PUBLIC HEARING:TO APPROVE AND ADOPT THE 2025-2029 CONSOLIDATED PLAN, 2025-2026 ANNUAL ACTION PLAN, AMENDMENTS TO THE COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION PLAN, AND TO ADOPT THE LANGUAGE ACCESS PLAN, SECTION 3 PLAN, 2025-2029 CONSOLIDATED PLAN, AND 2025-2026 ANNUAL ACTION PLAN AND ANALYSIS OF IMPEDIMENTS TO FAIR HOUSING CHOICE FOR THE CITY OF STOCKTON FEDERAL ENTITLEMENT PROGRAMS, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT, HOME INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIPS, AND EMERGENCY SOLUTIONS GRANTS PROGRAMS City Council MeetingApril 15, 2025Agenda item # 16.2
DRAFT CONSOLIDATED PLAN & ANNUAL ACTION PLAN YOUR VOICE.OUR FUTURE.2025-2029Help Guide Stockton for theNext Five Years.
What’s a Consolidated Plan?•The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) requires communities to assess community needs and market conditionsto guide the investment of grant funds•Stockton has collected public input to identify housing and community development priorities for the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), HOME Investment Partnerships (HOME), and Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) programs •This Consolidated Plan will cover the five-year period of2025 – 2029 and will be updated annually
Housing & community development funds to benefit low to moderate income residents Neighborhoods & Partner OrganizationsFlow of Consolidated Plan FundsObtain public feedback to help decide how to use fundingPrograms & projects are funded throughout StocktonDevelop & submit Plan to use funds to HUD and administer the funding Economic Development Department4
Timeline•Con Plan Kickoff: Sept 2024•Survey Open: October 22, 2024 – January 17, 2025•Community Meetings: November & December 2024•Focus Groups: November and December 2024•CDC CDBG/ESG Application Scoring: February 19, 2025•Draft Consolidated Plan for Public Comment: March 14, 2025•Community Meetings on Survey Results and Funding Recommendations: March/April 2025•City Council Meeting on Draft Consolidated Plan: April 2025•Final Consolidated Plan Submitted to HUD: May 2025
Community Development Block Grant (CDBG)
6 Home Investment Partnerships (HOME)
7 Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG)
8 2020-2025 Goals•Housing and Services for the Homeless•Affordable Housing•Support Economic Development•Public Services
What has Stockton funded with these resources?•Affordable Housing: Single Family Rehab Program, Town Center Studios Apartments, Sonora Square Apartments, Grand View Village Apartments, Villa d’ Flore, Notice of Funding Availability for all remaining funding.•Public Services: Awarded to nine local non-profits working on Fair Housing, Youth and Transition Aged Youth Services, Literacy and Papermaking Workshops, Food Assistance Programs, Hygiene Services for the Homeless. •Economic Development: Business façades, equipment purchases, entrepreneurship support.
Public Outreach Conducted•Community Development Committee (CDC) Meeting: October 29, 2024•Public Meeting (District 6): November 6, 2024•Public Meeting (District 3): November 7, 2024•Public Meeting (District 4): November 13, 2024•Public Meeting (District 1): November 14, 2024•Public Meeting (District 5): November 20, 2024•Mandatory Public Service NOFA Application Workshop: December 4, 2024•Public Meeting (District 2): December 4, 2024•Virtual Public Meeting (City-Wide): December 11, 2024•Tabling at 12+ Community Events: October – December 2024
Public Outreach Conducted•Public Meeting @ Oak Park Senior Center: March 13, 2025•Public Meeting @ Van Buskirk Community Center: March 19, 2025•Community Development Committee (CDC) Meeting Public Hearing: March 26, 2025•Public Meeting @ Sierra Vista Community Center: April 2, 2025•Public Meeting @ Weston Ranch Public Library: April 8, 2025
Public Outreach Results•600+ Survey Responses•Lack of affordable housing: 27% of respondents said lack of affordable housing was their top concern•Rise in homelessness and lack of homeless prevention services: Transitional housing identified as most desired program to address homelessness•Need for public services: Mental health and substance abuse, Children’s/Youth, and homeless services identified as top 3 service programs in need of additional fundingStockton Community Needs Assessment 2024-2025
Priorities Goals•Increase and Preserve Affordable Housing Opportunities: Preserve, improve, and expand the supply of decent affordable housing •Reduce Homelessness: Provide supportive services for the City’s unhoused populations•Resilient and Healthy Communities: Sustained ability to use available resources to respond to adverse situations•Strengthen Local Economy: Promote economic development activities•Develop & Rehabilitate Affordable Housing Units•Provide Services to Prevent & Reduce Homelessness•Resilient Infrastructure & Public Facilities•Healthy Neighborhoods & Residents: Ensure the provision of high-quality public services •Support Businesses•Increase Access to Economic Opportunity 2025 - 2029
Timeline
Draft Consolidated Plan for Public Comment: March 14, 2025City Council Meeting on Draft Consolidated Plan:April 15, 2025Final Consolidated Plan Submitted to HUD:May 2025You can find all this information on the City’s websiteDraft Consolidated Plan is available at: www.stocktonca.gov/housing 2025-2026 Annual Action Plan
2025-2026 Expected AllocationsHOMEESGCDBG$1,393,227$283,046$3,240,738NOTE: 2025-2026 expected allocations are estimates based on previous year’s allocations. Officialallocations not yet released by HUD.Final award amounts and distribution among the different projects/activities identified in thisAAP and sources and uses will beproportionatelyincreased or decreased upon HUD’s officialannouncement of FY 2025-2026 allocations.
Activity GoalsActivities FundedFunding and Funding SourceConsolidated Plan Goals• 50 new multifamily rental units constructed• 5 units acquired• 31 multifamily rental units rehabilitated/converted• 5 homeowner housing units rehabilitated• Homeowner Housing Rehabilitation• Affordable Housing Construction and RehabilitationCDBG: $2,753,898HOME: $1,203,904Develop & Rehabilitate Affordable Housing Units• 45 persons served with homeless prevention• 14 homeless persons served at overnight shelters• Homeless Prevention• Emergency ShelterESG: $260,000 Provide Services to Prevent & Reduce Homelessness • 3 public infrastructure improvements installed • 200 persons served by public infrastructure improvements• Public infrastructure projectsCDBG: $1,000,000Resilient Infrastructure & Public Facilities• 25,000 persons served• Food Assistance• Transition Aged Youth Programming• Fair Housing• Literacy Classes• Employment Readiness ProgrammingCDBG: $765,802Healthy Neighborhoods & Residents• 3 façade treatment/business buildings rehabilitated• 2 businesses assisted• 2 micro-enterprises assisted• Commercial Rehabilitation Programs• Business Support ProgramsFunded with carryover from previous years (no new funding allocated)Support Businesses• 5 persons assisted• 5 micro-enterprises assisted• Entrepreneurship ProgramFunded with carryover from previous years (no new funding allocated)Increase Access to Economic Opportunity Public Services2025-2026 Public Service NOFA ProcessNovember 2024:NOFA Schedule released.December 4, 2024:Mandatory Virtual Application workshopAttendance is mandatory to apply.Applications opened on December 4, 2024.January 15, 2025:Application DeadlineJanuary 16- February 10, 2025: Application technical review and scoring (City Staff)February 12, 2025:CDC receives applications for review for preparation of application scoring on 2/19/2025February 19, 2025:Application presentations.Presentations are mandatory; CDC scores the presentations.March 26, 2025: CDBG/ESG public service recommendations brought to CDC along with 5-Year Consolidated Plan & 2025-2026 Annual Action Plan.During the presentation scoring, the CDC will have the ability to score up or down certain categories of the application.
CDBG Public ServicesAward Recommended (Per NOFA Guidelines)Application Score Amount RequestedProject NameApplicant$125,000136/15090.93%$125,000Emergency Food Bank Main Food Pantry ProgramEmergency Food Bank of Stockton/San Joaquin County$135,000133/15088.75%$150,000CatalystChildren's Home of Stockton$120,000118/15078.73%$150,000Bread of Life Food PantryBread of Life$60,000114/15076.33%$75,000The Write PlaceTuleburg Press$117,931.44106/14075.95%$147,414Friends Outside Resiliency LabFriends Outside ESG Homeless ServicesAward Recommended (Per NOFA Guidelines)Application Score Amount RequestedProject NameApplicant$107,500133/15088.76%$100,000CVLIHC ESG Homeless Prevention 2025-26Central Valley Low Income Housing Corp. $152,500123/15081.86%$150,000PREVAIL Stockton Shelter ProgramPREVAIL$0111/15073.90%$100,000The Child Abuse Prevention Council’s Project HOME Program Child Abuse Prevention Council$0107/15071.12%$150,000CMC Housing LinkCommunity Medical CentersNote: HUD imposes a 60% cap on emergency shelter and street outreach activities Language Access Plan
Language Access Plan
•Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964•City of Stockton required to comply for federally assisted programs (e.g. HUD)•Conduct the four-factor analysis;•Develop a Language Access Plan; and•Provide appropriate language assistance.•Make reasonable efforts to provide language assistance to ensure meaningful access for Limited English Proficiency (LEP) persons.
Language Access Plan
•Four-Factor Analysis:•Determine the number or proportion of LEP individuals in the eligible service population.•The frequency LEP individuals encounter the program.•The nature and importance of the program, activity, or service provided by EDD to LEP individuals.•Determine the resources available to assist LEP individuals•Results:•Approx. 6,934 Spanish-speaking households reported speaking English less than very well.•Spanish-speaking households that have limited-English skills constitute 6.8% of the total number of households in Stockton.
Language Access Plan
•City Actions:•Translation and interpretation services•Train staff on the LAP•Publish the document on the City website•Translation of “vital documents”•Ongoing monitoring Community Participation Plan
Community Participation Plan
•Previous document approved by Council in April 2016 as the “Citizen Participation Plan”•Updated to be titled “Community” Participation Plan:•Process for the development of the Consolidated Plan & Annual Action Plans•Defines Consolidated Plan and Annual Action Plan amendment process, including “substantial” amendment versus administrative updates•Outlines public notice & comment period requirements, including cadence for public meetings and public hearings•Outreach requirements and establishes CDC•Integrates Language Access Plan requirements Section 3 Plan
Section 3 Plan
•Regulated by 24 CFR Part 75.•Ensures economic opportunities for certain HUD financial assistance be directed to low- and very low-income persons.•Focus on recipients of government assistance for housing.•Outlines how EDD and its subrecipients, contractors, and subcontractors will comply with HUD’s Section 3 requirements.
Section 3 Plan
•Public Housing Financial Assistance:•All funding amounts covered by Section 3 rules.•Includes development assistance, operating funds, capital funds, and all mixed-finance development.•No minimum threshold.•Housing & Community Development Financial Assistance:•Applies to public construction and housing construction/rehabilitation.•Section 3 applies to projects if they exceed the $200k threshold of HUD-provided financial assistance (total project).
Safe Harbor Benchmarks
•Prior to beginning work, contractors and subcontractors will be required to certify that they will demonstrate good faith efforts.•25% or more of the total number of labor hours worked by all workers on a Section 3 project are Section 3 workers.•If goals are not met, they must provide evidence of qualitative efforts to assist low and very low-income persons with employment and training opportunities.•Provide employment and training opportunities to Section 3 workers within the City of Stockton, in the priority of:•Section 3 workers residing within the service area or the neighborhood of the project, and•Participants in YouthBuild programs.
EDD Actions
•Add Section 3 language to all relevant RFPs, procurement documents, bid offerings, and contracts exceeding the threshold.•Advertising contracting opportunities in local community papers and notices.•Providing written notice of contracting opportunities to all known Section 3 Business Concerns.•Coordinating with prime contractors and other business assistance agencies and contractor associations.
Recommendation
It is recommended that after the public hearing, the City Council adopt a resolution to:1)Approve and adopt the 2025-2029 Consolidated Plan for the CDBG, HOME, and ESG Programs;2)Approved and adopt the Community Participation Plan, Language Access Plan, and Section 3 Plan;3)Approve and adopt the 2025-2026 Annual Action Plan with the estimated Sources and Uses of Funds for the CDBG, HOME, and ESG Programs awarded by HUD, authorizing proportional adjustments to funding amounts based on the final HUD allocations; Recommendation
4)Authorize the City Manager, or designee, to coordinate final revisions to the Con Plan and Action Plan to ensure that approved activities and all public comments received during the 30-day public comment period are included in the final Con Plan and Action Plan; and 5)Authorize the City Manager, or designee, to execute all documents and forward them to HUD, execute contracts with subrecipients, and to take whatever actions are necessary and appropriate to carry out the purpose and intent of the resolution.