That the City Council conduct a public hearing to review and approve the 2021-2022 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, more commonly known 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 CAPER was made available for public review from September 2, 2022, through September 19, 2022, on the City of La Habra website, as well as several publicly accessible City facilities and the La Habra branch of the Orange County Public Library.
 
The CAPER includes a brief narrative of 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 Fiscal Year 2021-2022 include the following:
· Provided funding to the Community Services-Social Services Program for a counselor/liaison staff position to provide services to individuals and households who are at risk of eviction, homelessness, and provide COVID-19 education and support;
· Provided funding to Fair Housing Foundation for both tenants and landlords to educate themselves about Fair Housing Rights and Responsibilities;
· Provided funding to Mercy House Living Center for temporary housing solutions, including shelters and supportive services at Bridges at Kraemer Place;
· Removed graffiti in low-income areas throughout the community;
· Provided funding for the City of La Habra's Capital Improvement Program, including the City's Alley Improvement Program and park/parking lot improvements;
· Completed building inspections and continued lead-based paint and asbestos testing for low-income households as part of the Residential Rehabilitation Program; and,
· Provided funding for the City’s Emergency Rental Assistance Program as part of the City's response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

During Fiscal Year 2021-2022, the City helped nine households avoid eviction due to their lack of ability to stay current on rent payments. The Emergency Rental Assistance Program will continue to assist qualified La Habra residents who have been impacted due to the COVID-19 Pandemic. 

A total of 35,160 low- and moderate-income people were served by City programs funded by CDBG during Fiscal year 2021-2022.  The total amount of people served is estimated by calculating all individuals living in what is determined by HUD as low income census tracts that receive area wide activities and services.  For example, graffiti removal is considered to be an area wide activity and since 35,129 individuals live in low-income census tracts in La Habra where graffiti was removed, HUD assumes that all those individuals were assisted as a result of the City's Graffiti Removal program funded by CDBG. The chart below lists all the funded CDBG programs (previously and currently-funded programs) undertaken during Fiscal Year 2021-2022 and the actual expenditures.
 

The table above includes funding and expenditures for multi-year projects, such as construction projects that take more than one year to complete. The expended amounts can include funding from prior year allocations.  The total amount expended in FY 2021-2022, including allocations from prior years, is $706,480.97.