FY 2025-26
CDBG Public Hearing
CDBG Drafted
Action Plan and
Consolidated Plan
April 1, 2025
City Council Public Hearing
FY 2025-26 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
5) Review the drafted five-year CDBG Consolidated 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 an annual grant directly from HUD
▪ Formal annual funding process based on the adopted “Citizen Participation Plan”
▪ Block Grants Advisory Committee (BGAC) makes funding
recommendations to City Council
Block Grants
Advisory Committee (BGAC)
Chair Esther Acosta
First Vice-Chair Robert Doyle
Second Vice-Chair Mackenzie Greeley
Isaac Berumen
Tammie Castillo-Shiffer
Monica Gonzalez
Sally Lopez
Carla Marrel
Rosalie Marquez
Denise Martinez
Tim Seifert
Jason Tamura
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 2025-26 Anticipated Funding
Anticipated Entitlement Amount
2025-26 Entitlement Amount $1,394,952
Anticipated Program Income (PI/RL) (2024-25) $25,000
Repurposed CDBG Funding $50,000
Total CDBG Resources $1,469,952
Anticipated CDBG Allocations
Allocation for Public Services (15% cap) $209,242
Allocation for Capital Projects (65% + reprogramming) $956,720 Allocation for General Administration (20% + PI) $268,990 Fair Housing $10,000
FY 2025-26 Funding Priorities
➢ Prevent homelessness, address critical
needs, and assist at-risk youth, elderly, and
underserved populations
➢ Expand educational and development
opportunities
➢ Provide affordable housing
➢ Revitalize existing neighborhoods
CDBG Funding Process
✓ Community Needs Assessment occurred on Monday, July
22, 2024
✓ Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) issued on Thursday, August 22, 2024
✓ Mandatory pre-application workshop on Thursday,
October 10, 2024
✓ Applications were due on Sunday, November 24, 2024
✓ Staff received 17 Public Services applications and one Capital application
Site Visit and Deliberations
✓ The Committee divided into five teams
✓ Conducted in-person site visits with each applicant
✓ Teams prepared reports to share with the rest of the BGAC ✓ Deliberations were held Monday, February 10, 2025, and Wednesday, February 12, 2025
✓ BGAC prepared funding recommendations and contingencies ✓ City Council Public Hearing
Recommended FY 2025-26
CDBG Capital Projects
PUBLIC
FACILITIES
AND
IMPROVEMENTS
City of Santa Maria / Community Sports Park = $ 941,720
TBRA
ADMINISTRATION = $ 15,000
98%
Recommended Allocation Overview
Housing-Related Needs
Public Improvements /
Revitalization of
Neighborhoods
Capital Project Contingencies
Increase in funding:
• Should the City receive more funding than anticipated, it will be allocated to the City’s Community Sports Park Project.
Decrease in funding:
• Should the City receive less funding than anticipated, funding will be removed from the City’s Community Sports Park Project.
***The City’s TBRA Administration allocation of $15,000 will not be affected.*** Recommended FY 2025-26
Public Services Projects
BGAC
Rank Agency Activity BGAC
Recommendation
1 Foodbank of Santa Barbara County Nutritional Security $15,000 2 Meals on Wheels Santa Maria Valley Meals for Seniors $16,686 3 Good Samaritan Shelter Homeless Shelter $15,000
4 Alliance for Pharmaceutical Access (APA) Patient Advocacy for Medications $16,686
5 The Salvation Army Hot Lunch Program $15,000
6 North County Rape Crisis & Child
Protection Center SM Education/Services $16,685
7 Good Samaritan Shelter Freedom Warming Center $15,000 8 Community Partners in Caring Volunteer Caregiving
Program $16,685
9 Domestic Violence Solutions Emergency Shelter $15,000 10 Fighting Back Santa Maria Valley Program Funding $15,000 11 Family Service Agency (FSA) Long-Term Care
Ombudsman $15,000
CDBG – Public Services
67%
23%
10%
9%
FY 2025-26 Recommended Allocation Overview
Critical Need
Elderly
Unhoused
Youth
Agencies NOT Recommended for
Public Services FY 2025-26 Funding
BGAC
Rank Agency Activity Population to
be Served
Requested
Amount
12 Child Abuse Listening
Medication (CALM) Home Visitation Program Youth $21,000 13 Access Central Coast
(formerly Independent
Living Resource Center)
Community Based Living for
Older Adults and People with
Disabilities
Special Needs $21,000
14 SMOOTH, Inc. Senior Dial A Ride Elderly $21,000
15 Catholic Charities Santa Maria Community
Services Critical Needs $20,000
16 New Beginnings Safe Parking Shelter and Rapid
Rehousing Unhoused $20,000
17 Council on Alcoholism and
Drug Abuse (CADA)
Daniel Bryant Youth and Family
Center Treatment Program Youth $21,000
Public Services Contingencies
Increase in funding:
• Should the City receive more CDBG funding than anticipated, and it 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 more than $15,000 and under $30,000, the additional funding will be allocated to the next on the list ($15,000) and then evenly distributed to agencies receiving under $20,000 (up to the funding cap). • If more than $30,000 is received, funding will be allocated to the next agencies on the list, and the rest will be distributed evenly to all the agencies up to the funding cap.
Decrease in funding:
• Evenly reduce agencies (up to the minimum amount of $15,000). • If there is a decrease of more than $15,000, cut from the bottom and evenly distribute to the rest.
Council Guidelines for
Public Services Allocations
• 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
FY 2025-30 Consolidated Plan
• The Consolidated Plan is designed to assist local jurisdictions in assessing their affordable housing and community development needs and market conditions. • The consolidated planning process serves as the framework for a community-wide dialogue to identify housing and community development priorities that align with the community’s needs.
• To achieve this goal, quantitative data and qualitative input were obtained through robust community engagement efforts.
• A survey was conducted in collaboration with members of the CDBG Urban County Partnership and HOME Consortium to complement quantitative data with community input.
• An in-person needs assessment workshop took place on Wednesday, October 23, 2024, for City of Santa Maria residents. It was offered in English, Spanish, and Mixtec. • The City’s “Citizen Participation Plan” is part of the updated Consolidated Plan and is also available for a 30-day public review period.
Next Steps
✓ Open the public hearing for both Capital and Public Services allocation recommendations, as well as the drafted Consolidated Plan ✓ 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 6, 2025, City Council meeting
This is subject to change depending on further direction from HUD.