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7.A. - Page 5 of 101 <br />other potentially infectious diseases. The area will be redesigned with new, safer work stations <br />and meeting locations for residents and visitors to meet with staff either in-person or virtually. <br />• Fair Oaks Adult Activity Center kitchen remodel - the Fair Oaks Adult Activity Center kitchen was <br />renovated in the 1980s and is long overdue for a complete renovation. This project will utilize the <br />existing footprint of the kitchen while upgrading the electrical and plumbing infrastructure to <br />meet today's building code requirements. It will receive new cabinetry and storage solutions, <br />countertops, commercial -grade appliances, new flooring and fresh paint. <br />HOME Community Housing Development Organization (CHDO) Project <br />At least 15 percent of HOME funds must be set aside for specific activities to be undertaken by a special <br />type of nonprofit called a Community Housing Development Organization (CHDO). The City didn't receive <br />any CHDO applications this fiscal year. As a result, there is not a specific CHDO project identified at this <br />time. City staff will continue to look for eligible projects and, if needed, funds will carry over into the next <br />fiscal year if no CHDO project is selected this fiscal year. <br />HOME Acquisition & Rehabilitation Housing Project <br />The City didn't receive any applications for HOME funding. As a result, there is not a specific housing <br />project identified at this time. City staff will continue to look for potential projects to support with HOME <br />funds. Compared to other City housing funds, HOME funds have a significant number of requirements and <br />provide a fairly small amount of funding; typically, the City's annual allocation is only $300K to $400K. This <br />makes it challenging to find both eligible projects and developers willing to apply HOME regulations to <br />their projects for a small portion of funding. <br />Historically, the City has aggregated multiple years of HOME funding in order to make the funding more <br />desirable to developers. For example, the City aggregated HOME funds from several years to providing <br />funding last year for the construction of 612 Jefferson Avenue, a Habitat for Humanity project comprised <br />of 20 units of affordable ownership housing. Additionally, the City expects to receive HOME program <br />income later this year from the sale proceeds of 1306 Main St, a City -owned property that the City Council <br />approved to sell in November 2020 as part of the South Main Mixed Use project. Staff anticipates that <br />this additional HOME funding will make the next application process for HOME funds more desirable. <br />FISCAL IMPACT <br />Adoption of the 2021 Action Plan positions the City to receive $1,099,284 in new CDBG and <br />HOMEentitlement funds to be used directly by the City or through nonprofit organizations. These funds <br />help the City and subrecipients leverage additional funds to support programs and activities that benefit <br />Redwood City residents. Using federal funds for planning and administration expenses related to use of <br />federal grants avoids an impact to the General Fund. <br />Page 5 of 7 <br />City of Redwood City 1017 Middlefield Road, Redwood City, CA. 94063 Tel: 650-780-7000 www.redwoodcity.ore <br />412 <br />