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HC 9-25-25 Presentations+& --2025 Item No.3  &RPPXQLW\ %ORFN*UDQW Presentations Nicky Vu, Senior Housing Coordinator September 25, 2025 Program Year (PY) 2024 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report (CAPER) Agenda ●Approve minutes of the May 22, 2025 Housing Commission meeting ●Review and recommend approval of the FY 2024 Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report (CAPER) ●Study session for unhoused encampment policy executive orders PY 2024 CAPER Purpose of the CAPER ●Required by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) ●Provides a summary of the PY 2024 CDBG funding and progress ●Determine efficiency and effectiveness of uses of public funding for achieving Consolidated Plan goals PY 2024 Activities ●July 1, 2024 to June 31, 2025. ●Year 5 of 5 in the 2020 – 2025 Consolidated Plan Voluntary Grant Reduction (VGR) ●PY 2024: $173,313 CDBG Voluntary Grant Reduction (VGR) to close a NEPA finding from audit on the Vista Village Rehabilitation 2018 project (Activity 137). ●The City would be required to return $176,201.24 from the activity’s project fund to HUD from the PY 2024 allocation of $349,515. ●Expected PY 2024 allocation was reduced from $349,515 to $173,313. Consolidated Plan Priority Needs (SP-25) ●Affordable Housing ●Prevent and Assist Those Experiencing Homelessness ●Community Services ●Fair Housing ●Economic Development Agency Budget CDBG Public Services Live Oak Adult Day Services – Senior Adult Day Care / Caregiver Respite $9,414.00 West Valley Community Services – Community Access to Resource and Education $17,774.00 CDBG Housing Projects Rebuilding Together Silicon Valley – Housing Repair and Rehabilitation Program $96,237.55 CDBG Capital Project Cupertino Senior Center – Fire Sprinkler Replacement $49,361.04 CDBG Activities Outcomes Agency Annual Goals/Activities CDBG Public Services Live Oak Adult Day Services – Senior Adult Day Care / Caregiver Respite Goal: 20 households Activity: 14 households 70% of senior services goal met West Valley Community Services – Community Access to Resource and Education Goal: 100 households Activity: 100 households 100% of LI services goal met CDBG Housing Projects Rebuilding Together Silicon Valley – Housing Repair and Rehabilitation Program Goal: 7 households Activity: 6 households 85.71% of housing preservation goal met CDBG Capital Project Cupertino Senior Center – Fire Sprinkler Replacement Engineering design completed, Apparent lowest bidder for construction selected. Tentative Completion: Dec 2025 Cupertino Senior Center – HVAC Upgrade To be completed after Fire Sprinkler Replacement Consolidated Plan Goals (SP- 45) Non-CDBG Grant Activities Agency Budget Below Market Rate (BMR) Services Project Sentinel – Fair Housing Enforcement and Tenant/Landlord Dispute Resolution $50,000 Human Service Grant (HSG) Services Catholic Charities – Ombudsman, legal representation for individuals living in long term care $10,000 Maitri - Domestic violence shelter and transitional housing $24,678 Senior Adults Legal Assistance – Legal assistance for seniors $16,288 West Vally Community Services – Haven to Home – Case management and services to individuals experiencing homelessness $74,034 Non-CDBG Activity Outcomes Agency Annual Goals/Activities Below Market Rate (BMR) Services Project Sentinel – Fair Housing Enforcement and Tenant/Landlord Dispute Resolution Goal: 82 households Activity: 77 households 93.9% of fair housing goal met Human Service Grant (HSG) Services Catholic Charities – Ombudsman, legal representation for individuals living in long term care Goal: 16 households Activity: 16 households 100% of senior service goal met Maitri - Domestic violence shelter and transitional housing Goal: 8 households Activity: 8 households 100% of shelter goal met Senior Adults Legal Assistance – Legal assistance for seniors Goal: 20 households Activity: 35 households 175% of senior service goal met West Vally Community Services – Haven to Home – Case management and services to individuals experiencing homelessness Goal: 75 households Activity: 80 households 106.67% of unhoused services met Other Housing Accomplishments ●Adopted Housing Element ●BMR Anti-Displacement Strategy ●MOU for West Valley Shelter Study ●Annual Housing Resource Fair ●Funding for Mary Ave and Wolf Rd Next Steps ●The PY 2024 CDBG CAPER will be submitted to HUD by the deadline of September 29, 2025 Commission Action ●“I motion to recommend approval of the FY24 Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report” Encampment Clearance Policies Current Protocol 1.Collect reports through the City 311 system. 2.Contact the County Office of Supportive Housing (OSH) to engage the individual and offer assistive services and shelter placement. 3.Contact the County Sheriff’s Office to perform wellness checks and offer emergency medical services when necessary. 4.Continue coordinating with the aforementioned two organizations as well as local non-profits for additional outreach. 5.Document whether the individual is receptive to accepting assistance. 6.Initiate encampment resolution process to maintain public health and safety of the area. Abatements FY 24-25 Encampment Accepted Assistance (Y/N)Date Completed Cost McClellan/DeAnza No 3/18/2025 $1,344.00 Lawrence Mitty Park No 6/16/2025 $6,886.93 Alves/Bandley No 8/14/2025 ~1,300 TOTAL $9,530.93 Presidential Executive Order ●Directive to HUD and HHS ●Study legality of prioritizing funding to cities/counties that adhere to federal priorities Federal Directives ●Prohibit urban camping, loitering, squatting ●Enforce civil commitment for individuals with mental illness ●Map sexual offenders with no fixed address ●Ban safe consumption sites ●Discontinue use of Housing First intake policies for shelters Governor’s Executive Order ●Directive to State agencies ●Develop a clearance policy ●Provide a sample policy for cities/counties State Sample Policy ●Ban urban camping, erecting permanent/semi-permanent structures for shelter, sleeping/lying/sitting in the public right of way ●Initiate clean-up in 48 hrs ●Store belongings up to 90 days ●Force relocation of 200 ft from any posted notice Neighboring Cities Policies City Date Enacted Encampment Ban Clearance Management Enforcement Antioch Proposed, not enacted Amend city park ban to include trails, sidewalks, public areas 72 hr written notice Abatement Fremont February 2025 All public spaces Noticing not required - encampment may be cleared immediately where property is left for more than 24 hrs. Misdemeanor; $1000 fine and/or 6 months jail Millbrae June 2025 All public spaces One written notice, then clean-up can take place 24 hrs later. Misdemeanor; $1000 fine and/or 6 months jail Berkeley Protocol Fire, health, or safety hazard 72 hr written notice Infraction; $100 fine Redwood City July 2025 All public spaces, if available shelter is offered Two written notices with 24 hrs in between, clean-up at 72 hrs. Misdemeanor; $100 fine and/or 6 months jail San Mateo (County) January 2024 All public spaces, if available shelter is offered Two written notices with 24 hrs in between, clean-up at 72 hrs. Misdemeanor; $500 fine and/or 6 months jail San Jose Proposed All public spaces, if available shelter is offered Three offers for housing within 18 months, and then removal. Misdemeanor; $1000 fine and/or 6 months jail Analysis ●Legality of federal directive still TBD, but proposed cuts to formula grants suggest HUD may try to force compliance through dependence on discretionary funding ●Some cities are taking initiative from state order, but even those are not utilizing the sample ordinance from the state, but tailoring to their own preferences ●There is not available data to conclude that ordinances have had a measurable effect in clearance efficiency Staff Recommendation ●No recommendation at this time, but Housing Commission to continue to study the issue as legal findings are made and data becomes available.