City Council Memorandum
TO: HONORABLE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL DATE: SEPTEMBER 16, 2025 FROM: HOUSING AND HUMAN SERVICES WARDS: ALL SUBJECT: AMENDMENT TO THE CITY OF RIVERSIDE FISCAL YEAR 2021-2022 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT ANNUAL ACTION PLAN AND THE HOME INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIPS PROGRAM – AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ALLOCATION PLAN FOR AN INCREASE OF $6,524 IN GRANT FUNDS FOR THE TENANT-BASED RENTAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM – SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATION ISSUE:
Authorize an amendment to the City of Riverside Fiscal Year 2021-2022 United States Department of Housing and Urban Development Annual Action Plan and HOME Investment Partnerships Program – American Rescue Plan Allocation Plan for an increase of $6,524 in grant funds for the Tenant-Based Rental Assistance Program.
RECOMMENDATIONS:
That the City Council:
Authorize an amendment to the City of Riverside Fiscal Year 2021-2022 United States Department of Housing and Urban Development Annual Action Plan and HOME Investment Partnerships Program – American Rescue Plan Allocation Plan for an increase of $6,524 in grant funds for the Tenant-Based Rental Assistance Program; Authorize the City Manager, or designee, to execute the HOME-ARP Grant Agreement with the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development, including making minor and non-substantive changes With at least five affirmative votes, authorize the Chief Financial Officer, or designee, to record an increase in revenue and appropriate expenditures of $6,524, in the HOME Investment Partnerships Program Fund, Tenant Based Rental Assistance account.
BACKGROUND:
In 2021, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD), through its Office of Community Planning and Development (CPD), allocated $5 billion in federal funding via the American Rescue Plan Act (ARP) of 2021 to HOME Investment Partnerships Program (HOME) participating jurisdictions.
The City of Riverside was allocated $4,335,583 in HOME-ARP funds. These funds are targeted toward assisting the City’s most vulnerable populations, including:
Individuals and families experiencing or at-risk of homelessness; Survivors of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, stalking, or human trafficking; and Other populations facing significant housing instability On June 28, 2022, the City Council approved a substantial amendment to the Fiscal Year (FY) 2021-2022 HUD Annual Action Plan and the City’s HOME-ARP Allocation Plan distributing the funds as follows:
Activity
Funding Amount
Tenant-Based Rental Assistance Program
$ 300,000.00
Affordable Housing Rental Housing (Mulberry Gardens and Sunrise at Bogart) $3,818,803.85
Administration
$ 216,779.15
TOTAL
$4,335,583.00
DISCUSSION:
HUD Recently completed a quality control review of the HOME-ARP program and notified the city that an error was discovered in the original funding allocation. As a result, the city of Riverside is entitled to an additional $6,524 in HOME-ARP funds, bringing the City’s total award to $4,342,107.
Staff recommends amending FY 2021-2022 HUD Annual Action Plan and HOME-ARP Allocation Plan to reflect this increase. It is further recommended that the additional funds be directed to the Tenant-Based Rental Assistance Program, which provides critical rental support to eligible residents.
FISCAL IMPACT:
The total fiscal impact of this action is an increase in revenue and expenditures of $6,524 of HOME-ARP grant funds. Upon City Council approval, an increase of $6,524 will be recorded in the HOME Investment Partnership Program Fund, Federal Operating Grants revenue account 2520300-331100 and an appropriation of expenditures in the amount of $6,524 in the HOME Investment Partnership Program Fund, Tenant Based Rental Assistance expenditure account 2520300-454302.
Prepared by: Agripina Neubauer, Housing Project Manager Approved by: Michelle Davis, Housing and Human Services Director Certified as to
availability of funds: Kristie Thomas, Finance Director/Assistant Chief Financial Officer Approved by: Kris Martinez, Assistant City Manager
Approved as to form: Rebecca McKee-Reimbold, Interim City Attorney Attachment: HOME-ARP Grant Agreement
Increase in Revenue and Appropriation of HOME-ARP Grant Funds Page 2