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Home My WebLink About2023-10-17; City Council; Resolution 2023-265RESOLUTION NO. 2023-265 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARLSBAD, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM FISCAL YEAR 2024-25 FUNDING PLAN AND AUTHORIZING THE DISTRIBUTION OF THE NOTICE OF FUNDING AVAILABILITY WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Carlsbad, California held a noticed public hearing to obtain comments on the FY 2024-25 Funding Plan; and WHEREAS, the City of Carlsbad is anticipating a new allocation of Community Development Block Grant funds from the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development for FY 2024-25; and WHEREAS, a public notice announcing this public hearing was published Sept. 15, 2023; and WHEREAS, public comments from the public review period and the public hearing, if any, will be included in the FY 2024-25 Annual Action Plan; and WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Carlsbad, California has taken all testimony into account in considering the FY 2024-25 Annual Action Plan. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Carlsbad, California, as follows: 1.That the above recitations are true and correct. 2.That the City Council approves the Community Development Block Grant Program Fiscal Year 2024-25 Funding Plan (Attachment A). 3.That the City Manager, or his designee, is authorized to distribute the Notice of Funding Availability (Attachment A) for the FY 2024-25 Community Development Block Grant program, accept applications for funding, and process them for review. PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED at a Regular Meeting of the City Council of the City of Carlsbad on the 17th day of October, 2023, by the following vote, to wit: AYES: NAYS: ABSTAIN: ABSENT: Blackburn, Bhat-Patel, Acosta, Burkholder, Luna. None. None. None. KEITH BLACKBURN, Mayor SHERRY (SEAL) Attachment A CITY OF CARLSBAD COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT FUNDING PLAN & NOTICE OF FUNDING AVAILABILITY FY 2024-25 Prepared October 2023 Housing Services Division 1200 Carlsbad Village Drive Carlsbad, CA 92008 2 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM STATEMENT OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVES AND HUD NATIONAL OBJECTIVES Community Development Objectives The City of Carlsbad Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds will be allocated to organizations, agencies, City Departments, or persons to implement programs or develop/improve public facilities which meet the following community development objectives: 1.INCREASE AND PRESERVE AFFORDABLE HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES FOR LOW-AND- MODERATE INCOME HOUSEHOLDS • Provide direct benefit to lower income persons through the provision or retention of affordable housing units in Carlsbad; • Provide direct assistance to lower income households to prevent or eliminate residential Building or Municipal Code violations and/or improve the quality of housing units in Carlsbad through residential (rental and/or owner occupied) rehabilitation programs. 2.PREVENT AND REDUCE HOMELESSNESS • Provide shelter or services to homeless or near homeless persons/families which results in an improved situation through employment, permanent or transitional housing, treatment of mental, or substance abuse problems, etc. 3.STRENGTHEN SUPPORT SERVICES FOR LOWER INCOME RESIDENTS AND RESIDENTS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS • Provide assistance to non-profit public service providers who meet the basic needs of lower income residents and residents with special needs. Basic needs are defined as those which provide food, shelter, clothing and, in some cases, health care; • Provide assistance to organizations administering programs that directly benefit lower income children living in Carlsbad. The programs must provide one or more of the following activities: daycare, after-school care, cultural enrichment, recreation, health care/immunization or self-improvement. The City may also give priority to single-parent assistance programs such as counseling services; and • Provide assistance to organizations administering programs that directly benefit low- income adults living in Carlsbad. The programs must provide one or more of the following activities for adults: employment services, job training, and educational programs. 3 4.CITY PROJECTS SERVING LOWER INCOME HOUSEHOLDS: • Provide assistance to city projects or facility improvements by public service providers which are intended to benefit lower income households. Such projects must be able to demonstrate that they will serve areas or residents of the City of Carlsbad that meet HUD requirements regarding household incomes for that area. 5.PROVIDE FAIR HOUSING SERVICES TO RESIDENTS • Provide assistance to organizations administering a fair housing program that directly benefits low-income residents living in Carlsbad. The program must include conducting workshops, distributing literature on fair housing, monitoring related legislation, responding to inquiries related to fair housing from the public and processing inquiries, providing conflict resolution counseling on the telephone or in-person, and resolving discrimination complaints received from Carlsbad residents. 6.PLAN AND ADMINISTER THE CDBG PROGRAM • Provide planning and administration of the CDBG program which includes, but is not limited to, financial management, compliance, program reporting, contract management, and data input. HUD National Objectives To be eligible for funding, every CDBG-funded activity must qualify as meeting one of the three national objectives of the program. This requires that each activity, except those carried out under the basic eligibility categories of Program Administration and Planning, meet specific tests for either: •Benefiting low- and moderate-income persons, •Preventing or eliminating slums or blight, or •Meeting other community development needs having a particular urgency because existing conditions pose a serious and immediate threat to the health or welfare of the community and other financial resources are not available to meet such needs. An activity that fails to meet one or more of the applicable tests for meeting a HUD national objective is in noncompliance with CDBG rules. 4 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM FUNDING PLAN & NOTICE OF FUNDING AVAILABILITY FY 2024-25 FUNDING PLAN The City of Carlsbad is a recipient of federal Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program funding. For FY 2024-25, the city anticipates an annual award of $518,215. The CDBG program regulates the amount of funds allocated to certain activities. Because of this, the Funding Plan provides estimates within three categories: public services, planning and administration, and facility improvements/affordable housing. Category Key Details Estimated Available Public Services (Capped at 15% of grant) • Programs directly assisting low-income households • Services carried out by non-profit agencies $ 77,732 Administration/Fair Housing (Capped at 20% of grant) • Subrecipient oversight • Compliance with federal requirements • Financial management • Fair Housing services $ 103,643 Affordable Housing/Facility Improvements • Facility Improvements for non-profit service providers • Acquisition/rehabilitation of low-income housing $ 336,840 ESTIMATED FY 2024-25 AWARD: $ 518,215 The FY 2024-25 award is currently an estimate based upon the five percent reduction from the current year award. Should the actual allocation be more or less than anticipated, adjustments will be made proportionally over each category; public services, planning/administration, and facility improvements & affordable housing. Program Income: Staff anticipates receiving program income during the fiscal year, although the exact amount and date by which funds are received is unknown. For planning purposes, all program income received during the fiscal year will be allocated as followed: -A maximum of 15 percent allocated to public services -A maximum of 20 percent allocated to program administration -Remaining available program income will be distributed to existing, approved facility improvement and affordable housing activities first, before funding a new project NOTICE OF FUNDING AVAILABILITY Beginning on November 17, 2023, the City of Carlsbad will be accepting applications for eligible programs and projects. The estimated funding availability is as follows: • Fair Housing Services $25,000 • Public Services $77,732 • Facility Improvements/ $336,840 Affordable Housing 5 Below is the estimated timeline – please note that all the dates are tentative and subject to change. All public meetings and review/comment periods will be publicly noticed. • Applications Available November 17, 2023 • Applications Due January 12, 2024 • Citizen Advisory Body March or April 2024 •City Council Public Hearing April or May 2024 The FY 2024-25 CDBG Application will be available on City Website: https://www.carlsbadca.gov/city-hall/grants-assistance/cdbg Applications due: January 12, 2024, by 5:00 p.m. housing@carlsbadca.gov *Email Submission Highly Encouraged* Paper copies may be delivered to: City of Carlsbad - Housing & Homeless Services Attn: CDBG Program 1200 Carlsbad Village Drive Carlsbad, CA, 92008 Contact: Nicole Piano-Jones, Senior Program Manager at Nicole.pianojones@carlsbadca.gov (442) 339-2191 (Remainder of page intentionally left blank)