For City Council Meeting August 27, 2024
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council
FROM: G. Michael Milhiser, Interim City Manager
AUTHOR: Cynthia Alvarad, Parks, Recreation and Community Services
Title
Request City Council Set a Public Hearing for the September 10, 2024, City Council meeting to Solicit Public Comments and to Consider and Approve the City’s 2023-2024 Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report (CAPER).
Body
RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends that City Council Set a Public Hearing for City Council meeting on September 10, 2024, to Solicit Public Comments and to Consider and Approve the City’s 2023-2024 Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report (CAPER).
BACKGROUND
In May 2020, the City Council approved the City’s Five-Year 2020-2024 Consolidated Plan. A One-Year Action Plan and Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report are required for each fiscal year within the Five-Year 2020-2024 Consolidated Plan period. The Consolidated Plan is a planning document that contains an assessment of the housing and community development needs of the community and a five-year strategy.
As required by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), the City of Rialto is required to prepare a Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report (CAPER) for public review and comment prior to its submittal to HUD. The CAPER contains an assessment of the City’s performance in meeting Fiscal Year 2023-2024 housing and community development goals as outlined in the corresponding One-Year Action Plan. Additionally, the CAPER discusses its progress in meeting the five-year goals as outlined in the 2020-2024 Consolidated Plan. And finally, the CAPER discusses changes the City anticipates making in the upcoming year as a result of the assessment of FY 2023-2024 annual performance.
ANALYSIS/DISCUSSION
The Consolidated Annual Performance Evaluation Report, for the Fiscal Year ending June 30, 2024, provides a detailed description of how the City of Rialto has expended its federal Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds, along with local funding, in addressing established Community Development and Housing priority needs as outlined in the City’s 2023-2024 One-Year Action plan. During Fiscal Year 2023-2024, the fourth year of the 2020-2024 Consolidated Plan, the City received $1,219,472 in funding.
HUD regulations require that citizens have an opportunity to review the CAPER which measures the City's performance in relation to anticipated goals as set forth in the 2023-2024 One-Year Action Plan. The City must make the CAPER available to the public for review prior to the public hearing. The CAPER shows that FY 2023-2024 funds were spent in accordance with the allocations made in the approved Consolidated Plan and One Year-Action Plan. The availability for public review of and comment on the Draft FY 2023-2024 CAPER will be advertised as required by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and made available to the public for review and comment for a fifteen (15) day period.
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
The request is not a Project as defined by Section 15378 of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA).
GENERAL PLAN CONSISTENCY
Complies with the following Rialto General Plan Guiding Principle:
Our Government will lead by example, and will operate in an open, transparent, and responsive manner that meets the needs of the citizens and is a good place to do business.
LEGAL REVIEW
The City Attorney's Office has reviewed the staff report.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
Operating Budget Impact
There are no financial impact as a result of this item.
Capital Improvement Budget Impact
There are no financial impact as a result of this item.
Licensing
No Professional Service Agreement/Purchase Order/Construction Contract needed for this item.