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Background Each year the City receives an entitlement of Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and Home Investment Partnership (HOME) funds from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. in addition, the Council allocates funds from the City's General Fund to some programs. This is in addition to funding provided through the Human Services Financial Assistance (HSFA) Program. The program activities provide a range of intervention and supportive services to Redwood City citizens, ranging from homeless activities to senior and youth programs, from job training and economic development assistance to minor home repair and energy programs. The City Council approved these programs and activities on May 6, 2002 as part of the Third Annual Action Plan of the City's new Five-year Consolidated Plan for 2000-20052. The Council is now being asked to approve the operating agreements with the agencies that will allow the City to disburse funds as these organizations incur costs. These non- profit organizations will collectively provide assistance to approximately 1,500 Redwood City residents who are Iow income or have special needs. The list of organizations and the amount funded is attached to this report. CDBG funds are targeted exclusively to Iow and moderate income residents to meet certain housing, supportive services and non-housing community development needs. General Fund The agreement for Shelter Network's Redwood Family House is funded from the General Fund. This allocation was approved by the City Council as part of Resolution No. 14440 approving the Annual Action Plan. This agreement is included with the CDBG agreements rather than the Human Service Financial Assistance Programs Agreements which you approved earlier this summer because the Housing and Human Concerns Committee recommended to Council that all homeless providers be required to provide the same reporting format as those homeless activities funded exclusively by CDBG. The recommendation is intended to maintain accountability and consistency in data collection for homeless activities needed by the City to prepare the Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report for HUD. Fiscal Impact The total cost of these programs is $604,950. CDBG funds make up $ 524,950 of this total. The remaining $80,000 for Shelter Network will be paid from the City's General Fund and was approved as part of the City's budget. At the time Council made its funding decisions in May, staff had no definitive proposals for the expenditure of the HOME Investment Partnership funds. Mid-Peninsula Housing has since submitted a proposal for the renovation of Redwood Court, a 27 unit affordable housing development at 622 Chestnut Street. This proposal was recommended to Council by the Housing and Human Concerns Committee and will be coming to you for action as a separate agenda item. 2 Canada College requested $195,581. The HHCC recommended to Council that $107,400 be awarded to Canada from CDBG funds and that the Redevelopment Agency consider funding an additional $88,181. The subject agreement with Canada implements the $107,400 that was approved by Council on May 6, 2002. The issue of Redevelopment funding will be dealt with at a subsequent agenda.