CITY OF SANTA MARIA
Fiscal Year 2024-25
Community Development
Block Grant (CDBG)
Program
April 2, 2024
City Council Public Hearing
FY 2024-25 CDBG Allocations
1) Receive comments from the public regarding the CDBG
program allocations
2) Consider the Block Grants Advisory Committee’s Public Services and Capital funding recommendations
3) Each Councilmember will allocate set-aside funds towards Public Services programs
4) Review and approve the overall allocations and contingencies for the drafted CDBG Action Plan
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 based on adopted Citizen Participation Plan
15-member Block Grants Advisory Committee makes funding recommendations to City Council
Block Grants Advisory Committee (BGAC)
Chair Jason Tamura
First Vice-Chair Esther Acosta
Second Vice-Chair Ronald Jacobs
Mackenzie Greeley
Audrey Bustamante
Denise Martinez
Isaac Berumen
Jennifer Camacho Tiburcio
Patricia Solorio
*One Vacancy Remains
Robert Doyle
Rosalie Marquez
Tim Seifert
Sally Lopez
Tammie Castillo-Shiffer
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.” FY 2024-25 Anticipated CDBG Funding
(As of August 17, 2023)
FY 2024-25 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
CDBG Funding Process
Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) issued on Thursday, August 17, 2023
Capital project proposals were due Tuesday, September 12, 2023
Mandatory pre-application workshop on Thursday,
October 19, 2023
Applications were due on Wednesday, December 6, 2023
Staff received 18 Public Services applications and five Capital applications
Site Visit and Deliberations
Committee divided into five teams
Conducted in-person site visits with each applicant
Teams prepared reports to share with rest of BGAC
Deliberations were held Monday, February 12, 2024, and Thursday, February 15, 2024
BGAC prepared funding recommendations and contingencies City Council Public Hearing
CDBG – Proposed CAPITAL for FY 2024-25
PUBLIC
FACILITIES
AND
IMPROVEMENTS
City of Santa Maria / Community Sports Park = $ 467,720
HOUSING
–
RESIDENTIAL
REHABILITATION
CAPSLO / Minor Home Repair Program = $ 140,000
CommUnify / Minor Home Repair Program = $ 70,000
NON
-
PROFIT
FACILITIES
Fighting Back Santa Maria Valley / Unhoused TAY Navigation Center = $ 300,000 Family Service Agency / Secure Front Door = $ 60,000 TBRA
ADMINISTRATION = $ 15,000
CDBG - Capital
34%
21%
45%
FY 2024-25 Proposed Allocation Overview
Homeless / Disabled Individuals
(Priority #1)
Housing-Related Needs (Priority
#3)
Public Improvements /
Revitalization of Neighborhoods
(Priority #4)
Contingencies for Capital Projects
Increase in funding:
• Should the City receive more funding than anticipated, it will be allocated to the City’s Community Sports Park.
Decrease in funding:
• Should the City receive less funding than anticipated, funding will be evenly removed from the City’s project, CommUnify, Community Action Partnership of San Luis Obispo County, and Family Service Agency, with a maximum five percent deduction cap.
• If there is a reduction that exceeds that amount, the remaining amount will be removed from the City’s project.
Proposed Public Services Allocations
Agency Activity BGAC
Recommendation
Meals on Wheels Santa Maria Valley Meals for Seniors $ 20,900 Foodbank of Santa Barbara County Warehouse Distribution Program
$ 20,900
North County Rape Crisis & Child
Protection Center
Santa Maria
Education/Services
$ 20,000
Catholic Charities Santa Maria Community
Services
$ 20,000
Good Samaritan Shelter Freedom Warming Center $ 15,000
Good Samaritan Shelter Homeless Shelter Programs $ 15,000 Alliance for Pharmaceutical Access
(APA)
Patient Advocacy for
Medications
$ 15,000
Community Partners in Caring Volunteer Caregiving Program $ 15,124 The Salvation Army / Hot Lunch
Program Hot Lunch Program $ 15,000
Independent Living Resource Center Community Living/Transition Services
$ 15,000
CDBG – Public Services
67%
23%
10%
9%
FY 2024-25 Proposed Allocation Overview
Critical Need
Elderly
Unhoused
Special Needs
Public Services – Agencies Not Recommended For Funding
Agency Activity Requested
Amount
Fighting Back Santa Maria Valley Program Funding $ 20,000 Family Service Agency of SB County Long Term Care Ombudsman $ 21,000 Child Abuse Listening Medication (CALM) Home Visitation Program $ 20,000 People’s Self-Help Housing Supportive Housing for
Farmworker Households $ 21,000
SMOOTH, Inc. Senior Dial A Ride $ 21,000
Foundation for Cottage Rehab & Goleta
Valley Cottage Hospitals
Coast Caregiver Resource
Center $ 20,000
New Beginnings Safe Parking Shelter and Rapid
Rehousing $ 20,000
Kingdom Causes dba City Net Client Storage and Relocation $ 15,000 Contingencies for Public Services
Increase in funding:
• Should the City receive more funding than anticipated and is between $0 and $14,999, the funding will be distributed evenly to each agency with a recommendation under $20,000 (up to the funding cap).
• If the City receives an excess of $15,000, it will be allocated to Fighting Back Santa Maria Valley (FBSMV).
• If the City receives an excess of $15,000 and under $30,000, the funding will be allocated to FBSMV, and then evenly distributed to agencies receiving under $20,000. The top four funded agencies will not be increased at that time. • If an excess of $30,000 is received, it will be allocated towards FBSMV and Family Service Agency’s public service program.
Decrease in funding:
• Should the City receive less funding than anticipated and is below $20,000, the top four recommended agencies will be reduced evenly.
• If the amount received is less than $30,000, funding will be removed from Independent Living Resource Center, and then reduced evenly from the top four recommended agencies.
Council Guidelines for Public Services
• A total of $37,500 is set-aside for Council distribution • Each Councilmember will allocate $7,500
• The minimum funding amount an agency can receive is
$15,000
• Councilmembers can allocate towards an agency(s) already recommended for funding, or combine their allocation with another Councilmember to fund an agency not
currently recommended for funding
Next Steps
Open the public hearing for both Capital and Public Services allocation recommendations
City Council to discuss and approve the Public Services allocation recommendations, including the City Council’s individual $7,500 allocations
City Council to discuss and approve the Capital project allocation recommendations
City Council to approve the contingencies for Public Services and Capital allocations
Tonight’s Council recommendations for Capital and Public Services are anticipated to be back for final approval at the May 21, 2024, City Council meeting.
This is subject to change depending on further direction from HUD.