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SPECIFIC CDBG CERTIFICATIONS <br /> <br />The City of Pleasanton certifies that: <br /> <br />Citizen Participation -- It is in full compliance and following a detailed citizen participation <br />plan that satisfies the requirements of 24 CFR 91.105. <br /> <br />Community Development Plan -- Its consolidated housing and community development plan <br />identifies community development and housing needs and specifies both short-term and long- <br />term community development objectives that provide decent housing, expand economic <br />opportunities primarily for persons of low and moderate income. (See CFR 24 570.2 and CFR <br />24 part 570) <br /> <br />Following a Plan -- It is following a current consolidated plan (or Comprehensive Housing <br />Affordability Strategy) that has been approved by HUD. <br /> <br />Use of Funds -- It has complied with the following criteria: <br /> <br />1. Maximum Feasible Priority. With respect to activities expected to be assisted with <br /> CDBG funds, it certifies that it has developed its Action Plan so as to give maximum <br /> feasible priority to activities which benefit low and moderate income families or aid in <br /> the prevention or elimination of slums or blight. The Action Plan may also include <br /> activities which the grantee certifies are designed to meet other community development <br /> needs having a particular urgency because existing conditions pose a serious and <br /> immediate threat to the health or welfare of the community, and other financial resources <br /> are not available); <br /> <br />2. Overall Benefit. The aggregate use o£CDBG funds including section 108 guaranteed <br /> loans during program year 2004, shall principally benefit persons of low and moderate <br /> income in a manner that ensures that at least 70 pement of the amount is expended for <br /> activities that benefit such persons during the designated period; <br /> <br />3. Special Assessments. It will not attempt to recover any capital costs of public <br /> improvements assisted with CDBG funds including Section 10g loan guaranteed funds by <br /> assessing any amount against properties owned and occupied by persons of low and <br /> moderate income, including any fee charged or assessment made as a condition of <br /> obtaining access to such public improvements. <br /> <br /> However, if CDBG funds are used to pay the proportion of a fee or assessment that <br /> relates to the capital costs of public improvements (assisted in part with CDBG funds) <br /> financed from other revenue sources, an assessment or charge may be made against the <br /> property with respect to the public improvements financed by a source other than CDBG <br /> <br /> DRAFT - Action Plan - FY0$ <br /> City of Pleasanton <br /> Page 40 <br /> <br /> <br />