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programs including CDBG and HOME. The Plan is carried out though Annual Action Plans, which provide a concise summary of the actions, activities, and the specific federal and non-federal resources that will be used each year to address the priority needs and specific goals identified by the Plan. The City reports on accomplishments and progress toward the Plan goals in the Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report (CAPER). As part of the Plan, the City must certify that it will affirmatively further fair housing by conducting an Assessment of Fair Housing (AFH). The City participated in a Regional AFH to take appropriate actions to overcome the effects of any impediments identified and provide goals to address any impediments. The City’s current 2015-2018 Plan will expire effective June 30, 2018. Annual Action Plan A key component of the Plan is the preparation of an Annual Action Plan. In Redwood City, the Annual Action Plan constitutes funding recommendations made by the Housing and Human Concerns Committee (HHCC) for approval by Council each year to implement the five-year strategy. The funding recommendations include amounts and specific programs and activities to be funded from each annual entitlement of CDBG and HOME funds the City will receive during the five-year term. The HHCC is recommending an Annual Action Plan for FY 2018/19 that proposes funding for programs and activities to be carried out during the first year of the Plan. The total amount of funding will be based on the City’s expected entitlement from CDBG and HOME, as well as program income received from the City’s Home Improvement Loan Program’s revolving loan fund. Other state and local funds will be used to leverage these funds to address the priority needs of the Annual Action Plan. The Annual Action Plan includes an Executive Summary (Attachment 2) and Budget (Attachment 3) which identifies all sources of funding, specific activities recommended for funding, and information regarding the location of activities to be funded. The Executive Summary describes the relationship between the Annual Action Plan and the Consolidated Plan: The City of Redwood City’s 2018-2019 Annual Action Plan demonstrates a relationship between the 2018-2022 Consolidated Plan priorities and activities recommended for funding during the first year of the five-year Plan. The major theme of the Consolidated Plan is “housing production and basic human needs”. The proposed activities to be undertaken with CDBG and HOME funds reflect the City’s strategy to target funds to 7.A. - Page 2