DEPARTMENT: Neighborhood and Housing Services
DEPARTMENT HEAD: Ver?nica R. Soto, AICP, Director
COUNCIL DISTRICTS IMPACTED: City-Wide
SUBJECT:
SA Speak on Housing and Community Initiatives Budget (FY 2020 Action Plan/Budget)
SUMMARY:
Briefing on the SA Speak Up on Housing and Community Initiatives Budget (FY 2020 Action Plan/Budget)
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 has initiated a public engagement campaign to gather input on how this entitlement funding should be utilized. The public engagement campaign (SA Speak Up on Housing and Community Initiatives Budget) was 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 is utilizing the FY 2019 budget allocations and is asking the public for their recommendations in increasing or decreasing funding by el...
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