Item 398/2026
Final
City of Garden Grove
INTER-DEPARTMENT MEMORANDUM
To: Lisa L. Kim From: Ursula Luna-Reynosa
Dept: City Manager Dept: Economic
Development/Housing
Date: 9/22/2026
Subject: Acceptance of Fiscal Year 2025-26 Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report. (Action Item)
OBJECTIVE
To request the City Council conduct a Public Hearing regarding the City of Garden Grove’s Fiscal Year 2025-26 Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report (CAPER) and recommend its transmittal to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).
BACKGROUND
Title I of the National Affordable Housing Act of 1990 requires jurisdictions that receive Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), HOME Investment Partnership Program (HOME) and Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) funding to assess the activities implemented during its previous program year through an annual CAPER.
DISCUSSION
The CAPER details how the City of Garden Grove (City) carried out the projects and activities identified in the previously approved Fiscal Year (FY) 2025-26 Annual Action Plan (AAP). The CAPER provides narrative descriptions and financial information on specific activities and evaluates the City’s progress toward the priority objectives addressing housing and community needs, as outlined in the 5-Year Consolidated Plan. The reporting period for the CAPER is July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2026.
During FY 2025-26, the City utilized federal funding to expand or preserve affordable housing opportunities, improve low-income neighborhoods through public infrastructure improvements, and assist special-needs populations such as senior citizens, individuals experiencing homelessness, and individuals at risk of becoming homeless. The City assisted approximately 16,833 low-income individuals through various programs and services.
Highlights of FY 2025-26 accomplishments include:
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Created and retained 5 jobs, assisted 10 childcare businesses, and helped 73 families access childcare through the Boost Program;
Provided 24 businesses with technical assistance and assisted 6 businesses with expansion loans through the MicroBiz Program;
Enrolled 597 new seniors in programs and services offered through the H. Louis Lake Senior Center;
Provided home-delivered and congregate meal services to 187 seniors through Meals on Wheels of Orange County;
Provided workforce development services to 18 individuals through the Workforce Assistance and Retraining Program (WARP), including 9 individuals who secured job placements using CDBG entitlement funding;
Provided rental assistance and wraparound supportive services to 51 homeless or atrisk households through the Homeless Emergency Assistance and Rental Transition Program;
Provided response and outreach to 2,685 homeless individuals through the Special Resource Team, which included 282 referrals to services; Provided 211 homeless individuals with street outreach, homelessness prevention, rapid rehousing, and emergency shelter services;
Assisted 6,905 low-income residents through infrastructure development; Assisted 20 low-income residents with home improvement grants; and Assisted 5,949 individuals with fair housing services.
The City was awarded Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act funding in April 2020 and HOME American Rescue Plan (HOME-ARP) funding in September 2021 by HUD.
The CARES Act and HOME-ARP funding expenditures are shown in the FY 2025-26 CAPER. In total, the City expended an additional $242,663.92 in CDBG CARES Act and HOME-ARP funding during FY 2025-26 to develop and expand programs in response to the coronavirus.
Per the HUD-approved Citizen Participation Plan, the City is required to make the CAPER available to the public for review and comment for a minimum of 30 days. A public notice was published in English-, Spanish-, and Vietnamese-language newspapers announcing the public comment period, which began on August 21, 2026 and will conclude at the end of the September 22, 2026 City Council meeting. All public comments received will be included in the final CAPER submitted to HUD.
RECOMMENDATION
It is recommended that City Council:
Conduct a Public Hearing for the Fiscal Year 2025-26 Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report (CAPER); and
Accept the CAPER and direct its transmittal to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).
By: Dana Yang, Program Specialist
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ATTACHMENT(S)
1. Fiscal Year 2025-26 Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report