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I . , . - Debbi Jones-Thomas, Housing Coordinator, presented the staff report, and advised that the City had received a total of $979,000 as its annual Community Development '----' Block Grant HUD allocation. This amount was $2,221 higher than expected and Coordinator Jones-Thomas suggested that the Council put that difference into a contingency account for allocation at this meeting or at a later date. She showed overheads listing the Housing and Human Concerns Committee recommendations (see Exhibit I attached.) Councilman Claire referred to the Report and asked why Shelter Network was required to provide information on clients placed in shared versus independent housing when other recipients were not. Housing Coordinator Jones-Thomas advised that the City was required to submit a Consolidated Plan which looks at the needs within the City and finds gaps in service. The Plan then tries to target resources to fill those gaps in the following year. The Plan requires Shelter Network to provide that data simply as an administrative operation, and in fact, any program funded under "Housing Activities" would be required to report similar information, as does HIP, etc. HHCC discussed this requirement and it was understood that this was only an administrative matter not a determining factor of need, service nor funding. 2) Open Public Hearing; ---- Mayor Hartnett declared the public hearing open at 8:14 p.m. 3) Hear Public Comment; Collette Drane-Hoffman, representing Ellipse Peninsula Aids Services, thanked the Council and HHCC for the recommended funding, and said Redwood City's CDBG program should be a role model for other cities; Barbara Kalt, representing Catholic Charities and Rosener House, thanked the Council and HHCC for the recommended funding, and said that last year 60 Redwood City families were helped through the CDBG funding; Cassandra Benjamin, representing Shelter Network, transition housing, thanked the HHCC and Council for the recommended funding of $70,556 and asked that the full request of $80,000 be honored. Ms. Benjamin advised that these funds were leveraged against funds from other sources and were vital to Shelter Network. In response to the issue of shared housing Ms. Benjamin said shared housing can be permanent housing, especially for single moms with children. She said Shelter Network was happy to provide break-out data on shared housing, but that Redwood City was the only contract of all their CDBG contracts that includes that requirement. '----' MINUTE BOOK NO. 54 Regular Meeting Minutes Page No. 229 May 13, 1996 Page 6