SUBSTANTIAL AMENDMENT TO
HOME-ARP ALLOCATION PLAN
&
SECOND AMENDMENT TO
GRANT AGREEMENT WITH
CATHOLIC CHARITIES
City Council Meeting
August 19, 2025
Koy Stewart
Program Specialist,
Housing & Community Services
1 HOME-ARP
2 • Federal HOME Investment Partnerships –
American Rescue Plan (HOME-ARP) Program
• 2021 - City allocated $2,737,433 by U.S.
Department of Housing and Urban
Development (HUD)
• City developed a HOME-ARP Allocation Plan,
approved by Council on February 28, 2023.
• Funds prioritized for Supportive Services –
Homelessness Prevention
SUPPORTIVE SERVICES
3 • Funds awarded via competitive Request for
Proposals (RFP) process
• November 28, 2023 – Council approved two
grant agreements
Committee on the Shelterless (COTS)
• $711,375 – Fully funded, expended June 30,
2025
Catholic Charities
• $1,615,444 – Partial award
• First Amendment – Extend term to June 30,
2026
SUBSTANTIAL AMENDMENT
4 • April 30, 2025 – City awarded additional
HOME-ARP funds, $4,095
• Reallocate $100,000 in HOME-ARP funds
from City Administration to Supportive
Services provider
• Requires Substantial Amendment to HOME-
ARP Allocation Plan per HUD
• Aligns with City’s original intent for use of
HOME-ARP funds
HOME-ARP ALLOCATION
5 Category Original
Allocation
Amended
Allocation
+$4,095
Administration and
Planning
$410,614 (15%)
* $310,614 (11%)
Supportive
Services
$2,189,947.35
(80%) $2,293,838 (84%)
Non-Profit
Operating Costs
$136,871.65
(5%) * $137,076 (5%)
Total $2,737,433 $2,741,528
*15% and 5% are the statutory maximums for these
categories
GRANT AGREEMENT
6 • Staff recommends awarding additional HOME-
ARP funds + reallocated funds ($104,095) to
Catholic Charities’ HOME-ARP Program
• Second Amendment to Grant Agreement
• $1,719,539 total contract
• Expend by June 30, 2026
• Continue to provide supportive services to
homeless/at-risk
SUBSTANTIAL AMENDMENT
7 • July 31 to August 14: Public Comment Period
• Notice published in local newspapers
• Draft made available for public review - City Hall
Annex, City Manager’s Office, Main Branch of the
Sonoma County Library
• Posted on City’s website and shared via email
with the Sonoma County Homeless Coalition
(CoC)
• August 19, 2025: Public Hearing
RECOMMENDATION
It is recommended by the Housing and
Community Services Department that the
Council, by resolution:
(1) authorize submittal of the Substantial
Amendment to the HOME Investment
Partnerships – American Rescue Plan (HOME-
ARP) Allocation Plan (Substantial Amendment)
to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban
Development (HUD);
8 RECOMMENDATION – CONT .
(2) accept and appropriate additional HOME-
ARP funds in the amount of $4,095 and
reallocate $100,000 in HOME-ARP funds from
City Administration and Planning to subrecipient
Supportive Services and Non-Profit Operating
Costs;
(3) authorize the City Manager or their designee
to execute, in a form approved by the City
Attorney, any forms or documents required by
HUD to implement the HOME-ARP funds;
(4) authorize the Chief Financial Officer to
increase appropriations in a net amount of
$4,095;
9 RECOMMENDATION – CONT .
(5) approve a Second Amendment to Grant
Agreement with Catholic Charities of the
Diocese of Santa Rosa DBA Catholic Charities
of Northwest California HOME-ARP Program
(Second Amendment) to increase the amount of
the agreement by $104,095 for a total of
$1,719,539 for the period January 1, 2024 to
June 30, 2026; and
(6) authorize the Director of Housing and
Community Services to execute the Second
Amendment.
10