CITY OF SANTA MARIA
Fiscal Year 2023-24
Community Development
Block Grant (CDBG)
City Council Public Hearing
April 4, 2023
CITY OF SANTA MARIA
FY 2023-24 CDBG Allocations
1) Conduct a public hearing to receive comments from the public
2) Consider the Block Grants Advisory Committee’s Capital and Public Services recommendations
3) Allocation of Councilmembers’ individual set-aside funds to Public Services programs
4) Review and approve the overall allocations for the drafted CDBG Action Plan
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CDBG - Basics
Administered by U.S. Department of Housing & Urban
Development (HUD).
Local discretion/use of funds; primarily to benefit low-income persons.
City is entitlement jurisdiction; receives annual grant directly from HUD.
Formal annual funding process
15-member Block Grants Advisory Committee makes funding recommendations to City Council.
Block Grants Advisory Committee (BGAC)
Chair Jason Tamura
First Vice-Chair Jose Aguilera-Galvan
Second Vice-Chair Esther Acosta
Angie Bolden
Audrey Bustamante
Denise Martinez
Isaac Berumen
Jennifer Camacho Tiburcio
Patricia Solorio
Robert Doyle
Ron Jacobs
Rosalie Marquez
Tim Seifert
Yvonne Teniente
Vacant
VISION STATEMENT: “To provide for the development and support of programs, facilities, services and opportunities that best build a stable economic environment, maintain suitable living conditions, expand the supply of decent, affordable housing and enhance the overall quality of life for all Santa Marians, particularly families in need, at-risk youth, homeless, disadvantaged, elderly, and disabled in the community.”
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FY 2023-24 Actual CDBG Funding
(Reported by HUD on 2/27/2023)
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FY 2023-24 City Funding Priorities
1) Prevent homelessness, address critical
needs, and assist at-risk youth, elderly, and
underserved populations
2) Expand educational and development
opportunities
3) Provide affordable housing
4) Revitalize existing neighborhoods
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CDBG Funding Process
Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) issued on Thursday, September 8, 2022
Capital project proposals were due Wednesday,
September 21, 2022
Mandatory pre-application workshop on Thursday,
October 20, 2022
Applications were due on Wednesday, December 7, 2022
Staff received 24 Public Services applications and five (5) Capital applications
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Site Visit and Deliberations
Committee divided into 5 teams
Conducted virtual site visits with each applicant
Teams prepared written reports to share
Deliberations were held Monday, February 13th and
Thursday, February 16th
BGAC formulated recommendations
City Council Public Hearing
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CDBG – Proposed CAPITAL for FY 2023-24
PUBLIC
FACILITIES
AND
IMPROVEMENTS
City of Santa Maria / ADA, Pedestrian Safety, and Accessibility = $ 123,720
HOUSING
–
RESIDENTIAL
REHABILITATION
CAPSLO / Minor Home Repair Program = $ 200,000
CommUnify / Minor Home Repair Program = $ 100,000
NON
-
PROFIT
FACILITIES
Good Samaritan Shelter / Family Shelter Rehabilitation = $ 250,000 VTC Enterprises / Accessibility Improvement Project = $ 250,000 TBRA
ADMINISTRATION = $ 15,000
Not Recommended For Funding: Los Adobes de Maria I, L.P. / Relocation Costs
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CDBG - Capital
53%
34%
13%
FY 2023-24 Proposed Allocation Overview
Homeless / Disabled Individuals (Priority #1)
Housing-Related Needs (Priority #3)
Public Improvements / Revitalization of
Neighborhoods (Priority #4)
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Proposed Public Services Allocations
Agency Activity BGAC
Recommendation
Foodbank of Santa Barbara County Warehouse Distribution Program
$ 20,424
Domestic Violence Solutions Emergency Shelter $ 20,424
Alliance for Pharmaceutical Access (APA) Patient Advocacy for Affordable or No Cost Medications
$ 18,424
Fighting Back Santa Maria Valley Youth and Young Adult
Homeless Services
$ 18,424
The Salvation Army / Hot Lunch Program Hot Lunch Program $ 18,424 Catholic Charities Santa Maria Community
Services
$ 18,424
Meals on Wheels Santa Maria Valley Meals for Seniors $ 20,424 North County Rape Crisis & Child Protection
Center
Santa Maria Education/Services $ 18,350
Community Partners in Caring Volunteer Caregiving Program $ 18,424
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CDBG – Public Services
67%
23%
10%
FY 2023-24 Proposed Allocation Overview
Critical Need
Elderly
At Risk Youth / Homeless
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Public Services – Agencies Not Recommended For Funding
Agency Activity Requested
Amount
Good Samaritan Shelter Warming Center $ 20,000
Good Samaritan Shelter Homeless Emergency Shelter $ 20,000 Child Abuse Listening Medication (CALM) Childhood Trauma Prevention and Treatment $ 20,000 Independent Living Resource Center Services/Outreach for Individuals with Disabilities $ 19,500 Family Service Agency of SB County SMV Family Resource Center $ 22,000 Boys & Girls Clubs of Mid-Central Coast Opportunity to Thrive $ 20,000 City of Santa Maria Recreation & Parks Tutoring Services at AMCYC $ 20,500 Council on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse (CADA) Santa Maria Mentor Program $ 20,000 New Beginnings Safe Parking Shelter and Rapid Rehousing $ 20,000 Partners in Housing Solutions Santa Maria Program $ 22,000 SMOOTH, Inc. Senior Dial A Ride $ 22,000
People’s Self-Help Housing Supportive Housing for Farmworker Households $ 20,000 Mixteco Indigena Community Organizing Project
(MICOP)
Puente a la Comunidad $ 20,000
Savie Health Corp. Free Health Care of Uninsured Residents $ 20,000 SLO Noor Foundation Mobile Healthcare $ 15,000
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Funding Guidelines for Public Services
• $15,000 minimum per agency
• $37,500 set-aside for Council distribution
• Each Councilmember allocated $7,500
• Allocation(s) can go to an existing agency already being funded or combined with another Councilmember to fund an agency not recommended for funding
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Next Steps
Open the public hearing for both Capital and Public Services allocation recommendations
City Council to discuss and approve the Capital project allocation recommendations
City Council to discuss and approve the Public Services allocation recommendations, including the City Council’s individual $7,500 allocations
Tonight’s Council recommendations for Capital and Public Services are anticipated to be back for final approval at the May 2, 2023, City Council meeting