CITY OF POMONA
COUNCIL REPORT
February 28, 2022
To: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
From: James Makshanoff, City Manager
Submitted By: Benita DeFrank, Neighborhood Services Director SUBJECT: Amending the Consolidated Plan, the Fiscal Year (FY) 2021-22 Annual Action Plan AND FY 2021-22 CITY OPERATING BUDGET TO RE-ALLOCATE ESG-CV FUNDS RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the City Council adopt the following resolution:
RESOLUTION NO. 2022-39 - A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF POMONA, CALIFORNIA, Amending the Consolidated Plan, the Fiscal year (FY) 2021-22 Annual Action Plan and FY 2021-22 CITY OPERATING BUDGET to re-allocate Emergency shelter grant (ESG) cv funds (Attachment no. 1) EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
Annually, the Housing Services Division administers and implements over 15 different grants, totaling over $30 million in program funds. During FY 2021-22, program staff is requesting to re-allocate ESG CV funds to provide motel vouchers for homeless families affected by the Corona Virus pandemic, and to ensure efficient use and programming of grant funds.
FISCAL IMPACT:
This action will re-allocate funds between ESG CV eligible components and projects numbers. There will be no net increase or decrease in revenue or appropriations in the City’s FY 2021-22 Budget.
PREVIOUS RELATED ACTION:
On May 17, 2021, the City Council adopted the FY 2021-22 Annual Action Plan, which approved the proposed fund distribution for the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program. On June 7, 2021, the City Council adopted the FY 2021-22 City Operating Budget and the FY 2021-22 Capital Improvement Program (CIP) Budget.
DISCUSSION:
The City of Pomona currently receives the following entitlement funds from HUD: Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), HOME Investment Partnerships Program (HOME) and Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) funds. The City is required to have a Five-Year Consolidated Plan and an Annual Action Plan. The Consolidated Plan identifies community development and housing needs and provides an outline of goals and objectives to meet those needs. The Annual Action Plan details what activities the City will undertake and the amount of funding to be expended on the activities during the current fiscal year. The City will be re-allocating $696,914 in FY 2021-22 ESG CV funds from the Rapid Housing to the Emergency Shelter (Motel Vouchers) eligible component.
The amendments to the Consolidated Plan, the FY 2021-22 Annual Action Plan, and the FY 2021-22 City Operating Budget are as follows:
Change in Requested
Revenue Estimates Appropriation
ESG CV2 Funds
Rapid-Rehousing Project Roomkey
(193-1791-40848/40850/52285-63222) $ - 696,914 $ - 696,914 Emergency Shelter – Motel $ + 696,914 $ + 696,914 (193-1791-40848/40850/52285-63229)
TOTAL $ 0 $ 0
COUNCIL PRIORITIES & GOALS: This action supports City Council Goal K – to reduce the unsheltered homeless population by 10% annually and take actions to mitigate the impacts of homelessness on the community.
Prepared by:
Donyielle Holley
Homeless Programs Supervisor
ATTACHMENT:
Attachment No. 1 – Resolution No. 2022-39
Amendment to the Consolidated Plan and 2021-22 Annual Action Plan to Reallocate ESG-CV Funds