60A - FY 2020-2022 COMM DEV BLOCK GRANT

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Fiscal Year 2020 — 2022 CDBG Program February 18, 2020 Page 3 OC Children's Therapeutic Arts Center — WILLARD Neighborhood Crime Prevention and Intervention $60,000 Public Law Center - Affordable Housing & Homelessness Prevention Program $80,000 Pure Game — STAR Sports $60,000 Relampago del Cielo — Folklonco Dance Instruction $114,650 Taller San Jose Hope Builders — Business Applications $60,000 The Cambodian Family — Plan Ahead Youth Program $68,196 WISEPIace — Steps to Independence $90,000 Women's Journey Foundation — Next Generation, Emotional Intelligence Through the Arts $115,000 Young Men's Christian Association of OC — Financial Assistance Program $80,000 TOTAL $1,710,346 Note: The public service organizations and the amounts are subject to change pending Recommended Action 3 above. we] 7ih7iUlkiIIII r7N;IQAM=I 1111032171I=I.Ir_1.1111:1911,NIki[rZde]1711 17i11;.91507N*N17i1171I;1.I111MAIP].� At its Regular Meeting on January 22, 2020, the Community Redevelopment and Housing Commission (CRHC) recommended approval of the nonprofit public services for the Fiscal Year 2020-2022 Community Development Block Grant Program to the City Council by a vote of 5:0 (Garcia absent). DISCUSSION The City of Santa Ana receives an annual allocation of Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program funds from the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to improve low to moderate -income neighborhoods, eliminate blight and create a more stable economic base. These funds may be used for a diverse range of programs, including affordable housing, street improvements, park and public facilities improvements, economic development, code enforcement, and public services. The City's CDBG expected allocation for Grant Year (GY) 2020, Fiscal Year (FY) 2020-2021, is $5,701,154. The proposed FY 2020-2021 CDBG Program and Funding Plan consists of the (CRHC) funding recommendations for nonprofit public service programs and staffs funding recommendations for Administration and Planning, Code Enforcement, Economic Development, City Capital Improvements, and Housing. The CDBG Program and Funding Plan can be summarized in two general categories: 1) Capital Projects/CDBG Program Funding Plan; and 2) Public Services. A summary of the process and allocation for the FY 2020-2021 CDBG Program is provided below for both general categories. Capital Projects/CDBG Program Funding Plan The FY 2020-2021 CDBG Program Funding Plan includes the funding allocations for administration, fair housing, code enforcement in low- to moderate- income areas of the city to address health and safety violations, economic development to provide small business grants, nonprofit public services, city capital improvement projects and multi -family rehabilitation loans as described in the CDBG FY 2020-2021 Program Funding Plan (Exhibit 1). The CDBG allowable 60A-3