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8A Page 6 Attachment # 2 CITY OF REDWOOD FUNDING CRITERIA AND PRIORITIES 2010-2015 MISSION STATEMENT liThe Housing & Human Concerns Committee advocates and monitors the basic needs and housing for the entire community, with a special focus on disadvantaged residents, by providing leadership and solutions through partnerships with community stakeholders and decision makers,"1 2010-2011 FUNDING CRITERIA CDBG, HOME, and HSFA funds will be used to fund organizations who utilize partnerships and collaborations to support the needs of low and very low income households (households with incomes at or below 80o~ of the median income in San Mateo County). The focus of the City's Consolidated Plan continues to be production of new affordable housing and Basic Human Needs services for low and very-low income households who are homeless or at risk of homelessness (that will help maintain their independence and sustain their living situations), This emphasis takes on a greater significance in the coming year given the impact of the national economic crisis on housing and the difficulties many local residents face in fulfilling their most basic needs, The Housing and Human Concerns Committee will make funding recommendations to the City Council for 2010-2011 based on the highest ranking need as follows under Section F below: A. Consistency of proposed projects to priorities submitted to HUD in the City's Consolidated Plan Priorities #: F 1 - F 5. Greater consideration will be given to activities that respond to more than one Consolidated Plan priority. B. Effective leveraging of CDBG, HOME and HSFA funds with non-federal funds. C, Affirmative Marketing of programs to the Redwood City population and other service providers to achieve a balance that reflects the actual ethnic diversity in the City in 0, relationship to the service provided. E, Effectiveness of program and organization implementing the program will include the performance of organizations funded in the last program year. F. Timeliness of expenditure of funds - Agencies who can leverage and expend a majority of COBG/HOME funds allocated within 10 months, 1 Mission Statement was approved by the Housing & Human Concerns Committee on June 24, 2003, Revised 9/16/03.