FY 2024-25
Community Development Block Grant
Annual Funding Allocations
Public Hearing #2
City Council – June 18, 2024 www.cityofpaloalto.org1
Presenters:
Rebecca Atkinson, Planner, City of Palo Alto
Tina Roseberry, Manager, Michael Baker International
2 Meeting Purpose
Hold a Public Hearing on the
draft Community Development
Block Grant (CDBG) FY 2024-25
Annual Action Plan
City Council review and approval
of the CDBG FY 2024-25
Annual Action Plan
3 Funding
Categories
&
Proposed
Subrecipients
• Alta Housing - SRO Resident Support Services $11,575
• Catholic Charities of Santa Clara County – Long Term Care Ombudsman Program $7,575 • LifeMoves – Case Management $28,247
• Silicon Valley Independent Living Center (SVILC) – Case Management $14,075 • Project Sentinel – Fair Housing Services $15,575
CDBG Public Services – 15% Cap
• WeeCare/Upwards $120,000
CDBG Economic Development
• Rebuilding Together Peninsula (RTP) – Safe at Home $73,585 • Community Work Group/Abode – Alma Garden $404,800
CDBG Housing Rehabilitation
• Fire Station – Sidewalk Improvement Project $62,645.61 • Homekey Palo Alto – Recreation Project $185,000
CDBG Public Facilities and Improvements
• City of Palo Alto $114,730
CDBG Planning & Administration – 20% Cap
• MOVE Mountain View – Safe Parking Program $110,000
CDBG-CV Public Services – No Cap
• City of Palo Alto $9,478.74
CDBG-CV Planning & Administration – 20% Cap
4 Recommendations
The Human Relations Commission (HRC) and staff recommend that the City Council:
1. Adopt the draft Fiscal Year (FY) 2024-25 Annual Action Plan (AAP , Attachment A) and the associated CDBG FY 2024-25 Annual Action Plan Resolution (Attachment B) allocating Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and CDBG CARES Act (CDBG- CV) funding for FY 2024-25, as amended to include funding for Life Moves at $28,247;
2. Authorize the City Manager to execute the FY 2024-25 CDBG Application to fund the FY 2024-25 Annual Action Plan and associated documents concerning the application, and to otherwise bind the City with respect to the applications and commitment of funds;
3. Authorize staff to submit the Fiscal Year 2024-25 AAP (Attachment A) to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) by the July 6, 2024, deadline;
4. Authorize the City Manager or designee to draft and execute a loan agreement, regulatory agreement, and related documents necessary to implement City Council direction on the Alma Garden Rehabilitation Project in a form consistent with the City’s affordable housing loan documents and approved by the City Attorney; and
5. Amend the Fiscal Year 2025 Budget Appropriation for the Community Development Block Grant Fund (2/3 vote needed) by:
a. Increasing Revenue from Other Agencies by $1,157,286 b. Increasing General Expenses by $1,157,286.