City Council Agenda Report
TO: Mayor McCord and Members of the City Council
FROM: Ken Irwin, City Manager
BY: Bryan Stice, Community Development Director
MEETING DATE: October 4, 2022
ITEM NO: 5.9
SUBJECT: Approve Resolution No. 2022-74 approving the Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report for Fiscal Year 2021-2022.
RECOMMENDATION
Motion to Approve Resolution No. 2022-74 approving the Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report for Fiscal Year 2021-2022.
BACKGROUND
As required by HUD, the Stanislaus County Consortium (which includes the Cities of Patterson, Oakdale, Hughson, Newman, Ceres, Waterford, and Stanislaus County) has prepared a Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report (CAPER) to document progress made in accomplishing goals set forth in the Consolidated Plan and Action Plan. The report includes the accomplishments of the individual jurisdictions participating in the Stanislaus County Community Development Block Grant Program (CDBG) Consortium, also known as the Stanislaus Urban County, for FY 2021-2022. Access to the entire report is available online at the following link: https://www.stancounty.com/bos/agenda/2022/20220920/PH02.pdf
ANALYSIS
The Draft CAPER was made available for a 15-day review and comment period which began on August 30, 2022, and ended on September 20, 2022. As part of the CAPER citizen participation process, federal regulations require a public hearing be held to solicit comments relative to the CAPER. Local Jurisdictions are required to submit a Resolution of Concurrence for the respective CAPER. Public hearings are held by the Stanislaus County Board of Supervisors. The CAPER is a report, required by HUD Entitlement Jurisdictions, on the accomplishments and progress toward fulfilling the goals of the adopted Consolidated Plan (Con Plan). Specifically, the Stanislaus Urban County's CAPER reports on the outcomes, progress, and expenditures of the CDBG, ESG, and Neighborhood Stabilization Program (NSP) programs conducted during the fiscal year, by the members participating in the Stanislaus Urban County; as well as a summary of accomplishments for the non-profit agencies that were awarded public services grants from both CDBG and ESG programs.
In Fiscal Year 2021-2022, the Stanislaus Urban County continued its focus on effectively administering and implementing CDBG, ESG, and NSP programs. Despite the ongoing impacts of the Coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19), HUD funded programs continued to serve the community and assisted in the preparation for and handling of the COVID 19 impacts. HUDfunded infrastructure projects continued with a mixture of preliminary design, engineering, environmental assessments, and construction activities. Non-profits awarded CDBG and ESG funding for delivery of public services and emergency shelter operations continued with downsized operation in response to social distancing and staffing constraints but carried on in order to provide needed services to the communities most vulnerable.
Fiscal Year 2021-2022 is Program Year 2 of the Stanislaus Urban County's Fiscal Year 2020- 2025 Consolidated Plan (Con Plan).
In Fiscal Year 2021-2022, the Stanislaus Urban County received $2,469,380 for CDBG and $212,662 for ESG activities from HUD. The chart below provides a summary of the funding allocation among Stanislaus Urban County members:
An additional $28,390 in CDBG program income was received in Fiscal Year 2021-2022 from the repayment of solar installation loans that were provided to previously acquired NSP housing units.
In FY 2021-2022, the City of Patterson continued the planning and engineering for the Washburn Infrastructure Improvements Project. This project includes the installation of curb, gutter, sidewalk and ADA improvements. Costs of the phased project include design, engineering and construction, which is expected to begin in spring 2023. The Washburn Infrastructure Improvements Project is bounded by Washburn street to the north, Tyler Street to the east, Tenbrink Lane to the south, and N. First Street to the west. In FY 2021-2022, a total of $16,842 in CDBG funding was expended on the infrastructure project.
FISCAL IMPACT
There is no fiscal impact to the City General Fund. All administration costs are paid for by CDBG allocations.