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ßA" J May 8, 2000 Subject Adoption of the Consolidated Plan for 2000-2005 Recom mendation 1) Approve the Consolidated Plan Strategy for 2000-2005; and 2) Approve the Housing and Human Concerns Committee's Funding Recommendations for 2000/2001 - Annual Action Plan Background A Consolidated Plan is a collaborative process whereby the community establishes a unified visíon for community development actions. The Plan serves four separate but integrated functions: . A planning document for the jurisdiction, which builds on a participatory process at the lowest levels, . An application for the receipt of federal funds under HUD's formula grant programs, . A strategy to be followed in carrying out HUD programs, and . An action plan that provides a basis for the City, the community and HUD to assess performance. (see page C-2 and following) : As a condition of receiving federal funds, the City is required to prepare and adopt a Consolidated Planning Strategy every 5 years. The City's current Plan will expire effective June 30, 2000. The Consolidåted Plan The Consolidated Plan is a performance measure that looks at how the City uses federal funding to meet the needs of low income households: It: 1) documents the City's Homeless and Housing Need and Housing Market Needs Analysis to determine adequacy in the supply of housing and community development services and facilities to the needs identified in the assessments conducted; 2) identifies a 5 Year Strategic Plan regarding the priorities to meet needs based on leveraging federal dollars with other sources of funding, and 3) develops Annual Action Plans identifying how funds will be spent each year of the Plan period to implement the Strategic Plan. The Consolidated Plan requires a Citizen Participation process for a public input on how funds are to be used within the community. Annual Action Plan A key component of the Consolidated Plan is an Annual Action Plan. The Annual Action Plan constitutes funding recommendations made by the Housing & Human Concerns Committee (HHCC) and approved by Council each year to implement the 5 year Strategy. The funding recommendations suggest dollar amounts and specific programs and activities to be funded from each annual entitlement of CDBG and HOME funds the City will receive during the 5 year term. The HHCC is recommending an Annual Action Plan for 2000-2001 that proposes funding 0(31 programs and activities to be carried out during the first year of the Plan at a cost of $1,345,000. These programs and activities implement the Priorities of the Strategic Plan. --r-