, education, or youth needs.

EveryOne Home is building a Housing Crisis Response System in Alameda County that prevents homelessness whenever possible, provides dignified homeless safety net services, and

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maintains people in permanent homes with ongoing subsidies and services. Coordinated Entry is the front door and central organizing feature of the Housing Crisis Response System. The purpose of Coordinated Entry is to quickly assess the needs of people in crisis, connect them to available support, and track the outcomes and performance of the system. Coordinated Entry provides a standard and transparent way for the Housing Crisis Response System to effectively identify people in Alameda County who are experiencing a housing crisis and assess their needs, then prioritize and match them to the most supportive services and housing programs for which they are eligible. To do this, EveryOne Home manages a Countywide By-Name-List, which is maintained in HMIS and governed by all applicable privacy and security policies.

Coordinated entry is the Continuum’s primary focus for bringing an end to chronic homelessness.

Discussion
N/A

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AP-75 Barriers to Affordable Housing

Introduction
The development, preservation, and availability of affordable and market-rate housing is an important goal for the City. The City continues to proactively support and implement programs that will facilitate affordable housing and also programs that would help to eliminate barriers and constraints to housing development. A variety of factors can inhibit or constrain housing development, including environmental and market conditions, and government regulations.

Actions it planned 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:

The development, preservation, and availability of affordable and market-rate housing is an important goal for the City. The City continues to proactively support and implement programs that will facilitate affordable housing and also programs that would help to eliminate barriers and constraints to housing development. A variety of factors can inhibit or constrain housing development, including environmental and market conditions, and government regulations.

The City took action to remove or ameliorate the following negative effects of public policies that serve as barriers to housing, including affordable housing:
- Modify the density ranges used in residential development. - Modify parking requirements.
- Allow for mixed-use development.
- Continue to zone land to maintain a land inventory capable of meeting regional needs. for lower income households.
- Amend the City's ordinances and policies to conform to SB-2.

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Discussion
The City also has the following programs/ policies/ ordinances in place to facilitate the preservation and creation of affordable housing:
- Preserve, Maintain, and Improve the Existing Affordable Housing Supply to provide loans and grants to eligible rental property owners and homeowners through the Housing Rehabilitation Loan and Grant Program.
- Continue to monitor affordable housing developments that could be at risk for converting to market rate. There are four developments at risk during the 2015-2023 timeframe representing 165 total units.
- Continue to require long-term affordability restrictions for existing and new housing units assisted with public funds.
- Continue to work with affordable housing developers to acquire and rehabilitate multifamily rental units at risk of conversion to market rate housing. - Preserve existing mobile homes and continue to enforce the City’s Mobile Home Space Rent Stabilization Ordinance.
- Continue to encourage development of second units
- Continue to operate “Stay Housed” Self Sufficiency Program to prevent households from becoming homeless
- Adopted the Rent Review Ordinance to allow tenants the right to have their rent increase to be heard before the Rent Review Board if the proposed rent is more than 5%.
- Adopted a Commercial Linkage Fee to support the development of affordable housing.

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AP-85 Other Actions - 91.420, 91.220(k)

Introduction
The City’s strategies in meeting underserved needs and promoting and maintaining affordable housing are described in detailed in the sections below.

Actions planned to address obstacles to meeting underserved needs Over the past few years, the City has made substantial changes to its zoning and land use controls to remove or ease these governmental constraints. In particular, the City acted to:

• Zone land in excess of that required to meet the regional housing needs allocation • Adopt a conforming density bonus ordinance
• Create a new multi-family zoning district with improved flexibility in setbacks, increased height allowance and open space requirements
• Update the City’s Second Unit ordinance to make development of second units more feasible; and eliminate impact fees on second units to encourage their construction Modify parking requirements to link the number of spaces to bedroom count and create findings for parking reductions (e.g., reductions near transit, services or need of residents).

Allowing for mixed-use development in a variety of commercial districts, has expanded opportunities for new housing. In the fall of 2017, the State of California adopted a package of fifteen bills aimed at increasing the production of new housing. Many of the bills impose new requirements on local governments. In March 2018, the City Council adopted amendments to Title 17 (Subdivisions) and Title 18 (Planning and Zoning) of the Fremont Municipal Code (FMC) for conformance with the 2017 housing legislation. The code amendments clarified or created new definitions, procedures and required findings, and standards. In addition, amendments to the Multifamily Design Guidelines were adopted to add new design rules which are intended to be supplemental objective design standards for

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new multifamily projects.

Actions planned to foster and maintain affordable housing

The City was awarded a $5 million grant from the State of California’s Local Housing Trust Fund Program in 2021. The City’s Affordable Housing Ordinance provides for the production and preservation of affordable housing through requirements for market rate housing to mitigate its impact on the need for affordable housing. The ordinance provides various incentives and options for developers to meet the requirements under the ordinance; these include, but are not limited to, partnership with non-profit developers to produce affordable rental units, land dedication, preservation of units at-risk of loss, and payment of affordable housing fee. The City is in the process of updating its affordable housing ordinance from 2015 to continue to stimulate the production and preservation of affordable housing and incentivize market rate developers to incorporate affordable housing into their projects.

In November 2016, Alameda County voters enacted the Measure A1 affordable housing bond, which provided more than $50 million in funding for five new affordable rental housing projects in Fremont. In June 2017, the City Council considered and approved a new fee on non- residential development to support affordable housing. These continued efforts to generate resources for affordable housing have resulted in numerous projects that are recently completed, underway or in the planning stages, including:

• Innovia—a 290-unit transit-oriented mixed-use affordable housing development near the South Fremont/Warm Springs BART Station, which opened for service in March 2017. Innovia was fully leased up at the end of 2020 • Central Commons – a 30-unit Habitat for Humanity townhome project for low- income homebuyers broke ground in March 2017. The first phase of construction which produced 11 units was completed in January 2019 and the second phase which produced 19 units was completed in the fall of 2020.
• Pauline Weaver Apartments – a 90-unit affordable senior apartment project that

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began construction in mid-201, was completed in Spring 2019. • Stevenson Family Apartments – an 80-unit affordable housing project that has received a funding award from the City. The developer began construction in early 2017, with construction completed in Spring 2019.
• Fairfield Residential Geo Apartments—102-unit (Fairfield Geo Apartment) transit-oriented affordable projects near the new South Fremont/ Warm Springs BART station was completed in the late summer of 2020.
• Reilly Station and Canyon Flats (Toll Brothers /Eden Housing) 132-unit transit- oriented affordable projects also near the new South Fremont/Warm Springs BART Station. Reilly Station, a 61-unit development was completed in the fall of 2020 and Canyon Flats, a 71-unit development was completed in the spring of 2021. • City Center Apartments - 60 unit affordable and supportive housing development on 1.1 acres in the Centerville district of Fremont. Construction on the project has begun and is anticipated to be completed in the summer of 2021. • Irvington Senior Apartments – 89-unit affordable and supportive development for seniors with units set-aside for formerly homeless veterans in the Irvington district of Fremont. The developer will begin construction at the end of April 2021 and is anticipated to be completed in late 2022.
• Granite Ridge Apartments – 73-unit affordable development for low income families located in the Northgate neighborhood of Fremont. The developer will start construction in May 2021 and the development is anticipated to be completed in late 2022.

In addition to these new affordable housing projects, the City of Fremont has established other creative approaches to increase affordable housing. The City offers a home sharing program that creates affordable housing options from the existing housing stock by matching people who have spare bedrooms available with those seeking a place to reside, resulting in a mutually beneficial solution for the community.

The Housing Element also reports that the high cost of acquiring land and construction is a

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major nongovernmental constraint towards the production of housing, especially affordable housing. There is very little the City can do to affect the cost of land or construction because they are the result of private market forces; however, the City’s overall strategy to produce affordable housing helps mitigate these constraints by making land available at higher densities, providing financial assistance to affordable housing developments, and working with motivated and experienced developers to better contain project costs.

Actions planned to reduce lead-based paint hazards:

The Alameda County Lead Poisoning Prevention Department (ACLPPD) is an integrated health, environmental, and housing program. It provides case management of lead poisoned children throughout Alameda County and property owner services, education, and lead hazard remediation within a County Service Area which includes the HOME Consortium cities of Alameda and Emeryville. The Alameda County Environmental Health Services Department provides compliance and enforcement support for properties related to a lead-poisoned child.

Primary Prevention Education/Services

Property owner services and public education provided in the four -city County Service Area for Lead Poisoning Prevention are focused on raising awareness of the sources of lead in residential buildings and helping property owners to address hazards in a lead -safe manner with the goal of exposing fewer children, property owners, and workers to lead.

Case Management/Secondary Prevention

The ACLPPD receives State of California Department of Public Health funds for Public Health Nursing case management services to lead poisoned children and their families, advocacy for blood lead screening, and marketing and consultations to the medical provider community and Medi-Cal Managed Care Organizations.

Environmental Investigations are conducted in the homes of children with elevated blood lead levels. A Registered Environmental Health Specialist provides property owners with a

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risk assessment report detailing the environmental test results and recommendations for addressing the lead hazards.

Training

Trained contractors and workers are needed to ensure that renovation and remodeling of housing is done lead -safely. The ACLPPD provide State accredited classes and the HUD/EPA-approved Lead Safety for Remodeling, Repair and Painting class since the standardized class materials became available in 2004. The ACLPPD offers a 2 -hour Lead Safe Work Practice class for homeowners.

Compliance/Enforcement

Effective January 2003, the State of California Health and Safety Code was amended to include lead hazards as a violation of State housing code and to clarify the authority of local code compliance, public health, and environmental health agencies to investigate and require treatment of lead hazards.

In addition to the above programs, the City of Fremont will use CDBG funds to undertake lead- based paint hazard mitigation when required by the housing rehabilitation regulations. This can include inspection, risk assessment, specification writing, abatement, clean up, disposal work and clearance testing. This assistance will be in accordance with 24 CFR 35, et al. (9/15/99). A clearance test is performed after all lead paintwork is completed.

Actions planned to reduce the number of poverty-level families The City expects to allocate approximately $852,732 in FY 2025-26 from the general fund to nonprofit public service agencies or programs. The grants to the public service agencies are designed to foster the independence of service recipients and prevent the need for services in the future, while also providing support to those organizations that assist persons in crises and those who lack the basic necessities of life. All the funded agencies provide services primarily

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to extremely low to moderate income clients.

Actions planned to develop institutional structure
The entities comprising the institutional structure through which the City of Fremont will carry out its housing and community development plan are detailed in the City’s Strategic Plan. The strengths of this institutional delivery system include the City’s coordination with and between the numerous nonprofit agencies providing housing and services to Fremont residents. Several agencies have multiple partnership or funding relationships with the City.

The City's Fremont Family Resource Center houses approximately 24 City, County, State and non-profit agencies. Seven (7) agencies will also receive CDBG capital, administration or public service funding. In addition to receiving City funding, agencies also partner with the City to provide direct services.

Gaps within the delivery system include limited public and private resources available to address affordable housing and supportive services. The dissolution of redevelopment agencies and state takeaways have negatively affected the City's ability to fund affordable housing projects in the City, and local budget cuts have affected the City's ability to fund the Social Service Grants Program at levels sufficient to keep pace with increased costs of service delivery.

Actions planned to enhance coordination between public and private housing and social service agencies
The City of Fremont has continued to encourage the coordination of activities between various housing and social services agencies. As stated above, the City promotes collaboration and coordination between social services agencies to reduce duplication of services and maximize the use of public resources available to fund these types of services.

A prime example of collaboration is the FRC. The FRC houses approximately 24 City, County, state and non-profit social service agencies. The goal of the FRC is to create a “one-

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stop shopping” center for people in need of social services and encourage mutually beneficial relationships between agencies. For the HOME Program, the City will continue to administer its local HOME-funded activities with Alameda County HCD.

Historically, the City has participated in Participating Public Jurisdiction (PPJ) Agreements to provide greater efficiency in activities such as monitoring and disbursement of funds. PPJ Agreements outline the various responsibilities of local public entities involved in jointly funded projects serving residents of many cities. In the past, the City has entered into PPJ Agreements for various projects with the cities of Hayward, San Leandro, Union City, Livermore, Milpitas, and the County. The City will continue to utilize PPJ Agreements for jointly funded projects.

Discussion:

As a recipient of HUD funds, the County of Alameda and City of Fremont certifies it will affirmatively further fair housing choice by conducting an analysis of impediments to fair housing choice, take appropriate actions to overcome the effects of any impediments identified, and maintain records reflecting the analysis and actions taken in this regard. The County of Alameda, as lead agency, and multiple participating jurisdictions, the cities of Alameda, Albany, Berkeley, Dublin, Emeryville, Fremont, Hayward, Livermore, Newark, Oakland, Piedmont, Pleasanton, San Leandro, and Union City; the housing authorities for the cities of Alameda, Berkeley, Livermore, and Oakland; and the Housing Authority of the County of Alameda, have formed a regional collaborative for the purpose of completing an Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing Choice (Regional Analysis of Impediments) while meeting their goals and obligations under the fair housing rules to affirmatively further fair housing.

Each jurisdiction set goals to address during the fiscal years 2025-2029. Some initiatives from the 2025 Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing that will be implemented include:

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GOAL ONE: PROMOTE FAIR HOUSING ENFORCEMENT AND EDUCATION THROUGH INTERAGENCY COLLABORATION.

ACTION 1A: Continue to contract with housing service providers to educate home seekers, landlords, property managers, real estate agents, and lenders regarding fair housing law and recommended practices, including the importance of reasonable accommodation under ADA, protections for source of income, and the impact of using credit, criminal, and eviction history to assess tenant applications.

ACTION 1B: Create or coordinate with local organizations on the creation of tenant advocacy materials that will provide easy to understand summaries of tenant rights and information on resources that can help with housing challenges including where to find housing assistance and where to report housing concerns. These materials will be available in multiple languages and digitally and on paper for those who do not regularly access the internet.

ACTION 1C: Seek ways to increase resident access to fair housing services, such as improved marketing of services, strategies for bringing opportunities into the community through partnership with service organizations, and incorporating fair housing considerations as a routine practice of program administration.

GOAL TWO: ADDRESS CHALLENGES OF DISPLACEMENT AMONG RESIDENTS IN HIGH COST AND GENTRIFYING AREAS.

ACTION 2A: Encourage landlords in high resource areas to market their available units to Housing Choice Voucher Holders through education, incentives, and interagency coordination that may help to streamline housing navigation and inspection processes.

ACTION 2B: Work to connect tenants at risk of eviction or displacement with services that stabilize housing.

ACTION 2C: Monitor the status of units at risk of conversion and work proactively with property owners to identify strategies that will allow units to remain affordable.

ACTION 2D: Explore options for limiting redevelopment of existing affordable housing projects to other uses and to require replacement housing be provided when project will result in loss of low- moderate income housing units.

ACTION 2E: Provide home repair assistance to income-qualified homeowners to allow

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homeowners to maintain housing safety and remain in their homes.

GOAL THREE: CONTINUE TO SUPPORT THE CREATION OF NEW AFFORDABLE

HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES
ACTION 3A: Continue to encourage construction of affordable housing throughout the region, including through the use of public land and enhanced coordination with nonprofit developers.

ACTION 3B: Encourage construction of accessory dwelling units.

ACTION 3C: Increase housing density consistent with state requirements and encourage applicants to apply for density bonuses as a tool to produce affordable housing and promote new housing.

ACTION 3D: Explore enhanced incentives for developers of affordable housing including incentives such as reduced fees, expedited processing, and regulatory streamlining.

GOAL FOUR: EXPAND HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES FOR PEOPLE WITH SPECIAL NEEDS ACTION 4A: Provide accessibility improvements in rehabilitation activities to increase the ability of physically disabled people to obtain and retain appropriate housing and live independently.

ACTION 4B: Facilitate housing development and assistance programs for special needs households, including seniors, farmworkers, persons with disabilities, and the unhoused.

ACTION 4C: Continue outreach and engagement efforts to assist unhoused 12 residents in securing safe affordable shelter and associated supportive services.

GOAL FIVE: ENHANCE COORDINATION ACROSS JURISDICTIONS TO PROMOTE

COLLABORATION IN MEETING REGIONAL CHALLENGES
ACTION 5A: Actively collaborate across jurisdictions, including through coordination with the Alameda County Housing Portal and attendance at quarterly meetings with the Participating Jurisdictions to discuss fair housing strategies, share information, and provide updates on goals to better coordinate regional fair housing efforts.

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AP-90 Program Specific Requirements - 91.420, 91.220(l)(1,2,4)

Introduction
This Action Plan covers the period from July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2026 (PY/FY 2025).

The City of Fremont will receive an allocation of $1,579,819 in Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) entitlement funds. The City will also have approximately $408,685 in reprogrammed funds. Lastly, the City anticipates receiving $75,200 in PY 2025-26 program income. The City’s total CDBG program budget is $2,063,704.

Community Development Block Grant Program (CDBG)
Reference 24 CFR 91.220(l)(1)

Projects planned with all CDBG funds expected to be available during the year are identified in the Projects Table. The following identifies program income that is available for use that is included in projects to be carried out.

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1. The total amount of program income that will have been received before the start of the next program year and that has not yet been reprogrammed $0

2. The amount of proceeds from section 108 loan guarantees that will be used during the year to address the priority needs and specific objectives identified in the grantee's strategic plan
$0

3. The amount of surplus funds from urban renewal settlements $0

4. The amount of any grant funds returned to the line of credit for which the planned use has not been included in a prior statement or plan $0

5. The amount of income from float-funded activities $0 Other CDBG Requirements

1. The amount of urgent need activities $0

2. The estimated percentage of CDBG funds that will be used for activities that benefit persons of low-and moderate-income 100%

3. Overall Benefit – A consecutive period of one, two, or three years may be used to determine that a minimum overall benefit of 70 percent of CDBG funds is used to benefit persons of low-and moderate-income. Specify the years that include this Annual Action Plan.
7/1/2025-
6/30/2026

Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG)
Reference 91.220(l)(4)

1. Include written standards for providing ESG assistance (may include as attachment) See attachment.

2. If the Continuum of Care has established centralized or coordinated assessment system that meets HUD requirements, describe that centralized or coordinated assessment system.

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3. Identify the process for making sub-awards and describe how the ESG allocation available to private nonprofit organizations (including community and faith-based organizations).

The City issues a Request for Proposals for all federal funds every 2 to 3 years. The RFP outlines the funding available and specifies what the funding can provide as far as programs and services.

Applications are ranked and reviewed by a public City committee (Citizens Advisory Committee), and the Department makes funding recommendations to the City Council for approval and input into the Annual Action Plan. We have a list of non-profits and community and faith based organizations that we notify when an RFP released. The City also publishes RFP information in the local Fremont newspaper, Tri-City Voice, as well as the City and Humans Service Department newsletters.

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4. If the jurisdiction is unable to meet the homeless participation requirement in 24 CFR 576.405(a), the jurisdiction must specify its plan for reaching out to and consulting with homeless or formerly homeless individuals in considering policies and funding decisions regarding facilities and services funded under ESG.

Not applicable. The jurisdiction is able to meet the requirement.

5. Describe performance standards for evaluating ESG.

The City is responsible for ensuring compliance with all ESG rules and regulations. The City regularly monitors subrecipients and performs desk reviews of documents provided for financial reimbursement.

Discussion
7/1/2025-6/30/2026

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Appendix - Alternate/Local Data Sources

1 Data Source Name
City of Fremont 2025-2029 Consolidated Plan Survey
List the name of the organization or individual who originated the data set.

City of Fremont
Provide a brief summary of the data set.

Assess priority needs in these areas:

1. Affordable Housing Needs

2. Non-Housing Community Needs

3. Homeless Needs

4. Supportive Housing Needs

What was the purpose for developing this data set?
The purpose of the data set is to inform the development of the Strategic Plan.

Provide the year (and optionally month, or month and day) for when the data was collected.

January 2025
Briefly describe the methodology for the data collection.

The City deployed a survey via its website and constant contact and newsletter listserve. A link to the survey was sent to over 250 grantee agencies, individuals, public officials, city staff and community organizations via e-mail. The survey was also available on the City's website.

Describe the total population from which the sample was taken.

See above.

Describe the demographics of the respondents or characteristics of the unit of measure, and the number of respondents or units surveyed.

The City deployed a survey via its website and constant contact listserve. A link to the survey was sent to over 250 grantee agencies, individuals, public officials, city staff and community organizations via e-mail. The survey was also available on the City's website.

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Fremont City CouncilJuly 8, 2025

Fremont City Council
July 8, 2025