TO: Community Development Block Grant Program Committee
THRU: Russell Bunim, Community Development Director
FROM: Jessica Herrera, Housing Manager
1. SUBJECT
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Public Hearing for the 2025-2029 Consolidated Plan including the 2025-2026 Annual Action Plan.
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2. SUMMARY
Public Hearing for the development of the 2025-2029 Consolidated Plan and funding recommendations for the 2025-2026 Annual Action Plan.
3. RECOMMENDED ACTION
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1. Determine the funding amounts for each program and project proposal received for consideration for the 2025-2026 Community Development Block Grant funding.
2. Recommend the priorities for the funding for Fiscal Year 2026-2030 to be identified in the 2025-2029 Consolidated Plan to City Council for adoption.
3. Direct staff to incorporate funding recommendations and any public input received at the Public Hearing into the 2025-2029 Consolidated Plan and 2025-2026 Annual Action Plan.
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4. DISCUSSION AND BACKGROUND
The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) requires a Consolidated Plan (CP) from States and local jurisdictions that receive annual CDBG or HOME funding. The CP is designed to help states and local jurisdictions assess their affordable housing and community development needs and market conditions, and to make data-driven, place-based investment decisions. The consolidated planning process serves as the framework for a community-wide dialogue to identify housing and community development priorities. The CP is carried out through Annual Action Plans (AAP), which provide a summary of the actions and activities that will be used each year to address the priority needs and specific goals identified by the CP.
The City is in the process of developing the 2025-2029 CP. As part of the CP, five priority goals were identified, as noted below, for the CDBG and HOME funding received by the City in fiscal years 2026-2030:
1. Economic Development
2. Homelessness
3. Affordable Housing
4. P...
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