City Council

(10) 24­0500 CIVIL RIGHTS, EQUITY, IMMIGRATION, AGING AND DISABILITY COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the allocation of Program Year 50 (2024­25) Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Administrative Funds Recommendations for Council action. SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE MAYOR: 1. DIRECT the Community Investment for Families Department (CIFD), in coordination with the City Administrative Officer (CAO), to request technical assistance (TA) from the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) on how to maximize the use of program delivery funds and best practices on the use of CDBG administrative funds for each of the City departments that receives these funds. 2. DIRECT the Department of Aging (Aging), Economic Workforce Development Department (EWDD), and Los Angeles Housing 1. DIRECT the Community Investment for Families Department (CIFD), in coordination with the City Administrative Officer (CAO), to request technical assistance (TA) from the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) on how to maximize the use of program delivery funds and best practices on the use of CDBG administrative funds for each of the City departments that receives these funds. 2. DIRECT the Department of Aging (Aging), Economic Workforce Development Department (EWDD), and Los Angeles Housing Department (LAHD) to participate in the HUD TA efforts to ensure that administrative and program delivery costs are maximized based on best practices. 3. DIRECT the CIFD, Aging, EWDD, and LAHD to provide the required position details, including the classifications, salaries, full­ time equivalents for each specific CDBG­funded programs and/or activities to the CAO in preparation for the HUD TA. 4. DIRECT the CIFD to provide the information outlined in Recommendation No. 3 above for both its program implementation and Housing and Community Development Consolidated Plan administrator role. 5. D I R E C T t h e C I F D , A g i n g , E W D D , a n d L A H D t o s u b m i t modifications to their Program Year 51 CDBG administrative funding requests that maximize program delivery to the extent allowable upon completion of the HUD TA engagement. 6. DIRECT the CAO to report back to the Mayor and the City Council with recommendations on any necessary reallocation of CDBG administrative funds and the optimal use of program delivery funds after the conclusion of the HUD TA engagement. Fiscal Impact Statement: The CAO reports that the recommendations in the report will have no General Fund impact. Financial Policies Statement: The CAO reports that the recommendations in the report comply with the City’s Financial Policies in that grant funds will be utilized for grant­eligible activities.