City Council

17. City Council: Staff recommends that the City Council: 1) Conduct a 26-1299\npublic hearing to consider an amendment to the City’s\nCitizen Participation Plan required for U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) funding and\nsubstantial amendments to the Fiscal Year (FY) 2025-29\nConsolidated Plan to establish a reasonable preference for households with Special Needs (i.e., At-Risk of Homelessness and Homeless Persons) for the HOME Tenant-Based Rental Assistance Program and the FY\n2025-26 Annual Action Plan to award and appropriate an\nadditional $300,000 of CDBG dollars to complete the necessary improvements to the Crown Heights Resource\nCenter; and 2) Adopt a resolution approving the\namendment to the Citizen Participation Plan and those substantial amendments to the FY 2025-29 Consolidated\nPlan and the FY 2025-26 Annual Action Plan, their\nsubmission to HUD; and, authorizing the City Manager or\ntheir designee to execute all documents and take all necessary actions to effectuate such amendments.\nCity Council Agenda - May 20, 2026 A) Mayor opens public hearing\nB) Mayor requests disclosure of Councilmember and constituent contacts and correspondence C) Clerk presents correspondence and/or petitions\nD) Testimony beginning with Leilani Hines, Housing and Neighborhood Services Director E) Discussion F) Recommendation - adopt resolution