Item 26 - Public Hearing for the Fiscal Year 2026-27 Annual Action Plan

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EXHIBIT 1 AP-85 Other Actions — 91.220(k) Introduction: In the implementation of the 2025 Annual Action Plan, the City will invest CDBG, HOME, and ESG resources to address obstacles to meeting underserved needs, reduce the number of poverty -level families, develop institutional structure, and enhance coordination between agencies. Priority needs established in the 2025-2029 Consolidated Plan form the basis for establishing objectives and outcomes in the Action Plan. Those needs are as follows: - Expand the supply of affordable housing - Preserve the supply of affordable housing - Improve public facilities and infrastructure - Increase access to and supply of homeless services and facilities - Access to supply of public services - Promote economic opportunity Actions planned to address obstacles to meeting underserved needs The primary obstacles to meeting the underserved needs of low- and moderate -income people include lack of funding from federal, state, and other local sources, the lack of availability of home improvement financing in the private lending industry, and the high cost of housing. The City will continue to work to leverage public and private resources through grant and partnership opportunities. The City will continue to promote fair housing practices for sale and rental housing and to facilitate community awareness of fair housing. The City of City will continue to use CDBG funds to contract with the Fair Housing Council of Orange County for this program year to provide fair housing and tenant/ landlord services to residents. Actions planned to foster and maintain affordable housing In the implementation of the 2025 Annual Action Plan, the City will invest CDBG and HOME funds to preserve and maintain affordable housing through the CDBG Housing Rehabilitation, CDBG Down Payment Assistance, HOME Affordable Housing, HOME CHDO, and Fair Housing projects. Actions planned to reduce lead -based paint hazards To reduce LBP hazards, the City's CDBG Housing Rehabilitation and CDBG Down Payment Assistance projects will conduct LBP testing and risk assessments for each property assisted that was built prior to January 1, 1978, and will incorporate safe work practices or abatement into the scope of work reduce Annual Action Plan 2026 36 OMB Control No: 2506-0117 (exp. 09/30/2021)