Item 7 - FY2024-2025 Community Development Block Grant ProgramNovember 7, 2023, Item #7~ 1 AG EN DA REPORT City of Poway I -:,¢ ---===-L" CITY cou NCI L DATE: TO: FROM: CONTACT: SUBJECT: summary: November 7, 2023 Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Counci Robert Manis, Director of Development Services Marie Sanders, Senior Management Analyst (858) 668-4637 or msanders@poway.org FY2024-2025 Community Development Block Grant Program The City of Poway is a participating city of the San Diego Urban County Community Development Block Grant Program (CDBG). As such, the city annually receives an allocation of CDBG funds from the County of San Diego (County), rather than directly from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. The estimated CDBG funding available to Poway for Fiscal Year (FY) 2024-2025 is $221,078.08. Staff proposes to include the HomeShare and Community Connections Program, North County Bridge to Housing Network Shelter System, 2-1-1 San Diego, and accessibility improvements for Individuals with disabilities at Community Park in the FY2024-2025 CDBG funding applications. Recommended Action: It is recommended the City Council: 1) Adopt a Resolution (Attachment A) authorizing the submission of four applications for the FY2024-2025 CDBG program; 2) Authorize the appropriation of $221,078.08 to the CDBG Fund (F2410) from the General Fund (F1000), as a loan, to fund the proposed FY2024-2025 CDBG program upon approval by the County; and 3) Authorize the City Manager to execute all necessary contracts with the County. Discussion: Historically, the City expends CDBG grant funds to subsidize community outreach programs and Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) improvements at Poway parks and public facilities. The projected CDBG funding available to Poway for FY2024-2025 is $221,078.08. Of this, $61,297.08 is available for reallocation due to unspent funds from prior grant years. Upon approval by the City Council, staff will submit FY2024-2025 CDBG application funding requests to the County for the programs and ADA project identified in this report. If approved by the County, the Notice to Proceed for each project should be available by September 2024. As a requirement of the grant, the City will allocate and expend funds for the approved projects and programs, which are then submitted to the County for reimbursement. 1 of 5
November 7, 2023, Item #71. NORTH COUNTY BRIDGE TO HOUSING NETWORK $20,000 The North County Bridge to Housing Shelter Network, a collaborative workgroup within the Alliance for Regional Solutions, administers the program that provides shelter, meals, and case management support for the North County unhoused population, including families. Contributions from Poway help fund year-round operations and enhanced services with an emphasis on bridging each individual and family out of homelessness and into permanent supportive housing. In FY2022-2023, the shelter program served 615 unique individuals including men, women, and children with 156 shelter beds in five facilities. Of those unique individuals, ten self-identified as residing in Poway. Staff is recommending funding a not-to-exceed allocation of $20,000 for FY2024-2025. 2. 2-1-1 SAN DIEGO $16,946 To provide a broader scope of services and resources to low-income Poway residents, 2-1-1 San Diego offers a wide array of programs and services. Such services include information and referral services, application assistance and completion for CalFresh, Medi-Cal, Covered California, and chlldren's services, as well as streamlined programs for active military and veterans and their family. The program also includes 24/7 access to a live Client Service Representative. Furthermore, the program offers quarterly demographic data reports of Poway callers that include ethnicity, gender, race, age, zip code and household income and size. The data provided for the period of FY2022-2023 show that 1,215 unduplicated low-income Poway residents were assisted, which resulted in 2,865 needs being met and 2,004 referrals made. Staff is recommending funding a not-to-exceed allocation of $16,946 for FY2024-2025. 3. HOMESHARE & COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS $16,000 The City of Poway contracts with ElderHelp of San Diego to administer the HomeShare and Community Connections Program. The program provides face-to-face information and referral services, as well as providing access to a variety of services such as transportation, health services, and walk•in and phone consultations with ElderHelp staff located on site at the Mickey Cafagna Community Center. Additionally, the program connects low-income Individuals seeking affordable housing with Poway homeowners who have a room to rent through shared housing matching services. In FY2022-2023, ElderHelp assisted 28 low-income residents. Staff is recommending funding a not-to-exceed allocation of $16,000 for FY2024-2025. 4. ADA PUBLIC FACILITY IMPROVEMENTS $168,132.08 In 2004, the City completed a comprehensive ADA Barrier Removal Transition Plan which identified accessibility deficiencies at 17 Poway parks and public facilities. Information contained in the plan is used by staff to identify ADA barrier removal projects that are eligible for CDBG funding. In FY2024-2025 funds will be utilized for continuing improvements at Community Park by addressing pedestrian pathways between parking areas and park amenities. Staff is recommending funding a not-to-exceed allocation of $168,132.08 for FY2024-2025. 2 of 5
November 7, 2023, Item #7E vironmental Revi w: This item is not subject to California Environmental Quality Act review. As required by the National Environmental Protection Act and the California Environmental Quality Act, the County and City will complete an environmental review for each approved program and project as part of the FY2024-2025 CDBG grant application process. Fiscal Impact: Approval of this item will result in an appropriation of $221,078.08 in the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Fund (F2410) to fund the FY2024-2025 CDBG Program upon approval of the City's funding applications by the County. The CDBG fund will be intermittently reimbursed by the County for eligible expenditures through the City's allocation of CDBG Funds. The General Fund (F1000) will provide temporary loans to the CDBG Fund as applicable in the Interim. Public Notification: As a condition of CDBG administration, a public hearing must be held to determine the use of the FY2024-2025 funding. Public notices were published in the Poway News Chieftain on October 26, 2023 and November 2, 2023. Attachments: A. Resolution Reviewed/ Approved By: Assistant City Manager 3 of 5 Reviewed By: Alan Fenstermacher City Attorney Approved By: Ch~-City Manager
RESOLUTION NO. 23-
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF POWAY, CALIFORNIA, AUTHORIZING THE SUBMISSION OF APPLICATIONS FOR THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM FOR FISCAL YEAR 2024-2025
WHEREAS, the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) administers the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program, which provides Federal funds to assist community development activities in urban areas;
WHEREAS, the County of San Diego (County) applies for and accepts CDBG funds with respect to its unincorporated areas and local governments that participate in the County’s CDBG program known as “Urban County”;
WHEREAS, the City of Poway (City) is a unit of general local government that participates
in the “Urban County” program;
WHEREAS, the City placed two notices in a newspaper of general circulation indicating
the Public Hearing; and
WHEREAS, the City understands and agrees that should the CDBG Program be
discontinued, the City would be required to reimburse the County’s Housing Development Fund for any affected funds.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Poway as follows:
SECTION 1: The City Manager or designee is authorized to submit applications for the CDBG Program for Fiscal Year 2024-2025.
SECTION 2: The City Manager or designee is authorized to appropriate CDBG funding for four projects: North County Bridge to Housing Shelter Network, 2-1-1 San Diego, HomeShare and Community Connections Program, and ADA barrier removal projects at Community Park for Fiscal Year 2024-2025.
SECTION 3: The City Manager is authorized to execute all necessary contracts with the County.
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November 7, 2023, Item #74 of 5 ATTACHMENT A
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED at a Regular Meeting of the City Council of the City of Poway, California on the 7th day of November 2023, by the following vote, to wit:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSTAINED:
ABSENT:
DISQUALIFIED:
______________________________ Steve Vaus, Mayor
ATTEST:
____________________________________ Carrie Gallagher, CMC, City Clerk
November 7, 2023, Item #75 of 5