FOR THE COUNCIL MEETING OF APRIL 4, 2023
COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT
TO: City Council
FROM: City Manager
Prepared by: Director of Community Development
SUBJECT: PROCLAMATION — "NATIONAL COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT WEEK" RECOMMENDATION:
That the Mayor and City Council recognize April 10-14, 2023, as "National Community Development Week" to celebrate and showcase the programs and projects which are funded by federal grant programs like Community Development Block Grants and HOME Investment Partnership.
BACKGROUND:
For the past 48 years, since 1975, Community Development Block Grants (CDBG) has provided the City of Santa Maria with an important source of funding to address a variety of needs, primarily for low- to moderate -income residents. This includes assisting those experiencing homelessness, at -risk youth, seniors, individuals with special needs, public improvements, and affordable housing.
For 33 years, since 1990, the HOME Investment Partnership (HOME) program has helped communities provide access to affordable housing for low-income households.
The City has participated in the HOME program, as part of a consortium with the County of Santa Barbara since the consortium's inception in 1995. HOME also funds the City's successful Tenant -Based Rental Assistance (TBRA) Program, which provides up to $2,500 in rental deposit assistance to qualifying households.
DISCUSSION:
The City receives an average of $1.5 million annually in CDBG funds. These funds help dozens of non-profit agencies offer a variety of programs including senior, legal, youth, substance abuse, homelessness, mental health, health, and domestic violence services.
Non-profit agencies have also been assisted with Capital funding to make improvements to their public facilities, provide minor home repairs to residents in Santa Maria, and revitalize existing neighborhoods.
In HOME funding, the City receives an average of $300,000 annually and throughout the years has contributed to local affordable housing projects. It also funds the TBRA program. The TBRA program has been around since 2010, successfully providing security deposit assistance to extremely low- and very -low-income families in Santa Maria. There is no other program of its kind in the City.
Both CDBG and HOME are administered nationally by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). These programs are needed more than ever to help the City's most vulnerable residents and improve the overall condition of the City's neighborhoods. Every dollar of CDBG and HOME funding leverages more than four dollars in other funding; bringing additional vital resources to communities. acviAs,J
ROSIE ROJO
Community Projects Manager
CHUEN WU
Director of Community Development
City of Santa Maria
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WHEREAS, the week of April 10-14, 2023, has been designated as "National Community Development Week" to recognize and celebrate the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program and the HOME Investment Partnership (HOME) Program; and
WHEREAS, since 1974, the CDBG Program has provided annual funding and flexibility to local communities to provide affordable housing, a suitable living environment, and basic human services; and WHEREAS, since 1990, the HOME Program has created and preserved affordable housing for low-income families; and
WHEREAS, annually the City of Santa Maria receives an average of $1.5 million in CDBG funds and an average of $300,000 in HOME funds.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, ALICE M. PATINO, Mayor of the City of Santa Maria, do hereby recognize the week of April 10-14, 2023, as:
"NATIONAL COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT WEEK"
in the City of Santa Maria to celebrate and showcase the programs and projects which are funded by federal grant programs like Community Development Block Grants and HOME Investment Partnership.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I hereunto set my hand and have caused the Seal of the City of Santa Maria to be affixed hereto on this 4th day of April 2023.
Alice M. Patin, Mayor