2022-2023
Draft Action Plan
City of Sunnyvale
Comm
unity Development Block Grant Program
Home Investment Partnership Program
April 2022
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Sunnyvale
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Table of Contents
AP-05 Executive Summary - 24 CFR 91.200(c), 91.220(b) ......................................................................... 3 PR-05 Lead & Responsible Agencies – 91.200(b) ...................................................................................... 5 AP-10 Consultation – 91.100, 91.200(b), 91.215(l) ................................................................................... 6 AP-12 Participation – 91.105, 91.200(c) .................................................................................................. 13 AP-15 Expected Resources – 91.220(c)(1,2) ............................................................................................ 16 AP-35 Projects – 91.220(d) ...................................................................................................................... 24 AP-38 Project Summary ........................................................................................................................... 26 AP-50 Geographic Distribution – 91.220(f) ............................................................................................. 31 AP-55 Affordable Housing – 91.220(g) .................................................................................................... 32 AP-60 Public Housing – 91.220(h) ........................................................................................................... 33 AP-65 Homeless and Other Special Needs Activities – 91.220(i) ............................................................. 34 AP-75 Barriers to affordable housing – 91.220(j) .................................................................................... 36 AP-85 Other Actions – 91.220(k) ............................................................................................................. 37 Attachment 2
AP-05 Executive Summary - 24 CFR 91.200(c), 91.220(b)
1. Introduction
AP-05 Executive Summary - 24 CFR 91.200(c), 91.220(b) Introduction This FY2022/23 Action Plan serves as an application for funds under two formula grant programs administered by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). These grants provide the City of Sunnyvale (City) with an average of roughly $1.4 million annually. For 2022, the City expects to receive an allocation of Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) in the amount of $1,200,561, and a HOME Investment Partnerships (HOME) Program grant of $415,138. This Action Plan covers the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2022 and ending June 30, 2023, the second year of the City’s 2020- 2025 Consolidated Plan (ConPlan) period. The Action Plan describes the eligible activities that the City intends to undertake in FY2022/23 to address the priority needs and implement the strategies identified in the Plan, using the City’s CDBG and HOME grants. The activities described in this Action Plan are intended to primarily benefit the lower-income residents of Sunnyvale, affirmatively further fair housing choice, and meet priority needs. In addition to these grants, the City has a local Housing Mitigation Fund (HMF), which is used to support local affordable housing programs, including some that are not eligible for HUD funding. This fund is derived from fees received occasionally in varying amounts, and there is no guaranteed annual funding amount, therefore less emphasis is placed on these funds as a regular funding source in this Action Plan.
In addition to these grants, the City has a local Housing Mitigation Fund (HMF) which is used to support local affordable housing programs, including some that are not eligible for HUD funding. This fund is derived from fees received occasionally in varying amounts, and there is no guaranteed annual funding amount, therefore less emphasis is placed on these funds as a regular funding source in this Action Plan.
2. Summarize the objectives and outcomes identified in the Plan The City has organized its priority needs based on the structure presented in HUD regulations (24 CFR
91.215): affordable housing, alleviation of homelessness, economic development, and nonhousing community development. Priority is assigned based on the level of need that is demonstrated by the data that has been collected during the preparation of the Plan, specifically in the Needs Assessment and Market Analysis; the information gathered during the consultation and citizen participation process; current City policy, federal laws and regulations related to the HUD grants, and the availability of resources to address these needs. Based on these components, housing needs are considered a high priority, as well as alleviation of homelessness, economic development, and non-housing community development needs. The City's goals and objectives are organized into four categories: A. Affordable Housing (including housing for special needs households) B. Alleviation of Homelessness C. Other Community Development Efforts (Public Services, Community Facilities and Infrastructure) Page 2 D.
Expanding Economic Opportunities Table 2 on page 15 summarizes the objectives and outcomes that will be addressed in this Action Plan.
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3. Evaluation of past performance
The City is responsible for ensuring compliance with all rules and regulations associated with the CDBG and HOME entitlement grant programs. The City’s Annual Action Plans and CAPERs, posted on the City’s website, provide details about the goals, projects and programs completed by the City. The City recognizes that the evaluation of past performance is critical to ensure the City and its sub-recipients are implementing activities effectively and that those activities align with the City’s overall strategies and goals. The City evaluates the performance of subrecipients on a quarterly basis. Sub-recipients are required to submit quarterly progress reports, which include client data, performance objectives, as well as data on outcome measures. Before the start of the program year, program objectives are developed collaboratively by the sub-recipient and the City, ensuring that they are aligned with the City's overall goals and strategies. The City utilizes the quarterly reports to review progress toward annual goals. During the past year, the City successfully implemented its planned programs and projects. Some projects take several years to complete, so in some cases they may not be completed in the same year in which they were initially funded, such as the Persian Drive sidewalk project. This is not unusual for projects involving major construction work.
4. Summary of Citizen Participation Process and consultation process The City, in collaboration with other local jurisdictions and the consultant team, launched a comprehensive outreach strategy to enhance and broaden citizen participation in the preparation of the Consolidated Plan. The team informed the public that it was in the process of creating the 2020-2025 Consolidated Plan, and encouraged public participation in the process by conducting a Regional Needs Survey and hosting regional forums in collaboration with other jurisdictions in the County, and conducting local hearings. In addition to the extensive consultation conducted for the ConPlan several years ago, the City solicited additional input on this draft Action Plan. The City provides multiple opportunities for public review and comment on the Action Plan and on any substantial amendments to it. Public hearings on this Plan were held (or will be held) on April 20, 2022 and May 3, 2022. A notice of public hearings and an announcement of the 30-day public comment period was published in the Sunnyvale Sun on April 1, 2022. An initial draft of the Action Plan was released on April 1, 2022, and comments were accepted through May 3, 2022. It is the policy of the City of Sunnyvale to encourage and engage residents to participate in planning, implementation, and evaluation of its housing and community development programs.
5. Summary of public comments
All comments were accepted. Please refer to Attachment: "Proof of Publication and Citizen Participation Comments.”
6. Summary of comments or views not accepted and the reasons for not accepting them N/A
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PR-05 Lead & Responsible Agencies – 91.200(b)
1. Agency/entity responsible for preparing/administering the Consolidated Plan Table 1 – Responsible Agencies
Agency Role Name Department/Agency
CDBG Administrator SUNNYVALE Department of Community
Development
HOME Administrator SUNNYVALE Department of Community
Development
The City of Sunnyvale is the Lead and Responsible Agency for HUD entitlement programs in Sunnyvale.
The Housing Division (HD), a division of the City’s Community Development Department (CDD), is responsible for administering the City’s HUD entitlement grants, including the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and HOME Investment Partnerships Program (HOME) grant. In order to continue receiving these grants, the City must develop and submit to HUD a five-year Consolidated Plan (ConPlan) and Annual Action Plans listing priorities and strategies for the use of these federal funds. The ConPlan describes how the City plans to use its CDBG and HOME funds to meet the housing and community development needs of its residents in the next five years. To update its 2020-2025 ConPlan, the City collaborated with the County of Santa Clara (County) and other entitlement jurisdictions in the County to identify and prioritize housing and community development needs across the region, and to develop strategies to meet those needs. The 2022 Action Plan covers the second year of the 2020-2025 ConPlan period.
Consolidated Plan & Action Plan Public Contact Information City of Sunnyvale Housing Division
Trudi Ryan, Director of Community Development
Jenny Carloni, Housing Officer
456 W. Olive Avenue / PO Box 3707
Sunnyvale, CA 94088
Tel: (408) 730-7250
Fax: (408) 737-4906
Email: [email protected]
Housing Division website: https://sunnyvale.ca.gov/property/housing/default.htm Attachment 2
AP-10 Consultation – 91.100, 91.200(b), 91.215(l)
1. Introduction
Consolidated Plan Development
The City has a long history of coordination and partnership with the local public housing provider, which is the Santa Clara County Housing Authority (SCCHA), and various assisted housing providers, such as Charities Housing, MidPen Housing Corp., First Community Housing, and others. The City also has a long history of coordinating with and/or providing funding to various local private and public health, mental health, and human services agencies, such as the County Mental Health Department, the local Valley Medical Center, and a variety of service providers that serve seniors, disabled clients, homeless clients, and other lower-income and at-risk clients.
In addition, in preparing the ConPlan, the City collaborated with seven other entitlement grantee jurisdictions (Entitlement Jurisdictions), including the cities of Cupertino, Gilroy, Mountain View, Palo Alto, San Jose, Santa Clara, and the County of Santa Clara (Urban County).
Provide a concise summary of the jurisdiction’s activities to enhance coordination between public and assisted housing providers and private and governmental health, mental health and service agencies (91.215(l))
Public participation played a central role in the development of the ConPlan. The Entitlement Jurisdictions launched an in-depth, collaborative regional effort to consult with community stakeholders, many of whom represented public or assisted housing providers, health and service agencies, as well as elected officials, City and County staff, and beneficiaries of entitlement programs, to inform and develop the priorities and strategies contained within the ConPlan. The City, in partnership with Michael Baker International and the other Entitlement Jurisdictions, facilitated a comprehensive outreach process to enhance coordination with these stakeholders and discuss new approaches to using the HUD entitlement grant funds for eligible activities, projects, and programs throughout the county and/or in specific cities.
Michael Baker International, with direction from the Entitlement Jurisdictions, conducted a Regional Needs Survey to solicit input from residents, workers, and stakeholders in the region, which consisted of all of Santa Clara County. Survey respondents were informed that the purpose of this survey was to help the Entitlement Jurisdictions determine local priorities for use of their HUD entitlement funds, and that these funds must be used to fund projects or programs that primarily serve lower income residents or neighborhoods with a higher percentage of lower-income residents. The Survey polled respondents about the level of need in their respective neighborhoods for various types of improvements, projects or programs that could possibly be funded by the HUD entitlement funds.
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Action Plan Development
In addition to the extensive consultation in 2019 and 2020 noted above, the City solicited additional input for the FY2022-23 Annual Action Plan from community members at public hearings held on April 20 and May 3, 2022. The City and other community development organizations in the County coordinate frequently on a variety of initiatives. City Housing staff participates in a collaborative of HUD entitlement grantees within the County.
Quarterly meetings are held to discuss activities, technical assistance issues, and identify future opportunities for coordination and cooperation. The City also coordinates with other regional agencies, such as the Housing Trust of Silicon Valley, SV@Home, Joint Venture Silicon Valley, NOVA, Page 5 the County-wide Fair Housing Task Force, and the Valley Transportation Authority, among others, to achieve the goals described within this Action Plan.
Describe coordination with the Continuum of Care and efforts to address the needs of homeless persons (particularly chronically homeless individuals and families, families with children, veterans, and unaccompanied youth) and persons at risk of homelessness.
The City has coordinated with the Santa Clara County Continuum of Care (CoC) for many years on its efforts to end and prevent homelessness in the County. The CoC, a group of stakeholders from throughout the County, plans and implements many of these efforts. The CoC is governed by the CoC Board, which takes a systems-change approach to preventing and ending homelessness. The City’s Housing Officer participated on the CoC’s Review and Rank Panel in several recent years. This panel spends about a week reviewing and ranking local proposals for HUD funding through the federal CoC program.
Members of the CoC meet monthly to plan CoC programs, identify gaps in homeless services, establish funding priorities, and pursue a systematic approach to addressing homelessness. City staff, including the Housing Officer and Housing Analyst, as well as staff of other cities, meet and consult with the County’s CoC staff during the quarterly county-wide "CDBG Coordinators Group” meetings, and communicate more frequently via email and/or phone on joint efforts. Destination:Home (D:H), a public-private partnership committed to ending chronic homelessness, is the governing organization for the CoC and implements by-laws and operational protocols for the CoC. D:H is also responsible for ensuring that the CoC complies with the Homeless Emergency Assistance and Rapid Transition to Housing Act of 2009 (HEARTH).1
In 2019, D:H released a draft "Community Plan to End Homelessness in Santa Clara County” (Community Plan), which outlines strategies for ending homelessness in the County by 2025. These strategies were informed by those who participated in a series of community summits conducted between April and December 2019, including Sunnyvale HD staff and local stakeholders, among others. The Community Plan Attachment 2
addresses the needs of homeless people in the County, including chronically homeless people, families with children, veterans, and youth, as well as those at risk of homelessness.
The City’s current ConPlan and 2015-2023 Housing Element incorporate many policies and programs that are consistent with the Community Plan and "Housing First” policies in general.
Describe consultation with the Continuum(s) of Care that serves the jurisdiction's area in determining how to allocate ESG funds, develop performance standards for and evaluate outcomes of projects and activities assisted by ESG funds, and develop funding, policies and procedures for the operation and administration of HMIS The City is not an ESG entitlement jurisdiction.
The CoC’s HMIS is administered by the County Office of Supportive Services, using Clarity Human Services software. The project meets and exceeds HUD’s requirements for HMIS and complies with HUD HMIS Standards. The County’s HMIS is used by many service providers to record information and report outcomes.
2. Describe Agencies, groups, organizations and others who participated in the process and describe the jurisdiction’s consultations with housing, social service agencies and other entities Attachment 2
Table 2 – Agencies, groups, organizations who participated 1 Agency/Group/Organization Abilities United
Agency/Group/Organization Type Services-Persons with Disabilities What section of the Plan was addressed by Consultation? Needs Assessment and Strategic Plan Briefly describe how the Agency/Group/Organization was
consulted. What are the anticipated outcomes of the
consultation or areas for improved coordination?
Agency attended Community
Forum(s) on Nov. 4, 2019 and a
community meeting in October 2020.
2 Agency/Group/Organization Bill Wilson Center
Agency/Group/Organization Type Counseling, Housing for Homeless Youth
What section of the Plan was addressed by Consultation? Needs Assessment and Strategic Plan Briefly describe how the Agency/Group/Organization was
consulted. What are the anticipated outcomes of the
consultation or areas for improved coordination?
Agency attended Community
Forum(s) on Nov. 4, 7 and 20 – 2019.
3 Agency/Group/Organization Catholic Charities of Santa Clara County
Agency/Group/Organization Type Services-Elderly Persons What section of the Plan was addressed by Consultation? Needs Assessment and Strategic Plan Briefly describe how the Agency/Group/Organization was
consulted. What are the anticipated outcomes of the
consultation or areas for improved coordination?
Agency attended Community
Forum(s) on Nov. 20, 2019.
4 Agency/Group/Organization City of Sunnyvale
Agency/Group/Organization Type Other government - Local What section of the Plan was addressed by Consultation? Needs Assessment and Strategic Plan Briefly describe how the Agency/Group/Organization was
consulted. What are the anticipated outcomes of the
consultation or areas for improved coordination?
Agency attended Community Forum
(s) on Nov. 20, 2019.
5 Agency/Group/Organization LIVE OAK ADULT DAY SERVICES Agency/Group/Organization Type Services-Elderly Persons What section of the Plan was addressed by Consultation? Needs Assessment and Strategic Plan Briefly describe how the Agency/Group/Organization was
consulted. What are the anticipated outcomes of the
consultation or areas for improved coordination?
Agency attended Community
Forum(s) in October 2020.
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6 Agency/Group/Organization Midpen Housing Corporation
Agency/Group/Organization Type Affordable Housing Developer What section of the Plan was addressed by Consultation? Needs Assessment and Strategic Plan Briefly describe how the Agency/Group/Organization was
consulted. What are the anticipated outcomes of the
consultation or areas for improved coordination?
Agency attended Community
Forum(s) on Nov. 20, 2019.
7 Agency/Group/Organization PROJECT SENTINEL
Agency/Group/Organization Type Service-Fair Housing
and Legal Services
What section of the Plan was addressed by Consultation? Needs Assessment and Strategic Plan Briefly describe how the Agency/Group/Organization was
consulted. What are the anticipated outcomes of the
consultation or areas for improved coordination?
Agency attended Community Forum
(s) on Nov. 20, 2019, and October 28,
2020.
8 Agency/Group/Organization SENIOR ADULTS LEGAL ASSISTANCE Agency/Group/Organization Type Service-Fair Housing
and Legal Services
What section of the Plan was addressed by Consultation? Needs Assessment and Strategic Plan Briefly describe how the Agency/Group/Organization was
consulted. What are the anticipated outcomes of the
consultation or areas for improved coordination?
Agency attended Community Forum
(s) on Nov. 4 and 20, 2019.
9 Agency/Group/Organization SUNNYVALE COMMUNITY SERVICES Agency/Group/Organization Type Community/Family Services and Organizations
What section of the Plan was addressed by Consultation? Needs Assessment and Strategic Plan Briefly describe how the Agency/Group/Organization was
consulted. What are the anticipated outcomes of the
consultation or areas for improved coordination?
Agency attended Community Forum
(s) on Nov. 4 and 20, 2019.
Identify any Agency Types not consulted and provide rationale for not consulting There were no agency types that were not consulted as part of the 2020-2025 Consolidated Plan process.
Other local/regional/state/federal planning efforts considered when preparing the Plan
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Table 3 – Other local / regional / federal planning efforts Name of Plan Lead Organization How do the goals of your Strategic Plan overlap with the goals of each plan?
Continuum of Care Destination:Home
The D:H plan provides strategies for ending
homelessness and increasing affordable housing stock
in the County. This effort aligns with the Strategic
Plan's goals to increase/support Affordable Housing
and Alleviate Homelessness.
City of Sunnyvale
General Plan,
2015-2023 Housing
City of Sunnyvale
Two of the primary goals of each of these plans are
essentially the same: Increase/Support Affordable
Housing; and Addressing Homelessness. Both plans
also have goals related to improving local housing
stock and neighborhoods, and addressing priority
needs (non-housing community development needs).
About 80% of the content of the two plans are very
similar.
Comprehensive
HIV Prevention &
Care Plan
Santa Clara County HIV
Planning Council for
Prevention and Care
This plan guides the Santa Clara County HIV Planning
Council for Prevention and Care in its development of a compassionate system of HIV prevention and care for
the County. This effort aligns with the Strategic Plan's goal to address Other Community Development Needs
Regional Housing
Need Plan for the
San Francisco B
Association of Bay Area
Governments
This plan quantifies the needs of the 9-county Bay
Area, which includes Sunnyvale, primarily for new
housing units to address population growth projected
to occur in the next 8 years. The regional housing need is further divided into an allocation or RHNA for each
county and city in the region. The plan indicates
Sunnyvale needs nearly 5,500 new housing units
during this period. This plan aligns with the Strategic Plan's goals to increase/support Affordable Housing
and Alleviate Homelessness. Sunnyvale’s Housing
Element describes how the City can accommodate the
new units through its zoning and General Plan, and
provide some affordable units by using its special funds for affordable housing.
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The City ensures that all Action Plan projects and programs are consistent with the City's General Plan and the ConPlan. Regional planning efforts include Plan Bay Area and related statewide planning efforts.
Stakeholder Participation and Consultations with Agencies The City consulted with various groups and organizations as part of the 2020-2025 Consolidated Plan process. Those stakeholders are listed in the Appendices of the ConPlan. A number of the same stakeholders participated in one or more hearings or funding workshops related to the development of the 2022 Action Plan.
Identify any Agency Types not consulted and provide rationale for not consulting Not applicable.
Other local/regional/state/federal planning efforts considered when preparing the Plan Please see Table 3 provided in the Appendix of the ConPlan. The City ensures that its Action Plan projects and programs are consistent with the City’s General Plan and the ConPlan. Regional planning efforts include Plan Bay Area and related statewide planning efforts.
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AP-12 Participation – 91.105, 91.200(c)
1. Summary of citizen participation process/Efforts made to broaden citizen participation Summarize citizen participation process and how it impacted goal-setting It is the policy of the City of Sunnyvale to encourage and engage residents to participate in planning, implementation, and evaluation of its housing and community development programs.
The City encourages low- and moderate-income residents, minorities, those with disabilities, and non- English-speaking residents to attend community meetings and/or provide written comments on its plans. The City provides a statement in the languages identified in its Language Access Plan on all public notices regarding HUD-funded activities, and sends public notices to organizations representing the groups listed above. In accordance with the Citizen Participation Plan, the City will provide translation services to any resident who requests such services in advance at such hearings and meetings. The City has translated its primary Housing Program brochures into Spanish, in accordance with the Language Access Plan.
Sunnyvale Request for Proposals
The City has a long-standing practice of issuing a request for proposals (RFP), annually for capital/housing projects and every second year for human services grants, to solicit applications for CDBG and HOME funds available to the City. This process aids in gathering community input on local needs and helps the City identify projects and programs that are eligible for and interested in HUD funding and have demonstrated capacity for successful implementation and compliance with HUD requirements. Staff issues the RFP, evaluates proposals for eligibility, scores the proposals according to criteria approved by the Housing and Human Services Commission, and provides its scores and funding recommendations to the Commission and Council for review. The Commission holds a public hearing before making its own recommendations on the proposed funding allocations, which are advisory to the Council, which approves the final funding awards as part of the annual Action Plan hearing. These programs and projects are also addressed in the ConPlan, as it is assumed that similar types of projects are likely to be implemented in additional years, depending on funding availability.
Public Notice and Availability of the Action Plan
As required by HUD, the City provides multiple opportunities for public review and comment on the Action Plan and on any substantial amendments to it. Community members had opportunities to attend public hearings on April 20 and May 3, 2022. A notice of public hearings and an announcement of the 30- day public comment period was published in the Sunnyvale Sun on April 1, 2022. An initial draft of the Action Plan was released on April 1, 2022, and comments were accepted through May 3, 2022. The proposed Plan was available for review at City Hall, and on the City’s website.
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Table 4 – Citizen Participation Outreach
Sort
Orde
r
Mode of
Outreach
Target of
Outreach
Summary of
response/attendance
Summary of
comments received
Summary of co
mments not
accepted
1 Public
Meeting
Non-
targeted/
broad
community
The HHSC met on October 29,
2020 for a Biennial Review of
Priority Needs for Human Services
for Recommendation to City
Council.
Attachment - "Proof of Publication
and Citizen Participation
Comments." Fifteen members of
the public, each representing
human services agencies, spoke;
four agencies submitted written
correspondence.
All
comments
were
accepted
2 Public
Meeting
Non-
targeted/
broad
community
The City council held a public
hearing on December 1, 2020 and
approved the list of priority needs,
excerpted from the 2020-2025
ConPlan.
Attachment - "Proof of Publication
and Citizen Participation
Comments."
All comments
were
accepted.
3 Public
Meeting
Non-
targeted/
broad
community
The Housing and Human Services
Commission (HHSC) met on March
23, 2022 to hear presentations
from non-profit profit agencies, in
response to the Request for
Proposals for CDBG and HOME
funding for FY 2022.
The presenters answered questions
of the commissioners and urged
them to support their
project/funding request.
All comments
were
accepted.
4 Public
Meeting
Non-
targeted/
broad
community
The HHSC met on Mar. 23, 2022 to
discuss funding recommendations
for FY 2022/23 CDBG/HOME
grants. The HHSC recommended
funding the HS proposals and
capital project proposal in the
amounts recommended by staff.
15 agencies representatives spoke
during this meeting. See
Attachment - "Proof of Publication
and Citizen Participation
Comments."
All comments
were
accepted.
6 Newspa
per Ad
Non-
targeted/
broad
community
A display ad was published in the
Sunnyvale Sun on April 1, 2022.
Attachment - "Proof of Publication
and Citizen Participation
Comments."
Not
applicable
7 website
Non-
targeted/
broad
community
Draft Action Plan posted at:
https://sunnyvale.ca.gov/property
/housing/default.htm
Attachment - "Proof of Publication
and Citizen Participation
Comments."
Not
applicable
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Sort
Orde
r
Mode of
Outreach
Target of
Outreach
Summary of
response/attendance
Summary of
comments received
Summary of co
mments not
accepted
8 Public
Meeting
Non-
targeted/b
road
community
The HHSC held a public hearing on
April 20, 2022 to recommend to
the City Council to approve the
2022 Action Plan.
No public or written comments
received.
Not
applicable
9 Public
Meeting
Non-
targeted/b
road
community
The City council will hold a public
hearing on May 3, 2022 to
consider the Action Plan,
consistent with the 2020-2025
Consolidated Plan.
Attachment - "Proof of Publication
and Citizen Participation
Comments."
Not
applicable
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AP-15 Expected Resources – 91.220(c)(1,2)
Introduction
As shown in Table A below, the City expects to receive $1,200,561 in 2022 entitlement CDBG funds and $415,138 in HOME funds. In addition, the City estimates that it will also receive approximately $150,000 in CDBG program income in FY 2021, to be determined at end of fiscal year, and has approximately $623,469 in disencumbered funds from prior years. This brings the total CDBG funding for FY 2021 to $1,974,030. This amount may increase slightly, as additional program income may be received before the end of this fiscal year. Total available HOME funding for FY 2022 will be $2,253,969, which includes the new allocation, plus estimated program income administrative reserves and unencumbered funds from the prior program year.
Local (City) Resources
The City has a local Housing Mitigation Fund (HMF) and Below Market Rate (BMR) In-Lieu Funds for the development, rehabilitation and/or acquisition of affordable housing. In 2014, $8.1 million in HMF was provided to the development of two new affordable rental projects, Parkside Studios and Onizuka Crossing, with a total of include 117 new affordable units. In 2017, $7.43 million in HMF, plus $600,000 in Home Funds, was committed to the 66-unit Benner Plaza project, completed in December 2018. In 2020, the City allocated $26 million to three developments (Sonora Ct., Orchard Gardens and Block 15), which will increase the affordable housing stock by about 200-units. In addition, the City has funds available in its Housing Successor Agency Low-Mod Housing Fund, these funds are allocated outside of the Action Plan process, but with a similar goal of expanding and preserving the City’s affordable housing stock.
Other Public Resources
Low-Income Housing Tax Credit Program (LIHTC)
The LIHTC program provides federal and state tax credits for developers and investors who agree to set aside all or a percentage of their rental units for low-income households for no less than 30 years.
MidPen Housing applied for and received an award of federal low-income housing tax credits in 2016 for its Benner Plaza project, a new 66-unit affordable rental housing development.
Homeless Emergency and Rapid Transition to Housing (HEARTH) and Emergency Shelter Grants (ESG) Santa Clara County serves as lead agency for the County’s Continuum of Care (CoC), which receives Hearth Act, ESG, and similar federal grants to provide shelter, housing, and supportive services to homeless people residing anywhere in the County. The City has contributed some of its local funds to various county-wide projects and programs that often receive CoC support as well, such as shelter facilities, transitional and permanent supportive housing, tenant-based rental assistance, and supportive Attachment 2
services.
Private Resources
Most of the City’s housing and human services programs leverage various sources of private financing.
The City encourages the participation of local lenders in its housing and/or community development projects as needed. The City is a founding member of the Housing Trust of Santa Clara County, which raises voluntary contributions from the public and private sectors for affordable housing projects within the County. The City has contributed some of its local housing funds to the Trust, which then uses those seed funds to seek matching contributions from corporations and various other sources.
Table 6 - Resources – Priority Table
Program Source
of Funds Uses of Funds
Amount Available Year 5 Amount
Availabl
e
Remain
der of
ConPlan
$
Narrative
Description
Annual
Allocation:
$
Estimate
Program
Income: $
Prior Year
Resource: $
Total:
$
CDBG public -
federal
Acquisition
Admin and
Planning
Economic
Development
Housing
Public
Improvements
Public Services
1,200,561 150,000 623,469 1,974,030 0
Housing
Rehabilitation;
Public
Infrastructure
and Facilities;
Public
Services;
Economic
Development;
Alleviation of
Homelessness;
Administration
HOME public -
federal
Acquisition
Homebuyer
assistance
Homeowner
rehab
Multifamily rental
new construction
Multifamily rental
rehab
New construction
for ownership
TBRA
415,138 $801,818 1,037,013 2,253,969
Administration
and Planning
Activities
To be
programmed
in FY 2021
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Funds Available and Activities Proposed for Fu nding in FY 2022/23
AVAILABLE FUNDS CDBG HOME
FY 2022-23 Entitlement Grants $ 1,200,561 $ 415,138
HOME PA (Admin Reserves) $ 0 $ 0
Projected FY 2021-22 Program Income $ 150,000 $ 801,818 Projected Disencumbered/Fund Balance $ 623,469 $ 1,037,013 TOTAL $ 1,974,030 $ 2,253,969
Explain how federal funds will leverage those additional resources (private, state and local funds), including a description of how matching requirements will be satisfied The City pursues and encourages its partner agencies to seek all available public and private funding sources in order to achieve the goals of the Consolidated Plan. Most projects and activities secure funding from a variety of sources, including public and private sector donations, grants, loans, and in-kind materials and services.
Most of the City’s housing and human services programs leverage various sources of private financing. The City encourages the participation of local lenders in its housing and/or community development projects as needed. Tax credit projects such as Benner Plaza and Onizuka Crossing, required millions of dollars in private equity and financing for construction and related costs. The City requires all applicants for CDBG and HOME funds for capital projects to provide a match of at least 25% to receive funding. For CDBG public services proposals, this match may consist of in-kind materials and services.
Most applicants provide a match in excess of 25%.
Matching funds may include other available financing sources, such as tax credits, other public sector loans or grants, private capital or donations, rent proceeds, and/or the value of in-kind services (i.e., volunteer and staff services or pro-bono professional services used to implement the capital project). The City often provides more local funds than CDBG or HOME funds to assist major affordable housing projects, since those local funds are often available in larger amounts than federal funds.
Discussion
In recent years, the City has made several publicly owned properties available for affordable housing development, which is one of the needs identified in this plan. These projects included the Fair Oaks Plaza, Onizuka Crossing, Habitat Homes, and Parkside Studios. Another City-owned site known as Block 15 of the Downtown Specific Plan is currently under Planning Entitlement review for 90 units of affordable Attachment 2
housing. The Public Works Department handles all City surplus property matters.
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AP-20 Annual Goals and Objectives
Goals Summary Information
Table 7 – Goals Summary
Sort
Order
Goal Name Start
Year
End
Year
Category Geographic
Area
Needs
Addressed
Funding
22/23
Goal Outcome
Indicator
1 Affordable
Housing
2022 2023 Affordable
Housing
Citywide Affordable
Housing
CDBG:
$100,000
Homeowner
Housing
Rehabilitated: 13
Affordable Rental
Rehabilitation
2 Alleviation of
Homelessness
2022 2023 Homeless Citywide Homeless or
at Imminent
Risk of
Homelessness
HOME:
$2,000,000
CDBG:
$136,686
City currently has
large Tenant-
based rental
assistance
program: 30
Food Bank:
Generator
Installation.
3 Other
Community
Development
Efforts
2022 2023 Non-
Homeless
Special Needs
Non-Housing
Community
Development
Citywide Public
Services or
Facilities
CDBG:
$201,484
CDBG:
$500,000
Public Service
Grants: 500
ADA Curb Ramps
4 Expand
Economic
Opportunities
2022 2023 Expand
Economic
Opportunities
Citywide Economic
Opportunities
for Lower
Income
People
CDBG:
$517,993
Jobs
created/retained:
20 Jobs
Other: 70 Other
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Goal Descriptions
1 Goal Name Affordable Housing
Goal
Description
Goal A: Affordable Housing
Needs Addressed
Assist in the creation, improvement, and preservation of affordable housing for lower-income and special needs households by supporting affordable rental housing, providing the Home Improvement Program, and promoting fair housing choice.
Geographic Area
Affordable housing assistance is provided throughout the City, in order to avoid concentration of poverty, and to ensure fair access to affordable housing, rehabilitation assistance, and homeownership opportunities in all neighborhoods.
Goal Outcome Indicator
1. Home:
• CHDO Set-aside (statutory requirement, project site TBD) • TBRA: 30 Households
2. CDBG:
• Home improvement program: 13 Units
• Fair Housing Services : 25 Households
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2 Goal Name Alleviation of Homelessness
Goal
Description
Goal B: Alleviation of Homelessness
Needs Addressed
Help people who are currently homeless or at imminent risk of homelessness to obtain housing, employment or other sources of income, and adequate support services/networks to achieve stability.
Geographic Area
City-wide
Goal Outcome Indicator
• Assist 70 households with job training and assistance. • Assist 30 households through the Tenant Based Rental Assistance program
3 Goal Name Other Community Development Efforts
Goal
Description
Goal C: Other Community Development Efforts Needs Addressed
1. The needs of very low, extremely low, and/or special needs households (seniors, disabled, homeless people, children, youth, victims of domestic violence, etc. for services and assistance to help them meet basic needs.
Geographic Area
City-wide
Goal Outcome Indicator(s)
1. Assist about 500 Households with human services.
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4 Goal Name Expand Economic Opportunities
Goal
Description
Goal D: Expand Economic Opportunities
Support economic development activities that promote employment growth and help lower-income and/or homeless people secure and maintain jobs.
Geographic Area
City-wide
Goal:
70 Households assisted annually
Job Placements: Assist 20 clients to obtain jobs.
Job skills/classes: Assist 80 homeless clients with job training/skills and classes to enable them to obtain or improve their employment and housing opportunities.
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AP-35 Projects – 91.220(d)
Introduction
The activities that the City will undertake in FY 2022/23 using CDBG and HOME funds include: human services grants; rental housing rehabilitation and energy efficiency; employment development services for homeless and at-risk clients; access improvements, fair housing services, and program administration, as shown below. All of these activities are eligible for the indicated funding type based on federal regulations associated with these grants, and all of them meet one or more priority needs as identified through the City’s citizen participation process.
Projects
Table 8 - Project Information
# Project Name
1 CDBG Administration and Monitoring
2 Minor Home Improvement Grants/Loans (Home Improvement Program) 3 Major Rehabilitation Program (RLF)
4 Food Bank: Back-up Generator Installation
5 WorkFirst Sunnyvale CBDO Activity
6 Public Services [5 projects]
7 Fair Housing Services
8 Home Administration and Monitoring
9 CHDO Set-Aside
10 Tenant Based Rental Assistance
Describe the reasons for allocation priorities and any obstacles to addressing underserved needs:
Funding Priorities
The projects listed above were selected based on the needs identified in the Consolidated Plan, and in response to the proposals for funding received, and an evaluation of project feasibility.
Each year the City solicits proposals from local organizations for CDBG and HOME funding for eligible housing and community development programs or projects in Sunnyvale. The Request for Proposals sets forth the types of public services (human services) programs, capital and housing projects that are eligible for CDBG or HOME funding from the City, and explains the City’s process for evaluating and scoring proposals, determining award amounts, and approving awards. The City provides human services grants for public services which address identified priority needs and principally benefit lower-income people in Sunnyvale.
Applications for the human services grants are solicited every other year, following hearings held by the Attachment 2
Housing and Human Services Commission (HHSC) and Council to determine the City’s current “priority human service needs.” The “Priority Needs” for the City of Sunnyvale's Community Development Block Grant Program were determined through a series of community meetings held between April 2019 and January 2020 and were adopted as part of the 2020-2025 Consolidated Plan in accordance with regulations established by HUD.
FY 2022/23 is the second year of the two-year funding cycle for human services and the City confirmed in November 2020 that the list of Priority Needs in the 2020-2025 Consolidated Plan continues to be valid.
Obstacles to Meeting Underserved Needs
In the past several years, the primary obstacle to meeting underserved local needs in the near term has been the significant delays and continued uncertainty regarding federal appropriations for the CDBG and HOME programs, and other HUD programs, such as the Section 8 program and public housing funding, as well as changes to the LIHTC created by the recent federal tax reform bill. The region also continues to struggle finding a qualified CHDO to allocate funds toward.
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AP-38 Project Summary
1 Project Name CDBG Administration and Monitoring
Target Area Citywide
Goals Supported Affordable Housing
Needs Addressed
Funding CDBG: $240,000
Description Program administration for CDBG Program activities.
Target Date 6/30/2023
Estimate the number
and type of families
that will benefit from
the proposed activities
N/A.
Location Description Citywide
2 Project Name Minor Home Improvement Grants/Loans (Home Improvement Program) Target Area Citywide
Goals Supported Affordable Housing
Needs Addressed Affordable Housing
Funding CDBG: $100,000
Description Minor Improvement Grants/Loans
Target Date 6/30/2023
Estimate the number
and type of families
that will benefit from
the proposed activities
Assist at least 13 households with minor home improvement grants or loans.
Location Description Citywide
Planned Activities The Home Improvement Program provides small grants and loans for minor improvements, such as: energy efficiency upgrades, exterior painting, emergency repairs and accessibility improvements. Homes must be owned and occupied by a lower-income household to be eligible for this program.
3 Project Name Food Bank – Back-up Generator Installation Target Area Citywide
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Goals Supported Alleviation of Homelessness
Needs Addressed Alleviation of Homelessness
Funding CDBG: $135,686
Description Assist in filling a funding gap for the installation of a back-up generator that supports the food back refrigerator/freezer system.
Target Date 6/30/2023
Estimate the number
and type of families
that will benefit from
the proposed activities
About 3,000 low-income households will benefit from this proposed activity, which is the amount of households served annually.
Location Description 1160 Kern Avenue, Sunnyvale, CA 94086 Planned Activities The project will assist a local food bank in being prepared to continue serving clients if an event impacts the facilities regular power sources.
4 Project Name WorkFirst Sunnyvale CBDO Economic Development Activity Target Area Citywide
Goals Supported Expand Economic Opportunities
Needs Addressed Economic Opportunities for Lower Income People Funding CDBG: $517,993
Description Economic Development/CDBO Activity
Target Date 6/30/2023
Estimate the number
and type of families
that will benefit from
the proposed activities
Assist 70 homeless clients with job training and job -placement services, to enable them to obtain or improve their employment and housing opportunities.
Location Description Citywide
Planned Activities This program provides work-readiness training, job placement assistance, and supportive services for homeless and at-risk clients. This program is administered by a valid Community Based Development Organization, as determined by HUD.
5 Project Name Public Services
Target Area Citywide
Goals Supported Other Community Development Efforts
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Needs Addressed Public Services or Facilities
Funding CDBG: $201,484
Description Human Services Grants to non-profit agencies Target Date 6/30/2023
Estimate the number
and type of families
that will benefit from
the proposed activities
Assist approximately 550 individuals and/or households with human services through 5 separate non-profit programs.
Location Description Citywide
Planned Activities Assist clients with basic needs, such as food, shelter, transportation, health & mental health care, employment assistance/training, legal aid, etc.
6 Project Name Fair Housing Services
Target Area Citywide
Goals Supported Other Community Development Efforts
Needs Addressed Public Services or Facilities
Funding CDBG: $28,867
Description Provide fair housing services (utilizing administrative funds) to low- income residents of Sunnyvale.
Target Date 6/30/2023
Estimate the number
and type of families
that will benefit from
the proposed activities
25 low-income households of Sunnyvale will benefit from this proposed activity.
Location Description Citywide
Planned Activities Provide fair housing services to low-income households. 7 Project Name Home Administration and Monitoring
Target Area Citywide
Goals Supported Affordable Housing
Needs Addressed Affordable Housing
Funding HOME: $81,013
Description Administration of HOME Activities : Planning and Monitoring (Includes authorized program income (PA)
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Target Date 6/30/2023
Estimate the number
and type of families
that will benefit from
the proposed activities
N/A
Location Description Citywide
Planned Activities Funds are used for administering the HOME program, includes costs of HOME capital project management, tracking grant funds and program income, subrecipient monitoring, reporting, and compliance with federal requirements such as environmental, labor, and anti- discrimination. Indirect costs (overhead) are also included in program administration.
8 Project Name CHDO Set-Aside
Target Area Countywide
Goals Supported Affordable Housing
Needs Addressed Affordable Housing
Funding HOME: $62,270
Description To provide funding to a qualified Sunnyvale CHDO with a project site Target Date 6/30/2023
Estimate the number
and type of families
that will benefit from
the proposed activities
N/A. No CHDO application was received for 2022 funds.
Location Description TBD
Planned Activities Identify eligible Sunnyvale CHDO with a project site 9 Project Name Tenant Based Rental Assistance
Target Area Countywide
Goals Supported Affordable Housing
Needs Addressed Affordable Housing
Funding HOME: $2,000,000
Description Rental assistance for homeless or extremely low-income families’ w/ children.
Target Date 6/30/2023
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Estimate the number
and type of families
that will benefit from
the proposed activities
About 30-households will continue to benefit from this program.
Location Description Citywide
Planned Activities To provide rental assistance couple with supportive services and employment assistance to homeless or extremely low-income families with children.
10 Project Name Major Rehabilitation Program (RLF)
Target Area Citywide
Goals Supported Affordable Housing
Needs Addressed Affordable Housing
Funding CDBG: $250,000
Description This Activity is designed to support low-income home-owners, many seniors, who need major rehabilitation performed on their residence – both single-family and mobile homes.
Target Date 6/30/2023
Estimate the number
and type of families
that will benefit from
the proposed activities
About 3-households will benefit from this program.
Location Description Citywide
Planned Activities To issue grants or loans to qualifying single-family or mobile-home- owners, many seniors, who need major rehabilitation performed on their home for habitability purposes.
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AP-50 Geographic Distribution – 91.220(f)
Description of the geographic areas of the entitlement (including areas of low-income and minority concentration) where assistance will be directed:
Investments will be allocated citywide for affordable housing services and related capital projects, homeless services, fair housing, and public services.
Geographic Distribution
Table 5 - Geographic Distribution
Target Area Percentage of Funds
Citywide 100%
Rationale for the priorities for allocating investments geographically Most of the CDBG and/or HOME-funded programs and services are provided on a city-wide basis to income-eligible and/or special needs households. Certain capital projects are assisted at a specific site, based on the location of the project, but projects may be proposed in any area of the City. Projects that qualify for CDBG funding based on the area benefit method are limited to areas with the required proportion of lower- and moderate-income residents as determined by HUD.
Human services are supported in a number of facilities and locations throughout the City, and in some cases just outside the City, as long as Sunnyvale residents are being served by the program. Affordable housing assistance is generally provided anywhere in the City, as opportunities arise, in order to avoid concentration of poverty, and to ensure fair access to affordable rental housing, rehabilitation assistance, and homeownership opportunities in all neighborhoods. The City does not have any blighted areas requiring major redevelopment, and private development is occurring throughout the City.
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AP-55 Affordable Housing – 91.220(g)
Introduction
The City’s housing programs are intended to prevent and/or end homelessness, improve the quality, affordability, and/or accessibility of housing, and preserve, maintain, and extend the useful life of existing affordable housing. The goals below include only the new CDBG and HOME activities to be funded in FY 2022/23. Other activities funded in prior years’ Action Plans through non-HUD programs, will continue to be funded using carry-over funds, and will assist additional households.
Table 6 - One Year Goals for Affordable Housing by Support Requirement One Year Goals for the Number of Households to be Supported Homeless 30
Non-Homeless 16
Special-Needs
Total 46
Table 7 - One Year Goals for Affordable Housing by Support Type One Year Goals for the Number of Households Supported
Rental Assistance 30
The Production of New Units 0
Rehab of Existing Units 16
Acquisition of Existing Units 0
Total 46
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AP-60 Public Housing – 91.220(h)
Actions planned during the next year to address the needs to public housing Not applicable.
Actions to encourage public housing residents to become more involved in management and participate in homeownership
Not applicable.
If the PHA is designated as troubled, describe the manner in which financial assistance will be provided or other assistance
Not applicable.
Discussion
Needs of Public Housing
This section is not applicable as there is currently no official public housing in Sunnyvale. The City collaborates with the SCCHA on its efforts to provide Section 8 vouchers, mortgage credit certificates, supportive services and other assistance to Sunnyvale residents. The City also supports the HACSC in its efforts to increase federal appropriations for Section 8 and other affordable housing programs in Sunnyvale and in the County.
The City has partnered with the Housing Authority on several efforts in recent years, including a joint TBRA program for clients on the Section 8 waiting list, and several Sunnyvale housing projects which were awarded project-based vouchers, including the Fair Oaks Senior Housing project, two senior group homes, Parkside Studios, Onizuka Apartments, and Edwina Benner Plaza.
Attachment 2
AP-65 Homeless and Other Special Needs Activities – 91.220(i) Introduction
This Action Plan includes a planned allocation of $517,993 for a program that helps homeless people obtain jobs (WorkFirst Sunnyvale). WorkFirst Sunnyvale is an economic development activity facilitated by a valid Community Based Development Organization (CBDO), Sunnyvale Community Services (SCS). In 2021, HUD officially confirmed that SCS is a valid CBDO. The WorkFirst Sunnyvale program specifically serves the City’s unhoused population by recruiting them to become a “team-member” who will receive job training and placement services, coupled with wrap-around services, including intensive case- management. The WorkFirst Sunnyvale program has partnerships/agreements with local employers, where “team-members” are hired – and a close relationship with the local shelter and service-providers, which is another source to recruit “team-members.” There is also a link between the WorkFirst Sunnyvale and Tenant Based Rental Assistance program, which the City hopes to strengthen over the next few years.
Additionally, and as well as funding for various public services, several of which address homelessness.
The City continues to participate in the county-wide efforts to end homelessness throughout the County.
Recently, the City approved over $26 million in funds to assist the development of Block 15, Sonora Ct., and Orchard Gardens, which will increase the affordable housing supply by about 200-units.
Describe the jurisdictions one-year goals and actions for reducing and ending homelessness including:
Reaching out to homeless persons (especially unsheltered persons) and assessing their individual needs
The WorkFirst Sunnyvale programs include outreach to unsheltered homeless clients and assessment of their needs. To assess the needs of each client – Downtown Streets Team (DST) and Sunnyvale Community Services (SCS) facilitate outreach at local encampments, and areas where the unhoused reside and/or congregate. If an individual is open to services and support – then DST and SCS will conduct the VI-SPDAT, which is the vulnerability assessment utilized by the County, and other jurisdictions. Once a client is assessed, then the team will create a plan of action based on the need of each individual.
Addressing the emergency shelter and transitional housing needs of homeless persons Several of the public services sub-recipients (YWCA, Next Door and Bill Wilson Center), provide emergency shelter, transitional housing, and services to homeless clients and victims of domestic violence. In addition, the County operates a year round Shelter Program facility in Sunnyvale with 175 beds that takes referrals and receives supportive services from a number of the City’s CDBG sub- Attachment 2
recipients.
Helping homeless persons (especially chronically homeless individuals and families, families with children, veterans and their families, and unaccompanied youth) make the transition to permanent housing and independent living, including shortening the period of time that individuals and families experience homelessness, facilitating access for homeless individuals and families to affordable housing units, and preventing individuals and families who were recently homeless from becoming homeless again
Several of the activities funded help homeless clients and families transition to permanent housing, including: WorkFirst Sunnyvale, and the human services grants to YWCA and Next Door. The total CDBG funding planned for these activities is about $560,000 in 2022.
Helping low-income individuals and families avoid becoming homeless, especially extremely low- income individuals and families and those who are: being discharged from publicly funded institutions and systems of care (such as health care facilities, mental health facilities, foster care and other youth facilities, and corrections programs and institutions); or, receiving assistance from public or private agencies that address housing, health, social services, employment, education, or youth needs.
See discussion below.
Discussion
Several of the Human Services grants will support the provision of services intended to prevent homelessness of Sunnyvale residents including the grants to Sunnyvale Community Services, YWCA, and Bill Wilson Center. In addition, the fair housing services provided can also help tenants avoid eviction and/or homelessness by addressing discrimination practices. In addition to the activities funded with CDBG, the City also provides assistance to other programs that aim to prevent homelessness using local funds or previous year HOME funds. These include grants to Senior Adults Legal Services, funding for tenant-landlord mediation programs, and the Homelessness Prevention and Rapid Re-Housing Program funded with general funds and prior year HOME funds.
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AP-75 Barriers to affordable housing – 91.220(j)
Actions it planned to remove or ameliorate the negative effects of public policies that serve as barriers to affordable housing such as land use controls, tax policies affecting land, zoning ordinances, building codes, fees and charges, growth limitations, and policies affecting the return on residential investment
The City does not impose any public policies that unreasonably constrain housing development. There are no growth limitations or rent control policies, and property tax policies are largely set by the State. The City’s land use designations and zoning are supportive of development of a wide variety of housing types, including single- and multi-family housing, ownership and rental, mobile homes, manufactured/modular housing, and so on. The City follows the State building code, and its fees and charges are reasonable and consistent with prevailing prices in the region. Between 2006 and 2015, a total of 4,933 new housing units were issued building permits. This equaled an average of 493 new units per year, slightly higher than the City’s historic annual average which is closer to 300 annually. Fifty-five percent of the new units permitted during that ten-year period were in multi-family rental projects. Since 2018, 1,183 residential units have been constructed with 277 of those affordable to very low, low, or moderate income households.
In 2014, the City updated the Constraints Analysis of its Housing Element, as required under California Housing Element law (Government Code 65580), to analyze city policies and land use regulations to determine if they had any negative effects on development. The State determined, with its certification in January 2015 of the City’s 2015-2023 Housing Element, that the City does not currently implement policies that create barriers to affordable housing. Additional detail is available in the City’s Housing Element, available on the City’s website and in the Sunnyvale Library. As noted above, thousands of new dwelling units of various types and price points have been developed and additional units renovated in recent years, in most cases without any direct assistance from the City. This demonstrates that the City’s policies do not unduly constrain residential development. In addition, the City has successfully assisted a number of affordable housing developments in recent years, which demonstrates that City policies do not have negative effects on assisted housing production. Non-governmental barriers, primarily market factors such as high land costs, construction costs, and high prevailing market prices for housing, have been the primary challenges facing jurisdictions in the region, including Sunnyvale, in recent years, not city land use policies. These barriers are addressed, within the City’s limited ability to address them, through the housing activities listed above and through the goals and policies listed in the Housing Element.
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AP-85 Other Actions – 91.220(k)
Introduction:
This section discusses the City’s efforts in addressing the underserved needs, expanding and preserving affordable housing, reducing lead-based paint hazards, and developing institutional structure for delivering housing and community development activities.
Actions planned to address obstacles to meeting underserved needs The City has addressed obstacles to meeting underserved needs by adopting programs to generate local funds for affordable housing through impact fees or new development of affordable units (inclusionary zoning). The primary obstacle to meeting unmet needs is the continued decline in federal appropriations for affordable housing and community development programs. The City has established local policies to address needs to the extent possible with local resources.
Actions planned to foster and maintain affordable housing Please see AP-35 (i.e., Affordable Housing Rehabilitation, Fair Housing Services, and Home Improvement Program).
Actions planned to reduce lead-based paint hazards
The City provides financial assistance to income-eligible homeowners to abate lead-based paint hazards through its Home Improvement Program. Paint grants and loans, as well as housing rehabilitation loans, are provided, as well as free lead-based paint testing and education services. Lead-based paint hazards in rental housing can also be addressed through housing rehabilitation loans.
Actions planned to reduce the number of poverty-level families In 2014 the City adopted a new minimum wage ordinance increasing the local minimum wage, it is currently $17.10/hour. It will be adjusted annually thereafter by the CPI. This action alone will help many local low-wage workers increase their household incomes to above the federal poverty levels.
The North Valley Workforce and Investment Board (“NOVA”) helps prepare lower-income and unemployed residents of Sunnyvale for career growth and stable employment. NOVA provides employment and training services to low-income workers and dislocated professionals within Sunnyvale and the surrounding region under the federal Workforce Investment Act (WIA), with a goal of helping these clients obtain jobs and improve career prospects. In addition, many of the human services supported by the City help impoverished families meet their basic needs in the short term, or help them achieve living-wage employment.
The WorkFirst Sunnyvale Program is also a major anti-poverty program that helps Sunnyvale residents Attachment 2
who are currently homeless or at imminent risk of homelessness increase their incomes through job training and placement, and other employment-supportive services.
Actions planned to develop institutional structure
The institutional structure for carrying out the City’s housing and community development activities consists of the City’s cooperative relationships within its departments and other government agencies, local residents, non-profit organizations, and other institutions involved in the activities described herein.
Actions planned to enhance coordination between public and private housing and social service agencies
The City and other community development organizations in the County coordinate frequently on a variety of initiatives. The City Housing Division staff participates in a collaborative of HUD entitlement grantees within the County, which holds quarterly meetings to discuss activities, technical assistance issues, and identify future opportunities for coordination and cooperation between local governments, housing providers, social service agencies, and the Housing Authority.
The City also participates in the County’s Continuum of Care (CoC), comprised of governmental agencies, homeless service and shelter providers, homeless persons, housing advocates, affordable housing developers, and various private parties, including businesses and foundations. The CoC prepares the Countywide Homelessness Continuum of Care Plan, which seeks to create a comprehensive and coordinated system of affordable housing and supportive services for the prevention, reduction, and eventual end of homelessness. The Plan provides a common guide for the County, cities, service providers, the faith community, the business sector, philanthropy, and the broader community to follow in addressing local housing and the goals and services needs for homeless people. The actions included in this Plan to address housing needs and homelessness are consistent with the CoC’s plans and policies.
The City’s Housing Officer has served on the CoC’s “Review and Rank” panel, evaluating and scoring applications for CoC funding, for the past three years.
Sunnyvale also coordinates with other regional agencies, such as the Housing Trust of Silicon Valley, Joint Venture Silicon Valley, NOVA, the County-wide Fair Housing Task Force, and the Valley Transportation Authority, and a number of other non-profit or public agencies, to achieve the goals described within this Action Plan.
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AP-90 Program Specific Requirements – 91.220(l)(1,2,4)
Introduction:
Overall Benefit: FY 2022-2023
Community Development Block Grant Program (CDBG)
Reference 24 CFR 91.220(l)(1)
Projects planned with all CDBG funds expected to be available during the year are identified in the Projects Table. The following identifies program income that is available for use that is included in projects to be carried out.
1. The total ESTIMATED amount of program income that will have been received before the start of the next program year and that has not yet been reprogrammed 150,000
2. The amount of proceeds from section 108 loan guarantees that will be used during the year to address the priority needs and specific objectives identified in the grantee's strategic plan.
0 3. The amount of surplus funds from urban renewal settlements 0
4. The amount of any grant funds returned to the line of credit for which the planned use has not been included in a prior statement or plan
0 5. The amount of income from float-funded activities 0 Total Program Income: 150,000
Other CDBG Requirements
1. The amount of urgent need activities 0
2. The estimated percentage of CDBG funds that will be used for activities that benefit persons of low and moderate income in FY 2022/23.
Overall Benefit - A consecutive period of one, two or three years may be used to determine that a minimum overall benefit of 70% of CDBG funds is used to benefit persons of low and moderate income. Specify the years covered that include this Annual Action Plan.
90.00%
HOME Investment Partnership Program (HOME)
Reference 24 CFR 91.220(l)(2)
1. A description of other forms of investment being used beyond those identified in Section 92.205 is as follows: N/A
2. A description of the guidelines that will be used for resale or recapture of HOME funds when used for homebuyer activities as required in 92.254, is as follows:
Not applicable: The City has not allocated any HOME funds for homebuyer program activities since 2014. The City does not plan to fund any home buyer loans with HOME funds for the foreseeable Attachment 2
future, since market-rate home prices in the City are far too high for such a program to be feasible, and the City has enough local (non-federal) Housing funds to meet demand for down payment assistance loans related to its inclusionary housing program.
For several years prior to 2014, the City allocated HOME funds for a First-Time Home Buyer (FTHB) Program, but only a very small number of HOME loans were made, and those were used to buy price- restricted affordable homes through the City’s inclusionary home buyer program. These homes are subject to a thirty-year resale restriction. Currently there are four outstanding FTHB loans made with HOME funds at that time. These four loans are subject to the “resale” restriction rather than the “recapture” provision, consistent with the City’s First Time Home Buyer Program guidelines, and the inclusionary program’s resale restrictions. These restrictions are also included in the HOME loan documents and affordability covenants recorded against the home. The FTHB Program Guidelines, available online, and the provisions of the City’s HOME Promissory Note and Loan Agreement comply with the resale provisions and requirements set forth in 24 CFR 92.254, and were approved by HUD in 2011. For the four participants who purchased inclusionary homes, the “resale option” was used to meet HOME program requirements. Although the market-rate home purchase option was made available for the several years during which the HOME FTHB program operated, and during that time the City had loan documents and guidelines available to impose the “recapture” provisions, the City never made any HOME loans to assist with purchase of market-rate homes, as none ever progressed to an escrow closing. The City does not plan to allocate HOME funds to home buyer activities in the future because the unpredictability of such transactions occurring in any given year does not mesh well with the expenditure deadlines imposed by the HOME regulations, and because there is no inventory of market-rate homes affordable to lower-income buyers.
3. A description of the guidelines for resale or recapture that ensures the affordability of units acquired with HOME funds? See 24 CFR 92.254(a)(4) are as follows:
Please see above. The City’s FTHB program has not been funded with HOME funds since 2014 and the City d
oes not intend to fund such activities in the future. The four outstanding HOME-funded FTHB loans made before 2014 used the resale method, which is a 30-year price restriction imposed through the City’s inclusionary housing program (a.k.a. Below Market Rate Home Ownership Program, Sunnyvale Municipal Code 19.67) documents and is also included in the FTHB loan documents. For more information about the FTHB guidelines and the BMR Program, please see the information on the City’s
website: https://sunnyvale.ca.gov/civicax/filebank/blobdload.aspx?BlobID=22887 [note that Guidelines still reference HOME funds as a possible funding source, although the City is no longer Attachment 2
allocating HOME funds to this program.]
Chapter 19.67 of Sunnyvale Municipal Code:
http://qcode.us/codes/sunnyvale/view.php?topic=19-5-19_67-19_67_070&frames=off
4. Plans for using HOME funds to refinance existing debt secured by multifamily housing that is rehabilitated with HOME funds along with a description of the refinancing guidelines required that will be used under 24 CFR 92.206(b), are as follows:
Not Applicable. The City has not and does not plan to use HOME funds to refinance existing debt on multi-family housing.
The City does not use any of the methods addressed in Questions 1-4 above in administering its HOME programs.
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Attachments
Attachment 2
Proof of Publication and Citizen Participation Comments
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Map of CDBG Eligible Neighborhoods
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