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Public Hearing - Fiscal Year 2019 — 2020 CDBG Program June 4, 2019 Page 5 similar programs? • How many people will be served with CDBG funds; are a majority from Santa Ana? 5 • Does the application clearly identify how the grant funding will be spent? 5 TOTAL POINTS 100 Representatives from each organization were invited to present their proposed public service programs for funding consideration at two Community Redevelopment and Housing Commission public hearings on February 26, 2019 and February 28, 2019 held from 3:OOPM to 7:OOPM on both days. At the special CRHC meeting on March 27, 2019, Commissioners deliberated and finalized the funding recommendations.. The recommended funding amounts for the nonprofit organizations equals $872,543, with the exclusion of the Orange County Fair Housing Council, which is recommended to be funded out of program administration, as in previous years, as permitted by CDBG regulations. A brief summary of all 28 applications are shown in Exhibit 3. Following the review process, the Commission is recommending funding for a total of 20 programs for consideration by City Council. Next Steps: If the FY 2019-20 CDBG Program and Funding Plan is approved, staff will prepare and execute memorandums of understanding with various city departments (Exhibit 4) and agreements with nonprofit organizations (Exhibits 5 and 6) for the period of July 1, 2019 through June 30, 2020. All of the projects and programs are eligible for CDBG funding and are in alignment with the City's Five -Year Consolidated Plan, Strategic Plan and Capital Improvement Program. STRATEGIC PLAN ALIGNMENT Approval of this item supports the City's effort to meet: • Goal #1 - Community Safety, Objective #6 (Enhance Public Safety integration, communications and community outreach), Strategy F (The Santa Ana Police Department will collaborate with the Orange County Probation Department, Orange County Healthcare Agency caseworkers, business community, and associated non-profit organizations to assist in re-entry of recently released offenders into the community); • Goal #2 - Youth, Education, Recreation, Objective #2 (Expand youth programing), Strategy A (Focus resources on quality youth engagement, enrichment and education programs through community center, libraries and after -school programs during out -of - school hours), and Strategy B (Expand the youth sports program so that youth recreational opportunities are established year-round); • Goal #5 - Community Health, Livability, Engagement & Sustainability, Objective #4 (Support neighborhood vitality and livability), Strategy D (Implement new Neighborhood Improvement Initiatives focusing on residential areas that have been adversely affected by disinvestment and decline. Program and services from a variety of resources will be 75B-5