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RESOLUTION NO. 2025-038 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PLEASANTON TO APPROVE THE ALLOCATION OF FEDERAL AND CITY FUNDS FOR THE HOUSING AND HUMAN SERVICES GRANT (HHSG) PROGRAM FOR FISCAL YEAR 2025/26 WHEREAS, the City has established a Housing and Human Services Grant (HHSG) program that is funded through multiple federal and local sources and is intended to primarily benefit Pleasanton's low-income population by providing funding for important housing and human services projects; and WHEREAS, the City as an entitlement community receives Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funding on an annual basis from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). As part of the requirements to receive this funding, the City must prepare and submit the Five -Year Consolidated Plan, Year 1 Action Plan, and all subsequent Annual Action Plans to HUD; and WHEREAS, the City receives an annual allocation of federal HOME Investment Partnerships Program (HOME) funding from Alameda County as part of the City's membership in the Alameda County HOME Consortium; and WHEREAS, the City Council finds that the use of local City funds (e.g., Affordable Housing Fee Funds, which was formerly known as the Lower Income Housing Fund, for housing services and General Funds for human services) to supplement federal CDBG and HOME funds is an appropriate use under the guidelines specified for the HHSG program; and WHEREAS, at its meeting of July 15, 2025, the City Council reviewed the agenda report which included the recommendations of the Human Services Commission regarding the proposed HHSG program funding allocations for Fiscal Year 2025/26. NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PLEASANTON DOES RESOLVE, DECLARE, DETERMINE AND ORDER THE FOLLOWING: SECTION 1. Finds that the award of grants is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) because it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that such activity may have a significant effect on the environment, per Title 14 California Code of Regulations §15061(b)(3) (common sense exemption). SECTION 2. Approves the overall funding for the City's Housing and Human Services Grant (HHSG) program for Fiscal Year 2025/26, as set forth in Table A, attached hereto as Exhibit A, including $156,825 in federal Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds; $85,876 in federal HOME Investment Partnerships Program (HOME) funds; $351,465 in City Affordable Housing Fee Funds; $100,000 in City General Funds for human services for a total funding amount of $694,166. SECTION 3. The City Council approves the FY 2025/2029 Consolidated Plan, which includes the FY 2025/2026 Annual Action Plan, and authorizes the City Manager, or designee, to submit the Consolidated Plan and Action Plan to HUD and to execute all documents and certifications necessary to secure and award funding for the City.