DATE:
September 8, 2026
CATEGORY:
Public Hearing
DEPT.:
Housing
TITLE: Fiscal Year 2025-26 Consolidated Annual
Performance and Evaluation Report
(CAPER)
RECOMMENDATION
Receive public input and approve the draft Fiscal Year 2025-26 Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report for the Community Development Block Grant and Home Investment Partnerships Program (Attachment 1 to the Council report) for submission to the U.S.
Department of Housing and Urban Development.
BACKGROUND
The purpose of this public hearing is for the City Council to receive public input on and approve the Fiscal Year 2025-26 Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report (CAPER) for the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program and the HOME Investment Partnerships Program (HOME), as required by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).
Upon Council approval, the CAPER will be submitted to HUD by the September 30, 202 6, deadline.
Each fiscal year, the City, as a federal “entitlement jurisdiction,” directly receives CDBG and HOME funds from HUD to invest in qualifying activities in Mountain View. In addition to these annual allocations, unexpended funds from prior years, as well as program income from loan repayments on previously funded affordable housing projects, may be available to fund activities and projects.
1 The City is required to develop and submit an Annual Action Plan (AAP) to HUD that identifies the specific public services (provided by nonprofit agencies) and capital projects (such as affordable housing projects) that will be funded with CDBG and HOME funds. These public services and capital projects must align with the goals and priorities identified in the City’s federally required five-year Consolidated Plan.
1 Unexpended funds from prior years may result from different factors, such as cost savings or changes in scope that result in previously allocated CDBG and HOME funds from being entirely spent within the expected timeframe.
Fiscal Year 2025-26 Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report (CAPER) September 8, 2026
The Fiscal Year 202 5-26 Annual Action Plan was approved by the City Council at its meeting on May 13, 2025, and is part of the Fiscal Year 2025-30 Consolidated Plan five-year period.
Per HUD requirements, up to 20% of annual CDBG funding may be used for administrative costs, up to 15% for public services, and the remaining funds for economic development or capital projects. Conversely, up to 10% of the City’s annual HOME allocation may be used for administrative costs.
What is the CAPER?
The CAPER is an annual report required by HUD that outlines the City's progress towards carrying out its Annual Action Plan. The CAPER provides an overview of major initiatives, an assessment of performance during the fiscal year, and an evaluation of progress towards meeting the goals and objectives in the Consolidated Plan. The Fiscal Year 202 5-26 CAPER summarizes the City’s CDBG and HOME accomplishments from July 1, 202 5, to June 30, 2026, and represents the first year of the 2025-2030 Consolidated Plan. The draft Fiscal Year 202 5-26 CAPER can be found in Attachment 1.
ANALYSIS
CDBG Summary
When City Council approved the Fiscal Year 2025-26 AAP in May 2025, the total amount of CDBG funding that was initially estimated to be made available during the fiscal year was $2,212,275.
Table 1 shows the CDBG funding allocation by program/project based on the total estimated amount.
2 Table 1: Fiscal Year 2025-26 CDBG Funding Allocated
Program/Project Funding Allocated
Capital Projects $ 1,588,881
Minor home repair program (Rebuilding Together Peninsula) 180,000 Economic Development (Upwards Boost) 80,000
Public services (9 programs, listed in Table 3) 239,811 Administrative costs 123,583
TOTAL $ 2,212,275
2 The City supplements CDBG public services funding by providing an annual allocation of $171,000 from its General Fund to fund other critical public services that are not eligible for CDBG funding. Per HUD reporting requirements, the CAPER focuses on the CDBG-funded public services; hence, the $171,000 in City funding for public services is not reflected in any of the tables in this memo.
Fiscal Year 2025-26 Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report (CAPER) September 8, 2026
The Annual Action Plan is typically drafted and approved before the City receives its actual annual CDBG and HOME allocations from HUD or receives program income during the year. Therefore, the initial funding anticipated and allocated often differs from the final amounts received or made available through the Fiscal Year. Consequently, for CDBG, the City received a total of $2,636,567, as shown in Table 2 below. The total differs from the estimated allocated amount shown in Table 1 because the City received $424,292 more program income after the conclusion of the Annual Action Plan process than anticipated.3
Table 2: Fiscal Year 2025-26 CDBG Funding Received - Actual
Funding Type Estimated Amount Actual Amount
Entitlement $ 617,916 $ 617,916
Prior Year Unexpended Funds 1,344,359 1,344,359
Program Income 250,000 674,292
TOTAL $ 2,212,275 $ 2,636,567
HOME Summary
As shown in Table 3 below, the total amount of HOME funding that was initially estimated to be made available for Fiscal Year 2025-26 outlined in the Annual Action Plan was $1,725,317. Table 2 shows the HOME funding allocation by program/project based on the total estimated amount.
Table 3: Fiscal Year 2025-26 HOME Funding Allocated
Program/Project Funding Allocated
Capital Projects $ 1,702,279
Administrative costs 23,038
TOTAL $ 1,725,317
During the Fiscal Year, the City actually received a total of $2,360,692 in HOME funds, as shown in Table 4 below. This total differs from the allocated amount, shown in Table 3, due to the City receiving $ 300,049 less program income than anticipated , 4 and having $935,425 more
unexpended funds than anticipated after construction of The Heartwood Apartments was completed under budget, 5 both of which happened after the Annual Action Plan process had concluded.
3 $674,292 (actual CDBG program income received) - $250,000 (est. CDBG program income) = $424,292 4 $199,951 (actual HOME program income received) - $500,000 (est. HOME program income) = -$300,049 5 $1,930,356 (actual HOME unexpended funds) - $994,931 (est. HOME unexpended funds) = $935,425 Fiscal Year 2025-26 Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report (CAPER) September 8, 2026
Table 4: Fiscal Year 2025-26 HOME Funding Received - Actual
Funding Type Estimated Amount Actual Amount
Entitlement $ 230,386 $ 230,385
Prior Year Unexpended Funds 994,931 1,930,356
Program Income 500,000 199,951
TOTAL $ 1,725,317 $ 2,360,692
Summary of Accomplishments
In total, 4,323 Mountain View residents were served through the City’s CDBG and HOME-funded activities, as shown in Table 5 below.
Table 5: Accomplishments by Income Level
Income Level Residents Served
Extremely Low-Income 3,617
Low-Income 505
Moderate Income 135
Above Moderate Income 66
TOTAL 4,323
Table 6 below summarizes the funding allocated and expended, as well as the accomplishments for both the CDBG and HOME programs and projects in Fiscal Year 2025-26.
Table 6: Summary of Fiscal Year 2025-26 Public Services and Capital Projects, Funding, and Accomplishments
Agency Program/
Project
Funding
Allocated
Funding
Expended Accomplishment Data
City of
Mountain
View
Capital
Projects:
Affordable
Housing
CDBG:
$1,588,881
HOME:
$1,702,279
CDBG:
$0
HOME:
$1,692,864
The CDBG capital funds were allocated
to the Paulson Park I Roof
Replacement project, and the Monte
Vista Terrace Roof Replacement and
Elevator Modernization project, which
are anticipated to begin in FY 2026-27
(therefore, no CDBG funds were
expended in FY 2025-26).
The HOME capital funds were
allocated to the Lot 12 affordable
housing development project, which
began construction in March 2026.
Fiscal Year 2025-26 Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report (CAPER) September 8, 2026
Agency Program/
Project
Funding
Allocated
Funding
Expended Accomplishment Data
The project will provide 120 new
affordable apartments and is
anticipated to be completed in 2028.
Rebuilding
Together
Peninsula
(RTP)
Minor Home
Repair
Program: Safe
At Home
Program
CDBG:
$180,000
CDBG:
$57,112
5 Mountain View households, or
roughly 15 Mountain View residents,
served. The program served fewer
households than anticipated due to
challenges in identifying eligible
homeowners in need of minor home
repairs. To address this issue, City staff
and RTP are collaborating to
strengthen outreach and marketing
efforts to increase participation in FY
2026-27.
Upwards
Care, Inc.
Economic
Development:
Boost
Program
CDBG:
$80,000
CDBG:
$80,000
8 Mountain View microenterprise
childcare business owners served
Catholic
Charities
Public
Services:
Ombudsman
Program
CDBG:
$13,589
CDBG:
$12,466
49 Mountain View residents served
Community
Legal
Services in
East Palo
Alto
Public
Services:
Homelessness
Prevention
CDBG:
$32,439
CDBG:
$32,439
96 Mountain View residents served
Community
Services
Agency
Public
Services:
Homelessness
Prevention
CDBG:
$32,439
CDBG:
$32,439
3,478 Mountain View residents served
Community
Services
Agency
Public
Services:
Senior Case
Management
CDBG:
$32,439
CDBG:
$32,439
259 Mountain View residents served
Day Worker
Center
Public
Services:
Education,
Skills Training,
and Job
Placement
Program
CDBG:
$32,439
CDBG:
$32,439
250 Mountain View residents served
Fiscal Year 2025-26 Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report (CAPER) September 8, 2026
Agency Program/
Project
Funding
Allocated
Funding
Expended Accomplishment Data
LifeMoves Public
Services:
MTV Housing
Specialist
CDBG:
$32,439
CDBG:
$32,439
32 Mountain View residents served
Senior Adult
Legal
Assistance
Public
Services:
Legal
Assistance to
Elders
CDBG:
$19,211
CDBG:
$19,211
59 Mountain View residents served
Silicon Valley
Independent
Living Center
Public
Services:
Housing
Program for
Persons with
Disabilities
CDBG:
$12,377
CDBG:
$12,377
39 Mountain View residents served
Vista Center
for the Blind
and Visually
Impaired
Public
Services:
Vision Loss
Rehabilitation
Program
CDBG:
$32,439
CDBG:
$32,439
38 Mountain View residents served
TOTAL: CDBG
HOME
$2,088,692
$1,702,279
$375,800
$1,692,864
4,323 residents served
Over Fiscal Year 202 5-26, the nonprofit public service agencies successfully expended nearly 100% of their CDBG funding on programs that assisted low- and moderate -income Mountain View residents and households, with the exception of the Paulson Park I Roof replacement project and the Monte Vista Terrace Roof Replacement and Elevator Modernization project, which are anticipated to begin in FY 2026-27.
FISCAL IMPACT
Approval of the Fiscal Year 202 5-26 CAPER for submission to HUD has no impact on the City’s General Fund. Meeting HUD reporting requirements will allow the City to continue to be eligible for future cycles of CDBG and HOME program funding.
LEVINE ACT
California Government Code Section 84308 (also known as the Levine Act) prohibits city officials from participating in any proceeding involving a “license, permit, or other entitlement for use” if the official has received a campaign contribution exceeding $500 from a party, participant, or agent of a party or participant within the last 12 months. The Levine Act is intended to prevent financial influence on decisions that affect specific, identifiable persons or participants. For more Fiscal Year 2025-26 Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report (CAPER) September 8, 2026
information see the Fair Political Practices Commission website: www.fppc.ca.gov/learn/pay-to- play-limits-and-prohibitions.html
Please see below for information about whether the recommended action for this agenda item is subject to or exempt from the Levine Act.
EXEMPT FROM THE LEVINE ACT
☒ General policy and legislative actions
ALTERNATIVES
1. Do not approve the Fiscal Year 202 5-26 CAPER for submission. Not approving the CAPER for submission by the HUD-required deadline may cause the City to be ineligible for federal funding.
2. Provide other direction.
PUBLIC NOTICING
Per HUD requirements, the Fiscal Year 202 5-26 CAPER was posted on the City website at mountainview.gov/our-city/departments/housing for a 15 -day public comment period that began on August 24, 2026, and ends on September 8, 2026. Advertisements for the opening of the public comment period were placed in the Mountain View Voice and Palo Alto Daily Post, with links to the same notice in Spanish, Russian, and Chinese. Notices were also sent to the CDBG interest list per the City’s Citizen Participation Plan.
Prepared by:
Alec Vybiral
Housing Officer
Julie Barnard
Affordable Housing Manager
Approved by:
Wayne Chen
Housing Director
Kimbra McCarthy
City Manager
Attachment: 1. Draft Fiscal Year 2025-26 CAPER