5/13/2025 Item #7
City Council
Meeting
Item #7 (25-415)
2025-2030 Final Consolidated
Plan & FY 25-26 Annual Action
Plan for the use of Federal
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Housing and Urban
THE MISSION CIT Development (HUD) Grant Funds
May 13, 2025
City of
Santa Clara
The Center of What Auviible
Overview
BACKGROUND
• The City of Santa Clara receives approximately $1.7M annually in entitlement funding from the U.S.
Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to benefit low-income households - The Community Development Block Grant Program (CDBG) funds affordable housing and public facility improvements, and public services.
- The HOME program can fund rental assistance to prevent homelessness and housing production Every 5 years, the City must develop a Consolidated Plan (5-Year Plan) that studies community needs and sets broad goals for the vears ahead
Every year, the City must develop an Annual Action Plan to detail how the city will spend funds in response to the 5-Year Plan goals
This year, the Santa Clara County selected Root Policy, a consultant, to conduct regional outreach and analysis, and to prepare plans for each entitlement City • Public hearings on April 8 + May 13
POST MEETING MATERIAL
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Santa Clara
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Overview
Comments from Public Hearing #1
• Five Public Service Agencies appeared and spoke in support of funding their agencies • Four additional public service agencies submitted written comments/letters of support • One member of the public commented that he thinks the federal government will cut funding. • Council Member Chahal asked if there was a backup plan if HUD funding is cut • Councilmembers Hardy and Jain asked clarifying questions about TBRA.
Council Member Park asked if agencies can use Public Service and Capital Improvement dollars.
No additional public comments were received.
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Santa Clara
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Overview
Goals for 2025-2030
• Affordable Housing: Development, rehabilitation, rental assistance Homelessness: Affordable housing, case management, connection to services • Public Services: Basic needs services for lower income/special needs households • Fair Housing: Promote fair housing choice through education, testing, mediation • Public Facility Improvements: Sidewalks, traffic calming, and other improvements • Administration & Planning: Management, planning, monitoring 5/13/2025 Item #7
City of
Santa Clara
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FY 25/26 Expected Resources
HOME CDBG Local Funds
$665,000 $1,050,000 $565,156
$335,000 $930,000 $225,697
25/26 Allocation 25/26 Allocation Affordable Housing
Funds
$10,000 $120,000 $250,000
Program Income Program Income Housing Successor
Funds
$320,000 $0
Prior Years' Funding Prior Years' Funding $89,459
General Fund
City of
Santa Clara
CDBG Funding for Public Service Activities
Funding Proposed # Funding
Requested Funding Served Source
Loaves & Fishes - Meals on Wheels $ 40,000 $ 30,000 30 CDBG Senior Adult Legal Assistance (SALA) -Legal 33,000 $ 30,000 80 CDBG $
Bill Wilson - Counseling & Family Therapy $ 35,000 $ 30,000 120 CDBG Silicon Valley Independent Living Center - $ $ 30,000 70 CDBG 35,145
Housing for persons with Disabilities
Heart of the Valley - Support & $ 60,000 $ 30,000 144 CDBG Transportation Services
Hope Services - Educational Services $ 34,760 $ 30,000 CDBG Total: $ 237,905 $ 180,000 455
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Santa Clara
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Local Funding for Public Service Activities
Funding Proposed # Funding
Requested Funding Served Source
Project Sentinel - Landlord/Tenant Mediation GF
$ 74,388 $ 69,159 200
Services
Catholic Charities Long-Term Care 30.000 240 GF
$ $ 15,300
Ombudsman
United Way 211 Services $ 5,000 $ 5,000 500 GF
ABODE - Case Management Services for CAHF/CHSF
$ 300,697 $ 300,697 N/A
TBRA participants
County Intensive Case Management 125.000 $ 125,000 20 CAHF/CHSF County Homeless Prevention Program 50,000 $ 50,000 20 CAHF 585,085 565,156 980
Total
City of
Santa Clara
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HUD Funding for Capital Improvements & Other
Funding Fundin!
Requested Proposed Fundingle served Source
Rebuilding Together Silicon Valley - (RTSV) $09,000 $ 200,000 15 CDBG Minor Home Repair Program
Neighborhood Conservation & Improvement N/A $ 400,000* 10° CDBG* Program (NCIP)
Proiect Sentinel - Fair Housing Services $ 35,000 $ 22,197 15 HOME ABODE - Tenant Based Rental Assistance HOME $ 400,000 $ 571,250 15 HOME $ 644,000 $ 1,193,447 55
Total
*In FY 25/26, the NCIP program will utilize a total of $560,000 (prior year + FY 25/26) to rehabilitate 6 homes. 4 5/13/2025 Item #7
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Santa Clara
Neighborhood Conservation &
Improvement Program (NCIP)
Minor Repair Grant Major Repair Loan
• Administered by Rebuilding logether • Administered by City Staff • Grants up to $25,000 • Low interest deferred maintenance loans ($100,000 average)
• Ramps, grab bars, accessibility, and • Re-roofing, plumbing, heating/cooling, repairs electrical, termite damage,
weatherization, foundation,
accessibility, energy/water efficiency,
lead and mold remediation, etc.
$200,000 (FY 25/26 Entitlement) $400,000 (FY 25/26 Entitlement) $160,000 (Prior Year Funds)
11 HOMES $560,000 6 HOMES
City of
Santa Clara
The Cel ter of Whats Possibi
Council Action
Recommendation
1. Note and File Public Comment on the 2025-2030 Final Consolidated Plan and FY 25/26 Annual Action Plan for U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Funds.
2. Approve the 2025-2030 Final Consolidated Plan and FY 25-26 Annual Action Plan, in the forms presented, and direct staff to summarize and include all public comments to be submitted to HUD within sixty (60) days after receiving allocation notice.
3. Delegate authority to the City Manager or designee to execute all agreements and amendments that exceed the City's $250,000 threshold for federal and local funding that is allocated through the City Council's adoption of the FY 25/26 Annual Action Plan in final forms approved by the City Attorney. 10 5
5/13/2025 Item # 7
City Council
Meeting
Item #8 (25-415)
2025-2030 Final Consolidated
Plan & FY 25-26 Annual Action
Plan for the use of Federal
1852
Housing and Urban
THE MISSION CHE Development (HUD) Grant Funds
May 13, 2025
City of
Santa Clara
The Center at wits Positie
Annual Action Plan Contingency Language for CDBG
Higher than expected Lower than expected
If the City receives more Entitlement If the City receives less Entitlement funding than funding than expected, funds will be used expected, the Public Service and Admin Caps will be for the City Homeowner Rehabilitation recalculated and amounts adjusted. If the re- Program (i.e. NCIP) and/or the Minor calculation results in a Public Service Cap of less than Repair Program. The City reserves the $180,000, the City will need to reduce its number of option to provide more funding for public Public Service Agencies accordingly to come under the services if the Public Service Cap allows Public Service Cap. The agency(ies) that scored lowest for another agency to be funded to at least during the NOFA process will be cut first. Further, the $30,000. amount allocated to the Minor Repair Program may need to be reduced. All Program Income is placed in
the Revolving Loan Fund for use in the NCIP
program.
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City of
Santa Clara
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Annual Action Plan Contingency Language for HOME
Higher than expected Lower than expected
If the City receives more Entitlement If the City receives less Entitlement funding funding than expected, the than expected, the Administration amounts Administration amounts will be will be recalculated. The TBRA program will recalculated. All remaining funds will be then be reduced in funding. used for the TBRA program.
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Santa Clara
The Center of What Pistle
Overview
SUMMARY OF COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
• Website for the Consolidated Plan
A community survey open from October-December 2024
• Two virtual regional workshops (interpretation available in Spanish, Vietnamese, Mandarin) • Three focus groups with stakeholders in housing, supportive services, and community development • One-on-one interviews with the Continuum of Care
• Art and Wine Festival Pop-Up engagement
• Public hearings on April 8 and May 13, 2025
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Santa Clara
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NOFA for Public Service Agencies
Public Service Agency (PSA) submissions were • January 31, 2025 NOFA ranked based on: for Public Service
• Proposed activity being a HIGH priority: Agency proposals released
- Agency's years of service;
• Amount of funds leveraged; • March 4, 2025
Applications Due
• The majority of beneficiaries served being
either extremely low or very low income; and • April 8, 2025 Recommendations to
• The agency's history of drawing funds down. Council
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Santa Clara
Federal Funding Programs
• CDBG: Community Development Block Grants
- Eligible Uses:
• Acquisition of Real Property
• Construction of Public Facilities and Improvements
• Public Services (limited to 15% of Grant)
• Rehabilitation of Residential and Non-Residential Structures • Activities related to Energy Conservation and Renewable Energy Sources • Relocation and Demolition
• Economic Development
• Planning/Administration for Program (limited to 20% of allocation) 16 8
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City of
Santa Clara
The Cooter of Whats Firstld
5-Year Consolidated Plan
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Santa Clara
-the Center of What Fullite
FY 25/26
Annual Action Plan
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Santa Clara
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Federal Funding Programs
• CDBG: Community Development Block Grants
- National Objectives: (Must meet at least 1)
1. Benefit low-and moderate-income persons (LMI)
2. Prevent or eliminate slum or blight
3. Meet urgent community development needs
- Eligible Beneficiaries:
• Not less than 70% of CDBG funds must be used for activities that benefit low- and moderate-income persons.
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Santa Clara
Federal Funding Programs
• HOME: The HOME Investment Partnerships Program
Eligible Uses:
• Providing direct rental assistance and security deposits to low-income people • Building, buying, and/or rehabilitating affordable housing for rent or homeownership
• Flexible; can be used as grants, direct loans, loan guarantees or other forms of credit enhancements
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