101-Staff Report.pdf
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT
CITY HALL
10 10300 TORRE AVENUE • CUPERTINO, CA 95014-3255
TELEPHONE: (408) 777-3308 www.cupertino.org
CITY COUNCIL STAFF REPORT
Meeting: November 16, 2010
Subject
Amendment to the 2010 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Annual Plan.
Recommended Action
Consider adopting a resolution amending the 2010 CDBG Annual Plan to reallocate $21,130 in
CDBG funds from West Valley Community Service’s Rotating Shelter Program to the West
Valley Community Service’s Haven to Home Program and authorizing the City Manager to
submit the amended plan to HUD. Resolution No. 10-
(Attachment A).
Fiscal Impact
None.
Discussion
In late August, staff received a letter from West Valley Community Services (see Attachment B)
regarding the dissolution of the Rotating Shelter Program due to decreased funding. The City of
San Jose was one of many major funders for the Rotating Shelter Program and due to economic
constraints it was unable to continue funding the program. As a result of the decline in funding,
WVCS has made the difficult decision to dissolve the Rotating Shelter Program. In place of
providing homeless shelter, in an August letter (Attachment C) WVCS proposed to provide
homeless support and prevention services. The agency is requesting that the $21,130 it was
allocated by the City of Cupertino for the Rotating Shelter Program be transferred to the newly
created Haven to Home Program (see Attachment D for program description).
The proposed Haven to Home program meets the CDBG requirements. However, the change in
program description and activities requires an amendment to the City of Cupertino Annual Plan.
Attachment E, is a draft version of the Annual Plan showing additions and deletions. Essentially,
the Rotating Shelter Program description and references are being deleted and the Home to
Haven Program description will be added.
The Housing Commission reviewed the draft 2010 CDBG Annual Plan Amendment on October
14, 2010 and voted to recommend City Council adoption of the Plan. The Draft Amended 2010
Annual Plan has been available for public review since October 11, 2010. Officially, the thirty
day review period will end on November 11, 2010.To date, no comments have been received.
After City Council adoption, the Amended Annual Plan will be forwarded to the Department of
Housing and Urban Development (HUD) for final approval. Agencies are unable to expend
money until HUD has approved the allocation in the City’s Annual Plan submission. Since this is
an amendment to the City’s approved 2010 Annual Plan, only WVCS’s Haven to Home program
will be affected.
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Prepared by: Vera Gil, Senior Planner
Reviewed by: Kelly Kline, Redevelopment/Economic Development Manager
Aarti Shrivastava, Director of Community Development
Approved for Submission by: David W. Knapp, City Manager
Attachments:
A: Draft Resolution No. 10-
B: Letter from WVCS concerning dissolution of Rotating Shelter Program
C: Letter from WVCS proposing regarding Haven to Home proposal
D: Haven to Home Program Description
E: Amended 2010 CDBG Annual Plan