Neighborhood and Housing Services Department
DEPARTMENT HEAD:
Ver?nica R. Soto, AICP, Neighborhood and Housing Services Department Director
COUNCIL DISTRICTS IMPACTED:
Citywide
SUMMARY:
Presentation of the SA Speak Up on Housing and Community Initiatives Budget (FY 2020 Action Plan)
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
The City of San Antonio (the City) receives federal entitlement funding from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) for housing and community development activities. The City anticipates an allocation of $20.9 million which is in line with FY 2019 allocations with a small decrease of $7,142 overall. The table below represents a year over year comparison by each entitlement grant.
Entitlement Grant
Federal FY 2018 City's FY 2019
Federal FY 2019 City's FY 2020
Variance
Community Development Block Grant (CDBG)
$12,741,544
$12,880,355
$138,811
HOME Investment Partnerships Program (HOME)
$5,491,627
$5,100,964
$(390,663)
Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG)
$1,044,792
$1,081,148
$36,356
Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA)
$1,606,272
$1,814,626
$208,354
Total
$20,884,235
$20,877,093
$(7,142)
ISSUE:
Each year, the City undergoes a planning process to develop the Annual Action Plan, as required by HUD, which is statutorily due on August 16, 2019. To inform this planning process, the City is initiating a public engagement campaign to gather input on how this entitlement funding should be utilized.
A public engagement campaign (SA Speak Up on Housing and Community Initiatives Budget) will be initiated on May 22, 2019 and will continue through August 7, 2019. Outreach will include social media posts using NextDoor, Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook; the City's websites, TVSA, and stakeholder communications.
As a base line, the City will utilize the FY 2019 budget allocations and ask the public for their recommendations in increasing or decreasing funding by eligible activity as identified in the Five Year Consolidated Plan....
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