CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING AGENDA PACKET 5-19-26

Page 2 of 3 The draft Annual Action Plan (Attachment 1) is similar in format and content to the plans submitted in previous years. Among the content of of the Action Plan are goals, policies, and programs from the City’s most recent Housing Element and the Eastern Alameda County Human Needs Assessment (EACHSNA). The resulting document is a reasonable expression of the City’s goals and objectives for human services, housing, and community development, particularly as they relate to the needs of the City’s lower-income population and the use of the relatively small allocation of federal grant funds received for housing and community development activities. HUD regulations impose the following limits on the use of CDBG funds: 1) At least 70 percent of all funds must be spent on activities that benefit low-income persons; 2) No more than 15 percent of the CDBG funds can be used for public service activities; and 3) No more than 20 percent of the CDBG funds can be used for administrative activities. The proposed Annual Action Plan complies with these requirements. Staff recommends that the City Council provide comments on the attached Draft FY 2026- 2027 Annual Action Plan, which is currently available for a 30-day public comment period (April 20, 2026 through May 19, 2026), as necessary, listen to any public testimony regarding the plans; and approve the document for submission to HUD by the June 3, 2026 deadline. EQUITY AND SUSTAINABILITY The HHSG program, and corresponding programs reflected in the Action Plan addresses grant funding for nonprofit agencies to support direct programs and services for low-income Pleasanton residents, including those who are unhoused or at risk of becoming unhoused, and those with special needs. Providing these grant funds helps the most vulnerable populations remain part of the Pleasanton community and provides them with support and assistance. OUTREACH A Notice of Public Hearing for the May 19, 2026 City Council meeting to review and approve the Draft HUD Annual Action Plan for FY 2026-2027 was published in the locally circulated newspaper The Valley Times on April 22, 2026. The Draft Action Plan is available for review and public comments for a 30-day period from April 20, 2026 through May 19, 2026. The City is soliciting public comments from City subrecipients, other agencies and those on the City’s CDBG distribution list. STRATEGIC PLAN ALIGNMENT This action advances the following Citywide goals and strategies: ONE Pleasanton Citywide Strategic Plan: • Building a Community Where Everyone Belongs, Strategy 1 – Apply strategies from the City’s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Action Plan to increase equitable access to City programs and services for the Community. • Building a Community Where Everyone Belongs, Strategy 3 – Implement high priority items from the Library and Recreation Strategic Plan to continue to deliver activities and programs that meet the needs and interests of the community. • Building a Community Where Everyone Belongs, Strategy 12 – Implement the results of the Human Services Needs Assessment and streamline housing, human services, and community grant programs to increase program participation and access. Page 212 of 908