Resolution No. _______________
Resolution of the City Council of the City of Palo Alto Approving The Use of Community Development Block Grant Funds for
Fiscal Year 2026-2027
A. On June 9, 2025, the Palo Alto City Council approved and adopted a document entitled “Consolidated Plan” which identified and established the Palo Alto housing an d non-housing community development needs, objectives and priorities for the period July 1, 2025, to June 30, 2030.
B. The Fiscal Year 2026-2027 Annual Action Plan, the annual funding update to the Consolidated Plan, was subjected to public review and commentary during the period from May 1, 2026, through May 31, 2026.
C. The potential uses of Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds were evaluated in light of the needs and objectives identified in the Consolidated Plan and reflected in the recommendations and comments of the Human Relations Commission Selection Committee, Human Relations Commission, and other interested citizens.
D. Under the CDBG program, the highest priority is given to activities which will benefit persons with low and moderate incomes.
E. The City Council and the Human Relations Commission have held publicly noticed public hearings on the proposed uses of the CDBG funds for Fiscal Year 2026-2027.
F. CDBG funds allocated to the City for Fiscal Year 2026-2027 are proposed to implement the programs described in this resolution.
NOW, THEREFORE, the Council of the City of Palo Alto does RESOLVE as follows:
SECTION 1. The uses of CDBG funds for Fiscal Year 2026-2027 are hereby approved and authorized for the following programs:
Name of Program Amount
1. Catholic Charities of Santa Clara County – Long Term Care Ombudsman Program. Advocate for the rights of seniors and disabled residents in long term care facilities.
$6,500
2. LifeMoves – Opportunity Services Center. Provide case management services to Opportunity Services Cente r clients, specifically with locating housing and/or employment and benefits counseling.
$30,500
3. Silicon Valley Independent Living Center – Housing and Emergency Services.
Provide case management services to low-income individuals with disabilities to secure affordable and accessible housing.
$15,750
4. Project Sentinel – Fair Housing Services. Provide fair housing services including complaint investigation, counseling, advocacy and community education
$16,250
5. La Comida – provide food assistance, resources and social engagement opportunities for the older adult community. $6,320.85
6. Next Door Solutions to Domestic Violence – assist residents identifying as victims of domestic violence by providing crisis intervention counseling and other critical services.
$6,500
7. YWCA – provide essential domestic violence services, including crisis counseling and emergency shelter and housing services. $5,500
8. RotaCare Bay Area Mobile Clinic – provide case management services for individuals experiencing homelessness. $4,500
9. Peninsula Healthcare Connection Rehabilitation – funds will refurbish a facility dedicated to providing behavioral health, therapy and addiction treatment services.
$79,970
10. ADA curb cut-City of Palo Alto – major curb ramp improvement project that will bring many ramps up to current ADA accessibility standards. $172,335.35
11. WeeCare/Upwards - a micro-enterprise project that will provide Palo Alto home childcare business improvement services. $72,000
12. Rebuilding Together Peninsula – Safe at Home. Provision of critical health and safety related home repair needs for low-income Palo Alto homeowners.
$73,585
13. CDBG Program Planning and Administration. $122,427.80 $612,139
SECTION 2. The total amount set forth under Section 1 of this resolution represents the proposed allocation of $512,139, in CDBG funds from the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) for Fiscal Year 2026-2027, and $100,000, in anticipated program income for Fiscal Year 2025-2026 from Alta Housing.
SECTION 3. The City staff is hereby authorized to submit the Fiscal Year 2026-2027 Annual Action Plan, update and appropriate funding to HUD for the Fiscal Year 2026-2027 CDBG funds, and such money shall be spent as set forth in this resolution. The Mayor, City Manager, and any other designated City staff or officials are hereby authorized to execute such application forms and any other necessary documents to secure these funds. The City Manager or designee is authorized to sign all necessary grant agreements with the program providers set forth in Section 1.
SECTION 4. The funding amounts set forth in Section 1 of this resolution are based on final allocation amounts from the Federal Fiscal Year 2026-27 HUD appropriations; City Staff is authorized to adjust increasing or decreasing the funding amounts set forth herein as consistent with the adopted Citizen Participation Plan.
SECTION 5. The City Council hereby fi nds that the Fiscal Year 20 26-2027 CDBG program authorized under Section 1 of this resolution is not a project under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). However, the Council further authorizes and directs City staff to prepare certifications that may be required, under CEQA and the National Env ironmental Policy Act (NEPA), for each project under the Fiscal Year 2026-2027 CDBG program prior to the release of funds for any such project.
INTRODUCED AND PASSED:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSTENTIONS:
ABSENT:
ATTEST: APPROVED:
City Clerk Mayor
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
City Manager
Sr. Assistant City Attorney Director of Planning and
Development Services
APPROVED AS TO CONTENT:
Director of Administrative Services
CDBG Program Manager