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na.:.':.~;.'p::-'-ia:"::C'.;.'DT. ":- R~. ...... ;-,..." I 6.1A Page 1 TO'tlfe HQfiohlbteMaYQf<and City OOUn.iI '.Ftqm-j~~ql.\.~ September 8, 2008 SUBJECT Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Funding Agreements for Fiscal Year 2008-09. RECOMMENDATION 1. Approve, by motion, the recommendation of the Housing and Human Concerns Committee (HHCC) and reallocate $35,000 in unexpended prior year funds to the Police Activities League(PAL) for the Job Development Diversion Program. 2. Authorize, by motion, approval of 12 operating agreements with 11 non-profit organizations to allow disbursement of funds. BACKGROUND Each year the City receives an entitlement of Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. These funds provide intervention and supportive programs to Redwood City citizens which include homeless services, senior and youth programs, job training, economic development assistance, minor home repair and energy conservation programs. CDBG funds are exclusively targeted to low and moderate income residents to meet certain housing, supportive programs, and non-housing community development needs. Over 20 programs that meet housing and homeless intervention criteria are currently funded through CDBG. These programs operated by non-profit organizations will collectively provide assistance to approximately 1,500 Redwood City residents who are low income or have special needs. The City Council approved these programs and activities on April 28,2008 in the 2008- 09 Fourth Annual Action Plan (of the City's Five-year Consolidated Plan for 2005-2010), and on May 19, 2008 as an additional amendment to the budget for the 2007-08 Annual Action Plan. One of the two agreements for Shelter Network, Redwood Family House, is funded jointly from CDBG and the General Fund. This General Fund allocation of $45,000 was approved July 21, 2008, by the City Council in the adoption of the FY 2008-09 City Budget. The funding agreements included in this report primarily provide homeless intervention and housing services. Capital improvement projects will be brought to Council for approval when the activities are ready to proceed. The specific list of the 11 non-profrt organizations and the amount funded is attached to this report. One of the activities included that has not been previously approved by Council is an economic development jobs program to be operated by the Redwood City Police Activities League (PAL). On July 22,2008, the Housing & Human Concerns Committee voted 6-0 to recommend to Council that $35,000 in unexpended prior year CDBG funds be reprogrammed and allocated to PAL for the Job Development Diversion Program, a