60C - FY 2020-21 CDBG FUNDS FOR WISEPLACE

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Fiscal Year 2020 — 2022 CDBG Program March 3, 2020 Page 3 OC Children's Therapeutic Arts Center — CARR Neighborhood Crime Prevention and Intervention $60,000 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 — Folklorico Dance Instruction $84,650 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 $85,000 Young Men's Christian Association of OC — Financial Assistance Program $80,000 TOTAL $1,710,346 Info Tho —Air, mn it nrnnnronhinnc nniJ hha nm fn — c Aiorh In rhnn ncn m_ Rornmmc d-d A,6n C nA-,— FEBRUARY 18, 2020 CITY COUNCIL MEETING UPDATE Following City Council direction, staff have reallocated our limited CDBG funds to maximize the arts and cultural programming in the city. Specifically, staff are now recommending to reduce funding for Relampago Del Cielo and Women's Journey Foundation by $30,000 each and reallocate those funds to Nati's House - Summer Night Lights for a total new award of $60,000. Staff communicated with both organizations and both understand that City Council wants to maximize the impact of these limited funds for arts and cultural programming in the city. In regards to the funding request for Second Chance Orange County, staff will be recommending to the Community Redevelopment and Housing Commission to fund their organization with $30,000 annually in Emergency Solutions Grant funds renewable for up to a five-year period. COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AND HOUSING COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION 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 Developmeni (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.