HomeMy WebLinkAboutHC Resolution No. 25-01 HSG Funding IncreaseRESOLUTION NO. 25-01
A RESOLUTION OF THE HOUSING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
CUPERTINO RECOMMENDING APPROVAL OF AN ANNUAL FUNDING
ALLOCATION INCREASE TO THE HUMAN SERVICES GRANT (HSG)
PROGRAM
WHEREAS, the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974
provides that funds be made available for the Community Development Block
Grant (CDBG) program; and
WHEREAS, the City of Cupertino planned for a FY 2025-2026 CDBG
allocation of $354,559; and
WHEREAS, federal budget proposals and administrative shutdowns have
threatened the stability of the City's CDBG funded programs, and the City has not
yet received its annual allocation as of November 2025; and
WHEREAS, the City of Cupertino allocates an average of $152,000 to non-
profit organizations serving a total of 122 low-income families through the CDBG
program; and
WHEREAS, any elimination or substantial reduction in funding for the
CDBG programs impacts the City's program delivery and clients served for all
City housing programs; and
WHEREAS, the City of Cupertino currently funds the local Human Services
Grant (HSG) through the General Fund to supplement housing program funding
in the amount of $129,000 per year with annual Consumer Price Index (CPI)
increases; and
WHEREAS, on October 23, 2025, during the regular meeting of the Housing
Commission, the Commission recommended that a commensurate funding
increase be explored through local funding to ensure the stability of all of the City's
housing programs.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Housing Commission of
the City of Cupertino recommends that the City Council approve an annual
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funding increase to the Human Services Grant in the amount of $152,000 for a
grand total of $281,000 with Consumer Price Index increases; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Housing Commission of the City of
Cupertino hereby:
1. This Resolution is not a project under the requirements of the California
Environmental Quality Act, together with related State CEQA
Guidelines (collectively, "CEQA") because it has no potential for
resulting in physical change in the environment. In the event that this
Resolution is found to be a project under CEQA, it is subject to the
CEQA exemption contained in CEQA Guidelines section 15061(b)(3)
because it can be seen with certainty to have no possibility that the
action approved may have a significant effect on the environment.
CEQA applies only to actions which have the potential for causing a
significant effect on the environment. Where it can be seen with
certainty that there is no possibility that the activity in question may
have a significant effect on the environment, the activity is not subject
to CEQA. In this circumstance, the proposed action (recommendation
of funding increase for the Human Services Grant program) would have
no or only a de minimis effect on the environment because it has no
potential for resulting in physical change in the environment. The
foregoing determination is made by the Housing Commission in its
independent judgment.
PASSED AND ADOPTED at a special meeting of the Housing Commission of the
City of Cupertino this 8th day of December 2025, by the following vote:
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Vote Members of the Housing Commission
AYES: Cunningham, Narayan, Sripathi, Xhindi
NOES: none
ABSENT: Jose
ABSTAIN: none
SIGNED:
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Nicky Vu, Sr. Housing Planner