That the City Council conduct a public hearing to review and approve the 2022-2023 Community Development Block Grant Annual Performance and Evaluation Report (CAPER) and authorize staff to submit the CAPER to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) requires the City to submit a set of annual reports summarizing its activities and expenditures supported through Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds. The set of reports is referred to as the Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report (CAPER). Program guidelines require that the CAPER be made available to the public for review for no less than 15 days. The City of La Habra’s 15-day CAPER review period was September 1, 2023, through September 18, 2023. Copies of the draft CAPER were made available on the City’s website www.lahabraca.gov and in the following locations during normal business hours:

• Child Development Building, 205 East La Habra Boulevard, La Habra, CA 90631
• Community Development Department, 110 East La Habra Boulevard, La Habra, CA 90631
• Community Services Department, 101 West La Habra Boulevard, La Habra, CA 90631; and,
• County of Orange La Habra Branch Library located at 221 East La Habra Boulevard, La Habra, CA 90631.

The CAPER includes a brief narrative on the actions the City has taken to implement the goals set forth in the Five-Year Consolidated Plan and Annual Action Plan. The majority of the CAPER consists of reports generated through HUD’s Integrated Disbursement and Information Systems (IDIS). Throughout the year, staff enters data into IDIS to track activity progress and expenditures.
 
Some major accomplishments of the City during the 2022-2023 Fiscal Year include the following:

On April 17, 2023, the City Council approved a substantial amendment to its FY 2022-23 Action Plan to cancel the Alley Improvement Program funded at $199,605; and, increase funding to Child Development Playground by $60,855. In addition, the City Council also amended the 2020-21 Action Plan to increase funding by $24,000 for the Community Center Parking Lot; increase funding by $30,750 for Old Reservoir Park; and, increase funding by $84,000 for the Alley Improvement Program. The staff report for these amendments is included as Attachment 2.

On August 21, 2023, the City Council approved a substantial amendment to the CDBG Coronavirus (CDBG-CV) 2019-2020 Action Plan.  This amendment canceled CDBG-CV funding for the Microbusiness Stabilization Program, La Habra Community Employment Center and Business Parklet Program and reallocated funding for Administration, Emergency Rental Assistance, Social Services Program and the Old Reservoir Project. The staff report for this amendment is included as Attachment 3. 
 
Table 1 below lists all the funded CDBG programs (current year, previous year and Cares-Act funded programs) undertaken during the 2022-2023 Fiscal Year and the actual expenditures. 

Table 1 reflects funding and expenditure for multi-year projects, such as construction projects that may take more than one year to complete. The expended amount includes funding from previous years. The total amount expended in FY 2022-2023 was $1,679,279.78.

While the CAPER addresses accomplishments and progress of programs and activities, it also reports expenditures of CDBG funds during the fiscal year.  Expenditures are tracked through IDIS and reported on a Federal Financial Form. During Fiscal Year 2022-2023, the City expended $1,679,279.78 in CDBG funding to programs as outlined above and requested reimbursements of these expenditures from HUD.

LU. 2.5 Places Supporting the Quality of Life
LU. 17.1 Adequate Community-Supporting Uses
H. 2.3 Supportive Public Facilities
H.3.2 Assistance to Prevent Housing Discrimination
H.3.5 Special Needs of the Homeless

CITY GOALS AND OBJECTIVES:

Goal 2: Management of Public Revenues and Fiscal Assets

Goal 3: Maintenance and Improvement of City Infrastructure

Goal 5: Development Activity and Business Assistance