Agenda Item C.1
CPM PUBLIC HEARING
Meeting Date: September 17, 2024
TO: Mayor and Councilmembers
SUBMITTED BY: JoAnne Plummer, Neighborhood Services Director PREPARED BY: Cassidy Le Air, Senior Management Analyst
Melissa Cure, Management Assistant
SUBJECT: Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) 202 3-2024 Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report (CAPER) RECOMMENDATION:
A. Review and a ccept the Community D evelopment Block Grant 2023 -2024 Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report; and B. Authorize staff to submit the Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, incorporating any public comments received and requested updates from Council.
BACKGROUND:
Each year, the City of Goleta receives funds from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) for its Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program. In Fisca l Year 202 3-2024, the City of Goleta received $276,047 in CDBG funding. Goleta's CDBG Program aims to carry out community revitalization projects and provide services that assist low and moderate income (LMI) persons in the Goleta community. Under HUD reg ulations for grant funds, the City is required to prepare an end-of-year report referred to as the Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report (CAPER). The CAPER summarizes the City’s achievements for the previous CDBG Program Year (PY), covering grant activities from July 1, 2023, through June 30, 2024, which aligns with the City’s Fiscal Year (FY).
A 15-day public review period for the 202 3-2024 draft CAPER is currently in progress, beginning September 5, 2024, and slated to end on September 23, 2024, as required by HUD. The public comment and review period provides the community with an opportunity to comment on the City’s performance during the program year. On September 5, 2024, notices were published in both English and Spanish, with the Spanish notice published in El Latino and the English notice published in the Santa Barbara Independent. Hard copies of the draft CAPER are available at City Hall and the Goleta Community Center during 1 Meeting Date: September 17, 2024
business hours , and an electronic copy is posted on the City's website, www.CityofGoleta.org/Grants.
DISCUSSION:
Comprehensive planning guidance for the City's CDBG program is provided through a five - year Consolidated Plan, a document required by HUD for ag encies that receive CDBG funding. The Consolidated Plan details how the City will help meet CDBG national objectives, which include the provision of decent, affordable housing, a suitable living environment, and expanded economic opportunities , especially for low and moderate income persons. Low and Moderate Income is defined as family or household annual income less than the Section 8 Low Income Limit, generally 80 percent of the area median income, as established by HUD.
To be considered Low Income, a household/family must have an income equal to or less than the Section 8 Very Low Income limit ( 50% of the area median ). To be considered Moderate Income, a household/family must have an income equal to or less than the Section 8 Low Income limit (80% of area median income), but greater than the Section 8 Very Low Income limit (50% of area median income).
The Consolidated Plan establishes objectives and accomplishment targets for the five -year program time period and the 2023-2024 Action Plan represented year four of the 2020-2024 Consolidated Plan implementation. The 2023-2024 Draft CAPER reports on accomplishing goals included in the 2023-2024 Action Plan. In addition, the CAPER relates the information on the performance targets (goals) from the past program year to the overall five -year Consolidated Plan period. The City commits 20% of the annual CDBG allocation to the Administration of the CDBG program, 15% to Public Services, and 65% to Public Facilities projects, to comply with HUD guidelines.
Various nonprofit subrecipient organizations that receive a CDBG award to provide social services for the Goleta community are critical to the City's accomplishments . In PY 2023- 2024, accomplishments were seen in services to those experiencing homeless ness, youth services, and services to the general low -income populations through three subrecipients.
The CAPER reports on quantitative data in addition to narrative discussions in the areas of housing, homeless needs, non -homeless special needs, the City's anti -poverty strategy, public facilities and infrastructure, and other miscellaneous accomplishmen ts. Public services and public facilities, improvements, and infrastructure accomplishments from PY 2023-2024 are summarized in the subsections below.
Public Services
The table below summarizes the program accomplishments of subrecipient nonprofit organizations that received Goleta CDBG funds in PY 2023-2024. These achievements are compared against the target goals for persons served by each activity established in the Action Plan at the beginning of the year.
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Priority
Need Program Funding
Amount
2023-2024
Estimated
Goal for
Persons
Served
2023-2024
Actuals
Persons
Served
% of Low-
Moderate
Income
Persons
Youth
Services
Isla Vista Family Resource
Center (LEAP) $13,802 600 420 100%
Homeless
Services
People's Self-Help Housing
Corporation's Supportive
Housing Program
$13,802 360 364 81%
General
Services
Santa Barbara
Neighborhood Clinics
(Goleta Medical Clinic)
$13,803 2,000 4,433 25.9%
2023-2024 Grand Totals: $41,407 2,960 5,217 69%
As the table above shows, the total number of people assisted with CDBG was 5,217, which exceeded the target goal of 2,960 for the program year by 2,257 persons served.
Public Facilities
The 202 3-2024 CDBG Action Plan included $174 ,431 for two Capital Improvement Projects. The first project was the Goleta Community Center Improvements, consisting of foundational repair, ADA, and seismic upgrades . The second project was ADA Improvements at the intersection of Dearborn Place and Armitos Avenue. Both projects are located in Old Town Goleta, Census Tract 30.01, the area with the city’s highest number of low- to moderate-income people.
During the PY, the Dearborn Place and Armitos Avenue American Disability Act (ADA) Improvement project was completed , and CDBG funding was fully expended . The improvements are located from San Jose Creek down the north side of Armitos Avenue, crossing Armitos Avenue along the west side of Dearborn Place and heading south to Hollister Avenue. The project completed various ADA improvements, including a curb ramp, curb and gutter, ribbon gutter, driveway approach, and detective warnings at the Dearborn Place and Armitos Avenue intersection.
Seismic-related construction began on the Goleta Community Center in June 2023 and was completed in March 2024. After completing the seismic retrofit, the building will undergo disability access improvements to sidewalks, paths of travel, bathrooms, and sewer lines in the main building as required under ADA. The Seismic Retrofit Project was funded primarily by a grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and a General Fund match; the ADA improvements are funded primarily by Community Projects Funding and CDBG, both administered by HUD.
FISCAL IMPACTS:
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The City allocated $276,047 in CDBG funds for PY 2023. Expenditures for the program year, including prior -year allocations associated with ongoing Capital Improvement Projects, totaled $456,695.51. The ongoing improvements include various ADA and Building Improvements at the Goleta Community Center and ADA Improvements at Mathilda Park.
ALTERNATIVES:
Due to tight deadlines, a delay in Council approval is possible but not advisable. The CAPER must be submitted to HUD by September 28, 2024. Failure to submit it within this timeframe could jeopardize future CDBG funding allocations for the City.
LEGAL REVIEW BY: Megan Garibaldi, City Attorney
APPROVED BY: Robert Nisbet, City Manager
ATTACHMENTS:
1. Draft 2023-2024 Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report (CAPER)
2. Public Comment Received
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Draft 2023-2024 Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report (CAPER)
5 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) DRAFT
Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation
Report (CAPER)
Program Year 2023
July 1, 2023 – June 30, 2024
City of Goleta
Department of Neighborhood Services
130 Cremona D rive, Suite B
Goleta, CA 93117
Contact: Cassidy Le Air, Senior Management Analyst
(805) 690-5126 or [email protected]
www.CityofGoleta.org/Grants
[email protected]
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Table of Contents
CR-05 - Goals and Outcomes ...........................................................................................................2 CR-10 - Racial and Ethnic composition of families assisted ...............................................................6 CR-15 - Resources and Investments 91.520(a) .................................................................................7 CR-20 - Affordable Housing 91.520(b) ........................................................................................... 10 CR-25 - Homeless and Other Special Needs 91.220(d, e); 91.320(d, e); 91.520(c) ............................ 12 CR-30 - Public Housing 91.220(h); 91.320(j) ................................................................................... 14 CR-35 - Other Actions 91.220(j)-(k); 91.320(i)-(j) ............................................................................ 15 CR-40 - Monitoring 91.220 and 91.230 .......................................................................................... 19 CR-45 - CDBG 91.520(c) ................................................................................................................. 20 CR-58 – Section 3 .......................................................................................................................... 21
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CR-05 - Goals and Outcomes
Progress the jurisdiction has made in carrying out its strategic plan and its action plan.
91.520(a)
This could be an overview that includes major initiatives and highlights that were proposed and executed throughout the program year.
The City is making progress on the priorities addressing the needs identified and described in its 2020 - 2024 Consolidated Plan and has completed the fourth year of Consolidated Plan implementation. The priority needs identified in the Consolidated Plan include:
• Provide decent housing by preserving and increasing the affordable housing stock and supporting housing programs for the homeless, including emergency shelters , transitional and permanent housing programs, and homelessness prevention.
• Provide a suitable living environment:
o Supporting increased affordable housing opportunities and continued improvements for infrastructure reconstruction and public facilities rehabilitation. o In
creasing supportive services to people with special needs, homeless persons, and low - income persons and families.
• Expand economic opportunities through public infrastructure improvements in Goleta's Old Town District or other low-income Block Groups within the City of Goleta.
For the 2023-2024 Action Plan, the target number of people served for public services was 2,960, with the actual number of people served at 5,217. In PY 2022, the City of Goleta committed $600,000 to the Housing Authority of Santa Barbara County to purchase and renovate a local hotel to become permanent supportive housing for people experiencing chronic homelessness. Buena Tierra is located at the co rner of Fairview Avenue and Hollister Avenue, on the edge of Goleta's Old Town, a historically disadvantaged area. Construction on the retrofit began in August 2022 and was completed in the Fall of 2023. Partial occupancy of the facility began in February 2024, with full occupancy occurring in June 2024. The ribbon- cutting ceremony was held on August 15, 2024. All 60 occupants of Buena Tierra are residents of the City of Goleta, formerly experiencing homelessness within the City of Goleta.
Seismic-related construction began on the Goleta Community Center in June 2023, a long-planned capital improvement project for the City. The seismic upgrades were completed in early 2024, and the grand re- opening of the Goleta Community Center occurred in April 2024. Following the completion of the seismic retrofit, the building will undergo disability access improvements to sidewalks, paths of travel, bathrooms, and sewer lines in the main building as required under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Thes e projects are largely funded by federal grants from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), CDBG, and Community Project Funding, in addition to leveraging General Fund dollars to strengthen Old Town Goleta and community infrastructure.
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Comparison of the proposed versus actual outcomes for each outcome measure submitted with the consolidated plan and explain, if applicable, why progress was not made toward meeting goals and objectives. 91.520(g) Categories, priority levels, funding sources and amounts, outcomes/objectives, goal outcome indicators, units of measure, targets, actual outcomes/outputs, and percentage completed for each of the grantee’s program year goals.
Goal Category Source /
Amount Indicator Unit of
Measure
Expected
–
Strategic
Plan
Actual –
Strategic
Plan
Percent
Complete
Expected
–
Program
Year
Actual –
Program
Year
Percent
Complete
Planning &
Administration
of CDBG
Program
Affordable
Housing
Public Housing
Homeless
Non-Homeless
Special Needs
Non-Housing
Community
Development
CDBG:
$55,209 Other Other 1 1 100.00% 1 1 100.00%
Public Facilities,
Improvements
and
Infrastructure
Non-Housing
Community
Development
CDBG:
$179,431
Public Facility or
Infrastructure
Activities other
than
Low/Moderate
Income Housing
Benefit
Persons
Assisted 5066 5500 108.57% 11000 5500 50.00%
Public Services
Affordable
Housing
Homeless
Non-Homeless
Special Needs
CDBG:
$27,605
Public service
activities other
than
Low/Moderate
Income Housing
Benefit
Persons
Assisted 15000 15971 106% 2600 4853 187%
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Public Services
Affordable
Housing
Homeless
Non-Homeless
Special Needs
CDBG: $0 Homeless Person
Overnight Shelter
Persons
Assisted 50 52 104.00% 0 0
Public Services
Affordable
Housing
Homeless
Non-Homeless
Special Needs
CDBG:
$13,802
Homelessness
Prevention
Persons
Assisted 50 415 830.00% 360 364 101.11%
Public Services
Affordable
Housing
Homeless
Non-Homeless
Special Needs
CDBG: $0 Other Other 0 281
Table 1 - Accomplishments – Program Year & Strategic Plan to Date
Assess how the jurisdiction’s use of funds, particularly CDBG, addresses the priorities and specific objectives identified in the plan, giving special attention to the highest priority activities identified.
The PY 2023-2024 Action Plan focused on CDBG resources in the areas of youth and family resources to low -income persons, medical services, including chronic care case management for low -income persons, and those experiencing homelessness. It also directed considerable funding towards improvements to the Goleta Community Center and ADA Improvements at the intersection of Dearborn Place and Armitos Avenue, located in Old Town Goleta, Census Tract 30.01, the area with the city’s highest number of low- to moderate income people.
CDBG public service funding went to support the Isla Vista Youth Project's (LEAP) Family Resource Center and its work in the Goleta area to end the cycle of poverty, build a healthy community, and promote parental resilience. This includes case management, resource and referral, food assistance, parenting classes, and health screenings for children and families regardless of income. CDBG funding also supported the Santa Barbara Neighborhood Clinics’ Goleta Neighborhood Clinic comprehensive health and dental care services, including medical and dental care, mental health and counseling services, chronic care management, health education, health insurance enrollment assistance, and linkag es to other community services for Goleta residents who are uninsured, under-insured, self-pay, and/or homeless. This includes expanding services to provide dental care to low-income Goleta residents. Peoples’ Self-Help Housing Corporation's Supportive Housing Program was also awarded CDBG funding 10 CAPER 5
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to support free clinical case management & homelessness prevention services to any of the 224 households consisting of 687 residents currently residing at Peoples’ Self-Help Housing's five affordable, sliding-scale rental properties located within the City of Goleta.
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CR-10 - Racial and Ethnic composition of families assisted Describe the families assisted (including the racial and ethnic status of families assisted).
91.520(a)
CDBG
White 3,484
Black or African American 90
Asian 193
American Indian or American Native 41
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 45
Other 6,864
Total 10,717
Hispanic 2,602
Not Hispanic 8,115
Table 2 – Table of assistance to racial and ethnic populations by source of funds Narrative
Table 2 provides an aggregate of race and ethnicity data for persons and households served during the program year based on accomplishment data from all CDBG activities reported in HUD’s Integrated Disbursement and Information System (IDIS).
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CR-15 - Resources and Investments 91.520(a)
Identify the resources made available
Source of Funds Source Resources Made
Available
Amount Expended
During Program Year
CDBG public - federal 276,047 456,696
Table 3 - Resources Made Available
Narrative
The City allocated $276,047 in CDBG funds for PY 2023. Expenditures for the period, including prior-year resources, totaled $456,695.51.
The City’s CDBG Program did not generate any program income.
Identify the geographic distribution and location of investments Target Area Planned Percentage
of Allocation
Actual Percentage of
Allocation
Citywide - Low- to Mod-Income Population 35% 19%
Old Town Goleta 65% 81%
Table 4 – Identify the geographic distribution and location of investments
Narrative
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Leveraging
Explain how federal funds leveraged additional resources (private, state and local funds), including a description of how matching requirements were satisfied, as well as how any publicly owned land or property located within the jurisdiction that were used to address the needs identified in the plan.
In addition to its CDBG entitlement grant, the City of Goleta allocated General Fund monies to public services, dedicated other grant funds, such as the State of California Housing-Related Parks Program, and leveraged State Gas Tax, ATP, and Measure A funding for the various infrastructure improvements in Old Town, the area with the highest percentage of low -to moderate-income residents.
The City paid $37,000 from its General Fund to People Assisting the Homeless (PATH SB) for the provision of two reserved beds in its PATH Santa Barbara homeless shelter/ transitional housing program to serve Goleta- area homeless who are ready to enter a shelter and receive case management services. In addition to PATH, the City paid $46,000 from its General Fund to the Good Samaritan Shelter Hedges House of Hope Program for four interim housing beds for people experiencing homelessness in the City of Goleta.
The Goleta City Grant program awarded $250,000 in City General Fund grants to non -profits, many of which are organizations that serve low -income populations and people experiencing homelessness. The City participates in the Continuum of Care (CoC), a county -wide, collective impact collaborative of government agencies, non -profit organizations, foundations, faith communities, business and community leaders, other community groups, and individuals who have experienced homelessness.
The City of Goleta also spent $261,000 in General Fund money on its continued partnership with City Net for homelessness outreach and bridge housing services. The partnership began in 2021 with $190,000 in CDBG-CV funds. Those funds were expended in August 2022, at which time the City began spending its own General Funds to continue the service.
The City looked to help prevent low-income people from becoming homeless by providing rental and eviction prevention assistance by executing a $60,000 per year contract in General Funds and A merican Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) Funds with the City of Santa Barbara's Rental Housing Mediation Program (RHMP). RHMP provides information to predominantly low-income tenants about their rights , assistance to people served with eviction notices, and mediation between tenants and landlords to help avoid eviction. This prog ram served 201 Goleta residents in PY 2023, reflecting an increase of 62% from 124 for PY 2022. 14 CAPER 9
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The County of Santa Barbara won three California Encampment Relief Funds (CERF) from the California Interagency Council on Homelessness, providing direct benefits to the City of Goleta.
CERF-1 provided outreach, encampment clean -up, interim housing placement, and permanent housing support to people living in the CalTrans Highway 101 corridor and Union Pacific Railroad right of way. This $2.52 million grant was projected to shelter seventy-five people and house fifty- four county-wide. In Goleta, forty -eight people were served, five were placed in permanent housing, and 21 entered interim housing. CityNet's work for this contract offset some of the funding that Goleta set aside for their con tract, meaning that over $100,000 in General Funds were saved in FY 23 -24. The program ended on May 31, 2024. CERF-2, a $6 million grant, had similar goals : to clear encampments (this time focused on waterways) and place people into interim and/or permanent housing. CERF -3, an $8 million dollar grant, is focused on assisting people living in vehicles county-wide.
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CR-20 - Affordable Housing 91.520(b)
Evaluation of the jurisdiction's progress in providing affordable housing, including the number and types of families served, the number of extremely low -income, low-income, moderate- income, and middle-income persons served.
One-Year Goal Actual
Number of Homeless households to be
provided affordable housing units 0 0
Number of Non-Homeless households to be
provided affordable housing units 0 0
Number of Special -Needs households to be
provided affordable housing units 0 0
Total 0 0
Table 5 – Number of Households
One-Year Goal Actual
Number of households supported through
Rental Assistance 0 0
Number of households supported through
The Production of New Units 0 0
Number of households supported through
Rehab of Existing Units 0 0
Number of households supported through
Acquisition of Existing Units 0 0
Total 0 0
Table 6 – Number of Households Supported
Discuss the difference between goals and outcomes and problems encountered in meeting these goals.
No goals were included in the five-year Consolidated Plan for affordable housing since the City of Goleta has limited resources to develop new affordable units. The City often relies on private developers to do so in conjunction with affordable housing providers and through compliance with the City’s inclusionary housing requirements. Many obstacles to developing affordable housing in this area include the high costs of land, labor, and materials. As part of its adopted 2023 -2031 Housing Element, the City h as a program to streamline the permit-review process for 100-percent affordable housing projects, and the City Council allocated funds for affordable housing from the 2022 Measure B sales tax measure. These actions are intended to facilitate the production of affordable housing in the City.
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Discuss how these outcomes will impact future annual action plans.
These outcomes will not directly impact future action plans. Staff will continue to research and explore public/private partnerships in constructing and developing affordable housing. The City will continue to look for opportunities to leverage County HOME funds and the City’s Affordable Housing Trust Fund (comprised of affordable housing in -lieu fee payments, non-residential affordable housing impact fees , and general fund monies) to assist private developers in constructing new affordable housing.
Include the number of extremely low -income, low -income, and moderate -income persons served by each activity where information on income by family size is required to determine the eligibility of the activity.
Number of Households Served CDBG Actual HOME Actual
Extremely Low-income 0 0
Low-income 0 0
Moderate-income 0 0
Total 0 0
Table 7 – Number of Households Served
Narrative Information
No affordable units were constructed in this program year. However, the City of Goleta provided $600,000 in American Rescue Plan Act funds for the Santa Barbara County Housing Authority’s purchase and retrofit of the Super 8 Motel Homekey Project, creating 60 Permanent Supportive Housing Units for the homeless in Goleta. Construction on the retrofit began in August 2022 and was completed in the Fall of 2023. Partial occupancy of the facility began in February 2024, with full occupancy occurring in June 2024.
The Heritage Ridge Apartment Project was approved in the City of Goleta in March of 2023. The project includes 102 affordable housing units for seniors and families in the low—and very low-income range. The Housing Authority of the County of Santa Barbara will construct and manage the units and has applied for low-income housing tax credits and tax-exempt bonds to finance construction.
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CR-25 - Homeless and Other Special Needs 91.220(d, e); 91.320(d, e); 91.520(c) Evaluate the jurisdiction’s progress in meeting its specific objectives for reducing and ending homelessness through:
Reaching out to homeless persons (especially unsheltered persons) and assessing their individual needs
The City of Goleta strives to reduce homelessness and to assist those who are homeless and unsheltered by using a portion of its CDBG award, and in some cases, City General Funds, to support agencies and organizations whose mission is to provide case management, emergency housing, and other services to homeless persons. These efforts are detailed below:
• $564,000 Contract with CityNet for Professional Street Outreach and Bridge Housing Services to the Homeless (includes reservation of motel/hotel rooms). Funded by the City’s General Fund. • $83,000 Contract with Santa Barbara Alliance for Community Transformation (SB ACT) for Goleta Regional Action Plan. Funded by the City’s General Fund. • $54,500 Contract to New Beginnings to support its Safe Parking Program and outreach. Funded by the City’s General Fund and City Grant Program ($10,000 awarded through City Grants). • $13,802 CDBG Subrecipient Grant for Peoples’ Self-Help Housing's Supportive Housing Program.
Funded by CDBG.
• $5,000 City Grant for the Showers of Blessing program, providing free showers to the homeless through the Goleta City Grant Program.
• $7,100 City Grant for shelter and services for homeless families through Transition House. Funded by the Goleta City Grant Program.
• $7,000 City Grant for St. Vincent’s Family Strengthening Program, providing transitional housing and case management. Funded by the Goleta City Grant Program.
Homeless individuals in Goleta are being registered into the Coordinated Entry System and their progress is being tracked by the Homeless Management Information System (HMIS) through CityNet. The data from HMIS shows 200 Goleta individuals enrolled into the system.
Addressing the emergency shelter and transitional housing needs of homeless persons Although Goleta has no official homeless shelter, the City continued to use General Fund mon ies to reserve two beds at the PATH SB homeless shelter for homeless individuals from Goleta. Additionally, the Hedges House of Hope, owned by the County of Santa Barbara and operated by Good Samaritan Shelter, offers 50 beds per night of emergency shelter in Isla Vista, a community that borders Goleta. The City of Goleta has four beds reserved at Hedges House of Hope.
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discharged from publicly funded institutions and systems of care (such as health care facilities, mental health facilities, foster care and other youth facilities, and corrections programs and institutions); and, receiving assistance from public or priva te agencies that address housing, health, social services, employment, education, or youth needs The City of Goleta looked to help low- income people avoid becoming homeless by providing rental and eviction prevention assistance through the City's two-year contract with the City of Santa Barbara's Rental Housing Mediation Program (RHMP). The City of Go leta provided $60,000 in General Funds and ARPA monies to support the RHMP, which provid es information to predominantly low -income tenants about their rights, assistance to people served with eviction notices, and mediation between tenants and landlords to help people avoid eviction and address other problems.
As mentioned earlier, the City of Goleta also allocated a portion of its CDBG funding to homeless service providers and nonprofits that provided various services and assistance to low -income people, including utility assistance, weekly food baskets, and medical assistance. These services filled the gaps for those families and individuals that were on the verge of becoming homeless and allowed them to dedicate more of their financial resources to housing costs.
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 of Goleta's goals included reducing the incidence of homelessness and addressing the needs of homeless persons, including transitioning to permanent housing and independent living. The City helped achieve this through its support of agencies that provided these services and participation in area organizations that share these goals. The City accomplished this by investing CDBG, ARPA, and General Fund dollars to support various organizations such as CityNet, New Beginnings, SB ACT, PATH SB Shelter, Transition House, and others. In addition, City staff and/or elected officials participated in the Elected Leaders Forum on Homelessness, Community Stakeholder Engagement led by the Santa Barbara Alliance for Community Transformation (SB ACT), Joint Cities-County Affordable Housing Task Group, and on the Continuum of Care Board.
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CR-30 - Public Housing 91.220(h); 91.320(j)
Actions taken to address the needs of public housing
The Housing Authority of the County of Santa Barbara serves Santa Barbara County and the City of Goleta.
Within the City of Goleta, the Housing Authority provides Section 8 rental assistance for 164 of its affordable rental housing units, including four units for special needs people. The Housing Authority was founded on the belief that decent, safe, and sanitary housing is central to the physical and emotional health, productivity, and self-esteem of the people it serves. The agency's mission is to provide affordable housing opportunities for low-income households in the County of Santa Barbara (including Goleta) in an environment which preserves personal dignity, and in a manner which maintains the public trust.
The Housing Authority has accomplished the conversion of its public housing projects through the establishment of a nonprofit affiliate; disposition of the units to this nonprofit affiliate; and then use of tax-exempt financing/credits to finance rehabilitation of the units. The units remain affordable and Section 8 vouchers have been issued for any tenants displaced during renovation of the units. As funding allows, the Housing Authority has carried out modifications needed in its public housing stock base d on the Section 504 Needs Assessment. The Housing Authority recently completed Buena Tierra, a former Super 8 Motel in Old Town Goleta, renovated into a new Homekey project to create 60 permanent supportive housing units for formerly homeless people. The City of Goleta contributed $600,000 in ARPA funds towards the purchase and retrofit of this property.
Actions taken to encourage public housing residents to become more involved in management and participate in homeownership
Each public housing project owned and/or managed by the Housing Authority of the County of Santa Barbara has an established Resident Council, whose members are elected by residents in that project. The Council holds regular public meetings and brings concerns and recommendations directly to the Housing Authority. The Housing Authority also has a Section 8 homeownership program, although the high cost of housing limits it. The Housing Authority also administers a Mortgage Credit Certificate Program that assists lower income first-time homebuyers.
Actions taken to provide assistance to troubled PHAs
The Housing Authority of Santa Barbara County is not considered to be a troubled PHA (Public Housing Authority).
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CR-35 - Other Actions 91.220(j)-(k); 91.320(i)-(j)
Actions taken to remove or ameliorate the negative effects of public policies that serve as barriers to affordable housing such as land use controls, tax policies affecting land, zoning ordinances, building codes, fees and charges, growth limitations, and policies affecting the return on residential investment. 91.220 (j); 91.320 (i) In the City of Goleta, the largest barrier to affordable housing development continues to be the extremely high cost of real estate and development costs. There are also governmental constraints to affordable housing development that include land use polic ies governed by the Land Use Element of the General Plan, zoning regulations, and development fees imposed by the jurisdiction. The City's Housing Element is required to provide a detailed assessment of public policy constraints and to develop strategies t o alleviate the constraints on the development of new housing, particularly those that act as barriers to affordable housing.
During the PY, the City updated the Housing Element for the 2023 -2031 planning period. This included a detailed analysis of local constraints on housing production. Based on this analysis, the Housing Element included several programs to address constraints. This includes several zoning amendments to facilitate better housing production (including for emergency shelters, supportive housing, and low -barrier navigation centers) and a review of impact fees applied to affordable housing projects.
On April 4, 2023, the City updated its ADU regulations, consistent with changes in State law. These changes will further support the permitting and construction of ADUs within the City. Under the City’s zoning regulations, ADUs under 750 square feet are ex empt from development impact fees. Additional regulatory changes are planned to allow for streamlined ministerial permitting of certain affordable housing projects.
Actions taken to address obstacles to meeting underserved needs. 91.220(k); 91.320(j) The City of Goleta provided the maximum amount of CDBG funding (15% of its allocation) towards public services, which addressed the needs of youth, low -income, and people experiencing homelessness, including providing essential needs such as health care.
There is a need within the City, particularly the City's Old Town district, for public facilities that serve underserved populations, rehabilitation of aging facilities, and ADA accessibility improvements and upgrades. Needed public facilities include parks and recreational amenities, flood control improvements, sidewalks, and street improvements. To address these unmet needs, the City allocated its 2022- 2023 CDBG funds to seismic and ADA accessibility improvements at the Goleta Community Center and ADA improvements at the intersection of Dearborn Place and Armitos Avenue, both projects located in Old Town. The Goleta Community Center ADA project is still in design, while the Dearborn/Armitos ADA Improvement Project was completed during the PY.
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In an effort to address underserved needs, City staff also continued to research the availability of future funding resources and used proactive approaches toward applications for the potential to leverage its CDBG funds.
Actions taken to reduce lead-based paint hazards. 91.220(k); 91.320(j) The Santa Barbara County Public Health Department works in coordination with the California Department of Health Services, Childhood Lead Poisoning Branch for program planning, outreach, case management, investigation, and surveillance of lead poisoned children.
A Public Health Nurse (PHN) identifies and provides case management to lead -burdened children throughout the county and provides outreach and education to the community. A multi -departmental Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention (CLPP) Team, which includes r epresentatives from the Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) program, California Children Services (CCS), Environmental Health Services, Community Health Division Program Administration, and the County Fire Department -HAZMAT (hazardous materials), meets quarterly to plan outreach activities, prepare educational materials, resolve current issues, and discuss responsibilities in investigating lead poisoning cases. This program has increased lead screening done on children at risk for lead poisoning.
The City of Goleta also made copies of the most recent EPA publication, Renovate Right: Important Lead Hazard Information for Families, Child Care Providers and Schools, available to the public at City Hall. In addition, the City’s Planning and Environmental Review Department provided the most recent EPA educational brochures on lead poisoning to anyone seeking a permit or information for renovation of a residence, day care center or school which includes work on a structure older than 1978. The City does not use CDBG funds to rehabilitate housing units.
Actions taken to reduce the number of poverty-level families. 91.220(k); 91.320(j) The City of Goleta supported various public service programs, both with its CDBG funding and General Funds, to provide essential services aimed at helping to reduce the number of poverty-level families. This included support of programs such as the Santa Barbara Neighborhood Clinics that meet the critical needs of families by providing free to low-cost medical and dental care to low-income people, providing funding to Isla Vista Youth Projects (LEAP) to address a variety of needs for low-income families with children and supporting food-based programs such as those offered by the Foodbank of Santa Barbara County, Food From the Heart, Unity Shoppe, Inc.’s Food Replenishment for Low -Income Families, and Organic Soup Kitchen Basic Needs: Food Security.
Actions taken to develop institutional structure. 91.220(k); 91.320(j) One of the institutional gaps identified was that few services are located in the City of Goleta, so residents have to travel to receive services. The City continued to work with service providers to offer services in Goleta and support those programs with CDBG and/or City General Fund money. This year, the City 22 CAPER 17
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assisted the Santa Barbara Neighborhood Clinics in supporting their medical clinic and dental clinic in Goleta, which provide free or low-cost medical and dental care to Goleta residents Actions taken to enhance coordination between public and private housing and social service agencies. 91.220(k); 91.320(j)
The City continued to collaborate with public and private housing and social service agencies to meet the goals and objectives of the Consolidated Plan. This included ongoing meetings, special meetings , and/or participation in relevant task forces such as the South Coast Housing Task Force, the HOME Consortium, and the Continuum of Care (CoC).
Identify actions taken to overcome the effects of any impediments identified in the jurisdictions analysis of impediments to fair housing choice. 91.520(a) Because the City participates in the Santa Barbara HOME Consortium, the City participated in the preparation of the Analysis of Impediments (AI). The Consortium completed it without specific goals for Goleta. However, the City has contributed to the overall County goals by addressing the following action items in the County’s AI:
• Increase affordable housing opportunities
• Increase focus on and partnerships to better coordinate service delivery to at-risk populations • Provide greater access to financial counseling for minority and Hispanic applicants and increase outreach to lenders to address concerns in denial rates; and • Continue supporting programs to improve landlord -tenant relationships and fair housing education.
The City of Goleta continued to contract with the City of Santa Barbara for its Rental Housing Mediation Program (RHMP) services, which provided education and information about landlord/tenant rights and responsibilities. The contract also provided for telephone mediation in rental housing disputes. A total of 201 people were assisted by Goleta funding for this Program. Services included staff consultations, provision of information and printed materials relating to Landlord -Tenant rights and responsibilities, referrals to social service agencies, and mediation services to resolve tenant/landlord disputes. The City also maintains a Fair Housing page on the City’s website to provide information in Spanish and English , educating residents regarding their rights under Fair Housing laws and how they may obtain assistance if they believe they are victims of discrimination.
In addition to links to the RHMP, there are links on the City’s Fair Housing we bpage to the Legal Aid Foundation, California Department of Fair Employment and Housing, and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Office of Fair Housing. On the site is a link to the California Guide to Residential Tenants’ and Landlords’ Rights and Responsibilities, the County’s Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing Choice, HUD's Tenant Rights, Laws and Protections, and California and National Association of Re altors Fair Housing Information.
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As part of the City’s Housing Element, an analysis of affirmatively furthering fair housing was conducted.
This analysis resulted in a detailed program in the Housing Element to implement actions related to affirmatively furthering fair housing. This program will be implemented throughout the next eight years 24 CAPER 19
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CR-40 - Monitoring 91.220 and 91.230
Describe the standards and procedures used to monitor activities carried out in furtherance of the plan and used to ensure long -term compliance with requirements of the programs involved, including minority business outreach and the comprehensive planning requirements To implement an effective CDBG program, the City monitors CDBG activities consistently through quarterly desktop reviews of performance reports submitted by subrecipients, including client data, invoices, and expense reports. In June 2024, City staff conducted in -depth, onsite monitoring reviews of the three public services subrecipients: Peoples’ Self-Help Housing, Isla Vista Youth Projects, Inc. (LEAP), and Santa Barbara Neighborhood Clinics. For each visit, City staff was provided a tour of the facility, allowing for the opportunity to see the subrecipients' missions in action, and went through a list of exhibits with subrecipient staff to ensure that records were being kept per HUD standards. On-site monitoring visits determine if the subrecipient is carrying out its program and activities within the parameters denoted in the subrecipient agreement. Monitoring also ensures that the required records are maintained to demonstrate compliance with applicable regulations.
For corrective actions, when identified, subrecipients are given written notifications of violations within 30 days of the review date and are required to submit corrections within thirty days of the date of the compliance review letter to avoid noncompliance penalties such as more frequent reporting and/or additional file audits. Throughout the program year, CDBG administrative staff also provided technical assistance, as needed, to the City Public Works and General Services Departments in relation to CDBG- funded capital projects, and to subrecipients in relation to administrative as well as financial compliance with all HUD regulations.
Citizen Participation Plan 91.105(d); 91.115(d)
Describe the efforts to provide citizens with reasonable notice and an opportunity to comment on performance reports.
The City published public notices in English and Spanish providing a 15 -day public review period for the Draft CAPER and providing an opportunity for the public to submit comments. The public review period for the CAPER was September 5, 2024 to September 23, 2024.
The 15-day notices for this CAPER were published in the Santa Barbara Independent (English version) and in El Latino (Spanish version) on September 5, 2024. A notice of availability of the Draft CAPER and request for public comments was also posted on the City's website. The Draft CAPER was also considered by the City Council at a public hearing on September 17, 2024, providing another opportunity for the public to comment on this annual performance report document for the CDBG program. 25 CAPER 20
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CR-45 - CDBG 91.520(c)
Specify the nature of, and reasons for, any changes in the jurisdiction’s program objectives and indications of how the jurisdiction would change its programs as a result of its experiences.
There were no significant changes in the City's program objectives during this program year.
Does this Jurisdiction have any open Brownfields Economic Development Initiative (BEDI) grants?
No
[BEDI grantees] Describe accomplishments and program outcomes during the last year.
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CR-58 – Section 3
Identify the number of individuals assisted and the types of assistance provided Total Labor Hours CDBG HOME ESG HOPWA HTF
Total Number of Activities 0 0 0 0 0
Total Labor Hours
Total Section 3 Worker Hours
Total Targeted Section 3 Worker Hours
Table 8 – Total Labor Hours
Qualitative Efforts - Number of Activities by Program CDBG HOME ESG HOPWA HTF Outreach efforts to generate job applicants who are Public Housing Targeted Workers
Outreach efforts to generate job applicants who are Other Funding Targeted Workers.
Direct, on-the job training (including apprenticeships).
Indirect training such as arranging for, contracting for, or paying tuition for, off-site training.
Technical assistance to help Section 3 workers compete for jobs (e.g., resume assistance, coaching).
Outreach efforts to identify and secure bids from Section 3 business concerns.
Technical assistance to help Section 3 business concerns understand and bid on contracts.
Division of contracts into smaller jobs to facilitate participation by Section 3 business concerns.
Provided or connected residents with assistance in seeking employment including drafting resumes, preparing for interviews, finding job opportunities, connecting residents to job placement services.
Held one or more job fairs.
Provided or connected residents with supportive services that can provide direct services or referrals.
Provided or connected residents with supportive services that provide one or more of the following: work readiness health screenings, interview clothing, uniforms, test fees, transportation.
Assisted residents with finding childcare.
Assisted residents to apply for or attend community college or a four-year educational institution.
Assisted residents to apply for or attend vocational/technical training.
Assisted residents to obtain financial literacy training and/or coaching.
Bonding assistance, guaranties, or other efforts to support viable bids from Section 3 business concerns.
Provided or connected residents with training on computer use or online technologies.
Promoting the use of a business registry designed to create opportunities for disadvantaged and small businesses.
Outreach, engagement, or referrals with the state one -stop system, as designed in Section 121(e)(2) of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act.
Other.
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Narrative
In PY 2023, no Section 3 business concerns were awarded contracts under the CDBG programs.
Contract activities were reviewed for Section 3 thresholds based on HUD Federal Register Final Rule, 85 FR 61562, published on September 29, 2020. HUD regulation established an applicability threshold of $200,000 for housing rehabilitation, housing construction, and other public construction projects assisted with housing and community development financial assistance.
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LA CIUDAD DE GOLETA
INVITA SOLICITUDES PARA EL AÑO
FISCAL 2023-2024
Reunión Pública Híbrida. Se realizará en persona y a través de Martes, 17 de septiembre de 2024 a las 5:30 P.M
PROGRAMA DE SUBSIDIOS GLOBALES PARA
EL DESARROLLO COMUNITARIO (CDBG)
Borrador del Reporte Anual Consolidado de Evaluación y
Desempeño 2023-2024
ATENCIÓN: La reunión se realizará en persona y a través de la plataforma de Zoom.
El público también puede ver la reunión en el Canal 19 de Goleta y/o en línea en Cityof- Goleta.org/goletameetings.
POR MEDIO DE LA PRESENTE SE NOTIFICA que el Concejo Municipal de la Ciudad de Goleta llevará a cabo una audiencia pública híbrida en la fecha y hora indicadas posteriormente para considerar el Borrador del Reporte Anual Consolidado de Evaluación y Desempeño (CAPER, por sus siglas en inglés) del Programa de Subsidios Globales para el Desarrollo Comunitario (CDBG, por sus siglas en inglés) del Año Fiscal 2023-2024. La fecha y hora de la reunión del Concejo Municipal es:
FECHA/HORA DE LA REUNIÓN: martes, 17 de septiembre de 2024 a las 5:30 PM
LUGAR DE LA REUNIÓN:
Ayuntamiento de la Ciudad de Goleta, 130
Cremona Drive, Goleta, CA, 93117 y reunión por teleconferencia; esta re - unión se llevará a cabo en persona y a través de Zoom (con instrucciones detalladas para la participación incluidas en la agenda publicada).
En conformidad con los reglamentos del Departamento de Vivienda y Desarrollo Urbano de los Estados Unidos, la Ciudad de Goleta ha preparado el Borrador del Reporte Anual Con- solidado de Evaluación y Desempeño (CAPER) del Programa de Subsidios Globales para el Desarrollo Comunitario (CDBG) del Año Fiscal 2023-2024.
El CAPER proporciona una evaluación del desempeño de la Ciudad en el cumplimiento de los objetivos de vivienda y desarrollo comunitario del Año Fiscal (FY, por sus siglas en in- glés), 2023-2024 tal y como se describe en el Plan de Acción Anual 2023-2024 previamente adoptado.
La Ciudad de Goleta incentiva la participación en el proceso de CDBG. Se requiere que una copia del CAPER esté disponible para el público para su revisión y comentarios por un período de quince (15) días.
El Borrador del CAPER estará disponible para su revisión pública a partir del 5 de septiem- bre de 2024 hasta el 23 de septiembre de 2024.
El Borrador del CAPER se publicará en el sitio web del Ayuntamiento de la Ciudad en www.
CityofGoleta.org/your-city/neighborhood-services/grants y copias estarán disponibles para revisión en el Ayuntamiento de la Ciudad de Goleta, 130 Cremona Drive, Suite B, Goleta. To- dos los ciudadanos y agencias interesados están invitados a asistir a la audiencia pública y/o enviar comentarios sobre el Borrador del CAPER.
Los comentarios deben enviarse a: City of Goleta, Neighborhood Services Department, Attn: Cassidy Le Air, 130 Cremona Drive, Goleta, CA 93117 o enviarse por correo elec- trónico a [email protected] antes del mediodía del 23 de septiembre de 2024.
COMENTARIOS PÚBLICOS: Se alienta a las personas interesadas a proporcio - nar comentarios públicos durante la audiencia pública en persona o virtualmente a través del sitio web de Zoom, siguiendo las instrucciones que figuran en la agenda de la reunión del Concejo Municipal. Los comentarios por escrito se pueden enviar antes de la audiencia enviando un correo electrónico al Secretario Municipal a [email protected].
Los comentarios escritos se distribuirán al Concejo Municipal y se publicarán en la página de Agenda y Reunión de la Ciudad.
PARA INFORMACIÓN DEL PROYECTO: Para obtener más información sobre el CAPER o el programa de CDBG, comuníquese con Cassidy Le Air, Analista Superior de Administración al 805-690-5126 o [email protected].
Para consultas en español, comuníquese con Jaime Valdez al (805) 961-7568 o jvaldez@ cityofgoleta.org. Los informes y documentos del personal se publicarán 72 horas antes de la audiencia en el sitio web de la Ciudad en www.cityofgoleta.org.
Nota: Si usted se opone ante un tribunal a la acción final de la Ciudad sobre este Proyecto, es posible que se limite únicamente a las cuestiones que usted u otra persona plantearon en la audiencia pública descrita en este aviso o en la correspondencia escrita entregada al Ayuntamien - to de la Ciudad en la fecha de la audiencia o antes (Sección 65009(b)(2) del Código de Gobierno).
Nota: En conformidad con la Ley de Americanos con Discapacidades (ADA) de 1990 y la Ley de Enmienda a ADA de 2008, si usted necesita asistencia para participar en esta audien- cia, por favor comuníquese con la Oficina del Secretario Municipal al (805) 961-7505.
La notificación de al menos 48 horas antes de la audiencia permitirá que el personal de la Ciudad haga los arreglos razonables. Si necesita asistencia especial para comunicarse con el personal de la Ciudad, llame al 711 para el Servicio de Retransmisión de California (CRS) para personas con discapacidad auditiva TTY/TDD.
Fecha de Publicación: 5 de septiembre de 2024 (El Latino) 29 NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
CITY COUNCIL
Hybrid Public Meeting – Held in Person and via Zoom
Tuesday, September 17, 2024, at 5:30 pm
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM (CDBG)
2023-2024 Draft Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report ATTENTION: The meeting will be held in person and via the Zoom platform. The public may also view the meeting on Goleta Channel 19 and/or online at https://cityofgoleta.org/goletameetings.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City Council of the City of Goleta will conduct a hybrid public hearing on the date and time set forth below to consider the draft Consolidated Annual Performance Evaluation Report (CAPER) for the 2023-2024 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program year. The date and time of the City Council meeting is:
MEETING DATE/TIME:
T
uesday, September 17, 2024, at 5:30 PM
MEETING LOCATION: Goleta City Hall, 130 Cremona Drive, Goleta, CA, 93117 and Teleconference Meeting; this meeting will be held in person and via Zoom (with detailed instructions for participation included on the posted agenda).
Pursuant to the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) regulations, the City of Goleta has prepared the draft Consolidated Annual Performance Evaluation Report (CAPER) for the 2023-2024 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program year. The CAPER provides an assessment of the City’s performance in meeting Fiscal Year (FY) 2023-2024 housing and community development goals as outlined in the previously adopted 2023-2024 Action Plan.
The City of Goleta encourages participation in the CDBG process. A copy of the CAPER is required to be made available to the public for review and comment for a fifteen (15) day period. The CAPER draft will be available for public review from September 5, 2024, to September 23, 2024. The Draft CAPER will be posted on the City’s website at Grants | Goleta, CA (cityofgoleta.org), and copies will be available for review at the Goleta City Hall, 130 Cremona Drive, Suite B, Goleta. All interested citizens and agencies are invited to attend the public hearing and/or submit comments on the draft CAPER.
Comments should be submitted to: City of Goleta, Neighborhood Services Department, Attn: Cassidy Le Air, 130 Cremona Drive, Goleta, CA 93117 or emailed to [email protected] by Noon on September 23, 2024.
PUBLIC COMMENT: Interested persons are encouraged to provide public comments during the public hearing in person or virtually through the Zoom webinar, by following the instructions listed on the City Council meeting agenda. Written comments may be submitted prior to the hearing by e-mailing the City Clerk at [email protected]. Written comments will be distributed to Council and published on the City’s Meeting and Agenda page.
FOR PROJECT INFORMATION: For further information on the CAPER or CDBG program, contact Cassidy Le Air, Senior Management Analyst at (805) 690-5126 or [email protected]. For inquiries in Spanish, please contact Jaime Valdez at (805) 961-7568 or [email protected]. Staff reports and documents will be posted approximately 72 hours before the hearing on the City’s website at www.cityofgoleta.org.
Note: If you challenge the City’s final action on this Project in court, you may be limited to only those issues you or someone else raised in written or oral testimony and/or evidence provided to the City on or before the date of the public hearing (Government Code Section 65009(b) [2]).
Note: In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990 and the ADA Amendment Act of 2008, if you need assistance to participate in this hearing, please contact the City Clerk’s Office, at (805) 961- 7505. Notification at least 48 hours prior to the hearing will enable City staff to make reasonable arrangements.
If you need special assistance to contact City staff, please call 711 for the California Relay Service (CRS) for hearing impaired TTY/TDD.
Date of Publication: September 5, 2024 (Santa Barbara Independent) 30 ATTACHMENT 2
Public Comment Received
31 From: Michael Brown
To: Cassidy Le Air
Subject: comments on community development block grant
Date: Thursday, September 5, 2024 11:58:48 AM
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You budgeted $43,937.70 for public services and $58,583.60 for administration of the CDBG program.
So you spent $14,654.90 more to
administer the program than you spent on public services.
This makes no
sense.
Someone needs to learn how to better use taxpayer funds. 32