Woodland City Council
July 19, 2022

Annual Action Plan
2022
15 Sort Or
der
Mode of Outr
each
Target of Outr
each
Summary of
response/atten
dance
Summary of
comments rec
eived
Summary of com
ments not
accepted
and reasons
URL (If applicable)
4 NOFA &
application
materials
available at
City Hall
Nontargeted/broa
d community
Copies of the
notice of
funding
availability
(NOFA)/notice
of public
meetingapplicant
workshop and
application
materials were
made available
at the
Woodland City
Hall (300 First
Street -
Community
Development
Department
public counter).

Comments
were not
submitted in
response to
the availability
of the NOFA
and
application
materials.

The City did not
decline
comments.

Annual Action Plan
2022
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der
Mode of Outr
each
Target of Outr
each
Summary of
response/atten
dance
Summary of
comments rec
eived
Summary of com
ments not
accepted
and reasons
URL (If applicable)
5 Public
Meeting
Nontargeted/broa
d community
City staff
convened a
meeting at the
Woodland
Community and
Senior Center
on April 18,
2022 to brief
CDBG applicants
on the
application
process and
receive
community
input on the
City's CDBG
program.

Representatives
from five
nonprofit
service
providers
participated in
the meeting.

While the
meeting
attendee
asked a
number of
questions
about the
eligibility of
her nonprofit’s
eligibility,
comments
were not
provide on the
overall CDBG
program.

The City did not
decline
comments.

Annual Action Plan
2022
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der
Mode of Outr
each
Target of Outr
each
Summary of
response/atten
dance
Summary of
comments rec
eived
Summary of com
ments not
accepted
and reasons
URL (If applicable)
6 Newspaper
Ad
Non-English
Speaking -
Specify other
language:

Spanish

Nontargeted/broa
d community
A notice of
availability of
the draft
2022/23 Action
Plan/notice of
July 19, 2022
City Council
public hearing
for the Action
was published in
the June 23,
2022 edition of
the Woodland
Daily Democrat.

The notice was
published in
English and
Spanish.

Update after
City Council
public hearing
and public
comment
period closes
for Action Plan.

Update after City
Council public
hearing and
public comment
period closes for
Action Plan.

Annual Action Plan
2022
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der
Mode of Outr
each
Target of Outr
each
Summary of
response/atten
dance
Summary of
comments rec
eived
Summary of com
ments not
accepted
and reasons
URL (If applicable)
7 Notice of
draft Action
Plan and City
Council public
hearing
posted to City
website
Non-English
Speaking -
Specify other
language:

Spanish

Nontargeted/broa
d community
A notice of
availability of
the draft
2022/23 Action
Plan/notice of
July 19, 2022
City Council
public hearing
for the Action
was posted to
the City's
website in
English and
Spanish. In
addition, a copy
of the draft
Action Plan was
posted to the
website as well.

Update after
City Council
public hearing
and public
comment
period closes
for Action Plan.

Update after City
Council public
hearing and
public comment
period closes for
Action Plan.
https://www.cityofwoodland.org/597/
Community-Development-Block-Grant

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der
Mode of Outr
each
Target of Outr
each
Summary of
response/atten
dance
Summary of
comments rec
eived
Summary of com
ments not
accepted
and reasons
URL (If applicable)
8 Internet
Outreach
Local
Continuum of
Care
(Homeless
and Poverty
Action
Coalition)
A notice of
availability of
the draft
2022/23 Action
Plan/notice of
July 19, 2022
City Council
public hearing
for the Action
Plan was
emailed to the
local of
continuum of
care's email list.

Update after
City Council
public hearing
and public
comment
period closes
for Action Plan.

Update after City
Council public
hearing and
public comment
period closes for
Action Plan.

Annual Action Plan
2022
20 Sort Or
der
Mode of Outr
each
Target of Outr
each
Summary of
response/atten
dance
Summary of
comments rec
eived
Summary of com
ments not
accepted
and reasons
URL (If applicable)
9 Public
Meeting
Nontargeted/broa
d community
The Woodland
City Council held
a public hearing
at its July 19,
2022 meeting to
receive public
comments on
the proposed
2022/23 CDBG
Action Plan. The
public was
provided with
opportunities to
comment on the
Action Plan
before the
meeting and
during the
meeting.

Update after
City Council
public hearing
and public
comment
period closes
for Action Plan.

Update after City
Council public
hearing and
public comment
period closes for
Action Plan.

Table 4 – Citizen Participation Outreach

Annual Action Plan
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21 Expected Resources
AP-15 Expected Resources – 91.220(c)(1,2)
Introduction
For the third year of the City’s Consolidated Plan, a total of $444,232.94 in CDBG funds ($444,144 annual allocation and $88.94 program income) will be available for infrastructure and public service activities. These funds will leveraged with $129,177 in non-federal and non-state resources from subrecipients that includes in-kind contributions, subrecipient funds, fundraising, client portion of rents, donations, support from foundations, and corporate support. The discussion at the end of this section highlights non-CDBG funds that be available during the Consolidated Plan period.

Anticipated Resources
Program Source
of
Funds
Uses of Funds Expected Amount Available Year 3 Expected Amount
Available
Remainder
of ConPlan
$
Narrative Description
Annual
Allocation:
$
Program
Income:
$
Prior Year
Resources:
$
Total:
$
CDBG public -
federal
Acquisition
Admin and
Planning
Economic
Development
Housing
Public
Improvements
Public Services 444,144 88.94 7,778.19 452,011.13 900,000 Prior year funds are based on
funds remaining from completed
infrastructure activities. These
funds will be re-programmed for
FY 2022/23 infrastructure
activities.

Table 5 - Expected Resources – Priority Table
Explain how federal funds will leverage those additional resources (private, state and local funds), including a description of how matching requirements will be satisfied
For Program Year 2022, federal funds will be leveraged with $129,177 in non-federal and non-state funds for the following CDBG-funded

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22 infrastructure and public service activities. In addition, this list includes non-CDBG funded activities that align and support the goals of the City’s CDBG Consolidated Plan and are funded through the City at an estimated amount of $280,000.

CommuniCare Health Centers, Safe Space Project
Northern California Children’s Therapy Center, Project HOPE Short Term Emergency Aid Committee, Woodland Homeless Prevention Program Empower Yolo, Shelter Services
Yolo County Children’s Therapy Center, MediCal/CalFresh Enrollment/Retention Meals on Wheels Yolo County, Operation Accelerate
Yolo Community Care Continuum, New Dimensions Supported Housing Yolo Wayfarer Center, Emergency Shelter Services
Yolo Food Bank, Nurture Woodland
City of Woodland, Homeless Coordinator
City of Woodland, Campership Program (Summer Recreation Scholarships) City of Woodland, Lease of City Hall Annex for Youth Theatre/Dance Programs City of Woodland, After School Teen Pack
City of Woodland, Woodland Promise Program

Annual Action Plan
2022
23 If appropriate, describe publically owned land or property located within the jurisdiction that may be used to address the needs identified in the plan
The City, Yolo County, key nonprofit agencies, and local health care providers have partnered to support the East Beamer Way Campus on City-owned land. East Beamer Way will include three components: a 100-bed shelter for single men and women (constructed in late 2020 and operational in early January 2021), 61 units of permanent supportive housing, and a 60-bed treatment facility. The East Beamer Way campus represents a paradigm shift in how to address the homeless challenges in Woodland. The East Beamer Way property is located directly north of the City limits within the City's General Plan area. The City deeded the shelter site to a local nonprofit, Friends of Mission, at no cost. The phase two infrastructure work for the PSH and treatment facility sites was completed and the State awarded the City and co-applicant Friends of the Mission a $15,770,467 Homekey grant in March 2022 for the PSH project. Homekey funds will allow Friends of the Mission to complete the purchase/installation of the housing units; purchase/install a 2,500 square foot community center with offices, conference space, gather area, and a medical examination room; and receive a three-year operating subsidy. The housing units are expected to be installed and largely occupied by November 2022. In June 2022, Friends of the Mission was notified that it had been awarded conditionally a $12,500,000 state grant (Behavioral Health Continuum Infrastructure Program) for construction of the new treatment facility.

Discussion
In 2018, the City established a homeless coordinator position to address citywide needs for individuals and families that are homeless or at risk of homelessness. The position is funded through the City's general fund and a grant received by the City. The homeless coordinator who is a licensed mental health professional with 20 years of experience working in the mental health field engages homeless residents, provides referrals for services, and collaborates closely with social service agencies and Yolo County to coordinate services and housing options whenever possible. The individual in this position works with the staff of the Yolo Wayfarer Center’s 100-bed homeless shelter with the overall goals of improving outcomes for clients and ensuring whenever possible that clients transition from the shelter into supportive, longer-term housing environments. Other activities include assisting with the operations of the shelter by filling in gaps for transportation and case management of clients and providing encouragement/motivation to clients to improve their living situation. On occasion, the homeless coordinator will cover the cost of hard to obtain birth certificates, transport clients so they can obtain their California identification cards, and provide other support. In February 2022, the homeless coordinator served as one of the two organizers for the point-in-time count of homeless individuals in Woodland.

As noted in the above section, the East Beamer Way Campus will include 61 units of permanent supportive housing. A number of the units will be filled through the countywide coordinated entry system and the overall project will provide a key resource to address the long-term housing and service needs of homeless individuals. The housing units are expected to be installed and largely occupied by November 2022.

Annual Action Plan
2022
24 Annual Goals and Objectives
AP-20 Annual Goals and Objectives
Goals Summary Information
Sort
Order
Goal Name Start
Year
End
Year
Category Geographic
Area
Needs
Addressed
Funding Goal Outcome Indicator
1 Public Facilities &
Improvements
(includes ADA)
2020 2024 Non-Housing
Community
Development
Public Facilities &
Improvements
(includes ADA)
CDBG:
$249,010
Public Facility or Infrastructure
Activities other than Low/Moderate
Income Housing Benefit: 960
Persons Assisted
4 Public Services
(Other:

Emergency Food
& Shelter)
2020 2024 Homeless
Individuals AtRisk
Public Services
(Other:

Emergency Food
& Shelter)
CDBG: $50,397
City General
Fund: $100,000
(estimate)
Public service activities other than
Low/Moderate Income Housing
Benefit: 869 Persons Assisted
Homeless Person Overnight Shelter:
325 Persons Assisted
Homelessness Prevention: 189
Persons Assisted
5 Youth Services 2020 2024 Youth Services Youth Services CDBG: $0 City Measure J:
$60,000
(estimate)
City Other:
$60,000
(estimate)
Public service activities other than
Low/Moderate Income Housing
Benefit: 450 Persons Assisted
6 Employment
Training
2020 2024 Employment
Training
CDBG: $0
City Measure J:
$50,000
Public service activities other than
Low/Moderate Income Housing
Benefit: 40 Persons Assisted
7 Fair Housing
Services (Subject
to PS Cap)
2020 2024 Fair Housing
Services
Fair Housing
Activities
(Subject to PS
Cap)
CDBG: $10,000 Public service activities other than
Low/Moderate Income Housing
Benefit: 102 Persons Assisted

Annual Action Plan
2022
25 Sort
Order
Goal Name Start
Year
End
Year
Category Geographic
Area
Needs
Addressed
Funding Goal Outcome Indicator
8 Health Services 2020 2024 Health Services CDBG: $6,224 Public service activities other than Low/Moderate Income Housing
Benefit: 100 Persons Assisted
10 Rehabilitation,
Multi-Unit
Residential
2020 2024 Affordable
Housing
Rehabilitation,
Multi-Unit
Residential
Rehabilitation,
Multi-Unit
Residential
CDBG:
$39,773.94
Rental units rehabilitated: 47
Household Housing Unit (Funding
includes $88.94 in CDBG Program
Income. Not included in the total
funds is $7,778.19 in prior year
CDBG funds available for reprogramming.)
12 Affordable
Housing
Monitoring
2020 2024 Affordable
Housing
Monitoring
CDBG: $0
City General
Fund: $10,000
(estimate)
Other: 500 Other
Table 6 – Goals Summary
Goal Descriptions
1 Goal Name Public Facilities & Improvements (includes ADA) Goal
Description
City of Woodland, ADA Accessibility Project – The City will design and construct curb ramp improvements at up to 11 locations. The locations are on the City's ADA Priority Route which was identified in conjunction with the City's ad hoc committee of community members with disabilities and is coordinated with Yolobus routes throughout the City.

Yolo Community Care Continuum, Haven House Interim Care Program – The Interim Care Program is a short-term care program for homeless individuals who have substance use addictions and have been discharged from hospital settings.

The Yolo Community Care Continuum will rehabilitate the deck and wheelchair ramp used at the Haven House facility.

CommuniCare Health Centers, Outdoor Classroom – CommuniCare will install an outdoor classroom at its Family Wellness Center that will support engagement with Woodland’s low-income community and make it easy to for staff to conduct pro-social and clinical activities in the outdoor space.

Empower Yolo, Safe Space Project – Empower Yolo will remove three large pine trees that are at-risk of all on the nonprofit’s facility in Woodland, on an adjacent home, or cars parked on the street next to the facility. In addition, exterior lighting will be added or replaced for the facility as the building has been vandalized on multiple occasions and adjacent homeowners raised concerns that the building is not adequately lit at night.

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26 4 Goal Name Public Services (Other: Emergency Food & Shelter) Goal
Description
Short Term Emergency Aid Committee, Woodland Homeless Prevention Program - STEAC will provide cash assistance to landlords to prevent low income households from being evicted from their rental housing and assist low income households move from homelessness into permanent housing with first month's rent assistance.

Empower Yolo, Shelter Services - Empower Yolo provides emergency food and shelter to victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, and human trafficking. The shelter also offers a comprehensive empowerment program designed to assist survivors of domestic violence in becoming independent and safe from the violence in their lives. During the course of their stay, every adult and child is assigned an advocate to assist with goal-setting and obtaining food, clothing, financial aid, transportation, and health care. Services at the shelter include case management, safety planning, weekly goal-setting, economic empowerment, life skills development, and domestic violence education.

Yolo County Children’s Alliance, Medical/CalFresh Enrollment/Retention – YCCL will provide bi-lingual, bi-cultural, friendly, patient, and in-person service so that YCCL can walk people through the process of enrolling in MediCal and CalFresh. YCCL will help troubleshoot issues that arise and confirm that all necessary paperwork is complete for review by the Yolo County Health and Human Services Agency, the administrative agency. Once clients are enrolled, YCCL will follow up to make sure clients understand their benefits and how to use them, including helping them to connect to the actual health and food services in their community.

Meals on Wheels Yolo County, Operation Accelerate - Meals on Wheels will provide hot, noontime meals and weekday safety checks for homebound, low income senior citizens.

Yolo Community Care Continuum, New Dimensions Supported Housing -YCCC will provide housing and supportive services for adults who are at risk of homelessness and have a mental illness.

Yolo Wayfarer Center, Emergency Shelter Services - YWC offers dormitory-style shelter for up to 100 homeless individuals and a day services program on a daily basis. The shelter program provides three nutritious meals a day, case management, mailbox services, showers, laundry facilities, and access to substance use treatment upon referral and availability. Assistance accessing mainstream benefit programs as well as job and housing search assistance are provided.

Participants in the day services program which is staged in large courtyard adjacent to the shelter do not need to reside at the shelter and services include meals, resource/referral information, showers/restrooms, and laundry.

Yolo Food Bank, Nurture Woodland – YFB will collect, sort, store, and distribute food to food insecure individuals.

City of Woodland, Homeless Coordinator - The Homeless Coordinator addresses citywide needs for individuals and families that are homeless or at-risk of homelessness. This position consults, refers cases, and works actively with government agencies and private partners/community groups.

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27 5 Goal Name Youth Services
Goal
Description
The City will provide reduced enrollment fees through its Campership program for income-qualified families of youth participating in Swim Lessons, Summertime Fun Club (day camp), Summer Teen Pack, and Lifeguard Training. Other youth programs offered by the City will include leasing the City Hall annex building to the Woodland Opera House at a cost of $1 for youth theatre/dance programs and the After School Teen Pack. The City operates After School Teen Pack at the Douglass & Lee Middle Schools during the school year Monday-Thursday from immediately after school until 5:00 p.m. Designed for drop-in visits by students to participate any time after school, the program provides supervised activities.
6 Goal Name Employment Training
Goal
Description
The City partnered with the local community college, Woodland Community College, for the Woodland Promise Program to support local higher education access and equity. This initiative started in Fall 2021 with 20 students participating in the program and provides financial resources to help Woodland students who might not otherwise be able to afford a college education and supports the Consolidated Plan high priority need of employment training. Woodland Promise has two components: a fee-waiver called Woodland College Promise and a scholarship program call the Woodland Stars Scholarship. Woodland College Promise will cover up to two years of community fees for eligible students who live in Woodland and have graduated from a local high school. Eligible students must be full-time WCC students with a completed Student Educational Plan. The points-based Woodland Stars Scholarship will award up to an additional $1,000 a year to students benefiting from the Woodland College Promise program. Woodland Stars applicants will be assigned points based on their demonstrated civic engagement or volunteerism, their academic performance, their Student Educational Plan, and their time spent with applied internships associated with their studies. Scholarships can be used toward supplemental materials such as textbooks and represent an additional tool to foster educational access at WCC regardless of a student’s financial means. The City is using Measure J sales tax revenues to support the two-year Woodland Promise Program initiative.
7 Goal Name Fair Housing Services (Subject to PS Cap)
Goal
Description
Legal Services of Northern California, Fair Housing Services - Legal Services will provide fair housing services through phone and in-person consultations with Woodland residents who contact Legal Services with housing complaints. Attorneys from Legal Services will advise clients with fair housing issues of their right under fair housing laws. Attorneys will also pursue reasonable accommodations, where appropriate, and assist clients in filing complaints with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and the California State Department of Fair Employment and Housing when the issue cannot be resolved informally. Legal Services also holds an annual fair housing workshop in collaboration with the City of Woodland and Yolo County Housing.

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28 8 Goal Name Health Services
Goal
Description
Northern California Children's Therapy Center, Project Hope - NCCTC will provide health care access for special needs children through early intervention, socialization and an array of comprehensive multiple therapy programs aimed at helping disabled children achieve their greatest level of independence. 10 Goal Name Rehabilitation, Multi-Unit Residential
Goal
Description
New Hope Community Development Corporation, Cottonwood Meadows Siding & Structural Dry-rot Improvements, Phase S-3 - The project will allow for additional dry-rot repairs to the T-1-11 siding and areas of damage to any structural framing, which include repairing or replacing portions of the second floor resident decks on the east side of the buildings for the 47-unit apartment complex that provides affordable housing for low income senior citizen households. Similar to the other portions of this multi-phased project, the actual extent of the dry-rot damage will be determined as sections of the siding are removed and a scope of work for that section is developed. The replacement siding will be of "cementfiber" type with new wood trim, which will be painted. 12 Goal Name Affordable Housing Monitoring
Goal
Description
The City will monitor more than 500 affordable housing units during the program year.

Annual Action Plan
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29 Projects
AP-35 Projects – 91.220(d)
Introduction
Construction activities include ADA Accessibility Program (City of Woodland), Cottonwood Meadows Siding & Structural Dry-rot ImprovementsPhase S-3 (New Hope Community Development Corporation), Haven House Interim Care Program (Yolo Community Care Continuum), Outdoor Classroom (CommuniCare Health Centers), and Safe Space Project (Empower Yolo). installation/occupancy of 61 permanent supportive housing units for homeless individuals (City of Woodland and nonprofit Friends of the Mission). Public service activities include the New Dimensions Supported Housing (Yolo Community Care Continuum's housing and supportive services for adults with mental illness), Woodland Homeless Prevention Program (Short Term Emergency Aid Committee), Home Delivered Meals Program (meals provided to low income senior citizens by Meals on Wheels Yolo County), Emergency Shelter Services (100-bedemergency shelter operated by the Yolo Wayfarer Center for adult women and men), Project HOPE (Northern California Children's Therapy Center's program to provide health care access to special needs children through early intervention, socialization, and multiple therapy programs), Fair Housing Services (Legal Services of Northern California), MediCal & CalFresh Enrollment/Retention (outreach and assistance by the Yolo County Children's Alliance to families eligible for MediCal and CalFresh), Shelter Services (support for Empower Yolo's shelter for victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, and trafficking), and Nurture Woodland (distribution of food by the Yolo Food Bank and its community partners).

While not supported with CDBG funds, the City expects to make progress on providing permanent supportive housing for the homeless and supporting homeless outreach and related services during the program year through the following two activities.

The City, Yolo County, key nonprofit agencies, and local health care providers have partnered to support the East Beamer Way Campus on Cityowned land. East Beamer Way will include three components: a 100-bed shelter for single men and women (constructed in late 2020 and operational in early January 2021), 61 units of permanent supportive housing, and a 60-bed treatment facility. The East Beamer Way campus represents a paradigm shift in how to address the homeless challenges in Woodland. The East Beamer Way property is located directly north of the City limits within the City's General Plan area. The City deeded the shelter site to a local nonprofit, Friends of Mission, at no cost. The State awarded the City and co-applicant Friends of the Mission a $15,770,467 Homekey grant in March 2022 for the PSH project. Homekey funds will allow Friends of the Mission to complete the purchase/installation of the housing units; purchase/install a 2,500 square foot community center with offices, conference space, gathering area, and a medical examination room; and receive a three-year operating subsidy. The housing units are expected to be installed and largely occupied by November 2022. In June 2022, Friends of the Mission was notified that it had been awarded conditionally a $12,500,000 state grant (Behavioral Health Continuum Infrastructure Program) for construction of the new treatment facility.

In 2018, the City established a homeless coordinator position to address citywide needs for individuals and families that are homeless or at risk of homelessness. The position is funded through the City's general fund and a grant received by the City. The homeless coordinator who is a licensed mental health professional with 20 years of experience working in the mental health field engages homeless residents, provides referrals for services, and collaborates closely with social service agencies and Yolo County to coordinate services and housing options whenever

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30 possible. The individual in this position works with the staff of the Yolo Wayfarer Center’s 100-bed homeless shelter with the overall goals of improving outcomes for clients and ensuring whenever possible that clients transition from the shelter into supportive, longer-term housing environments. Other activities include assisting with the operations of the shelter by filling in gaps for transportation and case management of clients and providing encouragement/motivation to clients to improve their living situation. On occasion, the homeless coordinator will cover the cost of hard to obtain birth certificates, transport clients so they can obtain their California identification cards, and provide other support.

In February 2022, the homeless coordinator served as one of the two organizers for the point-in-time count of homeless individuals in Woodland.

Projects
# Project Name
1 City of Woodland, ADA Accessibility Project
2 New Hope Community Development Corp, Cottonwood Meadows Siding & Structural Dry-rot Improvements – Phase S-3 3 Yolo Community Care Continuum, Haven House Interim Care Program 4 CommuniCare Health Centers, Outdoor Classroom
5 Empower Yolo, Safe Space Project
6 Yolo Community Care Continuum, New Dimensions Supported Housing 7 Short Term Emergency Aid Committee, Woodland Homeless Prevention Program 8 Meals on Wheels Yolo County, Operation Accelerate
9 Yolo Wayfarer Center, Emergency Shelter Services
10 Northern California Children's Therapy Center, Project HOPE 11 Legal Services of Northern California, Fair Housing Services 12 Yolo County Children's Alliance, MediCal/CalFresh Enrollment/Retention 13 Empower Yolo, Shelter Services
14 Yolo Food Bank, Nurture Woodland
15 City of Woodland, CDBG Administration
Table 7 - Project Information
Describe the reasons for allocation priorities and any obstacles to addressing underserved needs The allocation priorities address high priority needs established in 2020-2024 Consolidated Plan and are being implemented by the 2022-2023 Action Plan. While not supported with CDBG funds, other efforts consistent with the Consolidated Plan that will occur during the program year include completion of the 61-unit permanent supportive housing project at the East Beamer Way Campus and employing a full-time homeless coordinator to address citywide needs for individual and families that are homeless or at risk of homelessness. While funding streams for

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31 addressing homeless-related issues and affordable housing in general have increased in the last couple of years and particularly to address impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic, additional resources are needed. One particular challenge is addressing the case management needs of homeless individuals on the street, in shelter, and in permanent housing. While the City had been using CDBG CV3 funds to support behavioral health services provided by the Yolo Wayfarer Center for its emergency shelter and permanent supportive housing programs, these are one-time funds. Although sheltering and housing the homeless is important, the success of homeless individuals progressing in these programs, establishing stability for physical and mental health, and maintaining their housing can be undermined without regular case management services.

AP-38 Project Summary
Project Summary Information

Annual Action Plan
2022
32 1 Project Name City of Woodland, ADA Accessibility Project Target Area Not applicable
Goals Supported Public Facilities & Improvements (includes ADA) Needs Addressed Public Facilities & Improvements (includes ADA) Funding CDBG: $200,000
Description ADA compliant curb ramps will be constructed at up to 12 locations.

Target Date 6/30/2023
Estimate the number
and type of families
that will benefit from
the proposed
activities
It is estimated that 250 persons who are disabled will benefit from the ADA curb ramp improvements.

Location Description Locations of the proposed ADA improvements are adjacent to or near the Douglass Middle School and include the intersections of Marshall Avenue and First Street, Hays Street and Second Street, Granada Drive and Viento Lane, Granada Drive and Fremont Street, and Granada Drive and Second Street.

Planned Activities ADA compliant curb ramps will be constructed at up to 12 locations. 2 Project Name New Hope Community Development Corp, Cottonwood Meadows Siding & Structural Dry-rot Improvements – Phase S-3
Target Area Not applicable
Goals Supported Rehabilitation, Multi-Unit Residential
Needs Addressed Rehabilitation, Multi-Unit Residential
Funding CDBG: $47,552.13
Description The project will allow for additional dry-rot repairs to the T-1-11 siding and areas of damage to any structural framing, which will include repairing or replacing portions of the second-floor resident decks on the east side of the buildings. Cottonwood Meadows provides affordable housing for low income senior citizen households.

Target Date 6/30/2023
Estimate the number
and type of families
that will benefit from
the proposed
activities
31 very low-income, 10 low-income, and 4 moderate-income senior citizen households will benefit from the rehabilitation work.

Location Description The Cottonwood Meadows apartment complex is located at 120 North Cottonwood Street.

Planned Activities The project will allow for additional dry-rot repairs to the T-1-11 siding and areas of damage to any structural framing, which will include repairing or replacing portions of the second-floor resident decks on the east side of the buildings.
3 Project Name Yolo Community Care Continuum, Haven House Interim Care Program Target Area Not applicable
Goals Supported Public Facilities & Improvements (includes ADA) Needs Addressed Public Facilities & Improvements (includes ADA), Health Services Funding CDBG: $20,000

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33 Description The Interim Care Program is a short-term care program for homeless individuals who have substance use addictions and have been discharged from hospital settings. The Yolo Community Care Continuum will rehabilitate the deck and wheelchair ramp used at the Haven House facility.

Target Date 6/30/2023
Estimate the number
and type of families
that will benefit from
the proposed
activities
On an annual basis, the rehabilitation work for Haven House will benefit 20 homeless individuals who have substance use additions and are being discharged from hospital settings.

Location Description Haven House is located at 168 College Street.

Planned Activities The Yolo Community Care Continuum will rehabilitate the deck and wheelchair ramp used at the Haven House facility.
4 Project Name CommuniCare Health Centers, Outdoor Classroom Target Area Not applicable
Goals Supported Public Facilities & Improvements (includes ADA) Needs Addressed Public Facilities & Improvements (includes ADA), Health Services
Funding CDBG: $9,850
Description CommuniCare will install an outdoor classroom at its Family Wellness Center that will support engagement with Woodland’s low-income community and make it easy to for staff to conduct pro-social and clinical activities in the outdoor space.

Target Date 6/30/2023
Estimate the number
and type of families
that will benefit from
the proposed
activities
An estimated 50 lower income households (or 150 person) receiving counseling services at CommuniCare’s Family Wellness Center will benefit from the proposed activities.

Location Description CommuniCare's Family Wellness Center is located at 455 First Street.

Planned Activities CommuniCare will install an outdoor classroom at its Family Wellness Center that will support engagement with Woodland’s low-income community and make it easy to for staff to conduct pro-social and clinical activities in the outdoor space.

5 Project Name Empower Yolo
Target Area Not applicable
Goals Supported Public Facilities & Improvements (includes ADA) Needs Addressed Public Facilities & Improvements (includes ADA) Funding CDBG: $19,160

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34 Description Empower Yolo will remove three large pine trees that are at-risk of all on the nonprofit’s facility in Woodland, on an adjacent home, or cars parked on the street next to the facility. In addition, exterior lighting will be added or replaced for the facility as the building has been vandalized on multiple occasions and adjacent homeowners raised concerns that the building is not adequately lit at night. Empower Yolo provides holistic services to ensure community members receive the resources and support they require and connects clients to resources they may need both short and long-term. Their focus has been on serving the most vulnerable in the community: victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, and trafficking; home insecure; food insecure; and the homeless.

Target Date 6/30/2023
Estimate the number
and type of families
that will benefit from
the proposed
activities
On an annual basis, an estimated 540 low income individuals who receive services from Empower Yolo’s Woodland facility will benefit from the proposed activities.

Location Description Empower Yolo is located at 175 Walnut Street.

Planned Activities Empower Yolo will remove three large pine trees that are at-risk of all on the nonprofit’s facility in Woodland, on an adjacent home, or cars parked on the street next to the facility. In addition, exterior lighting will be added or replaced for the facility as the building has been vandalized on multiple occasions and adjacent homeowners raised concerns that the building is not adequately lit at night. 6 Project Name Yolo Community Care Continuum, New Dimensions Supported Housing Target Area Not applicable
Goals Supported Public Services (Other: Emergency Food & Shelter) Needs Addressed Public Services (Other: Emergency Food & Shelter) Funding CDBG: $6,224
Description This program provides individualized services to residents of the New Dimensions Supportive Housing Project via the Yolo Community Care Continuum for adults at risk of mental illness. Services will be provided to mentally ill adults residing at multiple residential properties operated by YCCC in Woodland. Services include teaching independent living skills, clinical and medical support, teaching vocational skills, and ensuring safety for the residents.

Target Date 6/30/2023
Estimate the number
and type of families
that will benefit from
the proposed
activities
An estimated 36 very low-income individuals will benefit from the New Dimensions Supported Housing program.

Location Description The program will operate at multiple residential properties owned or rented by the Yolo Community Care Continuum and mostly located in the central section of Woodland.

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35 Planned Activities This program provides individualized services to residents of the New Dimensions Supportive Housing Project via the Yolo Community Care Continuum for adults at risk of mental illness. Services will be provided to mentally ill adults residing at multiple residential properties operated by YCCC in Woodland. Services include teaching independent living skills, clinical and medical support, teaching vocational skills, and ensuring safety for the residents.
7 Project Name Short Term Emergency Aid Committee, Woodland Homeless Prevention Program
Target Area Not applicable
Goals Supported Public Services (Other: Emergency Food & Shelter) Needs Addressed Public Services (Other: Emergency Food & Shelter) Funding CDBG: $6,224
Description Cash assistance will be provided directly to landlords to prevent low income households from being evicted from their rental housing and assist low income households move from homelessness into permanent housing with first month's rent assistance.

Target Date 6/30/2023
Estimate the number
and type of families
that will benefit from
the proposed
activities
An estimated 189 low-income individuals will benefit from the Woodland Homeless Prevention Program.

Location Description The Woodland Homeless Prevention Program will be available citywide to income eligible households.

Planned Activities Cash assistance will be provided directly to landlords to prevent low income households from being evicted from their rental housing and assist low income households move from homelessness into permanent housing with first month's rent assistance.
8 Project Name Meals on Wheels Yolo County, Operation Accelerate Target Area Not applicable
Goals Supported Public Services (Other: Emergency Food & Shelter) Needs Addressed Public Services (Other: Emergency Food & Shelter) Funding CDBG: $8,500
Description Meals on Wheels will provide hot, noontime meals and weekday safety checks for homebound, low-income senior citizens.

Target Date 6/30/2023
Estimate the number
and type of families
that will benefit from
the proposed
activities
An estimated 75 low-income senior citizens will benefit from the Meals on Wheels program.

Location Description The Meals on Wheels program will be available citywide for incomeeligible senior citizens.

Planned Activities Meals on Wheels will provide hot, noontime meals and weekday safety checks for homebound, low-income senior citizens.

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36 9 Project Name Yolo Wayfarer Center, Emergency Shelter Services Target Area Not applicable
Goals Supported Public Services (Other: Emergency Food & Shelter) Needs Addressed Public Services (Other: Emergency Food & Shelter) Funding CDBG: $8,500
Description The Yolo Wayfarer Center will offer dormitory-style shelter for up to 100 homeless individuals daily at its emergency shelter. The shelter program provides three nutritious meals a day, case management, mailbox services, showers, laundry facilities, and access to substance use treatment upon referral and availability. Assistance accessing mainstream benefit programs as well as job and housing search assistance are provided.

Target Date 6/30/2023
Estimate the number
and type of families
that will benefit from
the proposed
activities
An estimated 300 very low-income individuals who are homeless will benefit from the emergency shelter services provided by the Yolo Wayfarer Center.

Location Description The Yolo Wayfarer Center's emergency shelter is located at the corner of East Beamer Street and Road 102.

Planned Activities The Yolo Wayfarer Center will offer dormitory-style shelter for up to 100 homeless individuals daily at its emergency shelter. The shelter program provides three nutritious meals a day, case management, mailbox services, showers, laundry facilities, and access to substance use treatment upon referral and availability. Assistance accessing mainstream benefit programs as well as job and housing search assistance are provided.
10 Project Name Northern California Children's Therapy Center, Project HOPE Target Area Not applicable
Goals Supported Health Services
Needs Addressed Health Services
Funding CDBG: $6,224
Description Project HOPE will provide health care access for special needs children through early intervention, socialization and an array of comprehensive multiple therapy programs aimed at helping disabled children achieve their greatest level of independence.

Target Date 6/30/2023
Estimate the number
and type of families
that will benefit from
the proposed
activities
An estimated 100 special needs children from lower-income households will benefit from the health care services provided through Project HOPE.

Location Description Project HOPE will provide therapy services citywide to income-eligible families.

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37 Planned Activities Project HOPE will provide health care access for special needs children through early intervention, socialization and an array of comprehensive multiple therapy programs aimed at helping disabled children achieve their greatest level of independence.
11 Project Name Legal Services of Northern California, Fair Housing Services Target Area Not applicable
Goals Supported Fair Housing Services (Subject to PS Cap) Needs Addressed Fair Housing Activities (Subject to PS Cap) Funding CDBG: $10,000
Description Legal Services of Northern California (Woodland office) will provide fair housing services through phone and in-person consultations with Woodland residents who contact Legal Services with housing complaints. Attorneys from Legal Services will advise clients with fair housing issues of their right under fair housing laws. Attorneys will also pursue reasonable accommodations, where appropriate, and assist clients in filing complaints with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and the California State Department of Fair Employment and Housing when the issue cannot be resolved informally. Legal Services also holds an annual fair housing workshop in collaboration with the City of Woodland and Yolo County Housing.

Target Date 6/30/2023
Estimate the number
and type of families
that will benefit from
the proposed
activities
An estimated 102 lower-income individuals will benefit from the Fair Housing services provided by Legal Services of Northern California.

Location Description Fair Housing Services will be provided citywide to income-eligible individuals.

Planned Activities Legal Services of Northern California (Woodland office) will provide fair housing services through phone and in-person consultations with Woodland residents who contact Legal Services with housing complaints. Attorneys from Legal Services will advise clients with fair housing issues of their right under fair housing laws. Attorneys will also pursue reasonable accommodations, where appropriate, and assist clients in filing complaints with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and the California State Department of Fair Employment and Housing when the issue cannot be resolved informally. Legal Services also holds an annual fair housing workshop in collaboration with the City of Woodland and Yolo County Housing. 12 Project Name Yolo County Children's Alliance, MediCal/CalFresh Enrollment/Retention
Target Area Not applicable
Goals Supported Public Services (Other: Emergency Food & Shelter) Health Services
Needs Addressed Public Services (Other: Emergency Food & Shelter) Health Services
Funding CDBG: $6,224

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38 Description The Yolo County Children’s Alliance (YCCL) will provide bi-lingual, bicultural, friendly, patient, and in-person service so that YCCL can walk people through the process of enrolling in MediCal and CalFresh. YCCL will help troubleshoot issues that arise and confirm that all necessary paperwork is complete for review by the Yolo County Health and Human Services Agency, the administrative agency. Once enrolled, YCCL will follow up with clients to make sure they understand their benefits and how to use them, including helping them to connect to the actual health and food services in their community.

Target Date 6/30/2023
Estimate the number
and type of families
that will benefit from
the proposed
activities
An estimated 100 low-income individuals will benefit from the MediCal/CalFresh Enrollment/Retention program. For many of the beneficiaries, Spanish is their primary language.

Location Description The activities will be provided citywide to income-eligible individuals and families.

Planned Activities The Yolo County Children’s Alliance (YCCL) will provide bi-lingual, bicultural, friendly, patient, and in-person service so that YCCL can walk people through the process of enrolling in MediCal and CalFresh. YCCL will help troubleshoot issues that arise and confirm that all necessary paperwork is complete for review by the Yolo County Health and Human Services Agency, the administrative agency. Once enrolled, YCCL will follow up with clients to make sure they understand their benefits and how to use them, including helping them to connect to the actual health and food services in their community. 13 Project Name Empower Yolo, Shelter Services
Target Area Not applicable
Goals Supported Public Services (Other: Emergency Food & Shelter) Needs Addressed Public Services (Other: Emergency Food & Shelter) Funding CDBG: $6,225
Description Empower Yolo provides emergency food and shelter to victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, and human trafficking. The shelter also offers a comprehensive empowerment program designed to assist survivors of domestic violence in becoming independent and safe from the violence in their lives. During the course of their stay, every adult and child is assigned an advocate to assist with goal-setting and obtaining food, clothing, financial aid, transportation, and health care. Services at the shelter include case management, safety planning, weekly goal-setting, economic empowerment, life skills development, and domestic violence education.

Target Date 6/30/2023
Estimate the number
and type of families
that will benefit from
the proposed
activities
An estimated 25 very low- and low-income households will benefit from Empower Yolo's shelter program.

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39 Location Description Empower Yolo's shelter is located at an undisclosed location in Yolo County.

Planned Activities Empower Yolo provides emergency food and shelter to victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, and human trafficking. The shelter also offers a comprehensive empowerment program designed to assist survivors of domestic violence in becoming independent and safe from the violence in their lives. During the course of their stay, every adult and child is assigned an advocate to assist with goal-setting and obtaining food, clothing, financial aid, transportation, and health care. Services at the shelter include case management, safety planning, weekly goal-setting, economic empowerment, life skills development, and domestic violence education.
14 Project Name Yolo Food Bank, Nurture Woodland
Target Area Not applicable
Goals Supported Public Services (Other: Emergency Food & Shelter) Needs Addressed Public Services (Other: Emergency Food & Shelter) Funding CDBG: $8,500
Description The Yolo Food Bank will collect, sort, store, and distribute food to food insecure individuals.

Target Date 6/30/2023
Estimate the number
and type of families
that will benefit from
the proposed
activities
An estimated 150 individuals will benefit from the Yolo Food Bank's Nurture Woodland program.

Location Description The Food Bank's Nurture Woodland program will be available citywide.

Planned Activities The Yolo Food Bank will collect, sort, store, and distribute food to food insecure individuals.
15 Project Name City of Woodland, CDBG Administration
Target Area Not applicable
Goals Supported Public Facilities & Improvements (includes ADA) Public Services (Other: Emergency Food & Shelter)
Fair Housing Services (Subject to PS Cap)
Health Services
Rehabilitation, Multi-Unit Residential
Affordable Housing Monitoring
Needs Addressed Public Facilities & Improvements (includes ADA) Public Services (Other: Emergency Food & Shelter)
Fair Housing Activities (Subject to PS Cap)
Health Services
Rehabilitation, Multi-Unit Residential
Funding CDBG: $88,828
Description CDBG funds will be used for the administration of the City of Woodland's CDBG program.

Target Date 6/30/2023

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40 Estimate the number
and type of families
that will benefit from
the proposed
activities
Not applicable as the funding will be used for the administration of the City's CDBG program.

Location Description Not applicable as the funding will be used for the administration of the City's CDBG program.

Planned Activities CDBG funds will be used for the administration of the City of Woodland's CDBG program.

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41 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
The following construction activities are located in low-moderate income Census Block Groups.

CommuniCare Health Centers, Outdoor Classroom
New Hope Community Development Corporation, Cottonwood Meadows Siding and Structural Dry-rot Improvements – Phase S-3
City of Woodland, ADA Accessibility Program (at least eleven of the accessible ramp locations) For public service activities, the following activities are located in low-moderate income Census Block Groups; however, these activities as well as the other activities proposed for funding are available on a citywide basis to income-eligible individuals.

Meals on Wheel Yolo County, Home Delivered Meals Program Yolo Community Care Continuum, New Dimensions Supported Housing (a portion of the permanent supportive housing locations)
Northern California Children's Therapy Center, Project HOPE Legal Services of Northern California, Fair Housing Services According to the most recent American Community Survey five-year estimates (2013-2017 ACS 5-Year Estimates), the distribution of minority persons based on race at the Census block group level does not include any concentrations. A concentration is defined as 51 percent or more. For Asians, the greatest concentration occurs in Block Group 2, Census Tract 111.02 at 21.2 percent. For Black or African American, the greatest concentration occurs in Block Group 1, Census Tract 109.02 at 11.8 percent. While there are no race concentrations at the Census block group level, there are ethnic concentrations. The 2013-2017 ACS 5-Year Estimates shows 48.3 percent of Woodland is Hispanic or Latino. For the Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, there are concentrations in fourteen Census block groups and eleven of the block groups (marked in bold) are located in low-moderate income Census block groups: Block Groups 1 and 3, Census Tract 108; Block Group 1, Census Tract 109.01; Block Groups 2 and 3, Census Tract 109.01; Block Groups 1 and 2, Census Tract 109.02; Block Group 2, Census Tract 110.01; Block Group 1, Census Tract 111.01; Block Group 2, Census Tract 111.01; Block Groups 1 and 2, Census Tract 111.02; Block Group 1, Census Tract 111.03; and Block Group 3, Census Tract 112.05.

Geographic Distribution
Target Area Percentage of Funds
Table 8 - Geographic Distribution
Rationale for the priorities for allocating investments geographically As noted in the above item (Description of the areas of the entitlement...), a number of the CDBG projects and programs that will be funded are located in low-moderate income Census Block Gropes. However, the programs offered by the organizations are available citywide to income-eligible

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Discussion
Target Areas are not designated for Woodland's Consolidated Plan. Proposed public service activities are available to residents throughout the City.

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43 Affordable Housing
AP-55 Affordable Housing – 91.220(g)
Introduction
For the program year, the City will use CDBG and other funds to provide affordable housing assistance through the following activities.

1. New Hope Community Development Corporation, Cottonwood Meadows Siding & Structural Dry-rot Improvements, Phase S-3 - (rehabilitation of apartment complex that serves very low-, low-, and moderate-income senior citizen households)

2. Yolo Community Care Continuum, New Dimensions Supported Housing (housing and supportive services for adults with a mental illness who are at risk of homelessness)

3. Short Term Emergency Committee, Woodland Homeless Prevention Program (emergency cash assistance for overdue rent in order to prevent evictions and first month's rent to help individuals and families move into permanent, long-term housing)
The City will use non-CDBG funds to provide affordable housing for the homeless through the following project.

East Beamer Way Campus - The City has partnered with local nonprofits Friends of the Mission, Yolo Wayfarer Center, and Woodland Opportunity Village; Yolo County; and regional health care providers including Dignity Health to develop the East Beamer Way campus on City-owned property at the northwest corner of East Beamer Street and County Road 102 for a new expanded homeless shelter, permanent supportive housing units, and a new expanded treatment facility. Construction of the homeless shelter was completed in December 2020 and operations began in January 2021. The shelter provides 100 beds for adult women and men while the previous shelter had capacity for 65 beds which included using the dining hall for sleeping quarters.

Directly north of the shelter facility is a site that will accommodate 61 units of permanent supportive housing for homeless individuals. The City and grant co-applicant Friends of the Mission were awarded a $15,770,467 State Homekey grant in March 2022; the grant is being used to purchase/install the housing units, provide for a community center, and establish a three-year operating subsidy for the PSH project. The final component of the East Beamer Way campus is a new 60-bed treatment facility (Walter's House) that will replace an existing facility with 44 beds. Infrastructure work for the treatment facility site has been completed. . In June 2022, Friends of the Mission was notified that it had been awarded conditionally a $12,500,000 state grant (Behavioral Health Continuum Infrastructure Program) for construction of the new treatment facility. The existing treatment facility may be converted into a family shelter once the new facility is operational. The City's commitment for East Beamer Way has been significant as the City served as the developer, donated the land, and will end up providing funds in excess of $2,000,000 with a majority of the funds being derived from affordable housing revenues received by the City.

One Year Goals for the Number of Households to be Supported Homeless 325
Non-Homeless 1,276
Special-Needs 481
Total 2,082
Table 9 - One Year Goals for Affordable Housing by Support Requirement

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44 One Year Goals for the Number of Households Supported Through Rental Assistance 189
The Production of New Units 61
Rehab of Existing Units 45
Acquisition of Existing Units 0
Total 295
Table 10 - One Year Goals for Affordable Housing by Support Type Discussion
The number reported for households assisted through rental assistance represents 189 individuals assisted and not individual households.

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45 AP-60 Public Housing – 91.220(h)
Introduction
Yolo County Housing (YCH) serves as the public housing authority for Yolo County, administers the countywide Housing Choice Voucher program (individual vouchers, project-based vouchers, and special purpose vouchers); operates public housing facilities, agricultural housing, and other affordable housing projects throughout Yolo County; and offers other programs. In Woodland, YCH operates two public housing developments: Yolano Village (60 family units) and Donnelly Circle (72 family units) which are generally fully occupied. A total of 6,711 families were on the wait list for the two developments in 2021.

Actions planned during the next year to address the needs to public housing For the program year, the City plans to fund the following public service activities which are available to public housing residents and other eligible Woodland residents: Yolo Food Bank, Nurture Woodland (food); Short Term Emergency Aid Committee, Woodland Homeless Prevention Program (rental assistance for individuals and families at-risk of eviction); Yolo County Children's Alliance, MediCal & CalFresh Enrollment/Retention (MediCal and CalFresh enrollment); Northern California Children's Therapy Center, Project HOPE (health care access for special needs children), Meals on Wheels Yolo County, Operation Accelerate (home-delivered meals to low income senior citizens).

While not funded through the CDBG program, the City provides other programs that may benefit public housing residents. The City through funding from its Measure J sales tax measure provides scholarships for youth day camps, swim lessons, lifeguard training, and tennis classes. Scholarships result in a substantial fee reduction (except tennis, which is free) and are available to families that earn no more than 60% of the countywide median household income, adjusted for household size. Generally, families that meet the requirements for the school lunch program are eligible for the scholarships. In addition, the City operates a Summer at City Hall program. This program is a partnership between the City and Woodland Joint Unified School District. The program exposes high school students to how local government works, positive approaches to influence decision making, and democracy. Students tour City and County departments, received lessons on civics, participate in job shadowing City personnel, and participate in an advocacy project. Upon completion of the program, students receive a stipend from the City and school credit from the School District.

Another initiative not funded with CDBG funds and available to residents of public housing includes the Woodland Promise Program to support local higher education access and equity. This initiative, a partnership between the City and Woodland Community College, started in fall 2021 and provided financial resources to help 20 Woodland students who might not otherwise be able to afford a college education and supports the Consolidated Plan high priority need of employment training. To increase participation, the City and WCC have decreased the units to 6 or more instead of full-time and WCC acceptance letters have been sent to all graduating seniors with information on the Promise Program and a mailer will be sent during summer 2022 for all graduating seniors.

Woodland Promise has two components: a fee-waiver called Woodland College Promise and a scholarship program call the Woodland Stars Scholarship. Woodland College Promise covers up to two years of community fees for eligible students who live in Woodland and have graduated from a local

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Actions to encourage public housing residents to become more involved in management and participate in homeownership
Yolo County Housing (YCH) is governed by a board of commissioners separate from the City of Woodland's jurisdiction. Two of the commissioners are residents of YCH developments which includes public housing facilities and other low income developments. A public housing residents group meets on a quarterly basis to discuss issues affecting public housing residents and provide YCH management with input. While the City of Woodland is not involved in the governance or oversight of YCH and its public housing program, City programs including recreation scholarships, first time homebuyer loan assistance, Rec2Go (mobile recreation van), part-time employment opportunities for high school students through the City's recreational programs, and Summer at City Hall are available to public housing residents. Summer at City Hall is a partnership between the City and Woodland Joint Unified School District that exposes youth to how local government works, positive approaches to influence decision-making, and democracy. Participants receive a stipend and school credit after completion of the program.

If the PHA is designated as troubled, describe the manner in which financial assistance will be provided or other assistance
Yolo County Housing which serves as the PHA for Yolo County is not designated as troubled.

Discussion
Public housing is funded through Congressional appropriations. According to the National Housing Law Project (NHLP), Congress has not adequately funded public housing for decades and it is estimated that public housing units nationwide need at least $45 billion in repairs. While NHLP notes that HUD's Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD) program creates some opportunities to preserve and rehabilitate existing public housing units, it cautions that these efforts must be balanced to lessen the impacts on existing tenants. While the public housing units in Woodland (Yolano Village and Donnelly Circle) are in good condition; funds will be needed to preserve and modernize them. Yolo County Housing is engaged in discussions with HUD on converting the public housing provided at Yolano Village (60 family units) and Donnelly Circle (72 family units) into a housing choice voucher supported program. Potentially, moving to a voucher supported program and exiting public housing could result in construction of new units for public housing residents. However, this is a long process predicated on HUD's approval of the conversation to a voucher supported program and the ability to finance new construction. If successful, YCH would construct approximately 400 rental units in a multi-story mixed income development to accommodate the existing 132 public housing units and other housing units for low to moderate income

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47 households. The development would also include first floor retail uses. To support YCH’s efforts, the City in 2022 included $500,000 in its American Rescue Plan funding plan toward the project.

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48 AP-65 Homeless and Other Special Needs Activities – 91.220(i) Introduction
The Yolo County Homeless and Poverty Action Coalition conducted the 2022 Yolo County Homeless Count on February 22, 2022. The Homeless Count is a survey of individuals and families identified as experiencing sheltered or unsheltered homelessness within the boundaries of Yolo County on a single night in January. It is important to recognize that the count reflects only those persons identified as homeless within the county on a single day. Many individuals and families move in and out of homelessness during the course of a year, meaning that the actual number of people experiencing homelessness in 2022 may be higher than the numbers included in the count. A total of 783 homeless individuals (368 sheltered and 415 unsheltered) were counted countywide. The previous homeless count occurred took place on January 22, 2019. A total of 655 individuals were identified as homeless in 2019: 258 sheltered and 397 unsheltered.

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
Empower Yolo, Emergency Shelter - This activity will support staffing for an emergency shelter that serves victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, and human trafficking.

Yolo Community Care Continuum, New Dimensions Supported Housing - This activity assists individuals who are at risk of homelessness by providing housing and supportive services to adults with a mental illness.

Yolo Wayfarer Center, Emergency Shelter Services - The shelter program offers dormitory style shelter for up to 100 adult women and men and includes three nutritious meals a day, mailbox services, showers, laundry facilities, and resources/referral services - including assistance accessing mainstream benefits. Shelter participants are required to make progress on their personal development/housing plans after ten days at the shelter. This includes activities in the areas of physical and mental health, income/employment, and housing goals.

Short Term Emergency Aid Committee, Woodland Homeless Prevention Program - This activity provides cash assistance directly to landlords to prevent individuals from being evicted and assists the homeless obtain housing through rental assistance.

While not supported with CDBG funds, the City expects to make progress on providing permanent supportive housing for the homeless and supporting homeless outreach and related services during the program year through the following two activities: (1) Installation/occupancy of 61 permanent supporting housing units for homeless units at the East Beamer Campus and (2) City homeless coordinator position to address citywide needs for individuals and families that are homeless or at risk of homelessness.

Addressing the emergency shelter and transitional housing needs of homeless persons Homeless persons will be assisted through the following CDBG-funded public service activities. Please

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Empower Yolo, Shelter Services
Yolo Community Care Continuum, New Dimensions Supported Housing Yolo Wayfarer Center, Emergency Shelter Services
Short Term Emergency Aid Committee, Woodland Homeless Prevention Program 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
Continuum of Care Program - HUD in 2022 awarded the City three 2021 Continuum of Care Competition grant renewals for permanent supporting housing projects: Reallocation from Transitional Housing to Permanent Supportive Housing, Consolidated Permanent Supportive Housing for Chronically Homeless, and Bonus Project Permanent Supportive Housing for Chronically Homeless. The City's subrecipient, the Yolo Wayfarer Center, will use the grant funds to provide permanent supportive housing for homeless individuals and families. The Action Plan includes funding for the Short Term Emergency Aid Committee to assist homeless persons obtain housing through rental assistance.

Short Term Emergency Aid Committee, Woodland Homeless Prevention Program - This activity provides cash assistance to prevent individuals from being evicted and assists homeless persons obtain housing through rental assistance.

Empower Yolo, Shelter Services - Empower Yolo provides emergency food and shelter for the homeless, who are among the special population, victims of domestic violence. Empower Yolo operates the only shelter in Yolo County that specifically provides services to victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, and human trafficking. More than just a temporary refuge, Empower Yolo's shelter also provides a comprehensive empowerment program designed to assist survivors of domestic violence in becoming independent and safe from the violence in their lives. During the course of their stay, every adult and child is assigned an advocate to assist with goal-setting and obtaining food, clothing, financial aid, transportation, and health care. Programs offered at the shelter include case management, safety planning, weekly goal-setting, economic empowerment, life skills development, and domestic violence education. The shelter provides individual, on-site therapy to the residents at the shelter, as well as onsite legal and restraining order assistance, as needed. While the shelter is known as a safety net from violence, the less-known objective of the shelter program is to educate, empower, and support survivors in healing and rebuilding their lives free from violence. After leaving the shelter, clients are encouraged to continue using the services of Empower Yolo, including therapy and support groups.

Yolo Wayfarer Center, Emergency Shelter Services - The shelter program offers dormitory style shelter for up to 100 adult women and men and includes three nutritious meals a day, mailbox services, showers, laundry facilities, and resources/referral services - including assistance accessing mainstream benefits. Shelter participants are required to make progress on their personal development/housing plans after ten days at the shelter. This includes activities in the areas of physical and mental health,

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50 income/employment, and housing goals.

Helping low-income individuals and families avoid becoming homeless, especially extremely lowincome 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.

Yolo Community Care Continuum, New Dimensions Supported Housing - This activity provides supportive housing for adults at risk of homelessness who have mental illness.

City of Woodland, Homeless Coordinator - This activity which is not funded through the City's CDBG program addresses citywide needs for individuals and families that are homeless or at risk of homelessness.

Short Term Emergency Aid Committee, Woodland Homeless Prevention Program - This activity provides cash assistance to prevent individuals from being evicted and assists homeless persons obtain housing through rental assistance.

Yolo Food Bank, Nurture Woodland - This activity distributes food to food insecure people in Woodland.

Yolo County Children's Alliance, Woodland MediCal & CalFresh Enrollment & Retention - This activity assists families and individuals access health insurance and the CalFresh program. Staff is bi-lingual and bi-cultural to serve a diverse clientele. Once clients are enrolled, staff follows up with clients to make sure they understand their benefits and how to use them, including helping them to connect to the actual health and food services in their community.

Discussion
East Beamer Way Campus - The City has partnered with local nonprofits Friends of the Mission, Yolo Wayfarer Center, and Woodland Opportunity Village; Yolo County; and regional health care providers including Dignity Health to develop the East Beamer Way campus on City-owned property at the northwest corner of East Beamer Street and County Road 102 for a new expanded homeless shelter, permanent supportive housing units, and a new expanded treatment facility. Construction of the homeless shelter was completed in December 2020 and operations began in January 2021. The new shelter provides 100 beds for adult women and men while the previous shelter had capacity for 65 beds which included using the dining hall for sleeping quarters. Directly north of the shelter facility is a site that will accommodate 61 units of permanent supportive housing for homeless individuals. The final infrastructure work for the PSH site has been completed and housing units are expected to be installed in summer 2022. The final component of the East Beamer Way campus is a new 60-bed treatment facility (Walter's House) that will replace an existing facility with 44 beds. In June 2022, Friends of the Mission was notified that it had been awarded conditionally a $12,500,000 state grant (Behavioral Health Continuum Infrastructure Program) for construction of the new treatment facility. The existing treatment facility may be converted into a family shelter. The City's commitment for East Beamer Way has been significant as the City served as the developer, donated the land, and will end up providing funds in excess of $2,000,000 with a majority of the funds being derived from affordable housing

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52 AP-75 Barriers to affordable housing – 91.220(j)
Introduction:

Addressing barriers to affordable housing often involves actions at the federal and state government levels as well as market conditions that the City has little or no control over. However, the City began a concerted planning effort in 2018 to affect significant changes in the resources available and delivery system for homeless services with the ultimate goal of transitioning individuals into permanent supportive housing. This effort is known as the East Beamer Way Campus and the City has partnered with local nonprofits Friends of the Mission, Yolo Wayfarer Center, and Woodland Opportunity Village; Yolo County; and regional health care providers including Dignity Health to develop the East Beamer Way campus on City-owned property at the northwest corner of East Beamer Street and County Road 102 for a new expanded homeless shelter, permanent supportive housing units, and a new expanded treatment facility. Construction of the homeless shelter was completed in December 2020 and operations began in January 2021. The shelter provides 100 beds for adult women and men while the previous shelter had capacity for 65 beds which included using the dining hall for sleeping quarters.

Directly north of the shelter facility is a site that will accommodate 61 units of permanent supportive housing for homeless individuals. The final infrastructure work for the PSH site has been completed and installation of the housing units started in June 2022. The final component of the East Beamer Way campus is a new 60-bed treatment facility (Walter's House) that will replace an existing facility with 44 beds. Infrastructure work for the treatment facility site has been completed and the State notified nonprofit Friends of the Mission in in June 2022 that it had been awarded conditionally a $12,500,000 state grant (Behavioral Health Continuum Infrastructure Program) for construction of the new treatment facility. Once building construction for the new treatment facility is completed and the facility is operational, the existing facility will be converted into a family shelter. The City's commitment for East Beamer Way has been significant as the City served as the developer, donated the land, and will end up providing funds in excess of $2,000,000 with a majority of the funds being derived from affordable housing revenues received by the City.

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 is working on a comprehensive update to its Zoning Ordinance in order to bring it in alignment with the 2017 comprehensive update to the City's General Plan. City staff anticipates the update will be completed by the end of calendar year 2022. A number of the changes will be focused on easing development requirements for residential development. The City has already taken a number of steps encourage residential development including allowing staff level design and site plan review for multifamily rental projects that are consistent with development standards and significantly increasing residential development densities in older sections of the City to promote infill development.

Discussion:

Perhaps the most significant barrier to affordable housing in California, the region, and the city (Woodland) is the shortage of housing units. There are a number of reasons for this, but efforts must be

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Introduction:

The City of Woodland will continue efforts addressing obstacles to meet underserved needs, foster and maintain affordable housing, reduce lead-based paint hazards, reduce the number of poverty-level families, develop institutional structure, and enhance coordination between public and private housing and social service agencies.

Actions planned to address obstacles to meeting underserved needs The City is a member of the board of directors for the new nonprofit Homeless and Poverty Action Coalition (HPAC) which serves as the Continuum of Care for Yolo County. As a result of California's increased focus on homelessness and affordable housing and resources made available by the federal government because of the COVID-19 pandemic, significant financial resources are administered through HPAC for award to social services agencies and local governments to provide services for the homeless, shelter for the homeless, and funding for affordable housing projects. The City continues to work with other HPAC board members to award funds as strategically as possible to address obstacles to meeting underserved needs.

Actions planned to foster and maintain affordable housing The City continues to explore opportunities to develop affordable housing through collaborative efforts with affordable housing developers. The City will use available resources to ensure that affordable housing projects remain viable and do not convert to market rate. The City will also continue creating affordable housing through its Inclusionary Housing Program. Specific actions that the City will take during the Action Plan period include the following.

1. The City has an active first time homebuyers loan assistance program funded through HOME, BEGIN, and CalHome Program Income (repaid housing loans) and the existing funding is sufficient to assist at least eight and potentially additional households purchase new or resale homes.

2. City staff will monitor the current inventory of affordable units to ensure that the affordability restrictions are being met. Activities will include on-site monitoring visits to multi-family projects, desk reviews of multi-family projects, and mailings to owner-occupied affordable units to verify continued residency.

3. The program year CDBG-funded construction activities include the New Hope Community Development Corporation's Cottonwood Meadows Siding and Structural Dry-rot Improvements - Phase S-3 (affordable housing rehabilitation).

4. The City will continue its service as a member of the board of directors for the nonprofit Homeless and Poverty Action Coalition (HPAC) which serves as the Continuum of Care for Yolo County.

5. The program year CDBG-funded public service activities include support of the Yolo Wayfarer Center's emergency shelter, Yolo Community Care Continuum's New Dimensions Supported Housing (housing and supportive services for mentally ill adults at-risk of homelessness), and Empower Yolo's emergency shelter for survivors of domestics violence, sexual assault, stalking, and human trafficking.

6. The City will continue its partnership with nonprofit Friends of the Mission to ensure that the 61-unit permanent support housing project being constructed on City-owned land is completed during the

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Actions planned to reduce lead-based paint hazards
The City of Woodland will continue to take action to evaluate and reduce lead-based paint hazards, including disseminating information through the service-provider agencies, securing funding to assess lead hazard risk in CDBG-funded facilities, remediating lead hazards in CDBG-funded facilities, and cooperating with the County Health Department in promoting comprehensive health programs, risk screening, public education and prevention. The City will take the following actions during the program year to reduce lead-based paint hazards.
 Require all CDBG-funded construction projects to comply with HUD lead-based paint hazard reduction requirements;
 Provide technical assistance to people undertaking home improvement projects to avoid exposure to lead-based paint hazards.

Actions planned to reduce the number of poverty-level families While the East Beamer Way Campus (100 bed shelter for adult men and women, 61 permanent supportive housing units, and a 60-bed treatment facility) is focused on homeless individuals, completion of the overall development will benefit homeless families. The existing treatment facility in Woodland which is an eleven room facility with a commercial kitchen and meeting spaces will be repurposed for homeless families. Yolo County's Health and Human Services Agency has expressed interest in master leasing the facility for homeless families under the County's CalWorks Housing Allocation program. While Yolo County has been successful in reducing the number of homeless families in the County to virtually zero, there is a need to have alternatives to sheltering homeless families in local motels. The use of the existing treatment facility would provide a more holistic setting for families and their children than motel rooms and enable a programming component to be included as these families seek job training, employment, permanent housing, and other resources in order to exit poverty and develop fiscal stability.

Actions planned to develop institutional structure
The City will continue to improve coordination and eliminate gaps in the institutional structure. The City works regularly with Yolo County Housing (Housing Authority) on affordable housing and related areas and is also a member of the board of directors for the nonprofit Homeless and Poverty Action Coalition (HPAC) which serves as the Continuum of Care for Yolo County and allocates resources (Continuum of Care Grants, ESG funding, and other programs) countywide.

Actions planned to enhance coordination between public and private housing and social service agencies
The City will continue to support affordable housing projects with loans and other assistance when the projects include resident service programs. In March 2022, the City closed on a $500,000 gap loan for the 72-unit Vista del Robles affordable housing development at 310 W. Main Street. Vista del Robles will serve households earning between 30 and 60% of median household income and offer a resident

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Discussion:

East Beamer Way Campus - The City has partnered with local nonprofits Friends of the Mission, Yolo Wayfarer Center, and Woodland Opportunity Village; Yolo County; and regional health care providers including Dignity Health to develop the East Beamer Way campus on City-owned property at the northwest corner of East Beamer Street and County Road 102 for a new expanded homeless shelter, permanent supportive housing units, and a new expanded treatment facility. Construction of the homeless shelter was completed in December 2020 and operations began in January 2021. The shelter provides 100 beds for adult women and men while the previous shelter had capacity for 65 beds which included using the dining hall for sleeping quarters. Adjacent to the shelter is a courtyard that is used for a day services program on a daily basis. Directly north of the shelter facility is a site that will accommodate 61 units of permanent supportive housing for homeless individuals. The final infrastructure work for the PSH site has been completed and installation of the housing units started in June 2022. The City and grant co-applicant Friends of the Mission were awarded a $15,770,467 State Homekey grant in March 2022; the grant is being used to purchase/install the housing units, provide for a community center, and establish a three-year operating subsidy for the PSH project. The final component of the East Beamer Way campus is a new 60-bed treatment facility (Walter's House) that will replace an existing facility with 44 beds. Infrastructure work for the treatment facility site has been completed. Once building construction for the new treatment facility is completed and the facility is operational, the existing facility will be converted into a family shelter. In June 2022, Friends of the Mission was notified that it had been awarded conditionally a $12,500,000 state grant (Behavioral Health Continuum Infrastructure Program) for construction of the new treatment facility. The City's commitment for East Beamer Way has been significant as the City served as the developer, donated the land, and will end up providing funds in excess of $2,000,000 with a majority of the funds being derived from affordable housing revenues (not federal or state funds) received by the City.

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AP-90 Program Specific Requirements – 91.220(l)(1,2,4)
Introduction:

Program Income funds of $88.94 will be available for the Program Year and these funds will go towards infrastructure activities. The City expects to achieve a 95% overall benefit for the Program Year.

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 amount of program income that will have been received before the start of the next program year and that has not yet been reprogrammed 88.94

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: 88.94
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. 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. 95.00% The overall benefit of 95% is based on the one-year period of July 1, 2022 through June 30, 2023.

City of Woodland, CDBG Applications Submitted for FY 2022/23 TOTAL CDBG FUNDS FY 2022/23 (NOTE 1) $444,144
Public Services (15% cap per CDBG) $66,621
Food/Shelter (at least 40% of Public Services) $26,648
Fair Housing (required funding) $10,000
Other Public Services $29,973
Construction (65%) (NOTE 2) $296,562.13
Administration (20% cap per CDBG) $88,828
PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE (65%)
Applicant Project Title
Funding Panel Staff Council
Category
FY 2021/22
Request Recommendation Recommendation Action Funding
City of Woodland ADA Accessibility Project $307,728 $220,990 $200,000 ADA Accessibility $200,000 New Hope Community Dev Corp (Note 3) Cottonwood Meadows Phase S-3 $100,000.00 $55,000 $47,552.13 Housing Rehabilitation $50,000 Yolo Community Care Continuum Haven House Interim Care Program $20,000 $20,000 $20,000 Food & Shelter Did not apply CommuniCare Health Centers Outdoor Classroom $9,850 $9,850 $9,850 Health Services $8,000 Empower Yolo Safe Space Project $19,160 $19,160 $19,160 Food & Shelter Did not apply TOTAL $456,738 $325,000 $296,562.13
PUBLIC SERVICES (15%)
Applicant Project Title
Funding Panel Staff Council
Category
FY 2021/22
Request Recommendation Recommendation Action Funding
Northern California Children's Therapy Center Project Hope $15,000 $7,000 $6,000 Food & Shelter $7,335 Legal Services of Northern California (Note 4) Fair Housing Services $10,000 $10,000 $10,000 Food & Shelter $6,000 Short Term Emergency Aid Committee Woodland Homelss Prevention Program $10,000 $7,000 $6,000 Food & Shelter $11,000 Empower Yolo Shelter Services $11,000 $7,000 $6,185 Food & Shelter $11,000 Yolo County Children's Alliance MediCal/CalFresh Enrollment/Retention $15,000 $7,000 $6,000 Health Services $6,000 Meals on Wheels Yolo County Fair Housing Services $15,000 $10,000 $8,750 Fair Housing $10,000 Yolo Community Care Continuum New Dimensions Supported Housing $10,000 $7,000 $6,186 Food & Shelter/Health Svcs $6,000 Yolo Wayfarer Center Emergency Shelter Services $15,000 $10,000 $8,750 Food & Shelter $7,335 Yolo Food Bank Nurture Woodland $15,000 $10,000 $8,750 Food & Shelter $11,000 TOTAL $116,000 $75,000 $66,621
NOTE 1 - City's allocation for FY 2022/23 is $444,144. Pursuant to CDBG regulations, no more than 15% and 20% of the City's allocation can be spent on public services and administration, respectively.

NOTE 2 - Construction funds of $296,561.13 consists of $288,695 in FY 2022/23 funds, $88.94 in program income, and $7,778.19 in funds remaining from completed construction activities.

NOTE 3 - New Hope is the non-profit development affiliate of Yolo County Housing (YCH).

NOTE 4 - Per 2005 Voluntary Compliance and Conciliation Agreement, the City is required to fund Legal Services annually with at least $10,000 for Fair Housing Services as long as the City receives CDBG funding.

TO: THE HONORABLE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL
AGENDA: City Council Regular Meeting
DATE: July 19, 2022
ITEM #: K.22
SUBJECT: Agreement with Center for Land-Based Learning - Mobile Farmers Market Recommendation for Action: Staff recommends that the City Council adopt Resolution No. _____, authorizing the City Manager to negotiate and enter into an Agreement to provide City funding for Woodland Mobile Farmers Market Project and appropriating $250,000 in General Fund reserve balances.

Staff Contact:

Dago Fierros, Housing Analyst II, (530) 661-2019, [email protected] Fiscal Impact:

The City will provide up to $250,000 in City funding to be used for the initial start-up, personnel and operational expenses for Center for Land-Based Learning’s (CLBL) Woodland Mobile Farmers Market Project.

Any unused funds will be retained by or returned to the City.

The City was allocated $11.1 million in American Rescue Plan Act (ARP) funding from the federal government. A significant portion of this funding ($10 million) can be used by the City to pay for general government functions, which has, in turn, created some limited-term and one-time funding flexibility in the City’s General Fund. The funds for this project will be allocated from the General Fund reserve balance, and an appropriation of this money is recommended.

Background:

There is an overwhelming need to increase access to fresh and healthy food in low-income neighborhoods that suffer from the effects of “food deserts”. Families who suffer from food insecurities are not able to access healthy foods and unfortunately suffer disproportionately higher from diet-related illnesses.

In 2018 the California Institute of Rural Studies in Davis completed a study on food insecurity in Yolo County and determined there is a great deal of food insecurity locally. The study was primarily focused on farm worker families in rural, low resource areas and the study found that 32 percent of low-income farmworker families in Yolo County have difficulty accessing healthy and nutritious food. Nationally, 14.5 percent of low-income farm worker families have trouble accessing healthy food, while in California, 15.6 of low-income farmer worker families have trouble accessing healthy food.

In 2021, the Yolo Community Foundation hosted a panel discussion on food insecurity in Yolo County during the COVID-19 pandemic and determined the negative effects of food insecurities have only worsened.

Panelists reported a 25-30% increase in demand for overall services, including services to address food insecurity.

Center for Land-Based Learning launched a mobile farmers market pilot program in the spring of 2021 at the City of West Sacramento. Currently, the program operates on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Sundays while serving in four locations. Low-income residents of West Sacramento who are enrolled in SNAP/EBT benefits also receive a 50% discount on their mobile market purchases.

Discussion:

The Woodland Mobile Farmers Market Project will provide healthy and nutritious food to low-income residents in Woodland. The project will bring about innovative and strategic changes in the local food system

by empowering local farmers to grow culturally relevant crops for low-income residents in Woodland. The goal of the program is to make significant changes in low-income food desert communities.

The Woodland project will operate similarly to the West Sacramento pilot that launched in 2021. The Woodland program will operate primarily during the harvest season (June-October) and serve residents no less than two days per week in at least two locations determined by the community-based surveys that will be made available this summer. The mobile market will deliver produce directly to where individuals and families live, work, and play. The program will be staffed by a project manager, and two coordinators. The mobile market truck will be supplied by produce from urban and beginning farmers in the region. The program will use the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) and Market Match benefits to make the produce more accessible to low-income communities and at the same time provide a fair price to farmers who grow it.

The idea of a mobile market that provides food to low-income neighborhoods in Woodland, taps into a service and a market point that has not existed in Woodland. Yolo County is an agriculturally-rich area with many food growers and producers, which provides unique opportunities for organizations addressing food insecurity.

The Woodland Mobile Farmers Market Project seeks funding for the next two years. Year one expenses are expected to be approximately $161,131 and year two expenses are expected to be approximately $318,407. The program will be funded through City of Woodland ARP funds and Yolo County ARP funds. The County will provide funding in the amount of $220,000. The City has identified $250,000 in ARP funds for the remaining project funding needs.

Staff is requesting Council authorization to enter into an agreement with CLBL that includes the following terms:

1. City will provide funding in quarterly installments for an amount not to exceed $250,000 with a term of 2 years. Any unused funds will be retained by or returned to the City.

2. Funds will be used for initial start-up costs, personnel and operational expenses.

3. Progress on the project will proceed according to a schedule of performance with specific milestones that are included in the funding agreement, with the program operations starting no later than November 1, 2022, or a later date if agreed upon by the City.

4. Serve low-income residents of the City of Woodland no less than two days per week, June through October.

5. Work with City and community partners to determine at least 2 locations in Woodland to be served.

6. Center for Land-Based Learning will be required to provide biannual reports to the City providing information as deemed reasonably necessary to confirm compliance with the agreement including information on the number of individuals served, locations served, and days of operation.

7. Mobile Farmers Market must Accept SNAP/EBT and Market Match to make the produce accessible to low-income communities while providing fair prices for farmers.

8. Center for Land-Based Learning will pursue program partnerships with other local organizations such as the Yolo Food Bank and CommuniCare clinic to pilot a vegetable prescription program.

Conclusion:

Staff recommends that the City Council adopt Resolution No. _____, authorizing the City Manager to negotiate and enter into an Agreement to provide City funding for Woodland Mobile Farmers Market project and appropriating $250,000 in General Fund reserve balances.

Prepared By: Dago Fierros, Management Analyst

Reviewed By: Christine Engel, Community Services Director Attachments:

1. Resolution - CLBL Mobile Farmers Market

RESOLUTION NO._____

A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WOODLAND

AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO A FUNDING AGREEMENT

TO PROVIDE CITY FUNDING FOR WOODLAND MOBILE FARMERS MARKET PROJECT AND TO APPROPRIATE $250,000 IN FUNDING
WHEREAS, food insecurity in Woodland has been exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic; and
WHEREAS, a priority initiative of the City Council of the City of Woodland for 2023 is to improve quality of life; and
WHEREAS, Center for Land-Based Learning plans to operate a mobile farmers market project that would serve the needs of the low-income community; and WHEREAS, funding for this project will be provided by General Fund reserves.

NOW THEEFORE BE IT RESOLVED:

Section 1: The City Council of the City of Woodland hereby authorizes the City Manager to execute a funding agreement to provide City funding for Woodland Mobile Farmers Market Project that includes the following terms:
a) City will provide funding in quarterly installments for an amount not to exceed $250,000 with a term of 2 years. Any unused funds will be retained by or returned to the City. b) Funds will be used for initial start-up costs, personnel and operational expenses. c) Progress on the project will proceed according to a schedule of performance with specific milestones that are included in the funding agreement, with the program operations starting no later than November 1, 2022, or a later date if agreed upon by the City. d) Serve low-income residents of the City of Woodland no less than two days per week, June through October.
e) Work with City and community partners to determine at least 2 locations in Woodland to be served.
f) Center for Land-Based Learning will be required to provide biannual reports to the City providing information as deemed reasonably necessary to confirm compliance with the agreement including information on the number of individuals served, locations served, and days of operation.
g) Mobile Farmers Market must Accept SNAP/EBT and Market Match to make the produce accessible to low-income communities while providing fair prices for farmers.

h) CLBL will pursue program partnerships with other local organizations such as the Yolo Food Bank and CommuniCare clinic to pilot a vegetable prescription program.

Section 2: The City Manager, in consultation with the City Attorney, is hereby authorized to make clarifying and confirming changes to the Agreement.

Section 3: The Fiscal Year 2022/23 budget is hereby amended to appropriate $250,000 to the General Fund (Fund 101).

PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Woodland at a regular meeting of the City Council held on the 19th day of July, 2022, by the following vote:

AYES:

NOES:

ABSENT:

ABSTAIN:

Mayra Vega, Mayor
ATTEST:

Ana B. Gonzalez, City Clerk