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7A Page 1 REPORT To the Honorable Mayor and City Council From the City Manager April 24, 2006 Subject Housing and Human Concerns Committee 2006/2007 Funding Recommendations for the Human Services Financial Assistance (HSFA) Program. Recommendation Give staff direction to incorporate the Housing and Human Concerns Committee's recommendations for HSFA for FY 06-07 into the FY 06-07 budget to be presented for review by Council in June. HSFA recommendations are being presented this evening as a part of the overall Annual Action Plan for the City's use of HUD funds. The Council will not take any action at this time. Background Priority #2 ofthe city's Five-Year Consolidated Plan for 2005-2010 focuses on supportive services that address the issues of homelessness and housing and respond to basic human needs in our community. For FY 06-07, the HHCC has prioritized HSFA funding to support non-housing "basic human needs", with CDBG funds being used to support homeless and housing services. In December of 2005, the Committee issued a request for HSFA applications reflecting this priority. City staff then held two technical workshops for potential applicants to explain the HSFA process and answer any questions. Agencies submitted a draft of their proposal before the final deadline. Staff reviewed the draft proposals for completeness and offered comments as to how the applicant could make the application clearer and/or more competitive. Final applications were due February 4. On March 28, agencies were asked to make a presentation regarding their proposal before the Housing and Human Concerns Committee and answer questions by the Committee. On April 6, the Committee met to consider their funding recommendations for FY 2006- 2007. Please note that a white binder with the full agency applications is available in the Council Study. The Committee recommendations for funding are contained in Attachment I of this report. Attachment I also includes funding amounts received for FY 05-06. Attachment II includes a brief description of each agency and their funding request. Alternative The Council, in June, could choose to change the individual agency recommendations made by the Housing and Human Concerns Committee. Fiscal Impact The Human Services Financiat A~nceProgram is funded with General Fund dollars. The total recommended amount of $198,200 is based on last year's allocation. The total amount recommended is consistent with the City Manager's recommendation for funding for FY 06-07 to be presented to the Council in June.